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  • Actress Lea Michele speaks on stage at the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheater on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Los Angeles.
  • 'Glee' star Lea Michele dedicated her Teen Choice award to her co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith.
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  • Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, seen in this undated file photo from Disney, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at the age of 70 from complications due to multiple sclerosis.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, actress Annette Funicello and Lakers owner Jerry Buss are a few famous faces to die in 2013.
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  • This June 11, 2009 file photo shows actress Karen Black, a cast member in Irene in Time, at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles.
  • Actress Karen Black, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 'Five Easy Pieces,' has died after a battle with cancer.
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  • Karen Black is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Actress Karen Black, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role in 'Five Easy Pieces,' has died after a battle with cancer.
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  • Jazz icon George Duke is seen in this undated publicity photo.
  • Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer George Duke has died in Los Angeles at 67.
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  • Baltimore Colts veteran defensive tackle Art Donovan races onto field on Sept.16, 1962 to the salute of Colts drum majorettes and cheerleaders as he was honored prior to the Baltimore-Los Angeles Rams game.
  • Art Donovan, who made a name for himself as the feisty defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, died Sunday at age 89.
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  • Eileen Brennan appears in Private Benjamin as gruff Army Capt. Doreen Lewis.
  • Musicals, comedies, dramas: Eileen Brennan did it all, and she did it well. She died at the age of 80 at her home in Burbank.
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  • Dennis Farina is seen in this undated file photo. Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz., after suffering a blood clot in his lung. He was 69.
  • Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on 'Law & Order,' died Monday. He was 69.
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  • Lea Michele posted this photo on Twitter on Monday, July 29, 2013, with a message to fans regarding the death of her boyfriend, Cory Monteith.
  • Actress Lea Michele is speaking out via social media regarding the loss of her boyfriend, Cory Monteith.
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  • In this June 5, 2004 file photo, singer-songwriter J.J. Cale plays during the Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, Texas.
  • JJ Cale, the Grammy-winning musician whose best known songs became hits for Eric Clapton and others, died. He was 74.
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  • Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Lindy Boggs is greeted by Rabbi Ed Cohn prior to the start of funeral services for retired Archbishop Phillip Hannan, inside St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011.
  • Former Rep. Lindy Boggs of Louisiana, who fight for civil rights during nearly 18 years in Congress, died Saturday.
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  • Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Jane Lynch and Matthew Morrison at the Los angeles premiere of Glee at Santa Monica High School on May 11, 2009, in Santa Monica, Calif.
  • Lea Michele and 'Glee' creator organized a memorial for Cory Monteith to give the cast and crew a change to say goodbye.
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  • In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, Dennis Farina arrives at the premiere for the HBO television series Luck in Los Angeles.
  • Dennis Farina, who died Monday after suffering a blood clot in the lung, was being treated for lung cancer, his doctor said.
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  • In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, Dennis Farina arrives at the premiere for the HBO television series Luck in Los Angeles.
  • Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on 'Law & Order,' died Monday. He was 69.
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  • Cory Monteith talks to OTRC.com about Glees season 4 at VH1s Do Something! Awards on Aug, 19, 2012.
  • Production of the hit TV show 'Glee' has been delayed following the sudden death of actor Cory Monteith.
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  • Veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas listens as Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 17, 2010.
  • Helen Thomas, a pioneer for women in journalism and an irrepressible White House correspondent, has died. She was 92.
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  • Cory Monteith of Glee walks the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Jan. 15, 2012.
  • 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith died of mixed drug toxicity involving heroin and alcohol, a coroner revealed Tuesday.
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  • Glee actor Cory Monteith is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Authorities are expected to conduct an autopsy Monday on 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith, who was found dead Saturday.
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  • Actor Cory Monteith arrives at the 12th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Los Angeles.
  • Cory Monteith, the young actor who shot to fame as Finn Hudson in 'Glee,' was found dead in a hotel room, police said.
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  • James Gandolfini arrives at the LA premiere of Nicky Deuce at the ArcLight Hollywood on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles.
  • James Gandolfini left the bulk of his estimated $70 million estate to his 13-year-old son and infant daughter.
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  • Kris Kross rappers Chris Kelly (left) and Chris Smith (right) appear in a scene from the 1992 music video Jump.
