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He started his screen career in 2006 and appeared in television series including Everybody Hates Chris, The Young and the Restless, 90210, Mad TV, Death Valley and Dexter. 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Hurt was a three-time Tony Award nominee and also received a BAFTA Award nomination and an Independent Spirit Award nomination. Her film credits included Interiors, The World According to Garp and The Age of Innocence. She also received an Obie Award and a Clarence Derwent Award.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Mary_Beth_Hurt.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Beth_Hurt", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Alzheimer's disease", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-alzheimers-disease" } }, { "name": "Marinella Greek singer, complications from a stroke dead at age 87", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/marinella", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 87, "death_date": "2026-03-28", "reported_date": "2026-03-28", "published_at": "2026-03-28T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "Greece" ], "description": "Marinella, the Greek singer known for \"Dio Portes Echi i Zoi\" and \"Giati Fovase,\" died on March 28, 2026, from complications following a stroke. Born Kyriaki Papadopoulou in Thessaloniki on May 19, 1938, she began her professional singing career in 1956 and went on to release 66 solo albums. Over a career that spanned several decades, she also appeared on albums by other musicians and represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974, the country’s first entry in the competition.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Marinella.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marinella", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Stroke", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-stroke" } }, { "name": "Dallas O’Neill Australian rugby league and union player dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dallas-oneill", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-03-28", "reported_date": "2026-03-28", "published_at": "2026-03-28T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "Australia", "New Zealand" ], "description": "Dallas O'Neill, an Australian rugby league and rugby union player, died on March 28, 2026, aged 83. 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A four-time Pro Bowl selection with the Vikings, he was born in Rochester, Minnesota, and grew up in Bakersfield, California.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Jeff_Siemon.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Siemon" }, { "name": "Lal Singh Indian politician, six-time Punjab MLA dead at age 83", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lal-singh-politician", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-03-28", "reported_date": "2026-03-28", "published_at": "2026-03-28T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "India" ], "description": "Lal Singh, an Indian politician and six-time Punjab MLA, died on March 28, 2026. He was 83. Singh served as Punjab’s finance minister from 2002 to 2007 during the Amarinder Singh ministry and was president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. 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