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There is so much stuff around Halloween that makes me excited it is coming up.

Pauline Phillips, better known to millions of people as the woman who created the 'Dear Abby' column, has died. She was 94.

Like his co-star Gary Coleman before him, Conrad Bain, one of TV's most beloved icons, has sadly passed on. The long-time star of legendary TV sitcom 'Diff'rent Strokes' is reported to have died this week of unknown causes at the age of 89. No details of Bain's death have been released to the public as of yet.

Frank Dycus, the man who helped write hit songs like 'Marina del Ray' for George Strait and 'Gonna Get a Life' for Mark Chesnutt, has died. The songwriter had over 500 songs published during a 45-year career that included many works with frequent Strait songwriter Dean Dillon.

Hector Camacho, a world championship boxer known for his fast hand speed and audacious behavior, died Saturday in San Juan, P.R. after being taken off life support.

TMZ is reporting that the star of 'The Green Mile' and 'The Whole Nine Yards', Michael Clarke Duncan, has died at 54.

George Jefferson is moving on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky. Sherman Hemsley, the actor who portrayed the combative, but lovable George Jefferson on the sitcom 'The Jeffersons,' has died.

Kitty Wells, a woman who paved a trail for legends like Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, has died. Nashville’s WTVF television reports that the ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels’ singer passed away in her home on Monday morning (July 16).

Andy Griffith, who was probably best known for 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'Matlock', has just passed away this morning at his home in Manteo, NC. One of the roles we'll remember him most for was his apperance in Brad Paisley's music video for 'Waitin' on a Woman.'

Rodney King, the one who was beaten on camera during the LA Riots of the early 90s, was found dead at the bottom of a pool.

TMZ is reporting that Dick Clark is dead at the age of 82 due to a massive heart attack.

Actor James Arness, who played the legendary Marshal Matt Dillon on the popular Western series 'Gunsmoke,' died Friday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, a family spokesperson has confirmed. He was 88. The larger-than-life actor, who stood at a towering 6'7," played the indelible Marshal for 20 seasons and over 600 episodes, helping to make 'Gunsmoke' one of the longest-running pri