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Scandal-hit Israeli tycoon dies

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Sami Ofer, a billionaire Israeli businessman at the centre of a scandal over business contacts with Iran, dies aged 89.

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Grease actor Conaway dies aged 60

Friday, May 27th, 2011

US actor Jeff Conaway, who played Kenickie in the 70s film Grease and Bobby in the TV comedy series Taxi, dies aged 60.

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Thatcher impersonator Janet Brown dies

Friday, May 27th, 2011

Actress and comic Janet Brown, who was best known for impersonating former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, dies aged 87.

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Australian actor Bill Hunter dies

Sunday, May 22nd, 2011

Australian actor Bill Hunter, known for his roles in Gallipoli, Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom, dies aged 71 in Melbourne.

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Colditz TV actor Hardwicke dies

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Veteran actor Edward Hardwicke, best known for starring in the BBC drama Colditz and as Dr Watson in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, dies aged 78.

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Aboriginal boxer Lionel Rose dies

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Lionel Rose, who won the world bantamweight boxing title in 1968 and became the first Aborigine to be named “Australian of the year”, dies aged 62.

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Hollywood star Jackie Cooper dies

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

Former US child star Jackie Cooper, who went on to play the Daily Planet editor in four Superman movies, dies aged 88.

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Opera composer Catan dies aged 62

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Mexican composer Daniel Catan, best known for his operatic adaptation of Italian film Il Postino for the Los Angeles Opera, dies aged 62.

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US playwright Lanford Wilson dies

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson, best known for such plays as Burn This and Fifth of July, dies aged 73.

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Former spinner Titmus dies at 78

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Ex-England spinner Fred Titmus dies aged 78 following a long illness.

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Ex-footballer Dean Richards dies

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Former Tottenham, Southampton, Wolves and Bradford defender Dean Richards dies aged 36.

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Ex-footballer Dean Richards dies

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Former Tottenham, Southampton, Wolves and Bradford defender Dean Richards dies aged 36.

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Seinfeld actor Lesser dies at 88

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

US actor Len Lesser, best known for his role as Uncle Leo on comedy sitcom Seinfeld, dies aged 88 from cancer-related pneumonia.

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US star Betty Garrett dies at 91

Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Betty Garrett, who was best known for playing Frank Sinatra’s sweetheart in US musicals in the 1940s, dies aged 91.

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Last Tango actress Schneider dies

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011

French actress Maria Schneider, best known for playing Marlon Brando’s lover in Last Tango in Paris, dies aged 58 after a long illness.

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