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Nov 22, 2022
Joyce Bryant (1927–2022), singer called “The Bronze Blonde Bombshell”
Joyce Bryant was a singer of the 1940s and ‘50s known as “The Bronze Blonde Bombshell” and “The Black Marilyn Monroe.”
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Oct 12, 2022
Anita Kerr (1927–2022), backup singer for Patsy Cline, Roy Orbison
Anita Kerr was the leader of the Anita Kerr Singers, who sang backup for country superstars including and as well as recording their own music.
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Oct 10, 2022
Eileen Ryan (1927–2022), actress and mother of Sean Penn
Eileen Ryan was an actress who appeared on “The Twilight Zone” and “Little House on the Prairie,” and who was the mother of actor Sean Penn.
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Aug 14, 2020
Mary Hartline (1927–2020), star of early TV show “Super Circus”
Mary Hartline was one of TV’s earliest stars, best known as the bandleader in “Super Circus” from 1949 to 1955.
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Apr 16, 2020
Lee Konitz (1927–2020), pioneering cool jazz saxophonist
Lee Konitz, legendary saxophonist who played on “Birth of the Cool,” died Wednesday of complications from coronavirus at 92.
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Sep 20, 2019
Barron Hilton (1927–2019), hotel heir and Los Angeles Chargers founder
Barron Hilton was the son of Conrad Hilton who took over the Hilton Hotels business and expanded it to include casinos. He was also a founding owner in the American Football League as the original owner of the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Aug 8, 2017
Barbara Cook (1927 - 2017), The Music Man star on Broadway
Broadway legend won a Tony for her role in “The Music Man”…
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May 23, 2017
Roger Moore (1927–2017), James Bond star
British actor Roger Moore played James Bond in 7 films.
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Dec 9, 2015
Steve Shagan (1927 - 2015), Save the Tiger screenwriter
Steve Shagan, a novelist, producer and screenwriter known best for writing the screenplay for the 1973 film Save the Tiger, has died, according to multiple news reports. He was 88. Shagan died Nov. 30 at his Los Angeles home.
