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2014 Celebrity Death: Tom Sherak Died January 28 At The Age Of 68

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Tom Sherak, former Academy president and studio executive at 20th Century Fox and Revolution Studios,died Jan. 28 at his home in Calabasas, Calif., after battling prostate cancer for a dozen years. He was 68.

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