Japanese-American actor Mako dies of cancer at 72
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Japanese-American actor Mako, who  was nominated for an Oscar for his work in the 1966 film "The  Sand Pebbles," has died from esophageal cancer, the spokesman  for a theater company he co-founded said on Tuesday.
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Beverly Sills, the world-renowned  soprano who became the most popular opera singer in America in  modern times, died on Monday evening in New York from  inoperable lung cancer, her manager said.
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Jerry Orbach, a long running star on the television series âLaw and Order,â died from prostate cancer on Wednesday, November 30.
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Shu Uemura, a beautician who parlayed  success as a Hollywood make-up artist into an international  cosmetics brand under his name, has died aged 79.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a  reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in  films and as a longtime star of the "Law & Order" television  series, has died from prostate cancer. He was 69.
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Howard Keel, star of post-war US musicals, and later in the hit TV series Dallas, dies of cancer.
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Veteran stage, movie and television actor and singer Howard Keel has died of colon cancer at his California home. He was 85. His most lucrative stint was on television&#39;s &quot;Dallas
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He died after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 80.
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The founder of the legendary Bowery punk-rock club died on Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 75.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in films and as a longtime star of the "Law & Order" television series, has died from prostate cancer. He was 69.
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American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg dies, three years after being diagnosed with prostrate cancer.
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Beverly Sills, the Brooklyn-born opera diva who was a global icon of can-do American culture with her dazzling voice, bubbly personality and management moxie in the arts world, died Monday of cancer, her manager said. She was 78. It had been revealed just last month that Sills was gravely ill with inoperable lung cancer. She died about 9 p.m. Monday, said her manager, Edgar Vincent.
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Shu Uemura, the Japanese makeup artist who won acclaim in Hollywood and built an international cosmetics brand under his name, has died. He was 79.  Uemura, who gained acclaim working with actress Shirley MacLaine on the 1962 Hollywood film "My Geish...
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Howard Keel, the broad-shouldered baritone who romanced his way through a series of glittery MGM musicals such as "Kiss Me Kate" and "Annie Get Your Gun" and later revived his career with television's "Dallas," died Sunday. He was 85.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, star of Law and Order, has died of prostate cancer, a representative of the show said. The 69-year-old, who also starred in Dirty Dancing and Last Exit to Brooklyn, revealed he was battling cancer in early December.
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Jerry Orbach, acclaimed as a  quintessential New York actor for his work on Broadway, in  films and as the star of television's "Law & Order," has died  from cancer. He was 69.
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U.S. Rep. Robert Matsui of  California, a top Democrat in Congress overwhelmingly reelected  in November to a 14th two-year term, has died of a rare blood  disorder, his office said on Sunday. He was 63.