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Mary Pat Gleason, a character actress with a huge list of credits and who most recently played “Mom”‘s Mary, has died. She was 70. Per a post on Gleason’s official Facebook page, she passed away after a long illness from cancer. Though you may not have known Gleason’s name, it’s likely that her face is …

Fred Willard died of heart failure. The 86-year-old “Best In Show” actor went into cardiac arrest on May 15 at 6:45 p.m, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ on Wednesday. However, Willard also had two other conditions that may have contributed to his death. For years, he suffered from myelodysplastic syndrome, a bone …

Lennie Niehaus, who went from Stan Kenton sideman to Clint Eastwood’s movie composer during a nearly 60-year career in music, died Thursday at his daughter’s home in Redlands, Calif. He was 90. Niehaus’s two dozen films for Eastwood include original scores for the best picture-winning Western “Unforgiven,” the Charlie Parker biopic “Bird” and the popular …

Herbert Stempel, the contestant on NBC’s “Twenty-One” who helped uncover the quiz show rigging scandals of the 1950s, died on April 7 at the age of 93. His death, which had not been publicly announced, was confirmed by a former stepdaughter, Bobra Fyne, according to the New York Times. Stempel was portrayed by John Turturro in …

If the Knicks decide on Tom Thibodeau as their next head coach, he will have plenty of time to construct a solid staff. But the former Knicks assistant may not need much time. Members of Thibodeau’s past staffs in Chicago and Minnesota are likely eager to join him in New York to revive the dead …

The Knicks finally opened their training facility in Tarrytown on Friday but that does not mean they will be part of the season’s restart. According to an NBA source, commissioner Adam Silver’s Board of Governor’s conference call with owners left the impressions that bringing back all 30 teams was unlikely. However, a return-to-play scenario that …

Dove Cameron is honoring her late co-star on what would be his 21st birthday. The “Descendants” actress, 24, teamed up with the Cameron Boyce Foundation to release a collection of T-shirts, sweaters and more, with a portion of proceeds going to the Actors Fund COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Designed by Cameron, the limited-edition apparel features …

Marge Redmond, who played Sister Jacqueline on TV’s “The Flying Nun” and later became known as the spokeswoman in Cool Whip commercials, has died. She was 95 and her death was announced by SAG-AFTRA in its magazine. No cause was given. Redmond appeared in 80 episodes of “The Flying Nun,” which ran from 1967-1970 and …

Anthony James, an actor best known for his work in the Oscar-winning films “In The Heat of the Night” and “Unforgiven,” died on May 26 of cancer in Massachusetts. He was 77. Born Jimmy Anthony, he discovered there was already an actor with that name and created his stage persona of Anthony James, according to …

The Trump administration is planning to end waivers that allow certain foreign businesses to work at Iranian nuclear facilities, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The waivers, which were included in U.S. sanctions placed on Iran in 2015, allow certain Russian and Chinese companies to conduct business at Iranian nuclear sites. Operations covered by the waivers …