Deaths in Hollywood
Frank Mundus, Sept. 10: The shark hunter spent decades hunting the deadliest creatures of the sea. He served as an inspiration for Captain Quint in Peter Benchley's novel 'Jaws,' a character which was brought to life on the big screen with Robert Shaw. Mundus suffered a fatal heart attack at 82.
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Anita Page, Sept. 6: Her intoxicating presence in 1920s Hollywood helped smoothen the transition from silent movies to talkies. Page, seen in her youth and again in 2003, starred in the "Our Dancing Daughters" trilogy with Joan Crawford and also shared the screen Lon Chaney and Buster Keaton. She was 98.
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Don LaFontaine, Sept. 1: In a world where hundreds of movie trailers are produced every year, the one voice likely heard on dozens of them belonged to the legendary LaFontaine. He died following complications resulting from a collapsed lung at age 68.
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Fred Crane, Aug. 21: Armed with that deep Southern accent, Crane scored the bit part of a lifetime in 'Gone With the Wind' as Stuart Tarleton, seated to the right of Vivien Leigh, delivering the opening line of the 1939 classic. Crane, who was the last living male actor to have been featured in the film, died at age 90.
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Julius Carry III, Aug. 19: Despite a busy career over 25 years, Carry is best known for his intentionally campy role as Sho'nuff in the cult classic 'The Last Dragon.' Serving both as an answer and as a moniker, Sho'nuff was the Shogun of Harlem in the urban kung fu parody. He died at 56.
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Evelyn Keyes, July 4: She played Scarlett O'Hara's little sister in 'Gone With the Wind' and was married to entertainment legends Artie Shaw, King Vidor and John Huston. Keyes succumbed to uterine cancer at her home in Montecito, Calif. She was 91.
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Cyd Charisse, June 17: The actress-dancer who had iconic roles in 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Band Wagon' died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 86.
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Stan Winston, June 15: Winston's pioneering special effects work on 'Jurassic Park,' the 'Terminator' films and 'Aliens' wowed audiences around the world. He lost his seven-year battle with multiple myeloma at age 62.
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Bob Anderson, June 6: The son of movie makers, who got his start in Shirley Temple's 'Young People' before landing his best known role as a young George Bailey in 'It's A Wonderful Life,' died of cancer at his home in Palm Springs.
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Mel Ferrer, June 2: Ferrer, who was once married to Audrey Hepburn, wore many hats, including actor, director and producer. He died at his home in Santa Barbara, surrounded by family, at the age of 90.
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Deaths in Hollywood
Karl Malden, July 1: The Oscar-winning actor, best known for roles in cinematic milestones like 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and 'On the Waterfront,' died of natural causes. He was 97.
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Mia Farrow's brother, sculptor Patrick Farrow, was found dead in his Vermont art gallery after an unnamed woman made an emergency call. Police have called the death "suspicious."
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Shih Kien, June 3: The Hong Kong movie legend, who spent decades playing the enemy in dozens of martial arts films including the Bruce Lee classic 'Enter the Dragon,' has died at age 96.
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David Carradine, June 4: The kung fu cult hero with more than 200 movies and TV shows to his credit passed away in his Bangkok hotel room. The 'Kill Bill' actor was 72 years old.
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Lucy Gordon, May 20: The British actress who has had roles in films like 'Spider-Man 3' and 'Serendipity' took her own life by hanging herself in her Paris apartment just two days shy of her 29th birthday.
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Wayne Allwine, May 18: The actor, was only the third man behind Mickey Mouse's falsetto, died of complications of diabetes at age 62. At his side was wife Russi Taylor, who for years voiced Minnie Mouse. If you heard Mickey after 1977, there's a good chance it was Allwine.
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Mickey Caroll, May 7: One of the last remaining munchkins from 'The Wizard of Oz,' passed away at the age of 89, just two months short of his 90th birthday.
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Kate Tucci, May 2009: Kate Tucci, wife of 'The Devil Wears Prada' star Stanley Tucci, died of cancer, leaving behind three children with the actor.
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Dom DeLuise, May 4: The actor-director-producer died peacefully in his sleep at the age of 75. He is best known for his roles in several Mel Brook's comedies as well as a frequent onscreen partner of Burt Reynolds.
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Danny Gans, May 1: The Las Vegas performer who earned the nickname 'The Man of 1000 Voices' passed away suddenly in his sleep. He was 52 years old.
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