R.I.P. Celebrities(Non Wrestlers) 2022

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Andrew Prine - star of the stage and screen in Westerns like Chisum and on Broadway in Look Homeward, Angel - passes away at 86

He also made his Broadway debut in 1958 in Thomas Wolfe's Look Homeward, Angel, taking over the role from Anthony Perkins.

He appeared in a number of Western shows in the 1960s including Tombstone Territory, Playhouse 90, Have Gun Will Travel, The Defenders and Gunsmoke.

He played Andy Guthrie in 28 episodes of Wide Country and played Richard Kimble's (David Jansen) brother Ray in an episode of The Fugitive along with a recurring role in the final season of Dr. Kildare.

His other notable roles were as Deputy Sheriff Roscoe Bookbinder in Bandolero, Alex McSween in Chisum and Deputy Norman Ramsey in The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

He continued working regularly into the 1980s (V), 1990s (Weird Science) and the early 2000s, though the latter in largely uncredited roles in God & General, Dukes of Hazzard and Sweet Home Alabama.

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Max Maven, a pioneer in interactive broadcasting through his work as a mentalist and magical historian, died at his home in Hollywood on November 1 after a two-year battle with glioblastoma. He was 71

Maven was honored many times over by magical societies around the world, including the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Most recently, FISM (Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques) awarded him a lifetime achievement for his many decades supporting and contributing to the organization’s global growth and success.

In September, Maven was presented with a Masters Fellowship for lifetime achievement from The Academy of Magic Arts at the Magic Castle.

He appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, including the lead role on Count DeClues’ Mystery Castle for the Fox network and guest-starring parts on Mork & Mindy, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and General Hospital. In 1998, Maven developed and starred in the Canadian series The MAXimum Dimension, an offbeat educational show for younger viewers involving recreational mathematics which aired for 26 episodes on the TVO Network.

Other credits include hosting eight network specials in Japan and creating a pair of specials in Thailand. In 1994 he hosted the 12-part British series Something Strange with Max Maven, a talk show exploring all aspects of the paranormal. The show set a ratings record on HTV and led to a second series the following year, The Max Mystery Show. He was prominently featured on the 1998 PBS documentary The Art of Magic, as well as The Secret World on The Learning Channel and the Masters of Illusion series for the PAX network.

His pioneering work in interactive broadcasting included creating the groundbreaking Max Maven’s Mindgames: The Videotape that Reads Your Mind for MCA. His games were a regular feature on the popular Best of Magic series for the ITV network in England, and his interactive illusions were included on The World’s Greatest Magic, NBC’s highest-rated special of 1994, for which he returned for subsequent editions in 1995 and 1997.

Max Maven’s Book of Fortunetelling was published by Prentice Hall in late 1992. He was a Senior Research Consultant to the Center for Scientific Anomalies Research in Michigan, and on the Board of Advisors of the California Science Center in Los Angeles, where his interactive material was featured in the exhibit Magic: The Science of Illusion that went on to tour museums across North America.

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RIP to all who have passed.

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Dave Butz former professional NFL player who was a defensive tackle for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Redskins in a 16-year career from 1973 to 1988 passed away at the age of 72.

He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was a 1972 finalist for the Lombardi Award and was a first-team All-Big Ten member and played in both the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl, where he was named the Defensive MVP. Butz was later named to Purdue's All Time Football team and was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.Butz was drafted in the first round (fifth overall) of the 1973 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would play for two seasons. Redskins coach George Allen gave the Cardinals two first-round draft picks and a second-rounder for the rights to Butz. In 1975 Butz was granted free agency due to a mistake in his contract that he signed as a rookie in 1973. George Allen quickly signed him, but the NFL ruled that the Redskins had to pay the Cardinals 2 first-round picks (1977 & 1978) and a second-round pick (1979).

Butz then played for the Washington Redskins for 14 years, where he made three Super Bowl appearances. He ranks third in franchise history in sacks (59.5). He was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1983 in a season in which he had eleven sacks, a career-best. He has only missed four games in his entire 16-year career. Butz was among the largest players in the NFL when he played standing 6'8" and routinely weighed around 300 pounds.
At the victory parade following the Redskins win in Super Bowl XXII, Butz famously shouted to the crowd, "We came, we saw, we kicked their butz."
In October 1987, Butz famously checked himself out of the hospital to play in the Redskins' game against the Jets. Despite having dropped from 313 to 287 pounds due to illness and feeling dizzy in the second half, Butz made a game-saving sack of Ken O'Brien to stop a Jets' drive late in the game and was awarded the game ball. After the game, he checked himself back into the hospital where he remained until the following Wednesday.

Butz announced his retirement from the NFL at age 38 in May 1989. He appeared in 216 NFL games, 191 as a starter, from 1973 to 1988. He tallied 64 sacks in his career. When he retired, he was the oldest starting player in the NFL.

Butz was selected to the NFL 1980s All-Decade Team and was named one of the 70 Greatest Redskins.

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Big Jake, Once Known As The World’s Tallest Horse, Dies In Wisconsin at 20

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I hear he was never sick a day in his life. Not even a little horse.

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Rhonda Fleming, the actress who was famous for her red hair and amazing talent, has passed away at the age of 97.

She was most well-known for her roles alongside Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan, and other stars of the 1940s and 50s

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Steel's working overtime today to get all these people.

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Paul Larson, a former quarterback in the NFL and AFL passed away at the age of 90.

A native of Turlock, California, Larson played college football at the quarterback position for the California Golden Bears football team. He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as the first-team quarterback on its 1954 College Football All-America Team. That year, he led college football in passing yards. The only Cal quarterback in history at the time to lead the nation in total offense (as a senior in 1954) … earned first-team All-America honors in '54 after leading the nation in not only total offense but also passing when he threw for 1,537 yards and completed a spectacular 64.1% of his pass attempts … was Cal's Co-MVP along with Matt Hazeltine in '54 … graduated as Cal's all-time leader in total offense with 3,519 yards and passing yardage with 2,968 yards … a fine multi-purpose player for Cal as he still ranks very high on Cal's all-time punt return list with a 10.7 yard per returns average (42 returns for 450 yards) and is N on the Cal single-season list for kickoff returns with a 28.5 yards per return average (10-285) in 1954. Larson is also on Cal's all-time career interception list with 12 for 163 yards. He was elected to the California Athletics Hall of Fame in 1994. Larson was selected by the Chicago Cardinals in the eighth round (86th overall pick) of the 1954 NFL Draft and played for the Cardinals in five games during the 1957 NFL season. He later appeared in one game for the Oakland Raiders in 1960.

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Celebrity makeup artist Laney Chantal, 33, who worked with Lil Nas X and appeared on reality show Face Off died on Halloween after a 'severe anxiety attack' and overmedicating on prescribed drugs for multiple mental illnesses