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2014 Celebrity Death: Paul Mazursky Died June 30 At The Age Of 84
The Oscar-nominated director and screenwriter died June 30 at 84 of pulmonary cardiac arrest. Mazursky wrote and directed a number of films, including An Unmarried Woman, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Harry and Tonto and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. He received five Academy Award nominations: three for Best Original Screenplay, one for Best Adapted Screenplay and one for Best Picture (An Unmarried Woman). As an actor, he made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's first film, 1953's Fear and Desire. He later had supporting roles in A Star Is Born, History of the World Part I, Carlito's Way and Crazy in Alabama.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Meshach Taylor Died June 28 At The Age Of 67
The Emmy-nominated Designing Woman star died June 28 at 67 after a battle with cancer. Taylor played ex-convict Anthony Bouvier on Designing Women from 1986 to 1993, earning a nomination for Best Supporting Actor Emmy in 1989. He later played plastic surgeon Sheldon Baylor on the sitcom Dave's World from 1993 to 1997. He also starred as the flamboyant window dresser Hollywood Montrose in the 1987 movie Mannequin and was a featured panelist on the 2000 revival of the game show To Tell the Truth.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Bobby Womack Died June 27 At The Age Of 70
The R&B and gospel singer died June 27 at 70 after battling colon cancer and diabetes. After leaving Curtis Womack and the Womack Brothers, Womack released his debut album, Fly Me to the Moon, in 1968. He went on to release a slew of successful albums in the early '70s, including Understanding Across 110th Street, Facts of Life and Lookin for Love Again. In 1981, Womack enjoyed one of his biggest hits yet with "If You Think you’re Lonely Now."

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2014 Celebrity Death: Mary Rodgers Died June 27 At The Age Of 83
The Freaky Friday author died June 27 at 83 after a long illness. Rodgers also wrote the 1959 Broadway hit Once Upon a Mattress, a musical based on The Princess and the Pea. The original production made a star out of Carol Burnett, and Sarah Jessica Parker went on to star in the 1996 revival. Rodgers' other shows include From A to Z, Hot Spot and The Madwoman of Central Park West.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Gerry Goffin Died June 19 At The Age Of 75
The songwriter and ex-husband of Carole King died June 19 at 75. After meeting in 1958, Goffin and King wrote and composed more than 50 Top 40 hit songs that were eventually recorded by performers including the Drifters, the Chiffons, the Animals, and the Beatles. Even after Goffin and King divorced in 1968, the duo continued to write music together for some time. Some of his hits include "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "The Loco-Motion."

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2014 Celebrity Death: Patsy Byrne Died June 17 At The Age Of 80
The Blackadder star died June 17 at 80. Byrne studied drama and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s. Her other television credits include the BBC children's series Playdays, in which she starred as Betty the Tea Lady.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Tony Gwynn Died June 16 At The Age Of 54
The San Diego Padres Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn died June 16 at 54 from cancer. The California native, nicknamed Mr. Padre, joined the franchise in 1982. Two years later he won his first batting title, with a batting average of .351. That year he helped lead the Padres to their first World Series where they lost to the Detroit Tigers. Gwynn went on to become an eight-time National League batting champion. Gwynn retired in 2001 and became the baseball coach at San Diego State University. He joined the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Casey Kasem Died June 15 At The Age Of 82
The golden voice of radio died June 15 at 82 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease and various other ailments. Kasem began his radio career as an announcer on the Armed Forces Radio Korea Network while he was in the Army. Once back in the states, Kasem earned a few small movie roles which led to a voiceover career that included the role of Shaggy on Scooby Doo. Kasem's biggest fame came from his weekly syndicated American Top 40 show that ran from 1970-1988 and from 1998 to 2004. Kasem was famous for his signature signoff: "Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars." In 1985, Kasem was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame radio division.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Ruby Dee died June 11 At The Age Of 91
The pioneering actress and activist died June 11 at 91. Dee studied at the American Negro Theater in New York City before landing jobs on Broadway in the 1940s, where she met her husband of 56 years and frequent collaborator, Ossie Davis. (He passed away in 2005.) Dee collaborated five times with Sidney Poitier, including on A Raisin in the Sun. She also starred in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing alongside her husband and won an Emmy for supporting actress for 1990'sDecoration Day. She received an Oscar nomination at the age of 83 for American Gangster. A civil rights activist, Dee served alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X as masters of ceremonies for the historic March on Washington.

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2014 Celebrity Death: Rik Mayall died June 9 At The Age Of 56
The Young Ones and Blackadder died June 9 at 56. "There were times when Rik and I were writing together when we almost died laughing," Adrian Edmondson, Mayall's writing and performing partner, said. "They were some of the most carefree, stupid days I ever had, and I feel privileged to have shared them with him. And now he's died for real. Without me, Selfish bastard."

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