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rogerballard

(3,870 posts) Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:41 AM Monday

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Linda Lavin Dies: 'Alice' Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87

Source: Deadline

Linda Lavin, the beloved veteran stage and TV actress known for her Emmy-nominated role in the 1976 sitcom Alice and for her Tony-winning performance in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died today, Dec. 29. She was 87.

The news comes as a shock as Lavin has been working as recently as this month as a lead of the upcoming Hulu comedy series Mid-Century Modern. She died unexpectedly due to complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her PR representative told Deadline.

Read more: https://deadline.com/2024/12/linda-lavin-dead-alice-no-good-deed-tony-winner-1236243483/

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Linda Lavin Dies: 'Alice' Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87 (Original Post) rogerballard Monday OP

I remember having a almost homeless situation in the 90's, I'm glad she made it Shellback Squid Monday #1

RIP question everything Monday #2

87 & with lung cancer is a tough combination Botany Monday #3

I loved that show. And what a singing voice she had. applegrove Monday #4

Damn it!!!!!! jimfields33 Monday #5

She looked great on Dec 4th! Hard to believe that she was 87! LeftInTX Monday #6

;-( elleng Monday #7

On no, Alice! Polybius Monday #8

R-I-P Linda 💔 😓🙏 nt Raine Monday #9

Some neighbors and I were recalling old TV shows the other day True Dough Monday #10

I haven't heard her name in years and years BumRushDaShow Monday #11

RIP, "Alice" hlthe2b Monday #12

I think that just leaves Polly Holliday as the last surviving one from the first few years of the show 😞 cstanleytech Monday #13

She and her family were guest instructors at The Lost Colony one year. OldBaldy1701E Monday #14

She and Glenn Close both graduated from the College of William and Mary. RIP, Linda Lavin. generalbetrayus Monday #15

She was a semi-regular on "Barney Miller," too. Archae Monday #16

RIP. area51 Monday #17

Shellback Squid

(9,139 posts)

1. I remember having a almost homeless situation in the 90's, I'm glad she made it

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:49 AM

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great actress and good human being, RIP

question everything

(49,153 posts)

2. RIP

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:58 AM

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Botany

(72,689 posts)

3. 87 & with lung cancer is a tough combination

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:01 AM

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This picture is from almost 50 years ago. According to the internet she was working just
a few months ago.

applegrove

(123,697 posts)

4. I loved that show. And what a singing voice she had.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:50 AM

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jimfields33

(19,366 posts)

5. Damn it!!!!!!

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 01:57 AM

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LeftInTX

(30,824 posts)

6. She looked great on Dec 4th! Hard to believe that she was 87!

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:17 AM

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elleng

(136,963 posts)

7. ;-(

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:35 AM

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' complications from recently discovered lung cancer' ?

Polybius

(18,463 posts)

8. On no, Alice!

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:40 AM

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I loved that show as a kid, my mom and I used to watch it. RIP.

Raine

(30,644 posts)

9. R-I-P Linda 💔 😓🙏 nt

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:18 AM

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True Dough

(21,014 posts)

10. Some neighbors and I were recalling old TV shows the other day

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:36 AM

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while walking our dogs. Sure enough, Alice came up. I didn't know Linda Lavin's status. Sorry to hear she's gone.

BumRushDaShow

(144,524 posts)

11. I haven't heard her name in years and years

Reply to rogerballard (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 03:56 AM

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Used to watch "Alice" back in the day. She had a lot of guest starring roles back then too.

R.I.P.

hlthe2b

(106,897 posts)

12. RIP, "Alice"

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 04:23 AM

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Linda Lavin was a good one!

cstanleytech

(27,209 posts)

13. I think that just leaves Polly Holliday as the last surviving one from the first few years of the show 😞

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:26 AM

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OldBaldy1701E

(6,677 posts)

14. She and her family were guest instructors at The Lost Colony one year.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 05:59 AM

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She as wonderful. A very nice person and a very good actress.

generalbetrayus

(674 posts)

15. She and Glenn Close both graduated from the College of William and Mary. RIP, Linda Lavin.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:04 AM

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Archae

(46,902 posts)

16. She was a semi-regular on "Barney Miller," too.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 12:19 PM

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Played a female cop, dated Wojo a few times.

area51

(12,194 posts)

17. RIP.

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Mon Dec 30, 2024, 02:49 PM

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