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James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

By Lindsey Bahr (AP)

Jul 7, 2022 1:54 PM EDT

Associated Press,

James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of “The Godfather” and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper “Brian’s Song” and the casino boss in “Las Vegas,” has died. He was 82.

Looking back at Ray Liotta’s storied career

May 27, 2022 6:07 PM EDT

ABC News,

“He’s way too young to leave us.” Robert Deniro said those words about Ray Liotta, who passed away Thursday while in the Dominican Republic. Liotta leaves behind his fiancee and 23-year-old daughter.

Celebrating the life and career of Gilbert Gottfried

Apr 13, 2022 6:18 PM EDT

ABC News,

Gilbert Gottfried passed away after a long illness at the age of 67. Tributes are pouring in for the comedian and actor with such a distinctive voice.

Academy Award winning actor William Hurt passes away at 71

Mar 14, 2022 2:00 PM EDT

CNN,

Academy Award winning actor William Hurt died Sunday at the age of 71. Hurt was one of Hollywood’s hottest leading men of the eighties with films like “Body Heat,” “Broadcast News” and “The Big Chill.” A four-time Oscar nominee, he won the best actor award for 1985’s “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” In recent years, he was perhaps best known for playing the Hulk’s nemesis in a series of Marvel superhero movies. Hurt was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018.

Columbia community remembers the late Judge Mildred McDuffie

Feb 1, 2022 5:42 PM EST

Mike Olson,

Community officials are remembering the late Judge Mildred McDuffie, who passed away Monday.

UofSC Track and Field coach remembers former student athlete, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst

Jan 31, 2022 5:23 PM EST

ABC Columbia Staff,

Kryst attended the Honors College at UofSC and got her undergraduate degree from the Darla Moore School of Business in 2013. She joined the Track and Field team at the university as well.
Her former coach tells ABC Columbia she strived to make everyone around her better every day.

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Dec 31, 2021 2:57 PM EST

Associated Press,

Actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, has died. She was 99.

Countercultural filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. dies at 85

By Lindsey Bahr

Jul 7, 2021 3:53 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Robert Downey Sr., the accomplished countercultural filmmaker, actor and father of superstar Robert Downey Jr., has died. He was 85. Downey Jr. wrote on Instagram that his father died late Tuesday in his sleep at home in New York.

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

By Robert Burns

Jun 30, 2021 4:12 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday. He was 88.

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James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82

By Lindsey Bahr (AP)

Looking back at Ray Liotta’s storied career

Celebrating the life and career of Gilbert Gottfried

Academy Award winning actor William Hurt passes away at 71

Columbia community remembers the late Judge Mildred McDuffie

UofSC Track and Field coach remembers former student athlete, Miss USA Cheslie Kryst

Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, dies at 99

Countercultural filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. dies at 85

By Lindsey Bahr

Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88

By Robert Burns

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