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

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RIP Robert Butler and Travis605's brain cells.

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Euphoria Producer Kevin Turen Dead at 44

Kevin Turen, a producer who worked in projects in television and film including HBO's Euphoria and The Idol

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Voice Actress Haruko Kitahama Passes Away at 86 Due to Chronic Lung Disease

he had a long career voicing numerous characters in anime and games, and she also worked as a dub voice actress for Western films, as a television and commercial narrator, and as a radio personality. Her first well-known voice work was as the Japanese dub voice for Samantha Stephens, the protagonist of the show Bewitched.

Within anime, she has voiced such roles as Ichimatsu and Todomatsu in the 1966 Osomatsu-kun, Setsuko Ōhara in Obake no Q-Taro, Baron Ashura (Female) in Mazinger Z, Rafflesia in Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Ruka in Umi no Triton, and Mama in The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee.

In video games, she voiced the Succubus and Medusa in the Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 2003 game, the grandmother in D2, and Madame Musette in Tales of Legendia.

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Extreme Weight Loss Star Brandi Mallory Dead at 40

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Oladips: Nigerian rapper dies aged 28

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Stephen Kandel, Writer on ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Batman,’ ‘Mannix’ and ‘MacGyver,’ Dies at 96
His impressive TV résumé included everything from ‘Sea Hunt,’ ‘The Millionaire’ and ‘I Spy’ to ‘Mission: Impossible,’ ‘Hawaii Five-O’ and ‘Hart to Hart.’

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Jaws and Empire Strikes Back poster artist Roger Kastel dies at 92

The iconic image for Steven Spielberg's Jaws and the Gone With the Wind-inspired poster for the first Star Wars sequel were just two of more than 1,000 images Roger Kastel created throughout his career.

[TTX]

I miss those old school posters. RIP.

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George "Funky" Brown -- the key drummer and one of the founding members of Kool & The Gang -- has died ... TMZ has learned.

Sources with direct knowledge tell us the legendary musician died from cancer at his home in Los Angeles Thursday night, ending his amazing 59-year career as a songwriter and drummer for the legendary funk band. He'd been battling stage-4 cancer. He was 74

A rep for the group tells TMZ, "George Brown died November 16, 2023 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. Brown has co-written many of the band's iconic songs, including "Ladies Night," "Too Hot," "Jungle Boogie," "Celebration," and "Cherish." When asked to describe his music, Brown always replied, 'The sound of happiness.'"

GB had been diagnosed with lung cancer, and actually recovered for a while before hitting the road again to tour and perform -- but he suffered another setback this year when the cancer returned. George chronicled his health struggles last month with KCAL News.

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AS Byatt: Author, critic and poet dies aged 87

The renowned writer, whose full name was Antonia Susan Byatt, won the Booker Prize for her 1990 novel Possession.

In a statement, Penguin Random House said they were "deeply saddened" to announce her death.

They described her as "one of the most significant writers and critics of our time".

The author was appointed CBE 1990 and was made a dame nine years later.

In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. Dame Antonia's work was translated into 38 languages.

Penguin said: "She died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. A girl from Sheffield with a strong European sensibility, Antonia had a remarkable mind which produced a unique creative vision."

Dame Antonia was also known for writing 2009's the Children's Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.

Her most recent publication was a collection of short stories - 2021's Medusa's Ankles: Selected Stories (2021).

"Antonia's Quaker schooling encouraged a clear independence of thought, and throughout her career she had an unerring ability to ask direct and searching questions," Penguin said in their statement.

"Her novels showed a profound engagement with history and historical consciousness - and an understanding of the traditions in which she wrote - whether folktale or novel.

"And if her fiction offered an imaginative realm of ideas, it was also warm and engaging, and filled with unforgettable characters."

Time-jumping story Possession tells the story of the love between two Victorian poets that is uncovered by scholars in the modern age.

The book was adapted for a 2002 romance mystery movie of the same name starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens and Tom Hollander.