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Deaths in Film & TV on June 13

  • 1969 Martita Hunt, Argentine-born English actress (Great Expectations), dies at 69
  • 1977 Matthew Garber, British child actor (Mary Poppins), dies of pancreatitis at 21
  • 1979 Darla Hood, American child actress (Little Rascals, The Bat), dies from acute hepatitis at 47
  • 1982 Peter Maivia, wrestler (b. 1935)

Person of interestGeraldine Page

1987 Geraldine Page, American actress (Blue & Gray, Trip to Bountiful), dies at 62

Actress Geraldine Page
Actress
Geraldine Page
  • 1989 Fran Allison, actress (Kukla, Fran & Ollie), dies at 81
  • 1998 Reg Smythe, English cartoonist (Andy Capp), dies at 80
  • 2004 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer (Sports Illustrated and ESPN's Page 2), dies from a heart attack at 52
  • 2005 Jonathan Adams, English actor (b. 1931)
  • 2005 Lane Smith, American actor (b. 1936)

Person of interestTim Russert

2008 Tim Russert, American television host, NBC News Meet the Press moderator, dies at 58

Television Journalist Tim Russert
Television Journalist
Tim Russert
  • 2009 Mitsuharu Misawa, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1962)
  • 2010 Jimmy Dean, American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman (Jimmy Dean Show, Diamonds are Forever), dies at 81
  • 2017 Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones, dies of complications of hepatitis C. at 75

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