R.I.P. CELEBRITY DEATHS 2020(NON WRESTLERS)

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RIP Mr. Randi.

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Anthony Chisholm Dead At 77

Anthony Chisholm has died at 77-years-old. The Katz Company, who managed the Tony nominated actor announced his passing in a post on social media.

Chisholm was a staple of stage and screen. He appeared in several August Wilson productions on Broadway, including Jitney (2017), Radio Golf (2007), Gem of the Ocean (2004) and Two Trains Running (1992). He was nominated for a Tony award for his portrayal of Elder Joseph Barlow in Radio Golf. In 2017, Jitney won a Tony Award for best revival of a play.

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Joel Daly, longtime ABC7 anchor, dies at 86

Joel Daly, a longtime anchor for ABC 7 Chicago who worked at the station for 38 years, died Thursday morning after a long illness. He was 86.

Daly was predeceased by his wife of 58 years, Suzon, his son Douglas, his son Scott, and is survived by his daughter, Kelly, granddaughters Kate and Madison Daly (Alicia Daly), his sister Pat Kraus.

Daly came to Chicago in 1967. Back then, newscasts were just 15 minutes long.

A year later, Daly and Fahey Flynn were paired together. They quickly became one of the most memorable and successful news teams in the country.

"I was on the street every day, and I think to have an anchorman that was involved in doing the news and not just reading it gave it some credibility," Daly once said.

Daly and Flynn changed the way television news was delivered, adding conversation to their daily updates. It was a concept that caught on and continues to this day.

Some referred to their banter as "happy talk"; Daly had his own take on it.

"I guess the breakthrough innovation was we broke down the walls between the news, weather and the sports that I think were traditionally separated by commercials, and then the personalities doing those segments were able to communicate one with the other," he said. "So it wasn't until it developed here in Chicago and infected the country that it became a family kind of thing."

Daly went on to join another famous pairing in the early 80s, anchoring Eyewitness News at 4 p.m. alongside Linda Yu until he retired in 2005.

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Former Raiders offensive lineman Mario Henderson dies at 35

Former Raiders offensive lineman Mario Henderson has died. He was 35. The team announced Henderson’s death without giving a cause of death.

Henderson joined the Raiders in draft-day trade after being picked in the third round by the New England Patriots after his college career at Florida State.

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Gordon Haskell, British Musician and Onetime King Crimson Vocalist, Dead at 74

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2020 KILLS SNOW WHITE




Marge Champion, actress, dancer and 'Snow White' model, dead at 101

Champion died Wednesday in Los Angeles, dance instructor Pierre Dulaine told The Hollywood Reporter and her son Gregg Champion told the Times.

Marge Champion was best known for being the real-life model for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." She also gave life to other Disney classics, including the Blue Fairy in 1940's "Pinocchio" and Hyacinth Hippo in the "Dance of the Hours" segment of 1940's "Fantasia."

Champion began dance training at an early age and was celebrated for her choreography talents. She won an Emmy Award for choreographing 1975's "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom."

But she also achieved fame for her on-screen work. While she was married to Gower Champion, the pair starred in several musical films including 1951's "Show Boat," 1952's "Lovely to Look At," 1953's "Give a Girl a Break" and 1955's "Jupiter’s Darling." Their union, her longest marriage, lasted from 1947 to 1973, and he died in 1980.

Prior to and following their divorce, Marge Champion starred solo in 1968's "The Party" and her most recent credit, 1982's television series "Fame."

Before marrying Gower, she was married to Art Babbitt, a top animator at Disney, from 1937 to 1940. Her third marriage was to American-Ukrainian director Boris Sagal, from 1977 until his death in 1981.

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Matt Blair, star linebacker for Vikings, dies at 70

Matt Blair, one of the great linebackers in Minnesota Vikings history and a six-time Pro Bowler who played in two Super Bowls, has died. He was 70 years old.

His death was announced by the team. Blair, who had been suffering from dementia, died Thursday after an extended period in hospice care, according to the Star Tribune.

“He’d been suffering for a while, so I guess maybe it’s a blessing in disguise,” former teammate Scott Studwell told the newspaper. “But it’s still too young. It’s a sad day.”

Vikings owner Mark Wilf said in a statement: “Matt Blair was a great presence at Vikings events and a tremendous teammate long after playing. He embodied the best of what it means to be a Viking. Matt is a Ring of Honor player whose legacy will live on forever with the franchise and in the community he loved.”

Drafted in the second round out of Iowa State in 1974, Blair played all 12 of his NFL seasons for the Vikings, from 1974 to 1985. He started 130 of the 160 regular-season games he played, racking up 1,452 tackles, the second most in team history.

He finished his career with 16 interceptions, 20 fumble recoveries and 20 blocked punts, extra points and field goals.

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Country singer Jerry Jeff Walker, who wrote Mr. Bojangles, dies aged 78

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Frank Bough: Former Grandstand presenter dies, aged 87

Frank Bough, one of the most familiar faces on BBC television from the 1960s to 1980s, has died aged 87.

He joined the BBC as a reporter on what was to become Look North, and went on to present some of the corporation's most popular shows, including Grandstand and Breakfast Time.

But his career was brought to an abrupt end after a scandal involving drugs and prostitutes.

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Frank Bought suck childhood memories of him doing sports programme Grandstand and news programme Nationwide