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Death Took These Entertainers in April 2017
More beloved entertainers left us this past month...they include:
April 6:
DON RICKLES, comedian (90)
DAVID PEEL, musician, "Have A Marijuana," “The Pope Smokes Dope” (73)
April 11:
DOROTHY MENGERING, David Letterman’s mom (95)
J. GEILS, guitarist (71)
April 15:
SYLVIA MOY, songwriter (Stevie Wonder’s “Uptight,” “I Was Made To Love her,” “My Cherie Amour” - 78)
EMMA MORANO, world’s oldest living person, last one born in the 1800’s (117)
April 19:
DICK CONTINO, accordionist (87)
April 20:
CUBA GOODING SR., vocalist for The Main Ingredient: “Everybody Plays The Fool” (72)
April 22:
ERIN MORAN, ‘Joanie Cunningham’ on “Happy Days” (56)
April 23:
CHRIS BEARDE, comedy writer for “The Gong Show,” “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” (80)
April 26:
JONATHAN DEMME, film director, “Silence Of The Lambs” (73)
A big THANK YOU to all of the above for dedicating their lives for our entertainment.
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