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Gregory Hines dies at 57 after cancer battle
Dancer and actor Gregory Hines, famed for tap style and screen roles in White Nights and The Cotton Club, died at 57 in Los Angeles after a cancer diagnosis. Born in 1946 in New York City, he rose from child star to Tony winner for Jelly's Last Jam and starred in films with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Whitney Houston, shaping a global performing career.
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