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- Jessica Campbell. Jessica Campbell, who starred in Election and Freaks and Geeks before going on to work as a physician, died of unknown causes on Dec. 29 at the age of 38.
- Phyllis McGuire. Phyllis McGuire, the last surviving member of the McGuire Sisters, died on Dec. 29 of natural causes. She was 89. The McGuire Sisters, including her siblings Dorothy and Christine McGuire, were center stage in the 1950s until 1968 when they reportedly split due to Phyllis' controversial relationship with mobster Sam Giancana.
- Adolfo 'Shabba-Doo' Quiñones. Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quiñones, dance legend and star of the cult hit Breakin', died on Dec. 30 of unknown causes at the age of 65.
- Dawn Wells. Dawn Wells, the actress best known for portraying Mary Ann Summers on the 1960's CBS sitcom Gilligan's Island, died on Dec. 30 at 82 from COVID-19.
- Dawn Wells, actress, 82. (Oct. 18, 1938 — Dec. 30, 2020) Wells, who died of COVID-19 complications, played the pigtailed Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom Gilligan’s Island.
- Pierre Cardin, fashion designer, 98. (July 2, 1922 — Dec. 29, 2020) As a child gazing at the night sky, Cardin imagined stars as women in glittering gowns.
- Phil Niekro, baseball pitcher, 81. (April 1, 1939 — Dec. 26, 2020) Phil Niekro was a master and, perhaps, the best-known deliverer of the knuckleball, a rarely seen pitch that darts and floats unpredictably.
- K.C. Jones, basketball player and coach, 88. (May 25, 1932 — Dec. 25, 2020) K.C. Jones was the unusual top-tier basketball player who also had a highly successful coaching career, wining eight NBA championships as a Boston Celtics player and two more as its coach.
- Pierre Cardin. Jul 07, 1922 - Dec 29, 2020. Age 98.
- Chuck Yeager. Feb 13, 1923 - Dec 07, 2020. Age 97.
- Diego Maradona. Oct 30, 1960 - Nov 25, 2020. Age 60.
- Sean Connery. Aug 25, 1930 - Oct 31, 2020. Age 90.
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