Fogg, 64, was twice voted New England’s Funniest Comedian and ran the landmark Uncle Andy’s Diner in South Portland for nearly 2 decades.
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Chad McQueen, ‘Karate Kid’ actor and son of Steve McQueen, dies at 63
Since 2001, he had mainly focused on racing, but a near-fatal crash at the Daytona International Speedway several years later ended his racing career.
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Joseph Lieberman, senator and vice-presidential nominee, dies at 82
As Al Gore’s Democratic running mate in 2000, he was the first Jewish candidate on the national ticket of a major party.
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David Seidler, Oscar-winning writer of ‘The King’s Speech,’ dies at 86
The film drew on his own experience overcoming a stutter and his admiration for King George IV, who he looked up to as a child.
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David Mixner, champion of gay rights, dies at 77
He helped move gay rights to the center of American politics and put his long friendship with Bill Clinton on the line over ‘don’t ask, don’t tell.’
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Ben Stern, Holocaust survivor who challenged neo-Nazis, dies at 102
He helped rally opposition to a planned neo-Nazi gathering in Skokie, Ill., in the 1970s that produced one of the most explosive cases in First Amendment law.
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Roy Calne, a surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant, has died aged 93
He is considered one of the fathers of organ transplantation, alongside American scientist Dr. Thomas Starzl.
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Cindy Morgan, star of ‘Tron’ and ‘Caddyshack,’ dies at 69
She made her feature film debut in the 1980 raunchy hit comedy ‘Caddyshack ‘ starring opposite Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.
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David Soul, actor who portrayed the blond half of TV’s ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80
Soul portrayed detective Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1979.
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Les McCann, jazz musician with politically charged hit, dies at 88
The pianist and singer’s 1969 antiwar song ‘Compared to What’ sold more than 1 million copies.