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Eduardo Xol, a designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, has died. He was 58. Xol, a resident of Palm Springs, California, died at the Desert Regional Medical Center on September 20, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, following injuries from a reported stabbing on September…

Cat Glover, the singer and dancer whose winning streak on TV’s Star Search talent competition drew the attention of David Bowie as well as the artist she’d become most closely associated with, Prince, has died. She was 60. Her death was announced last night on her official Facebook page. "It's with…

Courtney Colman, a 30-year entertainment finance executive who most recently was CFO of film and TV company Happy Accidents, has died. She was 58. The company confirmed the news to Deadline, noting that she passed away following an accident at her home. She died August 12, according to a Toronto…

Freddie Salem, who played guitar and sang for The Outlaws in the late 1970s and ’80s, has died of cancer. He was 70. The news was announced on the Facebook page of his current project, Freddie Salem & Lonewolf, but it did not provide a date of death. “This morning, the heavens parted for the arrival…

Kathryn Grant Crosby, the actress known for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and Anatomy of a Murder, has died. She was 90. The widow of Bing Crosby died of natural causes on Friday night at her Hillsborough, California home, according to a spokesperson for the Crosby family. Related…

Nick Gravenites, a Chicago blues musician who relocated to San Francisco in the 1960s and played an important role in that city’s burgeoning rock scene, died September 18, after many months of failing health. He was 86. His death was announced by family on his Facebook page. Details about cause or…

JD Souther, a Songwriters Hall of Famer whose collaborations with The Eagles, Linda Ronstadt and James Taylor helped define the country-tinged Laurel Canyon/Southern California rock sound of the 1970s, has died. He was 78. His reps said Souther died peacefully at his home in Sandia Park, NM, but did…

Emily Gold, a contestant on the current season of America’s Got Talent, has died. She was 17. The Los Osos High School student reached the quarter-finals of the NBC reality competition alongside her dance troupe earlier this year. Gold was found dead under a bridge on the 210 freeway in Rancho…

UPDATED with details: Tito Jackson, the founding guitarist of iconic ’70s hitmakers The Jackson 5 that featured a young Michael Jackson and is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died Sunday after reportedly having a heart attack while driving in New Mexico. He was 70. His sons TJ, Taryll and Taj…

The In Memoriam segment on Sunday night’s Emmy telecast paid respects to Shannen Doherty, Chance Perdomo, Martin Mull, Richard Lewis and many more TV luminaries lost in the past eight months. Shelley Duvall and SCTV cast member Joe Flaherty, however, were two notable omissions from the revamped…

Tommy Cash, a country singer and younger brother to Johnny Cash, has died at 84, as confirmed in a social media post by the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville, Tenn. “We are saddened to announce that the world lost a bright light last evening with the passing of Tommy Cash,” the establishment wrote on In…

The cause of death has been revealed for former ALF child star Benji Gregory. The actor was found dead in his car at a Chase Bank parking lot in Peoria, Arizona, on June 13, along with his service dog Hans. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner determined Gregory died from heat exposure in the setting…