His family shared his diagnosis of aphasia last year upon announcing his retirement from acting.
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Stella Stevens, star of ‘The Nutty Professor,’ is dead at 84
Stella Stevens, a prominent leading lady in 1960s and 70s comedies perhaps best known for playing the object of Jerry Lewis’s affection in “The Nutty Professor,” has died. She was 84. Stevens’ estate said she died Friday in Los Angeles after a long illness. Born Estelle Caro Eggleston in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1938, she […]
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Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens
Bruce Willis’ family announced he has a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
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Hank Beebe, prolific composer and founder of Schoolhouse Arts in Standish, dies at 96
Before he came to Maine, Beebe had a successful career on and off Broadway. A service and sing-along will be held Saturday.
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Ryan Seacrest to leave ‘Live with Kelly and Ryan’ in spring
His replacement will be Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos.
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Jane Fonda to attend Vienna Opera Ball with 90-year-old date
Fonda, who is 85, said the Austrian building tycoon offered to ‘pay me quite a bit of money.’
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Amanda Gorman writes children’s book: ‘Something, Someday’
Amanda Gorman’s next literary project is a collaboration with a prize-winning illustrator for a children’s book coming out this fall.
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Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch dies at 82
Her curves and beauty captured pop culture attention, with Playboy crowning her the ‘most desired woman’ of the ’70s, and graced the No. 2 spot on Men’s Health’s ‘Hottest Women of All Time’ list in 2013.
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Pharrell named new Louis Vuitton menswear creative director
His first collection is expected to debut in June during Paris Men’s Fashion Week.
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Rihanna’s pregnancy reveal raises bar in all kinds of ways
While viewers debate Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance, she joins a contingent of famous women to capture a cultural moment with a pregnancy reveal.