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RAY Liotta, the brilliant actor who made his name in Martin Scorsese's crime classic Goodfellas, has passed away. The star died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was filming Dangerous Waters, according to Deadline. There were no signs of foul play or anything suspicious about the death,...
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'Goodfellas' actor Ray Liotta has died at age 67
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Mona Fort, who died of COVID, is remembered with 'My Way' by Frank Sinatra
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