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  • This photo provided by the Las Vegas News Bureau shows Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme opening at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, March 28, 1961.
  • Eydie Gorme, a popular nightclub and television singer as a solo act and as a team with husband Steve Lawrence, has died.
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las vegas, southern california, celebrity, celebrity deaths, music, television, entertainment
  • Original Munchkins Jerry Maren and Margaret Pellegrini attend the Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary Emerald Gala at Tavern on the Green in New York, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
  • Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie "The Wizard of Oz," has died. She was 89.
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  • George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67.
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celebrity deaths, music, entertainment
  • Pop artist Andy Warhol is shown in 1987. (AP Photo)
  • The Andy Warhol Museum is launching a video feed from the artist's Pittsburgh gravesite.
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  • Cory Monteith.
  • Fox says Cory Monteith's addiction-related death will be addressed in the "Glee" episode bidding farewell to his character, Finn Hudson.
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  • Actor Ed Asner and actress Eileen Brennan pose back to back on the set of the television pilot Off the Rack in Los Angeles, Ca., March 15, 1984.
  • Eileen Brennan, who played the captain in "Private Benjamin," has died at 80.
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  • SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 11: Lea Michele and Cory Monteith at the Los angeles premiere of Glee at Santa Monica High School on May 11, 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
  • Lea Michele is breaking her silence online after her "Glee" co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monteith died of an overdose.
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  • Cory Monteith.
  • "Glee" cast member Mike O'Malley says Cory Monteith, who died earlier this month of a drug overdose, was a leader on the show.
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  • Cory Monteith.
  • The cast and crew of "Glee" is saying goodbye to star Cory Monteith, who died earlier this month.
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  • FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, Dennis Farina arrives at the premiere for the HBO television series Luck in Los Angeles. Farina died suddenly on Monday, July 22, 2013, in Scottsdale, AZriz., 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," has died.
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celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • Cory Monteith.
  • "Glee" will return for its fifth season a week later than planned because of the death of series star Cory Monteith, Fox said Friday.
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  • Cory Monteith.
  • A coroner says 'Glee' actor Cory Monteith died of an overdose of heroin and alcohol.
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  • Cory Monteith
  • With no obvious cause of death for "Glee" star Cory Monteith, the British Columbia Coroners Service says it will do further testing.
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  • Actor Cory Monteith arrives at the 12th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball on Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
  • The producers of "Glee" are describing Cory Monteith as an exceptional performer and an "even more exceptional person."
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television, celebrity, celebrity deaths, drugs, canada, entertainment
  • Doug Engelbart
  • Doug Engelbart, the inventor of the computer mouse and developer of early email, word processing programs and the Internet, has died.
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mountain view, computers, celebrity deaths, technology
  • The rap duo Kris Kross is shown at the American Music Awards presentation as they accept their award in Los Angeles, Calif., January 25, 1993. (AP Photo/Mark Terrill)
  • A medical examiner's investigator says Chris Kelly of the '90s rap duo Kris Kross died of a drug overdose.
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  • Alec Baldwin
  • Alec Baldwin has apologized to a NYC-based LGBT rights group for a series of tweets that could be interpreted as homophobic.
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  • Funeral for James Gandolfini
  • Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Alec Baldwin and Gov. Chris Christie were among those on hand for James Gandolfini's funeral.
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new york, television, celebrity deaths, celebrity, entertainment
  • An expert told a jury Michael Jackson's inability to learn new moves and remember lyrics were symptoms of total sleep deprivation.
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michael jackson, lawsuit, trials, drugs, celebrity, celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • James Gandolfini arrives at the LA premiere of Nicky Deuce at the ArcLight Hollywood on Monday, May 20, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
  • James Gandolfini was discovered by a family member after he suffered an apparent heart attack in his hotel room in Rome.
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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. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
  • James Gandolfini was discovered by a family member after he suffered an apparent heart attack in his hotel room in Rome.
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  • Actor James Gandolfini
  • HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.
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  • Esther Williams
  • In 1996, ABC7 News anchor Cheryl Jennings spoke with Esther Williams about her glamorous life in Hollywood.
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  • Local radio icon Gene Burns
  • Local KGO radio icon Gene Burns has died at the age of 72. The cause of death has not yet been released.
