Celebrity Deaths

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Author Barbara Taylor Bradford, known for best-selling novels including A Woman of Substance, has died at the age of 91.

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Comedian Duncan Norvelle, known for his trademark "Chase me" catchphrase, has died at the age of 66.

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George Eastham, a member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad, has died aged 88.

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The crocodile who starred in 1980s hit film Crocodile Dundee has died in Australia.

Burt, who was thought to be over 90 years old, appeared alongside Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski in the 1986 movie.

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Actress Olivia Hussey, who shot to international prominence as a teenager for her role in the acclaimed 1968 film version of Romeo and Juliet, has died aged 73.

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Boxer Paul Bamba has died aged 35.

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Actress and model Dayle Haddon has died due to a carbon monoxide leak at a home in Pennsylvania. Haddon modelled for brands including Estée Lauder and L'Oreal, and appeared on the front of magazines including Sports Illustrated and Vogue Paris in the 1970s.

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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.

A member of the Democratic Party, he served a singular term as POTUS from 1977 until he was succeeded by Ronald Reagan in 1981. He turned 100 in October earlier this year, but had been undergoing treatment for cancer since April 2023. He had succeeded George H. W. Bush (who died in November 2018 at the age of 94) as the oldest living former president in 2019.

RIP.

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Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, just two months after announcing his retirement from broadcasting due to ill health.

RIP.

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Star Wars and River City actor Angus MacInnes has died at the age of 77. The Canadian was best known for playing Y-wing fighter gold leader Jon "Dutch" Vander in Episode IV: A New Hope, but also had roles in Rogue One and Hollywood blockbusters including Hellboy and Captain Phillips.