Every day, Legacy publishes tributes to people from all walks of life. Here in our daily news section, we say goodbye to those headline names known across the nation.
Page was a Broadway star known for “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “Cats.”
News Obituaries
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He was banned from baseball after betting on his own team’s games.
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Lucy came up with the slogan of Memphis sanitation strikers, declaring “I Am a Man.”
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He was known for his signature finger wag after blocking an opponent’s shot.
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Ashton also had a memorable turn in “Some Kind of Wonderful.”
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He played John Black on thousands of the daytime drama’s episodes for over 35 years.
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He was also the first non-white player on the Detroit Tigers.
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Kristofferson was a major star both as a musician and on big screens.
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He also penned the Paul Butterfield Blues Band standard “Born in Chicago.”
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Smith’s “Downton Abbey” character was written expressly for her.