Remembering all the famous talents who passed away in 2024.
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Actor Bernard Hill, who delivered a rousing battle cry before leading his people into battle in “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” and went down with the ship as captain in “Titanic,” died Sunday, May 5, 2024. He was 79.
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Former football player O.J. Simpson, who was infamously acquitted of murdering his ex-wife and her friend, died on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. His family confirmed he died following a battle with cancer. He was 76.
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Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain’s running mate eight years later, has died Wednesday, March 27, 2024, according to a statement issued by his family. He was 82.
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Country singer Toby Keith passed peacefully on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, surrounded by his family following a battle with stomach cancer, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. He was 62.
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Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator” and teaching golf in “Happy Gilmore,” died Feb. 1, 2024. He was 76.
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Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actress who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists, died Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. She was 91.
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“All My Children” and “Grown Ups” actor Alec Musser died on Jan. 12, 2024, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 50.
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Jazz singer Marlena Shaw, best known for hits like “California Soul” and “Woman of the Ghetto,” died on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. She was 81.
