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Actress best known as Willona Woods on Good Times, Florence Avery on The PJs, and Grandma Ellington on The Wayans Bros. Also sang The Jeffersons theme song. [39] February 19 Bob Cobert: 95 American composer (composed theme songs to Dark Shadows, Password, Blockbusters, Chain Reaction and many others) [40] February 20 Sy Sperling: 78
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Actor Adolph Caesar died of a heart attack on the set of the film Tough Guys. Actress Edith Webster died onstage from a heart attack while performing her death scene in the play The Drunkard, in a lodge in Baltimore. The role called for her to sing "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and then slump to the floor, which she did. [35] 1987:
Peter W. Hall, 72, attorney and federal judge, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont (2001–2004), judge (2004-2021) and senior judge (since 2021) of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (b. 1948) [401]
In 2014, the actor died from brain cancer at the age of 71. Before Melissa McCarthy played Sookie St. James, she had minor credits on other television shows. Melissa McCarthy on "Gilmore Girls."
Many of this year's deaths were quite unexpected, like that of "Riverdale" and "90210" actor Luke Perry, who suffered a stroke at age 52. PHOTOS: Celebrities who died in 2019
Season in production Effect on production Robert Ripley: Presenter and participant Ripley's Believe It or Not! 13 1949-05-27 Heart attack: 1 Died three days after live broadcast of the 13th episode. Ripley's friends and associates filled in as presenters for the remainder of the first season. Robert St. John took over as host for the second season.