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Shelley Duvall, best known for her role as Wendy Torrance in The Shining , passed away recently at the age of 75. While her acting legacy...

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When Matthew Perry, the beloved star of Friends , passed away last year, the world mourned the loss of a comedic icon. However, as...

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Imagine this: You're in your twenties, just starting your career. You fill out a form at work, naming your live-in significant other as...

For the last few weeks, we’ve discussed celebrities and how they planned for their deaths. We started with the King of Pop, Michael...

For the past weeks, we’ve discussed celebrities and how they planned (or didn’t!) for their deaths. In this third installment of our...