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Elizabeth MacRae, known for her recurring roles in General Hospital and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., has died. She was 88. MacRae died on May 27 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she grew up. After graduating, MacRae pursued a career in acting and auditioned for Otto Preminger’s production of Saint…

Albert S. Ruddy, who earned two Best Picture Oscars for producing The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby and co-created TV shows including Walker, Texas Ranger and Hogan’s Heroes, died May 25 at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center after a brief illness, a family spokesman said. He was 94. Ruddy is one…

Bill Walton, two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer who went on to become an Emmy-winning broadcaster for ESPN and other networks, died Monday following a lengthy battle with cancer, the league announced. He was 71. “Bill Walton was truly one of a kind,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a…

Johnny Wactor, a General Hospital actor, has died. He was 37. A law enforcement source says three suspects were trying to steal the catalytic converter from Wactor’s vehicle. When he confronted them, the suspects shot him and fled the scene. Wactor was taken to a local hospital, where he was…

UPDATED, 9:15 AM: Grayson Murray’s parents have confirmed that their son’s death was a suicide. “We have spent the last 24 hours trying to come to terms with the fact that our son is gone. It’s surreal that we not only have to admit it to ourselves, but that we also have to acknowledge it to the…

Doug Ingle, the original lead singer of the rock band Iron Butterfly, has died. He was 78. Ingle’s son, Doug Ingle Jr., shared the news of his father’s death on social media. “It’s with a heavy heart & great sadness to announce the passing of my Father Doug Ingle. Dad passed away peacefully…

Tanya Sumner, a former Indianapolis ABC affiliate WRTV news anchor, has died. She was 53. The journalist and politician was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of colon cancer in November 2022 following an emergency surgery. WRTV reports that Sumner died in her home on May 24. “Time…

Disney Legend Richard M. Sherman, half of the Academy Award-winning songwriting team of the Sherman Brothers with his late brother, fellow Legend Robert B. Sherman, died today at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills at 95 from age-related illness. Related…

Scott D. Pierce, who wrote about television for more than 30 years as a critic for The Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, died today at 64. His death was confirmed by his partner Rob Sonoda, but no cause was given. Pierce started his as a TV critic on March 31, 1990 at the Deseret…

Darryl Hickman, a child actor in Leave Her to Heaven and The Grapes of Wrath, died at 92 on Wednesday, May 22, his family said. No cause was given. Hickman appeared in more than 40 films, having been a contract player at Paramount and MGM. He portrayed the youngest member of the Joad family…

Caleb Carr, whose bestselling 1994 novel The Alienist made the author a household name who saw the book adapted into a 10-episode limited series on TNT, died of cancer Thursday at his home in Cherry Plains, New York. He was 68. His death was announced by his brother Ethan Carr to The New York…

Kabosu, the Shiba Inu dog whose beaming countenance launched the ubiquitous “doge” meme and became the face of the cryptocurrency Dogecoin, died peacefully Friday at home in Sakura, a city east of Tokyo. She was 18. Kabosu’s death was announced on social media by owner Atsuko Sato, who wrote, “To all…