Entertainment industry obituaries

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Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey and Mary Travers began singing as a trio in 1961 in Greenwich Village, New York. They had a number-one hit in December 1969 with Leaving On A Jet Plane, written by John Denver. Among their other hits are Lemon Tree, If I Had A Hammer, Puff The Magic Dragon, Blowin' In The Wind, Day Is Done, Too Much Of Nothing, I Dig Rock & Roll Music and Don't Think Twice, It's All Right. Travers died in 2009.

Peter Yarrow of folk music group Peter, Paul & Mary dies at 86

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/pe...ary-dies-at-86

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Anita Bryant had 11 chart hits, 1959-64. Paper Roses reached #5 on the Hot 100 in June 1960 and In My Little Corner Of The World got to #10 three months later. Among her other hits are Till There Was You, Wonderland By Night, One Of The Lonely Ones and I Can't Do It By Myself.

Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at 84

https://apnews.com/article/anita-bry...c669c6868b6b37

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Sam & Dave had a number-one R&B hit and #21 pop hit with Hold On! I'm Comin' in June 1966 and a number-one R&B hit and #2 pop hit with Soul Man in October 1967. Among their other hits are Soothe Me, I Thank You, You Got Me Hummin' and When Something Is Wrong With My Baby.

Sam Moore, half of iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, dead at 89

https://nypost.com/2025/01/10/entert...ve-dead-at-89/

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Charleson played Dr. Monica Quartermaine in more than 2,000 episodes of General Hospital and in 27 episodes of Port Charles and appeared in the movies Cheering Section, A Lovely Way To Die and The Day Of The Dolphin.

Leslie Charleson, longest-tenured General Hospital cast member, dies at 79

https://people.com/leslie-charleson-...ctress-8605210

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Recording as the Whites, mandolinist/guitarist Buck White and his daughters Cheryl and Sharon had 12 consecutive top-40 country hits, 1982-87, including Hangin' Around, Pins & Needles, You Put The Blue In Me and I Wonder Who's Holding My Baby Tonight. Buck was the oldest member of the Grand Ole Opry. Sharon has been married to Ricky Skaggs since 1981.

Country music patriarch Buck White dead at 94

https://savingcountrymusic.com/count...as-died-at-94/

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Lynch directed 10 feature films including Dune, Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and The Elephant Man and directed 46 shorts including Lamp, Boat, Bug Crawls and What Did Jack Do?

David Lynch, director of Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks, dies at 78

https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/d...y?id=112678303

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Uecker's Major League career as a catcher lasted six years. His career as a Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play announcer lasted 54 years.

Bob Uecker, longtime voice of the Brewers and a star of Major League, dies at 90

https://sports.yahoo.com/bob-uecker-...155016333.html

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Montgomery's spoken-word recording No Charge went to number one on the country chart and #39 on the Hot 100 in May 1974. Among her 29 other country hits are We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds (with George Jones), Baby Ain't That Fine (with Gene Pitney), Let's Invite Them Over, Something To Brag About, Wrap Your Love Around Me, Angel Of The Morning, The Greatest One Of All and Don't Let The Good Times Fool You.

Country star Melba Montgomery dies at 86

https://www.timesdaily.com/news/loca...e15b03fdc.html

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Plowright appeared in 50 plays including Roots, Saint Joan, Uncle Vanya, A Taste Of Honey, Three Sisters, The Seagull and Much Ado About Nothing and in 40 movies including Equus, Revolution, Global Heresy, Surviving Picasso, Dennis The Menace – she played Mrs., Wilson – and Bringing Down The House.

Tony Award-winning British actor Joan Plowright, widow of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95

https://apnews.com/article/joan-plow...9a79a8f9a0f3e6