Obituaries
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the visionary 'soul' of reggae, dies at 85
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Don Everly of the Everly Brothers dies at 84
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Night Court star Markie Post dies at 70
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Chuck E. Weiss, 'Svengali to Tom Waits' and Rickie Lee Jones muse, is dead at 76
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Kansas singer, violinist Robby Steinhardt has died at 71
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Ziona Chana, patriarch of Christian sect in India, dies, leaving 38 wives and 89 kids
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Celebrities who died in 2020
In Depth Chadwick Boseman, Jack Charlton and Eddie Van Halen are among the famous figures who have passed away this year
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Lena Horne, 1917–2010
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Stewart Udall
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Alex Chilton
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Fess Parker
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Elinor Smith
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Robert Culp
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Benjamin Hooks, 1925–2010
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