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The country music star died Monday in a Tennessee hospital.

Veteran TV journalist and former TODAY anchor Hugh Downs died Wednesday at the age of 99 in his Scottsdale, Arizona, home, his great-niece has confirmed.

Charles Webb, a lifelong non-conformist whose debut novel “The Graduate” was a deadpan satire of his college education and wealthy background later adapted into the classic 1967 film of the same name, has died.

Joel Shumacher, who shepherded the so-called“Brat Pack” to the big screen in “St. Elmo’s Fire” and directed two 1990s-era “Batman” films, has died. A representative says the director died Monday at 80 after a year-long battle with cancer.

Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular “Forces’ Sweetheart” who serenaded British troops abroad during World War II, has died at 103. During the war and long after, Lynn got crowds singing, smiling and crying with sentimental favorites such as “We’ll Meet Again,” and “The White Cliffs of Dover.” “The family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of…

Police and Indian media reports say popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been found dead at his Mumbai residence.

Bollywood star Sushant Sing Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai home on Sunday, according to area police. Reports indicate the 34-year-old actor took his own life, although an investigation is ongoing.

William S. Sessions, a former federal judge appointed by President Ronald Reagan to head the FBI and fired years later by President Bill Clinton, died Friday at his San Antonio home. He was 90.

The two-time All-Star and baseball general manager Bob Watson has died

Actor and comedian Jerry Stiller died from natural causes on Monday at the age of 92.

A couple who had been married for more than 50 years died only six minutes apart from the coronavirus last week while holding hands until the end, according to Mississippi’s Sun Herald.

Singer Bill Withers, best known for “Lean on Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine,” and “Lovely Day,” died on Monday from heart complications. He was 81.

Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn has died at age 72

Actor Terry Jones died at the age of 77 after a battle with dementia. Jones is best known for his work with the comedy troupe Monty Python.

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has died after suffering a brain hemorrhage last month. Stern is recognized as having grown the NBA into an international brand spanning more than 200 countries, as well as helping form the WNBA.

Journeyman pitcher Don Larsen has died at the age of 90. Larsen threw a perfect game in the 1956 World Series.

Famed spiritual teacher Ram Dass, whose book “Be Here Now” introduced millions to mindfulness and meditation, has died, his family announced on Instagram. He was 88.

The company that owns QVC has announced the home-shopping network’s founder, Joseph Segel, died. The Philadelphia Inquirier reports that Segel died Saturday in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, due to congestive heart failure.

Veteran Actor Danny Aiello died at the age of 86. He is best known for his Oscar-nominated role as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing”