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June 21, 2026
Margaret Kerry, Body and Soul of Disney’s Tinker Bell, Dies at 97
A film crew and illustrator meticulously documented her pirouettes and pouts, giving substance to a character depicted previously as a spotlight onstage.
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June 10, 2026
John Basinger, Who Memorized All 12 Books of ‘Paradise Lost,’ Dies at 92
After nearly nine years of practice, he made John Milton’s epic poem vividly dramatic for audiences and inspired a study of his “memory virtuosity.”
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May 17, 2026
Beverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79
As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
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