Hollywood’s Most Notable Deaths of 2024

Story by Carly Thomas

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Hollywood says goodbye to a staggering number of industry legends, from Oscar winners to TV icons, in a devastating year marked by high-profile deaths across entertainment.

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Iconic actor Carl Weathers, best known as Apollo Creed in the Rocky franchise, died in his sleep at 76, with his manager praising him as an 'exceptional human being' who 'lived an extraordinary life'.
Acclaimed producer Jon Landau, who teamed with James Cameron to bring Titanic and Avatar to the big screen, passed away at 63 after a 16-month cancer battle, with Cameron honoring his 'vast generosity of spirit'.

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Jon Landau, Carl Weathers, Donald Sutherland, Shannen Doherty, Liam Payne, Maggie Smith, Chita Rivera, James Earl Jones, Bob Newhart, Gena Rowlands, Richard Lewis, Chance Perdomo, Toby Keith, Iris Apfel, M. Emmet Walsh, O.J. Simpson, Eleanor Coppola, Roberto Cavalli, Dabney Coleman, Willie Mays, Bill Cobbs, Shelley Duvall, Richard Simmons, Lou Dobbs, Phil Donahue, Tito Jackson, Kris Kristofferson, John Amos, Lynda Obst, Teri Garr, Quincy Jones, Disney, The Rocky, Predator, Happy Gilmore, The Mandalorian, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, M*A*S*H, Ordinary People, The Hunger Games, Anything but Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Downton Abbey, Harry Potter, Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Law & Order, Speed Racer, Hunters, The Good German, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, The Cleaning Lady, Days of Our Lives, Fox News, Bombshell, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Gen V, The Jackson 5, The Jacksons, Good Times, One Direction, Titanic, Avatar, Sleepless in Seattle, Contact, Flashdance, The Fisher King, Adventures in Babysitting, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Interstellar, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, Titanic, Avatar

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