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Nash, who had been in declining health, died of natural causes at home in Houston, the city of his birth, his son, Johnny Nash Jr., told The Associated Press. He was 80.

Margaret Nolan, the actor and artist known for her appearance in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, has died at the age of 76.

In Goldfinger, Nolan appeared in the title sequence and famous poster painted entirely in gold, also playing the character of Dink in the movie.

James was diagnosed with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, a rare auto-immune disease affecting the liver In 1993, James received two liver transplants. Surviving this near-fatal ordeal inspired James to found the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness, where he produced "The Kindness Of Strangers" a documentary film which examined the oft-overlooked sacrifices made by organ donor families. The film premiered at Telluride International Film Festival and aired on HBO in 1999.
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By 2009, James had produced Mann V Ford, an HBO documentary film that explored the Ramapough Tribes' lawsuit against Ford Motor Company.
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By 2016, Karen Pritzker and James produced two new documentary films highlighting the biological harm posed to children by physical and emotional abuse. Paper Tigers premiered in 2104 and was followed in 2016 by Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope. In 2017 James starred in and directed The Redford Center's HBO co-production "Happening: a Clean Energy Revolution." The film examines the rise of the Clean energy economy and culture despite continuing policy inertia in Washington DC.

James Randi, the magician who escaped from jail cells, underwater coffins and straitjackets before becoming a scientific skeptic bent on debunking those who peddle in the paranormal and supernatural, has died. He was 92.

Randi died Tuesday "due to age-related causes," according to a post on the James Randi Educational Foundation website.

Brian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:19 pm The Amazing Randi @ 92

James Randi, the magician who escaped from jail cells, underwater coffins and straitjackets before becoming a scientific skeptic bent on debunking those who peddle in the paranormal and supernatural, has died. He was 92.

Randi died Tuesday "due to age-related causes," according to a post on the James Randi Educational Foundation website.

Brian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:19 pm The Amazing Randi @ 92

James Randi, the magician who escaped from jail cells, underwater coffins and straitjackets before becoming a scientific skeptic bent on debunking those who peddle in the paranormal and supernatural, has died. He was 92.

Randi died Tuesday "due to age-related causes," according to a post on the James Randi Educational Foundation website.

Conchata Ferrell, a three-time Emmy nominee who appeared in more than 200 episodes of Two and a Half Men and was a regular on L.A. Law‘s sixth season, died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital of complications following a cardiac arrest. She was 77. She died peacefully surrounded by family.

Ferrell probably is best known for her role as no-nonsense housekeeper Berta on the hit CBS comedy Two and a Half Men. The role earned her a pair of Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy nominations in 2005 and 2007.

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 8:08 pm I really liked her acting. She was one of my favorites.

Billy Joe Shaver, whom Willie Nelson once called the greatest living Texas songwriter, died this morning [Oct 28] following a massive stroke at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, reports Rolling Stone. He was 81.

Shaver, who took a bad fall last month and struggled with a bout of COVID-19 over the summer, had spent much of the past few months at his home in Lorena, just south of Waco. He continued to write songs, and was beginning to write his second memoir. Even as he stayed in isolation, his songs made their way through the world.

Country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker, the man behind "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after a battle with throat cancer. He was 78.

"He was at home until an hour before his passing," his wife of 46 years, Susan Walker, told the Austin American-Statesman. "He went very peacefully, which we were extremely grateful for."

Born Ronald Clyde Crosby in New York in 1942, Walker cut his teeth in the folk music scene of Greenwich Village in the '60s. After spending a night in a New Orleans drunk tank in the mid-60s, Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles," which would go on to become a hit and attract several covers by other famous artists including Bob Dylan, Harry Belafonte and Sammy Davis Jr.

Except that someone did replace Bob.

Daehawk wrote: ↑Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:17 pm

Except that someone did replace Bob.

Lets Make a Deal has a good host but he is no Monty.

Jolor wrote: ↑Sun Nov 08, 2020 7:08 pm Howie Meeker at 97

Like many Canadians, I grew up watching him on Hockey Night in Canada with only an inkling of how good a player he was.

Along with Peter Frates and Anthony Senerchia, who both also died from the disease, Quinn is credited by the association with co-creating the 2014 challenge that became a viral sensation and helped support research and treatment of ALS.

Kelric wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2020 11:19 pm My wife's parents are each one of nine and only three of the 30+ aunt/uncles/married aunts/uncles have passed before she met me. The youngest sibling on her mother's side died unexpectedly on 10/30, the first of those nine siblings, via heart attack. On Sunday, my mother's partner and wife of 25 years died at 68 after years of suffering from Alzheimer's.

2020. What a year.