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James Drury, who played the mysterious, nameless title character on the 1960s NBC Western “The Virginian,” died today of natural causes. He was 85. His death was announced on the actor’s Facebook page by his longtime assistant, Karen Lindsey. “It is with immense sadness that I let you all know that James Drury, our beloved …

Honor Blackman, the actress best known for her role as Pussy Galore in James Bond film “Goldfinger,” has died. She was 94. Blackman’s family says she died of natural causes unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement to the Guardian, they called her “adored mother and grandmother” with “an extraordinary combination of beauty, brains …

Actor Jay Benedict, who appeared in “Aliens” and “The Dark Knight Rises,” is the latest celebrity to die from the coronavirus. He was 68. “It is with profound sorrow that we must announce Jay’s death on the 4th of April due to complications arising from a COVID-19 infection,” his official website announced. His agency, TSG, …

Shirley Douglas, the impassioned Canadian activist and veteran actress who was mother to actor Kiefer Sutherland and daughter of Canada medicare founder Tommy Douglas, died Sunday. She was 86. Sutherland announced his mother’s death on Twitter, saying she succumbed to complications surrounding pneumonia. He said it was not related COVID-19. “My mother was an extraordinary …

View this post on Instagram A post shared by TERESA GIUDICE ® (@teresagiudice) on Apr 5, 2020 at 10:29am PDT Teresa Giudice paid tribute Sunday to her late father Giacinto Gorga, who died Friday at the age of 76. Taking to Instagram, the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star, 47, shared a handful of family …

Benjamin Gibbard — the frontman for Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service, who’s also the ex-husband of Zooey Deschanel — gave a moving tribute to late Fountains of Wayne rocker Adam Schlesinger on his “Live From Home” show. Gibbard’s been performing the streaming sets during the coronavirus quarantine. He said of Schlesinger, who …

It seems like Bill Withers has been in my ear my entire life. Growing up in a household where ‘70s soul was the soundtrack of our lives, he was right up there with Marvin, Stevie, Diana, Chaka, Teddy P. and other R&B legends — the artists who made me fall in love with music while …

Actor Logan Williams, who played a young Barry Allen in the CW’s “The Flash,” died suddenly Thursday at age 16. No cause of death was given. The show’s star, Grant Gustin, expressed his anguish on Instagram Friday, posting a photo with Williams and actor Jesse L. Martin taken during the filming of the series pilot …

Patricia Bosworth, who started out as an actress in films such as “The Nun’s Story” and went on to become a notable celebrity biographer and magazine editor, died Thursday of complications of the coronavirus. She was 86. Her friend Ray Leslee wrote on Facebook, “Patti was more than a great writer. She was an inspiration and …

Legendary footwear designer Sergio Rossi has died from coronavirus complications. He was 84. Rossi was hospitalized for a few days in Cesena, Italy, prior to his passing, according to Footwear News. “Sergio Rossi was a master, and it is my great honor to have met him and gotten to present him the archive earlier this …