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d'Amboise also appeared in Off Beat, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Best Things In Life Are Free and was the choreographer for the 1982 Irwin Corey comedy Stuck On You!
Jacques d'Amboise, ballet legend who danced in Seven Brides For Seven Brothers and Carousel, dies at 86
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...sel-dies-at-86
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McRae played defensive tackle in six games with the Chicago Bears in 1967 before becoming an actor. He appeared in 37 movies, 1972-2006, including Dillinger, Norma Rae, Shaft In Africa, 48 Hrs., Another 48 Hrs., Rocky II, 1941, Cannery Row, *batteries not included, Lightning Jack, Paradise Island and National Lampoon's Vacation.
Frank McRae, actor In Licence To Kill and Last Action Hero, dies at 80
https://deadline.com/2021/05/frank-m...ry-1234750695/
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Price's first single, Lawdy Miss Clawdy, topped the R&B chart for seven weeks in 1952. He had three more number ones in 1959: Stagger Lee (which also went to number one on the Hot 100), Personality and I'm Gonna Get Married. Among his other hits are Just Because, Question, Misty, Lady Luck, and Where Were You On Our Wedding Day.
Hall of Fame Personality, Stagger Lee singer Lloyd Price dies at 88
https://www.soultracks.com/story-lloyd-price-dies
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Kitaen appeared in the video for Ratt's Back For More and in the videos for Whitesnake's Still Of The Night, Here I Go Again, Is This Love, Fool For Your Loving and The Deeper The Love. She played Lisa DiNapoli in 47 episodes of Santa Barbara (1989) and Mona Loveland in 37 episodes of The New WKRP In Cincinnati (1991-93) and voiced a cat named Annabelle in 38 episodes of the 1992-97 animated series Eek! The Cat.
Tawny Kitaen, Whitesnake video vixen and Bachelor Party star, dies at 59
https://www.thewrap.com/tawny-kitaen...ar-dies-at-59/
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Tony appeared in 33 episodes of Angels (1982-83), 14 episodes of Grange Hill (1985) and eight episodes of Chalkface (1991). He also appeared in several movies including The Saint, As You Like It and Notting Hill and voiced Xalek in four Star Wars video games.
Tony Armatrading, Notting Hill actor and brother of singer Joan, dies at 59
https://www.syracuse.com/celebrity-n...ies-at-59.html
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Lloyd appeared in two movies directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Saboteur in 1942 and Spellbound in 1945. Lloyd was associate producer of 182 episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1957-62) and appeared in four episodes. He was executive producer of 63 episodes of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963-65). He played Bodalink in the 1952 Charlie Chaplin movie Limelight, played Dr. Daniel Auschlander in 132 episodes of St. Elsewhere (1982-88), played Dr. Isaac Mentnor in 49 episodes of Seven Days (1998-2001) and appeared in multiple episodes of Wiseguy, Home Fires, The Practice and Murder She Wrote. Whew!
Norman Lloyd, star of Saboteur and St. Elsewhere, dies at 106
The actor worked with everyone from Alfred Hitchcock and Charlie Chaplin to Daniel Day-Lewis and Amy Schumer.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituar...s-106-n1267052
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The Staple Singers formed in 1948 in Chicago. Their hits include Respect Yourself, Heavy Makes You Happy, I'll Take You There, New Orleans, Be What You Are, Let's Do It Again and If You're Ready (Come Go With Me). The Staple Singers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1999 and the Gospel Music Hall Of Fame in 2018.
Pervis Staples, founding member of the Staple Singers, dies at 85
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/13/99655...dies-at-age-85
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Simmons released ten albums as a bandleader. He recorded six albums with Carmen McRae and five albums with Joe Williams and played on albums by Etta Jones, Red Holloway, Dakota Staton, Betty Carter, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Griffin, Anita O'Day and others.
Norman Simmons, pianist who made an elegant art out of accompaniment, dies at 91
https://www.wbgo.org/music/2021-05-1...ent-dies-at-91
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Ed Bruce and his wife Patsy co-wrote Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys and his recording of the song reached #15 on Billboard's country chart in January 1976. A remake by Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson was number one for four weeks in March 1978. Ed and Patsy, with Bobby Borchers, wrote When I Die, Just Let Me Go To Texas, a #52 hit for Ed Bruce in September 1977 and, retitled Texas (When I Die), a #5 hit for Tanya Tucker in Februry 1979.
Patsy Bruce, Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys songwriter, dies at 81
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ent...ys/5121831001/
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Grodin appeared in 36 movies including Dave, Ishtar, Sunburn, Beethoven, Beethoven's 2nd, Rosemary's Baby, Heaven Can Wait, The Lady In Red, The Great Muppet Caper and The Incredible Shrinking Woman. He played Matt Crane Stevens in 65 episodes of the 1964-66 drama series The Young Marrieds and played Dr. Bigelow in five episodes of Louis C.K.'s 2010-15 series Louie.
Charles Grodin, Heartbreak Kid and Midnight Run actor, dead at 86
https://nypost.com/2021/05/18/charle...ar-dead-at-86/