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Nov 25, 2015

David Canary (1938 - 2015), Bonanza actor

David Canary, an actor who was known best for playing the Ponderosa's foreman on TV's "Bonanza," has died. He was 77.

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Mar 21, 2020

Kenny Rogers' Best

Country music icon Kenny Rogers left all of us fans with so many memorable songs. We remember his greatest here.

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Jun 18, 2020

Ruth Mandel (1938–2020), leading advocate for women in politics

Ruth Mandel was a leading advocate for women in politics and Holocaust survivor who was the former Vice Chair of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.

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Mar 1, 2021

Margaret Maron (1938–2021), award-winning mystery novelist

Margaret Maron was a mystery novelist known for books including her Sigrid Harald series.

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Aug 31, 2021

Kenny Malone (1938–2021), drummer on Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’

Kenny Malone was a Nashville session drummer who played on classic hits including Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” and Crystal Gayle’s “Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue.”

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Oct 13, 2021

Paddy Moloney (1938–2021), Irish musician who co-founded and led the Chieftains

Paddy Moloney was an Irish musician who co-founded and led the Grammy-winning group the Chieftains.

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Aug 21, 2023

Maxie Baughan (1938–2023), Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Famer 

Maxie Baughan was an NFL linebacker who made the Pro Bowl nine times and was inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame.

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Jan 25, 2024

Herbert “Cowboy” Coward (1938–2024), Toothless Man in Deliverance

Herbert “Cowboy” Coward was an actor best known for his role as “Toothless Man” in the hit 1970s thriller, “Deliverance,” where he delivered the infamous “purty mouth” line.

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Mar 1, 2024

Anne Whitfield (1938–2024), actress in White Christmas

Anne Whitfield was an actress best known for playing Susan Waverly in the classic Hollywood musical, “White Christmas.”

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Apr 11, 2024

Trina Robbins (1938–2024), pioneering cartoonist and comics historian

Trina Robbins was a pioneering cartoonist who was among the first female artists of the underground comix movement, who later became a noted comics historian.

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Apr 29, 2024

Marla Adams (1938–2024), longtime Young and the Restless star

Marla Adams was an actress best known for her Emmy winning-portrayal of the manipulative Dina Abbott Mergeron on daytime soap the “Young and the Restless,” a role she played on and off for five decades. 

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May 21, 2024

John Koerner (1938–2024), blues guitarist who mentored Bob Dylan

“Spider” John Koerner was a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter who enjoyed a six-decade career and ably mentored a young Bob Dylan.

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