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Peg Murray, who first appeared on Broadway in 1956, a recipient of the Tony Award in 1967, died at 96 following a stroke.

Peg Murray who first appeared on Broadway in 1956 died at 96 following a stroke

Peg Murray, who won a 1967 Tony Award for Fräulein Kost’s portrayal in Cabaret and later recurred for 13 years on ABC’s daytime drama All My Children, died Nov. 29. In recent years at an assisted care community in Greenport, Long Island, Murray…

Read Full StoryPeg Murray, who first appeared on Broadway in 1956, a recipient of the Tony Award in 1967, died at 96 following a stroke.

Dead at 86 is ‘ICU Grandpa’ who won hearts by snuggling babies, dies from pancreatic cancer.

Dead at 86 is 'ICU Grandpa' who won hearts by snuggling babies, dies from pancreatic cancer

ICU Grandpa story: For nearly 15 years, David Deutchman — aka the “ICU Grandpa” — cuddled babies in the neonatal intensive care unit and played with ailing toddlers as a volunteer at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. His efforts to help…

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John Prine, influential singer-songwriter, dies at 73

Hohn Prine the American country folk singer-songwriter is dead at 73

(CNN)John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty, and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was 73. His publicist tells CNN, “Yes,…

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