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  • george jones country music singer dies
  • Photos of country music superstar George Jones over the years. Jones died on Friday, April 26 at the age of 81.
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celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • In this photo provided by CBS-TV, comedian Jonathan Winters of The Jonathan Winters Show, is shown Dec. 27, 1967 during a salute to the 64th anniversary of the world?s first powered, sustained and controlled airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
  • Comedian's breakneck improvisations inspired Robin Williams, Jim Carrey and many others
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  • Seal found at Byxbee Park
  • A seal was found by a Palo Alto City worker bobbing in the area of the flood gate at Byxbee Park in the Palo Alto Baylands. The seal did not appear to be injured.
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celebrity deaths, national/world
  • Former Secretary George Shultz and Margaret Thatcher
  • Former U.S. Secretary George Shultz sat down with ABC7 News to tell us how he remembers former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
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celebrity deaths, england, politics video
  • Annette Funicello
  • Annette Funicello, the most popular Mouseketeer on "The Mickey Mouse Club," died Monday. The Walt Disney Co. said. She was 70.
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  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Former Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died from a stroke Monday morning at the Ritz hotel in London.
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  • Annette Funicello, beloved Disney Mouseketeer and iconic teen star , died at age 70 from complications from multiple sclerosis.
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  • margaret thatcher
  • See images from the life and career of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
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  • FILE -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, gestures to members of the media as she stands on her house doorstep, following her return home from hospital, in central London, Monday June 29, 2009.
  • Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died after she suffered a stroke.
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  • Mexican-American singer and reality TV star Jenni Rivera
  • Some final words from the late Mexican-American singer and TV star Jenni Rivera will be out this summer.
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  • Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, the combative politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during three City Hall terms, has died at age 88.
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  • Vivian and Marian Brown
  • One of San Francisco's iconic twins has passed away. Vivian Brown died two nights ago in her sleep.
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  • A portrait of legendary Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar is placed under a tree as part of a makeshift memorial
  • With an instrument perplexing to most Westerners, Ravi Shankar helped connect the world through music.
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celebrity, celebrity deaths, music, entertainment
  • Jenni Rivera attends a press conference on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Woodland Hills, California.
  • Tearful fans set up candlelight shrines and memorials to Jenni Rivera from California to Mexico.
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  • Jenni Rivera
  • Mexican-American signer Jenni Rivera's friends remember the star after her plane crashed in Mexico.
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  • Jenni Rivera attends a press conference on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Woodland Hills, California.
  • Mexican officials say the plane wreckage believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera has been found and there are no apparent survivors.
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  • Jenni Rivera attends a press conference on Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, in Woodland Hills, California.
  • Mexican officials say the plane wreckage believed to be carrying Jenni Rivera has been found and there are no apparent survivors.
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mexico, celebrity, celebrity deaths, plane crash, news
  • Dave Brubeck
  • A look back at the legendary career of musician Dave Brubeck, a Bay Area man who helped define jazz with his innovative styles.
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celebrity, celebrity deaths, music, entertainment
  • Larry Hagman
  • One reason "Dallas" became a cultural phenomenon like none other is that Larry Hagman never took its magnitude for granted.
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celebrity, celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • The 'Dallas' and 'I Dream of Jeannie' star passed away Friday in north Texas
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  • Singer Andy Williams, whose hit recording "Moon River" and years of popular Christmas TV shows brought him fans the world over, died Tuesday evening.
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celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • This Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 photo shows actor Michael Clarke Duncan in New York. Duncan has died at the age of 54, his fiancee said on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
  • Michael Clarke Duncan's fiancee says the Oscar nominee died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack.
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celebrity, celebrity deaths, los angeles, entertainment
  • See photos from the life and career of late actor Michael Clarke Duncan, who died Monday morning.
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celebrity deaths, entertainment
  • The students at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in San Ramon cant help but know how important the astronaut was.
  • The students at Neil Armstrong Elementary School can't help but know how important the astronaut was.
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NASA, celebrity, celebrity deaths, san ramon, children, news
  • President Obama Wednesday ordered flags flown at half-staff Friday for astronaut Neil Armstrong's funeral. It'll be emotional for one San Rafael boy.
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  • Phyllis Diller
  • Phyllis Diller leaves behind a legacy of entertainment that is strongly rooted in the Bay Area.
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