Marty Balin, whose tenor voice provided hits for the ’60s psychedelic rock band Jefferson Airplane, has died. He was 76. RIP.

Great music from a great time. He helped bring me much joy, RIP.

Charles Aznavour, 94, French singer (chansonnier)

Will Vinton, Oscar winner and pioneering Portland animator, dies at age 70

... Originally from McMinnville, Vinton invented Claymation, his signature style of stop-motion animation. His Oscar came in 1975 for the animated short film "Closed Mondays," made with Bob Gardner. He founded Vinton Studios in Portland the next year and won three Emmys there as a producer.

California Raisins - Heard It Through The Grapevine (1988) - YouTube

Dave Anderson

Just had to submit this one.
Why are so many male Anderson's called David?

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Scott Wilson, American actor, (In the Heat of the Night, In Cold Blood, The Great Gatsby, Dead Man Walking, Pearl Harbor, and Junebug. The Walking Dead, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation)

Philanthropist billionaire Alex Spanos dies
Spanos, who owned the Los Angeles Chargers, was a billionaire real estate investor who was born in Stockton and graduated from the University of the Pacific. He gave millions back to the university and community, as well as to Sacramento State, which has a sports and recreation complex named after him. He was 95.
He wrote a book called Sharing the Wealth: which details his rise from a moneyless man of 27 years to become a billionaire.

Mini-Me actor Verne Troyer's death is ruled a suicide
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-45821540

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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html

Through his foundation, amongst many other projects, he provided most of the funds necessary to build the Allen Telescope Array.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies of cancer at age 65

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html

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Willem "Wim" Kok, 80, Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1994 to 2002.

Joachim Rønneberg, 99, Norwegian Army officer and broadcaster. He was known for his resistance work during World War II, most notably commanding Operation Gunnerside, and his post-war war information work.

Douglas Rain, 90, Canadian actor (most famous as voice of HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010)

Stan Lee 95 Writer & Marvel Comics creator.

Babs Beverley 91 Singer

William Goldman 87 Screenwriter (Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid)

Richard Baker 93 BBC Newsreader.

RIP Bill Godbout: Cali wildfire claims the life of master maverick of microcomputers

Obituary Bill Godbout, a maverick techie who played a pivotal role in getting computers into the hands of the masses, was killed this week in California's wildfires. He was aged 79.

Roy Bailey - Folk singer and Professor of Sociology. Time to roll home.

Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris director, dies aged 77

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