More celebrity RIPs

ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen Dies at 93 from Parkinson’s: ‘A Visionary and an Innovator’

He may not be a household name, but he certainly changed television forever.

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Nancy Kissinger dies at home at 92

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-21/nancy-kissinger-a-force-beside-her-diplomat-husband-dead-at-92

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Not sure many of these folks are celebrities - ie the title but another impactful Nancy has passed.

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Nancy Kasselbaum qualifies. The first woman to be elected to a full term in the Senate without her husband having preceded her in Congress. The wife of Howard Baker. The daughter of Alf Langdon. A Republican opposed to DJT. Yup, she’s a celeb.

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Shelley Fabares, star of “Coach” and “The Donna Reed Show,” dies at 82

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I loved her in Coach. Mildred, her mother on Coach, was Nanette Fabray, her real-life aunt.

I didn’t realize she was married to Mike Farrell

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What a professional career that not all actors want or get. The decades between those two shows!

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I have long followed her career, first in Donna Reed reruns and then on Coach. Oh, and she was Brian Piccolo’s wife in Brian’s Song. :sob: That movie was the first time I ever saw my big brother cry. And she was in One Day at a Time!

Clearly, she was a fave. :purple_heart:

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And this:

Topped the music charts in 1962 with her hit single “Johnny Angel”

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and another.. name may not be familiar but she was in many things. Bunny Levine, actress known for roles in "Gilmore Girls" and "La La Land," dies at 97 - CBS News

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What an inspiration!

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Star Trek actress Leslie Parrish dies at the age of 90

and she was in the Manchurian candidate and Batman

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Dolly Parton died :frowning:

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Just coming to post.

https://variety.com/2026/music/news/dolly-parton-dead-dies-country-music-1236842727/

RIP

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Omg this is a big one.

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Dolly Parton has died! Heartbreaking news. The world has lost such a talented and special woman.

So sad to hear. :smiling_face_with_tear:

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I am so, so sad to hear this. Dolly was a treasure :sob:

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So sad. Not that old. :frowning:

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OMG. Heartbreaking. :mending_heart:

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Dolly was not just talented. She was a really , really good human being.

RIP Dolly.

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