Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
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- Melinda Dillon, the actor best known for roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and A Christmas Story, has died at the age of 83. The news was announced by her family, with no cause of death disclosed.
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Feb 5, 2023 · Feb. 5, 2023. Melinda Dillon, who shot to Broadway stardom at 23, withdrew from acting after a mental breakdown, and then, in her late 30s, staged a comeback, receiving best supporting actress...
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Personal life and death. Dillon was married to actor Richard Libertini and together they had a son. They divorced in 1978. Dillon was a Methodist. She was a staffer on Democrat Eugene McCarthy's 1968 presidential campaign. Dillon died on January 9, 2023, at the age of 83. Her remains were cremated. Filmography Film
Feb 4, 2023 · Dillon died January 9, according to Neptune Society, the cremation provider. No cause of death was given. Her death became widely known on Friday. She played the mother in “A Christmas...
Feb 4, 2023 · The family of Melinda Dillon, who starred in \"A Christmas Story\" and \"Close Encounters of the Third Kind,\" announced her death on Jan. 9. No cause of death was disclosed.
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Feb 3, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, who received supporting Oscar nominations for her turns in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice and portrayed the doting mom in the holiday perennial A...
Feb 4, 2023 · The Oscar-nominated star of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Absence of Malice passed away on Jan. 9, according to a death notice. She also appeared in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Muppet Movie, and many other films and TV shows.
Feb 4, 2023 · Melinda Dillon, the actor best known for roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and A Christmas Story, has died at the age of 83. The news was announced by her family, with no cause of...
