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R.I.P. Norman Jewison, a great director. "The Cincinnati Kid", "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", "The Thomas Crown Affair", "In the Heat of the Night", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Rollerball", "F.I.S.T.", "And Justice for All", "A Soldier's Story", "Agnes of God", "Moonstruck", "The Hurricane".

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-in-the-heat-of-the-night-1235882301/

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3 minutes ago, Strider said:

R.I.P. Norman Jewison, a great director. "The Cincinnati Kid", "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", "The Thomas Crown Affair", "In the Heat of the Night", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Rollerball", "F.I.S.T.", "And Justice for All", "A Soldier's Story", "Agnes of God", "Moonstruck", "The Hurricane".

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-in-the-heat-of-the-night-1235882301/

Recently watched 'In The Heat Of The Night.' R.I.P. 

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46 minutes ago, Strider said:

R.I.P. Norman Jewison, a great director. "The Cincinnati Kid", "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming", "The Thomas Crown Affair", "In the Heat of the Night", "Fiddler on the Roof", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Rollerball", "F.I.S.T.", "And Justice for All", "A Soldier's Story", "Agnes of God", "Moonstruck", "The Hurricane".

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/norman-jewison-dead-moonstruck-in-the-heat-of-the-night-1235882301/

Thanks for sharing!  So sad..."Jesus Christ Superstar" is my favorite musical of all time.

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Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. She was 76.

The news was shared with CNN by Billy James of Glass Onyon PR, who said Melanie died on Tuesday. A statement was also shared to Facebook on Wednesday from Melanie’s children. No cause of death was provided.

Originally from New York City and the daughter of a jazz singer, Melanie released two singles and an album in the late 1960s, but it was her appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 that cemented her breakthrough.

 

She wrote a song about that experience, 1970’s “Candles in The Rain,” which became Melanie’s first US hit.

Other hits from the singer include “Peace Will Come,” “The Nickel Song” and a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday.”

Due to her growing frustration with her record label at the time, Melanie went on to found Neighborhood Records, the first female-owned independent label in rock history, according to an obituary from Cleopatra Records provided by Glass Onyon.

Melanie’s 1971 hit “Brand New Key” – her first single for Neighborhood Records – later enjoyed a resurgence of popularity as a featured song on the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s-era “Boogie Nights” from 1997.

After largely withdrawing from the spotlight to pursue other passions including becoming a spokesperson for UNICEF, Melanie remained an independent artist for much of her career, releasing albums throughout the 1980s and 90s, along with a 2010 record, “Ever Since You Never Heard Of Me.”

Melanie remained active up until the end of her life. She published her memoir ”Lake Days” last year, and her final tour, in late 2022, took her to the Netherlands. She also had a newly-inked deal with Los Angeles-based Cleopatra Records, according to that company’s obituary.

 

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R.I.P. Chita Rivera, Broadway legend, original 'Anita' of "West Side Story", age 91. 

https://variety.com/2024/legit/obituaries-people-news/chita-rivera-dead-broadway-1235891948/

R.I.P. Broadway great Hinton Battle, 3-time Tony Award winner, age 67.

https://playbill.com/article/three-time-tony-winner-hinton-battle-dies-at-67

R.I.P. Italian actress Sandra Milo, of Fellini's "8 1/2" among others, age 90.

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/sandra-milo-dead-federico-fellini-8½-juliet-of-the-spirits-1235890276/

R.I.P. Melinda Wilson, wife of Brian Wilson, age 77.

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/melinda-wilson-dead-brian-wilson-wife-beach-boys-love-mercy-1235892422/

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13 hours ago, custard pie man said:

saw Toby many times with my wife and children, a true american icon who did so much for our troops and our veterans, what an entertainer!

😎👍🙏

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18 hours ago, 2bitnogoodjive said:

RIP Mojo Nixon

Damn...only 66 years old. What scamp he was...him and Weird Al were a great tonic to the sanctimonious pop stars of the day. R.I.P. Mojo.

18 hours ago, luvlz2 said:

^That was a flashback!

Indeed, it was. Here's some more...Winona Ryder plays 'Debbie Gibson' in the video.

 

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