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Jonathan Oppenheim, an American film editor whose work includes Paris is Burning, has died. He was 67. https://variety.com/2020/film/people-news/jonathan-oppenheim-dead-dies-editor-1234711819/

Jack Mcilhargey, who played nearly 400 games with Philadelphia, Vancouver and Hartford combined, racking up over 1,100 penalty minutes, has died. He was 68. https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/former-canucks-defenceman-jack-mcilhargey-passes-away-age-68/

Emitt Rhodes, a singer-songwriter and former lead singer of The Merry-Go-Round, has died. He was 70. https://www.brooklynvegan.com/emitt-rhodes-rip/

Nikolai Tanayev, former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, has died. He was 74. Tanayev led the country from 2002 to 2005. https://kg.akipress.org/news:1633193 (Kyrgyz language obit)

Rick Reed, an umpire whose career spanned three decades and who worked the 1991 World Series, among other accomplishments, has died. He was 70. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29489821/umpire-rick-reed-worked-1991-world-series-dies-70?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, a Russian-born figure skating pairs athlete who represented Australia in the 2018 Winter Olympics, has died. She was 20. Alexandrovskaya died after either falling from, or jumping out of, a window. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/12158941/ekaterina-alexandrovskaya-dead-aged-20-olympic-figure-skater/

Alexei Tezikov, who played 30 games in the NHL with the Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks in the late 90s/early 2000s as part of a 15-year career in North American and Europe, has died. He was 42. https://moncton-wildcats.com/article/rip-alexei-tezikov

Joanna Thomas, a former British international bodybuilding champion, has died. She was 43. Thomas was trying to get her life back on track after coming out last year and conceding she was dealing with mental health issues. https://www.naijahomebased.com/female-bodybuilding-champion-dead-at-43-as-heartbroken-friends-pay-tribute/

No, E/R was a comedy series that ran for one year on CBS (1984-85 TV season) that's unrelated to ER (NBC 1994-2009). It's just coincidental Clooney was a cast member in both.

Yes, regarding Clooney, it's one of those great trivia questions (the fact he appeared in both E/R and ER). But sad about Ferrell.

Yoshihiko Matsuo, designer of the Datsun 240Z, has died. He was 86. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a33338595/datsun-240z-designer-yoshihiko-matsuo-obituary/

That really is too bad. Great character actress. Enjoyed her work in LA Law. Only appeared during one season but nominated for a supporting actress drama Emmy and deservedly so.

Paul Fusco, an American photojournalist associated with Magnum Photos since 1973, has died. He was 89 or 90. Fusco is not to be confused with the same-named puppeteer and voice of the 1980s sitcom star ALF. https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/paul-fusco-1930-2020/

Michael Kooge, a noted New Zealand radio personalitiy, has died. He was 36. Kooge lost his eight-year battle with cancer. He'd recently announced he was moving to hospice care. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12348647

Helene Aldwinckle, one of the most senior female codebreakers during World War II, has died. She was 99. Aldwinckle was recruited in August 1942 and would later take charge of training American codebreakers when they arrived a year later. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/helene-aldwinckle-obituary?CMP=share_btn_tw

Joanna Cole, the author of the Magic School Bus series, has died. She was 75. The series was created in 1986 and was later turned into an animated series. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891586790/the-magic-school-bus-series-author-joanna-cole-has-died

Oscar Lipscomb, a Catholic Archbishop Emeritus who served the Mobile diocese, has died. He was 88. https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2020/07/mobile-catholic-archbishop-emeritus-oscar-lipscomb-dies.html

Neil Montefiore, former CEO of Singaporean telecommunications giants StarHub and M1, has died. He was 67. https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/neil-montefiore-former-chief-executive-of-starhub-and-m1-has-died-aged-67?Echobox=1594808519#utm_medium=social-organic&utm_source=Twitter

John Schaeffer, a noted Australian art collector who'd bought and sold some of the most valuable art work to come into the country, has died. He was 79. Schaeffer died after being hit by a ute. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8524455/John-Schaeffer-famous-art-collector-dies-hit-car-Sydneys-CBD.html

Nakotah LaRance, a world-class hoop dancer who performed with Cirque du Soleil before leaving to coach other hoop dancers, has died. He was 30. LaRance also had a couple of minor film credits. https://apnews.com/a77cc5b5b71e25de3ce8b2ec784a1540

Maria Lugones, a feminist, philosopher, activist and Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and of women's studies at Binghamton University in New York State, has died. She was76. http://dailynous.com/2020/07/14/maria-lugones-1944-2020/

Eddie Gale, a pioneering jazz trumpeter who worked with the likes of Cecil Taylor and Sun Ra, has died. He was 78. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9417915/eddie-gale-obit

Dr. Ross Pritchard, the 5th president of Arkansas State University, has died. He was 95. Pritchard was appointed ASU’s president in 1975 and served in that role until 1978. https://talkbusiness.net/2020/07/asus-fifth-president-dr-ross-pritchard-has-passed-away/

(Cross-posted in the Magicians and Hypnotists thread) Dick Williams, known as 'Mr. Magic' and suggested to have had the longest running magic show in history, has died. He was 92. The article notes he would've turned 93 this week. https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/07/13/mr-magic-wmc-tvs-magicland-dies-age