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Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.
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Doherty, who died at 53, almost ten years after she was first diagnosed with breast cancer, was a child actor, most notably on Little House on the Prairie. She was in Heathers in 1988, which is a bright spot on any résumé. But she became an icon as Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210, one of the biggest hits of the early '90s and the spark for many teen soaps that came later.
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With his short shorts, sparkly tank tops, frizzy hair and flamboyant personality, Simmons created a fitness empire. He preached positivity, portion control, moving your body — and having fun.
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Westheimer's deep knowledge about human sexual behavior and advocacy of safe sex, along with her pragmatism and sense of humor, catapulted her to national fame in the 1980s.
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Duvall, who was discovered by director Robert Altman while he was getting ready to make a movie in her hometown of Houston, was one of the most iconic actresses of the 1970s and '80s.
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On July 3, his Facebook page announced that memorial services for Friedman would be held at the Arcadia Theater in Kerrville on Thursday, July 11, at 2 p.m.
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The actor appeared in hundreds of films and shows, including M*A*S*H, Klute, Ordinary People and the Hunger Games franchise. He was best known for playing off-kilter authority figures.
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Willie Mays is widely considered to be the greatest baseball player of all time. He had incomparable skills and an infectious smile. He dazzled on the field and off.
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The Tejano music star-maker, who introduced several Tejano stars, including Selena, Emilio Navaira, and La Sombra, to U.S. audiences, died at age 81. The viewing will be held at Selena Auditorium.
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Martin Luther King Jr. called civil rights pioneer, the Rev. James Lawson, the leading theorist and strategist of nonviolence.