Larry King
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A true doyenne of late night TV.
Brooklyn-born King’s Larry King Live ran on CNN from 1985 to 2010. During his long career, he hosted more than 50,000 interviews, and was the recipient of two Peabodys, an Emmy and 10 Cable ACE Awards.
A cancer survivor, he was hospitalized with COVID-19 shortly before his death and died on January 23, at the age of 87.
Phil Spector
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Record producer Spencer, known for his innovative recording practices, died on January 16 aged 81 while serving a prison sentence for murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
He became on of the most influential figures in pop music in the 1960s. In his twenties he was already creating records that elevated pop singles to an art form, with writer Tom Wolfe describing him in 1964 as “the first tycoon of teen.”
But his fame turned to infamy when in 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for the 2003 murder of Clarkson at his Los Angeles mansion.
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