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Pierce Brosnan's daughter has died from ovarian cancer, his publicist confirms. Charlotte was 41 years old when she passed away in London on June 28, after battling the disease for three years. Brosnan's first wife Cassandra Harris, Charlotte's mother, also died from ovarian cancer in 1991. Harris' mother died from the disease as well. Cassandra is survived by a husband, Alex Smith, 14-year-old daughter, Isabella, and 8-year old son, Lucas.
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A British inquest has found that reggae star Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest during a 2011 police raid. The suicide verdict from an inquest jury Tuesday matched an account from police, who had said the London-born musician stabbed himself with a kitchen knife as officers searched his house in connection with a drugs investigation. Culture — whose real name was David Emmanuel — gained fame with 1980s hits including "Cockney Translation" and "Police Officer."
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Singer Judith Durham of The Seekers is 70. Actor Michael Cole ("The Mod Squad") is 68. Country singer Johnny Lee is 67. Writer Dave Barry is 66. Actress Betty Buckley is 66. Guitarist-singer Paul Barrere of Little Feat is 65. Talk-show host Montel Williams is 57. Country singer Aaron Tippin is 55. Synthesizer player Vince Clarke of Erasure is 53. Actor Tom Cruise is 51. Actor Thomas Gibson is 51. Actress Hunter Tylo is 51. Actress Connie Nielsen ("Gladiator") is 49. Actress Yeardley Smith is 49. Keyboardist-guitarist Kevin Hearn of Barenaked Ladies is 44. Singer Tonia Tash of Divine is 34. Actor Grant Rosenmeyer ("Oliver Beene") is 22. ASSOCIATED PRESS
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