R.I.P. Celebrities(Non Wrestlers or Sports related) 2023

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Gordon Pinsent, the popular Canadian actor who starred in Away From Her and Blacula, is dead at 92

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Madonna's Older Brother Anthony Ciccone Dead at 66 After Decline in 'Past Few Months'

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RIP to those who have passed.

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Burny Mattinson, animation legend and Disney's longest-serving employee, dies at 87
Over the course of practically 70 years, Mattinson worked as a director, animator, producer, and story artist on classic Disney films.

Burny Mattinson, a legend of Walt Disney Animation and the studio's longest-serving employee, died Monday at the Canyon Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canoga Park, Calif. after a short illness. He was 87.

In announcing Mattinson's death, Disney noted he was about to receive a first-of-its-kind award on June 4 for 70 years of service to the company.

Mattinson worked across multiple divisions during his movie-making career at Disney. As a story artist, he contributed to films such as 1989's All Dogs Go to Heaven, 2014's Big Hero 6, and 2022's Strange World. As a writer, he worked on various Disney classics, from 1977's The Rescuers and 1981's The Fox and the Hound to 1991's Beauty and the Beast and 1992's Aladdin.

As a director, he spearheaded 1983's animated featurette Mickey's Christmas Carol, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Short. He also co-directed, co-wrote, and co-produced 1986's The Great Mouse Detective.

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Linda Kasabian, member of Charles Manson's "Family" who later testified against the cult leader and other members, has died. She was 73.

A death certificate obtained by the outlet indicated that Kasabian had changed her last name to "Chiochios" to protect her identity and hide her former affiliation with the cult.

Kasabian took part in the notorious 1969 murder spree in Los Angeles that left seven people dead, among them actress Sharon Tate, the eight-months-pregnant wife of director Roman Polanski. Kasabian detailed for the court how Charles "Tex" Watson, Patricia Krenwinkel and Susan Atkins shot and stabbed the victims.

In exchange for testifying against Manson, Watson, Krenwinkel, and Atkins, Kasabian was granted immunity.

Kasabian said from the stand that although she witnessed the killings and drove the getaway car during the Tate-LaBianca killings, she did not hurt anyone.

Kasabian’s testimony helped prosecutors secure murder convictions against Manson and his co-defendants, who were all sentenced to life in prison.

Manson died in prison in 2017 at age 83 after going into cardiac arrest following a battle with colon cancer.

Kasabian had reportedly lived in Tacoma with her daughter since the late 1980s.

During an interview with Larry King in 2009, Kasabian said she had been "on a path of healing and rehabilitation" and claimed she felt guilty over the killings.

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Creature from the Black Lagoon' Star Ricou Browning Dead at 93

The actor-stuntman had a prolific career, also working on Flipper, Thunderball and Caddyshack

Ricou Browning, best known for portraying Gill-Man in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, died earlier this week of natural causes, according to The Hollywood Reporter

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Svengoolie just showed Creature on his show a few weeks back. Of course he shows it a few times each year. RIP

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Australian producer and Getaway presenter Jeff Watson has died. Watson passed away at the Greenwich Palliative Care Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 22 following a years-long battle with brain cancer. According to 9Now, Watson was surrounded by his wife Judi, children, Timothy and Lucy, as well as his stepdaughter Cara and her husband Ben, at the time of his passing. He was 80.

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Steve Mackey, bassist for the British rock band Pulp and music producer, died on Tuesday due to illness. He was 56.

The musician's wife, Katie Grand, first shared the news of his death via Mackey's Instagram account.

"After three months in hospital, fighting with all his strength and determination, we are shocked and devastated to have said goodbye to my brilliant, beautiful husband, Steve Mackey," Grand wrote, before noting that he's survived by her as well as "his son Marley, parents Kath and Paul, sister Michelle and many friends."

The Perfect magazine director continued, "Steve was the most talented man I have ever known, an exceptional musician, producer, photographer and filmmaker. As in life, he was adored by everyone whose paths he crossed in the multiple creative disciplines he conquered."

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Wayne Shorter, Pioneering Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 89

The composer and player helmed countless landmark recordings, both as a bandleader and with the likes of Miles Davis and Art Blakey