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Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88

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Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the age of 88, his family has confirmed.

His TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed the world's biggest stars on his long-running chat show.

A statement from Sir Michael's family said: "After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson passed away peacefully at home last night in the company of his family.

"The family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve."

Sir Michael's high-profile guests included Sir Billy Connolly, Muhammad Ali, Sir Elton John, Madonna and Dame Helen Mirren.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66411604

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Gary Wright, singer-songwriter known for 70s hits 'Dream Weaver' and 'Love Is Alive,' dies at 80
Source: ABC 7 Los Angeles

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (KABC) -- Gary Wright, best known for his 1976 hit songs "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive," died after long health battle, his son told Eyewitness News. He was 80.

His son, Justin, said his father had been suffering with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia for the past six years.

The singer-songwriter died Monday morning at his home in Palos Verdes Estates surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Word of his death spread on social media with many fans and fellow musicians sharing their memories of Wright, including singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop.

Read more: https://abc7.com/gary-wright-dream-weav ... /13736354/

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David McCallum of The Man from UNCLE and NCIS fame dies aged 90

Mon 25 Sep 2023 23.10 BST

Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series The Man from UNCLE in the 1960s and was the eccentric medical examiner in the popular television show NCIS 40 years later, has died. He was 90.

McCallum died on Monday of natural causes, surrounded by family at New York Presbyterian hospital, CBS said in a statement.

“David was a gifted actor and author, and beloved by many around the world. He led an incredible life, and his legacy will forever live on through his family and the countless hours on film and television that will never go away,” said a statement from CBS.

Scottish-born McCallum had been doing well appearing in such films A Night to Remember (about the Titanic), The Great Escape and The Greatest Story Ever Told (as Judas). But it was The Man from UNCLE that made the blond actor with the Beatlesque haircut a household name in the mid-60s.

The success of the James Bond books and films had set off a chain reaction, with secret agents proliferating on both the large and small screens. Indeed, Bond creator Ian Fleming contributed some ideas as The Man from UNCLE was being developed, according to Jon Heitland’s The Man from UNCLE Book.

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radi ... ies-age-90

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Sir Michael Gambon dead: Actor famous for Dumbledore and the Singing Detective dies, aged 82

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Actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital aged 82, according to his family.

The legendary star of stage and screen – who over a stellar six-decade career received three Olivier Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four BAFTA Awards – was best known to younger audiences as Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

Sir Michael, who in 1999 was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to drama, died with his wife and son by his side in Essex following a bout of pneumonia.

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ente ... 20247.html

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Diane Feinstein has died [View all]
Source: ABC

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms

Her career was filled with firsts: first woman mayor of SF and one of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.

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Friday, September 29, 2023 8:38AM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Senator Dianne Feinstein has died at 90 years old, ABC7 Insider Phil Matier has confirmed. Her career was one of many firsts. She was the first woman president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the first woman mayor of San Francisco, and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.

"Dianne Feinstein, right from the start, was an icon for women in politics," said former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Senator Chuck Schumer adds, "She's a legend. A legend in California as the first woman senator. A legend in the Senate. She was the leader on so many different issues."

Born Dianne Goldman in San Francisco on June 22, 1933, she was raised by a Russian Orthodox mother and Jewish father. She worshipped at Temple Emanuel Synagogue and graduated from San Francisco's Convent of the Sacred Heart, a Roman Catholic all girls' high school. She was in the glee club, ballet, camera club and athletics.

Read more: https://abc7news.com/senator-dianne-fei ... /13635510/

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Diane Feinstein has died [View all]
Source: ABC

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Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms

Her career was filled with firsts: first woman mayor of SF and one of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.

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Friday, September 29, 2023 8:38AM

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Read more: https://abc7news.com/senator-dianne-fei ... /13635510/

Feinstein's death is receiving a lot of coverage and commentary on both CNN and MSNBC.