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May 29, 2024

Elizabeth MacRae (1936–2024), Gomer Pyle actress 

Elizabeth MacRae was an actress best known for her performance in “Gomer Pyle, USMC” as Lou-Ann Poovie, Gomer’s girlfriend.

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Jun 9, 2023

James G. Watt (1938–2023), secretary of the interior under Reagan 

James G. Watt was the secretary of the interior from 1981 to 1983, appointed by President .

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May 31, 2022

Samella Lewis (1923–2022), “Godmother of African American Art”

Samella Lewis was an artist and art historian known for her influential support of fellow Black artists.

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Jun 3, 2020

Peggy Pope (1929–2020), actress who played secretary in “9 to 5”

Peggy Pope was an actress best known for playing the office secretary in the classic 1980 comedy film “9 to 5.”

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May 27, 2020

Larry Kramer (1935–2020), playwright and AIDS activist

Larry Kramer was an influential playwright and AIDS activist whosebest-knownplay isThe Normal Heart, which was about theearly days of the AIDScrisis.

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May 28, 2019

Bill Buckner (1949–2019), baseball legend

Outstanding career unjustly overshadowed by World Series error.

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May 27, 2017

Gregg Allman (1947–2017), Allman Brothers frontman

Gregg Allman, the singer-songwriter and musician who was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died Saturday, May 27, 2017. He had recently been in poor health. He was 69.

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