  • Chris Kelly, member of the 1990s rap duo Kris Kross, died of a drug overdose, a medical office investigator said.
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  • Men hold umbrellas as pallbearers walk with a casket containing the body of actor James Gandolfini at Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine after funeral services for Gandolfini, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in New York.
  • More than a thousand mourners shared their memories of actor James Gandolfini at his funeral Thursday.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • Funeral services for 'Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini will be held in New York City Thursday.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • An autopsy on James Gandolfini confirmed the 'Sopranos' actor died of a heart attack, with no evidence of substance abuse.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • Michael Kobold, a spokesman for the family of James Gandolfini, held a press conference on the actor's death.
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  • In this photo provided by Epic Records, Slim Whitman is shown, 1980.
  • Country singer Slim Whitman, famous for his high-pitched yodel, died Wednesday at the age of 90 at a Florida hospital.
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  • James Gandolfini arrives at the LA premiere of Nicky Deuce at the ArcLight Hollywood on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles.
  • 'The Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini has died following a heart attack while vacationing in Rome. He was 51 years old.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • 'The Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini has died following a possible heart attack. He was 51 years old.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • 'The Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini has died following a possible heart attack. He was 51 years old.
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  • James Gandolfini
  • 'The Sopranos' actor James Gandolfini has died following a possible heart attack. He was 51 years old.
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  • This undated photo provided by Blue Rider Press/Penguin shows award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings. Hastings died early Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • Michael Hastings is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to BuzzFeed.
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  • Esther Williams, the swimming champ turned actress who was a mainstay of movie musicals in the 1940s and '50s, died. She was 91.
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  • Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington, left, and Mario Maglieri of the Whisky A Go Go appear in this 2008 photo on Covingtons website.
  • Former Jefferson Airplane drummer Joey Covington, 67, was killed in a Palm Springs car accident Tuesday.
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  • U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, the last World War II veteran remaining in the Senate, has died at the age of 89.
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  • Actress Jean Stapleton, known for playing Archie Bunker's wife Edith in 'All in the Family,' has died at age 90.
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  • Ray Manzarek, the founding member of legendary rock 'n' roll band The Doors, died Monday, his publicist said. He was 74.
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  • Joyce Brothers, a popular psychologist, columnist and television and film personality, has died at the age of 85.
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  • Jeanne Cooper, the actress who played one of daytime television's most enduring characters, died Wednesday at the age of 84.
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  • Ray Harryhausen, a long-time special effects wizard on Hollywood films, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013, at the age of 92.
  • Ray Harryhausen, a long-time special effects wizard on Hollywood films, has died at the age of 92.
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  • Paramedic Richard Senneff testifies during the Jackson familys civil case lawsuit against concert giant AEG on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
  • The first witness in the Jackson-AEG civil case was a paramedic who described the singer's bedroom and efforts to revive him.
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michael jackson, famous death, celebrity, legal, entertainment, miriam hernandez
  • Michael Jackson is seen.
  • Opening statements have begun in the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial filed against concert promoter AEG.
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  • Katherine Jackson, mother of the late pop star Michael Jackson, files out of court during the manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray.
  • A big legal showdown begins Monday morning over the death of pop star Michael Jackson.
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  • Country singer George Jones appears in a file image provided by by Webster & Associates, LLC.
  • Beloved country superstar George Jones, whose signature song was the hit 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' has died.
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  • Beloved country superstar George Jones is seen performing in this undated file photo.
  • Beloved country superstar George Jones, whose signature song was 'He Stopped Loving Her Today,' has died.
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  • Michael Jackson rehearses for his This Is It tour.
  • Alternate jurors have been selected in the wrongful death lawsuit Michael Jackson's mother filed against AEG.
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  • Conrad Murray is seen at sentencing in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
  • Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, has filed an appeal.
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  • The lead singer of Divinyls, whose hit 'I Touch Myself' brought her international fame in the '90s, died in New York City.
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  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is seen in this undated file photo.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday in London. She died April 8 at age 87.
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  • 'Star Wars' actor Richard LeParmentier, whose character was famously choked by Darth Vader, died. He was 66.
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