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popular name: Francis Lederer

date_of_death: May 25, 2000

age: 100

cause_of_death: Natural causes

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Francis Lederer was an Austro-Hungarian Empire-born American film and stage actor with a successful career, first in Europe, then in the United States. Lederer's career spanned the century from ''Pandora's Box,'' the 1929 German silent film in which Louise Brooks made a scandalous splash as Lulu the prostitute, to the television series ''Mission Impossible'' and ''Night Gallery,'' in which he played guest roles four decades later. He also played assorted rogues, charmers, horror villains and a Nazi spy opposing Edward G. Robinson in the 1939 Warner Brothers drama, ''Confessions of a Nazi Spy.'' In ''Midnight,'' Billy Wilder's 1939 comedy that starred Don Ameche and Claudette Colbert, Mr. Lederer played a typical part: Jacques Picot, a gigolo attached to Mary Astor. In its review at the time, Variety said Mr. Lederer was ''aptly cast as the love pirate.'' With a slight accent and silken air, he played a philandering actor who accidentally kisses Ida Lupino in a darkened theater in ''One Rainy Afternoon'' (1936) and a sinister valet who stalks Paulette Goddard in Jean Renoir's ''Diary of a Chambermaid'' (1946). Aside from his stage and screen work, Lederer did a great deal of television, for which he adapted Ibsen's A Doll's House, and was the chief villain in the first Mission Impossible (1967). He also taught acting for many years, helped found the American National Academy of Performing Arts and the Holly wood museum, was active in civic affairs, and made a fortune from property.

popular name: Glenn Quinn

date_of_death: December 3, 2002

age: 32

cause_of_death: Drug overdose - heroin

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Irish actor Glenn Quinn acquired a small, but devoted, following from appearances in the television situation comedy Roseanne, and as the half-demon Doyle, in Angel, the spin-off from Buffy, The Vampire Slayer. Quinn was less successful on the big screen. His first role was as a drummer in the John Travolta rock musical Shout (1991), in which he shared a kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow, but later parts - in the horror movies Dr Giggles (1992) and Campfire Tales (1997), and Live Nude Girls (1995) - were forgettable. Ironically, his most recent film, the noir drama RSVP (2002), was voted the best of the film festivals in its category, and was released to good reviews last autumn.

popular name: Art Carney

date_of_death: November 9, 2003

age: 85

cause_of_death: Natural Causes

claim_to_fame: Show Business

best_know_for: Art Carney was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Ed Norton on the classic television sitcom The Honeymooners. Born on November 4, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York, Carney began his entertainment career in radio before transitioning to television in the 1950s. His portrayal of Norton, the lovable and quirky sewer worker and best friend to Jackie Gleason’s Ralph Kramden, earned him widespread acclaim and became one of the most iconic characters in television history. The great Jackie Gleason once said that Jackie Gleason stated that Carney deserved ninety percent of the credit for the success of The Honeymooners. Carney's talents extended beyond comedy; he was also an accomplished dramatic actor. In 1974, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Harry and Tonto, in which he played an elderly man embarking on a cross-country journey with his cat. Throughout his career, Carney appeared in numerous films, television shows, and stage productions, showcasing his remarkable versatility. He continued acting into the 1990s when he passed away on November 9, 2003. Upon his death actor Art Carney was buried at Riverside Cemetery in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.