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French artist Ben dies aged 88, just hours after wife's death

French artist Ben Vautier, known simply under the artistic moniker Ben, died by suicide at his home in Nice just hours after the death of his wife, his family said on Wednesday.

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Legendary Hollywood and Broadway star Janis Paige dies aged 101

Actress Janis Paige danced with Fred Astaire, sang in clubs with Sammy Davis Jr. and was a legend in Hollywood. She performed into her 90s and even added her voice to the #MeToo movement.

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Roger Corman, US Producer, Director and ‘King of the Bs’ dies at 98

The producer and director behind low-budget classics like “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” Roger Corman helped launch the careers of Hollywood legends like Martin Scorsese and Jack Nicholson.

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Legendary Nirvana and Pixies ‘engineer’ Steve Albini dies aged 61

Albini was best known for engineering albums for Pixies, Nirvana and PJ Harvey. He did not take royalties from records he worked on. The rock world says goodbye to a true legend.

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English actor Bernard Hill dies at 79

Bernard Hill, the English actor who starred in some of the most memorable scenes in blockbuster films "Titanic" and "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" has died at 79.

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Grammy-winning ‘Peter Gunn’ guitarist Duane Eddy dies aged 86

The pioneering guitarist sold more than 100 million records worldwide and influenced The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and countless others.

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Celebrated US novelist Paul Auster dies aged 77

The writer of "The New York Trilogy" and "Leviathan" has died from complications of lung cancer. His books have been translated into more than 40 languages and is a revered writer in France, which he considered his "second home".

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French Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet dies aged 63

The Cannes Film Festival bid farewell to "a fierce humanist, who sought light despite social violence and found hope despite the harshness of reality".

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World's oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, die aged 62

The twins, who died aged 62, pursued separate careers, interests, and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations.

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OJ Simpson dies at 76 after years lived in shadow of double murder

After being acquitted in the criminal trial of the century, former football star was found liable for murder in a civil suit.

Design

'Playful and ever curious': Remembering Gaetano Pesce's iconic works

Following the death of Gaetano Pesce, one of the world's most influential designers, we look back at some of his big, bold and occasionally bulbous works.

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Beloved British author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94

Beloved British author of children's book "The Indian in the Cupboard", Lynne Reid Banks has died.

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World's oldest man dies two months before his 115th birthday

Juan Vicente Pérez Mora credited his longevity to "working hard, resting on holidays, going to bed early, drinking a glass of aguardiente every day, loving God, and always carrying him in his heart."

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Iconic French singer and actor Jean-Paul Vignon dies at 89

The French singer and actor “fulfilled the American image of the romantic, singing Frenchman”, leaving behind him an eight-decade career as a singer and actor in films including ‘Asphalte’, ‘The Devil's Brigade’ and ‘Shrek.’

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Ultravox's Chris Cross dies aged 71

Bassist and co-writer of new wave hit song ‘Vienna’, Chris Cross has died, age 71.

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Casey Benjamin, who worked with Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé, dies at 46

You may not know his name, but if you’ve heard him play as a member of The Robert Glasper Experiment or with Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé or Kanye West, you remember...

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Celebrated Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. dies aged 87

Louis Gossett Jr. was best known for his Oscar-winning role in 'An Officer And A Gentleman' as well as his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots".

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Influential American sculptor Richard Serra dies at 85

The famed American artist and sculptor was most known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world.

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Character actor M. Emmet Walsh dies aged 88

The US actor was in more than 100 films, including 1982 sci-fi classic ‘Blade Runner’ and 2019’s breakout murder mystery ‘Knives Out.’

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David Seidler: Oscar-winning 'The King's Speech' screenwriter dies

Best known for his screenplay for the Oscar-winning film 'The King's Speech', Seidler - who grew up with a stammer - dedicated his 2011 Oscar to "all the stutterers around the world."