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Country Superstar Eddy Arnold Dies

Posted: Thursday 05/08/08 02:02 PM EDT

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The country crooner behind crossover "countrypolitan" hits like 1965's 'Make the World Go Away' dies just days short of his 90th birthday near Nashville, Tenn.

'Make the World Go Away'

'Richest Man'

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'Hee Haw' Funnyman Jim Hager Dies

Posted: Friday 05/02/08 04:32 PM EDT

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Jim Hager, one half of the comedic duo the Hager Twins of 'Hee Haw' fame, collapses and dies while at a Nashville coffee shop. He was 66.

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Soft Rock Singer Paul Davis Dies at 60

Posted: Wednesday 04/23/08 04:19 PM EDT

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Paul Davis, the singer-songwriter behind the 1977 soft rock hit "I Go Crazy' and '80s chart toppers "65 Love Affair and 'Cool Night,' is dead at 60 of a heart attack.

'65 Love Affair'

'Cool Night'

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'Show and Tell' Singer Al Wilson Dies

Posted: Tuesday 04/22/08 12:11 PM EDT

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The chart-topping singer who scored major hits in the '60s and '70s with songs like 'Show and Tell' and 'The Snake' dies at the age of 68 due to kidney failure.
Also See: Soul Man Nathaniel Mayer Suffers Stroke

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E Street Band Keyboardist Dies at 58

Posted: Friday 04/18/08 09:23 AM EDT

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Danny Federici, the influential keyboardist who played with Bruce Springsteen from his early days all the way through 'The Rising' with the E Street Band, loses his battle with melanoma at the age of 58.

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Scream Queen Hazel Court Dies at 82

Posted: Thursday 04/17/08 07:03 AM EDT

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The British actress known for starring opposite horror legends like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price passes away after suffering a heart attack. During the '50s and '60s, Court's roles in movies like The Masque of the Red Death' and Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Raven' helped propel her into cult status.

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Veteran Disney Animator Johnston Dies

Posted: Wednesday 04/16/08 09:43 AM EDT

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Ollie Johnston, the last of the "Nine Old Men" who animated 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' 'Fantasia,' 'Bambi' and other classic Walt Disney films has died. He was 95.

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During his tenure as an animator at Disney, Ollie Johnston was a part of the team that Walt Disney dubbed "Nine Old Men," where Johnston supervised the animation of classic animated films like 'Fantasia' and 'Bambi.'

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Friends, Family Mourn Heston at Funeral

Posted: Sunday 04/13/08 07:43 AM EDT

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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242444), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242443), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242442), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242441), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242440), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242439), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Disney's Robert Iger, Willow Bay and Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242426), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Disney's Robert Iger, Willow Bay and Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242425), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242424), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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Nicolas Cage at the Walt Disney Pictures premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets" on December 13, 2007 at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York, NY..Walt Disney Pictures Premiere of "National Treasure-Book of Secrets".Ziegfeld Theatre.New York City, New York United States.December 13, 2007.Photo by Eric Charbonneau/WireImage.com..To license this image (15242423), contact WireImage:.U.S. +1-212-686-8900 / U.K. +44-207-868-8940 / Australia +61-2-8262-9222 / Germany +49-40-320-05521 / Japan: +81-3-5464-7020.+1 212-686-8901 (fax).info@wireimage.com (e-mail).www.wireimage.com (web site)
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