Entertainment industry obituaries

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In 1954-55, Wilson hosted Time For Magic on WFAA-Channel 8 in Dallas. From 1960 through 1964, he hosted the Saturday-morning series The Magic Land Of Allakazam, which began on CBS and moved to ABC in 1962. It was the first TV series to be produced on videotape. Wilson published Mark Wilson's Complete Course In Magic in 1975. He starred in six HBO specials and in 1980-81 hosted a syndicated series, The Magic Of Mark Wilson

Magician Mark Wilson dies at 91

https://www.newsfromme.com/2021/01/2...-wilson-r-i-p/

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Sierra played Sergeant Chano Amenguale in 35 episodes of Barney Miller and Julio Fuentes in 12 episodes of Sanford & Son. He also appeared in multiple episoides of Soap, Insight, MacGyver, Miami Vice, Mission Impossible, The Flying Nun, Simon & Simon, Cagney & Lacey and Hill Street Blues and in the movies Papillon, The Towering Inferno, Honey I Blew Up The Kid and Beneath The Planet Of The Apes.

Gregory Sierra, Barney Miller and Sanford & Son actor, dies at 83

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Furlan starred in several TV series in her native Yugoslavia, including Velo Misto, Smogovci, Najbolje Godine and a Cyclops mini-series. She moved to the US in 1991. She played Delenn in 111 episodes of Babylon 5 and Danielle Rousseau in 20 episodes of Lost and voiced Silver Sable in four episodes of the 1997 Spider-Man animated series.

Mira Furlan, Babylon 5 and Lost actress, dies at 65

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/mir...st-1234890117/

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King, born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, worked at several radio and television stations in Florida before launching The Larry King Show on the Mutual Broadcasting Network in January 1978. He stepped down in 1994. From 1985 to 2010, he hosted Larry King Live on CNN. From 2012 to 2020, he hosted Larry King Now on Ora TV, Hulu and RT America.

Larry King, legendary talk show host, dies at 87

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/23/us/la...rnd/index.html

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Grimaldi also produced Man Of La Mancha, For A Few Dollars More and more than 40 Italian-language films including Il Mercenario, I Racconti Di Canterbury and L'Ombra Di Zorro.

Alberto Grimaldi, producer of The Good, The Bad & The Ugly and Gangs Of New York, dies at 95

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/a...ly-1234891108/

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Vere-Jones appeared in four Peter Jackson films and was a regular on the New Zealand television series Pukemanu, Children Of Fire Mountain and The Adventures Of Swiss Family Robinson.

The Hobbit and Shortland Street actor Peter Vere-Jones dies at 82

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/ente...s-dies-aged-82

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Kirby appeared in 13 episodes of L.A. Law, 13 episodes of Holmes & Yo-Yo, nine episodes of Columbo, nine episodes of Shannon, nine episodes of Car 54 Where Are You, eight episodes of Days Of Our Lives and six episodes of Kojak. He also appeared in multiple episodes of Hunter, Bonanza, Ironside, Lou Grant, Night Court, McCloud, Marcus Welby M.D., Medical Center, Barney Miller, Anything But Love and The Rockford Files and played the World Wide Studios gate guard in The Muppet Movie (1979).

Bruce Kirby, character actor in Columbo and L.A. Law, dies at 95

https://variety.com/2021/tv/obituari...er-1234892476/

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Leachman appeared in 48 episodes of The Facts Of Life, 35 episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and 10 episodes of Mad About You. She played Frau Blücher in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein movie in 1974, starred in her own series Phyliis in 1975-77 and appeared on Dancing With The Stars when she was 82.

Cloris Leachman, Emmy and Oscar winner, dies at 94

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/clo...ad-1234893925/

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Tyson won three Emmy awards, a Tony award and an Academy Honorary Award. She is a member of the American Theater Hall Of Fame.and the Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame. Her movie appearances include Sounder, Hoodlum, Fried Green Tomatoes, Bustin' Loose, Because Of Winn-Dixie, The Help, Madea's Family Reunion and Diary Of A Mad Black Woman.

Cicely Tyson, iconic and influential actress, dies at 96

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/28/enter...bit/index.html

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The Animals had eight top-ten hits in the UK and three in the US. The House Of The Rising Sun went to number one in both countries. Among their other hits are See See Rider, San Franciscan Nights, Sky Pilot, Monterey, Help Me Girl, When I Was Young, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place and Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.

Hilton Valentine, guitarist for The Animals, dies at 77

https://www.myrecordjournal.com/News...ies-at-77.html