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Bernie Marcus, the founder of Home Depot, has died at the age of 95. He gave generously to charity and backed Donald Trump for president.

Actor Ron Hale, who had the distinction of appearing in every season of ABC’s daytime soap opera “Ryan’s Hope” for its entire 13-year run, has died. He was 78.

Legendary actor and country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson, most known for his roles in A Star is Born (1976) and Blade (1998), died at the age of 88 on Saturday.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) declared Saturday, and Hezbollah confirmed, that terrorist mass murderer Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in an airstrike Friday evening in his headquarters deep under civilian buildings in Beirut.

James Earl Jones — the illustrious actor with a universally recognized baritone voice who starred in numerous movies and stage productions but who will forever be known as the voice of Darth Vader in the “Star Wars” movies — has died, according to multiple reports. He was 93.

Actor Obi Ndefo, who was perhaps best known for playing Bodie Wells in WB’s Dawson’s Creek, died on Saturday at the age of 51.

Roger Cook, the landscaping expert on PBS’s Emmy-winning home renovation program This Old House for nearly 40 years, died Wednesday at the age of 70.

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the neo-noir classic “Chinatown,” died this week at the age of 89. 

Former first lady Michelle Obama revealed on Friday that her mother, Marian Robinson, had died at the age of 86.

CNN political commentator and Republican political adviser Alice Stewart died at the age of 58, CNN revealed on Saturday.

Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died. He was 98.

British actor Bernard Hill — who played King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings movies as well as the captain who heroically goes down with the ship in Titanic — has died at age 79.

Frank Field reached his positions including opposition to the EU and mass migration from first principles of defending the working class.

Actress Meg Bennett — who had a long-running role on CBS’s  The Young and the Restless and transitioned into a writer for several popular shows — has died at 75 .

AJ Simon, the former defensive lineman for Albany, has died at the age of 25 just one week before he may have been selected in the NFL draft. 

Veteran character actor M. Emmet Walsh, star of such timeless classics like “Blade Runner” and “The Jerk,” died on Tuesday at the age of 88. 

Tom Priestley — whose skilled editing played a crucial role in shaping the 1972 thriller Deliverance — has died. He was 91.

William “Bill” Post, the man credited with inventing the beloved Pop Tart died on Saturday, a Michigan funeral home confirmed to PEOPLE. He was 96.

Officials have revealed the cause of death of “Rocky” and “Predator” star Carl Weathers, who died last week in his sleep at the age of 76.

Carl Weathers, who immortalized the role of Apollo Creed opposite Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky” and three of its sequels, has died. He was 76.

Norman Jewison — the acclaimed director of such classic Hollywood movies as “In the Heat of the Night,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” and “The Thomas Crown Affair” — has died. He was 97.

On the night of Monday, January 15, 2024, my beloved father-in-law, John Frederick Hamlin Jr., passed from this earth into God’s arms at the age of 92, just two months shy of 93. He went peacefully with his daughters and grandchildren by his side.

British actress Glynis Johns, forever known as Mrs. Banks in Disney’s hit 1964 musical Mary Poppins, has died at the age of 100. 

Comedian Shecky Greene has died at the age of 97. Greene’s wife, Marie Musso Greene, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, he died of natural causes in his Las Vegas home on Sunday morning.

Reality star Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, the eldest daughter of Mama June Shannon from Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, has died at the age of 29.

Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State during the Richard Nixon administration, died after a long career at the age of 100.

Dex Carvey, the eldest son of beloved comedian Dana Carvey, has died at the age of 32 from an accidental overdose. 

Israel Barona, a rising Ecuadorian surfer and Olympic hopeful, has died at the age of 34 after suffering seizures. 

Richard Moll, a character actor who found lasting fame as an eccentric but gentle giant bailiff on the original “Night Court” sitcom, has died. He was 80.

Actress Piper Laurie, a three-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner who starred in a wide range of movie and television roles over a career spanning seven decades, has died, her agent announced Saturday. She was 91.

Bob Barker, the grandfatherly TV personality who presided over “The Price is Right” for close to four decades, has died at 99.

Johnny Hardwick, the stand-up comic from Texas who voiced the character of Dale Gribble in Fox’s hugely popular animated sitcom King of the Hill, has died. He was 64.

Actor Angus Cloud, best known for his role as the drug dealer Fezco on HBO’s “Euphoria,” has died at the age of 25. 

Paul Reubens — who played the zany, red bow-tied manchild Pee-wee Herman for nearly four decades across multiple shows and movies — has died. He was 70. His death following a private battle with cancer was announced Monday on Instagram

Randy Meisner, founding member of the iconic rock band the Eagles, has died at the age of 77 due to complications stemming from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Robert De Niro’s grandson, Leandro, 19, has died after being found Sunday in his New York apartment. A white powder-like substance was reportedly found on a plate near his body.