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Posted by Sampo, on April 12th, 2024  — Mexican actress Lorena Velázquez died April 11. She was 86.
With a career that spanned more than 300 productions, Velázquez was a stellar figure in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and continued her legacy on television. She was crowned Miss Mexico in 1960, although she declined to represent the country in Miss Universe and preferred to focus on her acting career.
MSTies will remember her role as Zorina in the movie in episode 624- SAMSON VS. THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.
There’s a nice retrospective here.
Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.
Posted by Sampo, on April 11th, 2024  Sassenburg, Germany — German actor and voice artist Eckart Dux died April 9 at his home here. He was 97.
He had numerous roles in German theatre in Munich, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart. He also had many roles as a character actor in film and television. MSTies will remember him as Rosencrantz in the movie in episode 1009- HAMLET.
More on his life here.
Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.
Posted by Erhardt, on April 5th, 2024
Posted by Erhardt, on April 4th, 2024 
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Posted by Sampo, on March 29th, 2024  SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — Louis Gossett Jr., who won a supporting actor Oscar for playing the hard-as-nails drill instructor in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman” a few years after winning an Emmy for his role as the cunning Fiddler in “Roots,” died here March 29. He was 87.
MSTies will recall that he was imitated during a host segment in episode 806- THE UNDEAD, recalling Gossett’s memorable catchphrase, “mayoNAISE,” from “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He was also was mentioned in a host segment in episode 417- CRASH OF MOONS.
The Washington Post has a nice obit.
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— Mexican actress Lorena Velázquez died April 11. She was 86.
