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Indeed (though I did look her up and nothing appeared - or perhaps I didn't look close enough).

Cicely Tyson, a legendary actress and part of the Golden Age of Hollywood, has died. She was 96. Her death must have been sudden. She was just on the CBC radio show 'Q' earlier this week, albeit likely a taped interview. https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/cicely-tyson-dead-dies-1234895188/

Dick Smith, who played 70 games over the course of five years in the early-to-mid 50s, has died. He was 94. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/centredaily/obituary.aspx?pid=197602532

Updated to acknowledge the death of Cloris Leachman.

Adrian Campos confirmed deceased: https://formulaspy.com/f1/adrian-campos-has-passed-away-aged-60-73353

John Mortimore, a defender for Chelsea who later guided Benfica to two Portuguese league titles as manager, has died. He was 86. https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55835283

Richard Arnold, who became a consultant and archivist for the Star Trek franchise after serving as Gene Roddenberry's right hand man, has died. He was 66. https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-archivist-richard-arnold-dead-66/

Richard Hall, a Tuskegee Airman who served in the 332nd Fighter Group as part of the ground crew, has died. He was 97. https://www.wesh.com/article/richard-hall-tuskegee-airman-dies/35325348#

Juan Carlos Copes, an Argentinian dancer and choreographer who brought the tango to Broadway, has died. He was 89. Copes died of COVID-19 complications. https://see.news/legend-of-tango-juan-carlos-copes-dies-of-covid-19/

Jennifer Butler Murray, a costumer designer and the ex-wife of actor Bill Murray, has died. She was 57 according to the obit below, 54 elsewhere. Jennifer and Bill Murray were married between 1997 and 2008. https://www.postandcourier.com/features/jennifer-murray-movie-costume-designer-overalls-collector-and-bills-ex-wife-has-died/article_1ac3143c-5f1c-11eb-8442-2f1d9438e469.html

Cara O'Sullivan, a noted Irish soprano, has died after a short illness. She was 59. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40214804.html

Harthorne Wingo, a member of the 1972-73 New York Knicks championship team and a fan favourite later immortalized in the Beastie Boys song “Lay It On Me” with the lyric: “My favorite New York Knick was Harthorne Wingo”, has died. He was 73. https://nypost.com/2021/01/25/harthorne-wingo-knicks-nba-champion-dead-at-73/

Ron Johnson, who had cups of coffee with the Kansas Royals and Montreal Expos from 1982 to 1984 totalling 22 games and who went on to manage the Baltimore Orioles' Triple-A affiliate in Norfolk from 2012 to 2018, among other post-player positions, has died. He was 64. https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles/bs-sp-norfolk-tides-ron-johnson-dies-covid-20210126-wstuc35xo5dcfovhz2pysn5e3i-story.html

David Power, the founder of the J.D. Power giant global market research company, has died. He was 89. https://www.crainsdetroit.com/obituaries/david-power-founder-influential-jd-power-car-quality-survey-dies-89

Rick Will, a three-time Grammy nominee for his work as a musical producer & engineer and whose career saw him earn credits on more than 350 albums, including having worked with prolific Aussie artists Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel and Boy & Bear, has died. https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/rick-will-producer-obituary/

Billy Ryan, a New Jersey guitar legend who played with several musicians who'd later become part of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, has died from COVID-19 complications. He was 76. Ryan was in bands with Steven Van Zandt, Garry Tallent and Clarence Clemons. https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/01/25/billy-ryan-asbury-park-guitar-legend-who-played-pre-e-street-bands-has-died-covid/6697800002/

Song Yoo-jung, a South Korean actress who appeared in a couple of Korean and web-based shows, took her own life. She was 26. https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/01/25/south-korean-actress-song-yoo-jung-dies-age-26/4254363001/

Bertha Higgs, the mother of New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, has died. She was 100. https://www.country94.ca/2021/01/25/bertha-higgs-the-premiers-mother-has-died/

Bruce Kirby, a prolific Hollywood actor whose decades-long credits included the movies Stand By Me and Throw Momma From the Train and the television series Kojak and LA Law, has died. He was 95. https://www.facebook.com/johnkirby1/posts/10225059267418531

Gerry Rochon, a long-time broadcaster who served as executive producer of the uber-Canadian television series 'The Littlest Hobo' and did likewise for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, died in May 2020 with nary a mention. All I could find were paid obituaries, including this one. https://www.arbormemorial.ca/mceachnie/obituaries/gerard-gerry-omer-rochon/50017

Johannes Edvaldsson, an Icelandic football star for Celtic from 1975 to 1980, has died. He was 70. https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/6580873/celtic-johannes-edvaldsson-dead-70-tributes/

Robert Rowland, a former Brexit Party MEP, has died as a result of an accident in the Bahamas. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1388313/Robert-Rowlands-dead-Nigel-Farage-Brexit-Party-MEP-latest-update-cause-of-death-Bahamas

James Purify, one half of the duo James and Bobby Purify, who had a number of chart hits in the mid-to-late 1960s, including the U.S. #6 song 'I'm Your Puppet', has died. He was 76. The cause of death was COVID-19. https://weartv.com/news/local/rb-im-your-puppet-legend-passes-away-to-covid-19-complications-in-pensacola

Ron Samford, who played a combined 158 games with the New York Giants, Detroit Tigers and Washington Senators between 1954 and 1959, died January 14th. He was 90. https://obits.dallasnews.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-edward-samford&pid=197570497&fhid=17330

Perry Botkin Jr., a prolific, Grammy-nominated television theme composer, arranger and producer, who was notably behind the theme songs of the Young and the Restless, Mork & Mindy and Happy Days, has died. He was 87. In 1970, Barry DeVorzon and he had a #8 U.S. hit with 'Nadia's Theme', the tune that still opens the Young and the Restless. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/perry-botkin-jr-grammy-winning-arranger-of-nadias-theme-dies-at-87?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EFRVoaMNmI