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Death of Hodiak shocks Hollywood amid string of star losses
Hollywood reacts as actor John Hodiak dies of a heart attack amid a wave of recent film industry deaths including Carmen Miranda Suzan Ball Robert Francis and James Ogan. Hodiak aged 41 lived in the San Fernando Valley with his family and had starred in Lifeboat and A Bell For Adano before returning to stage. The deaths come as industry mourns talented performers facing sudden end and ongoing health concerns. Meanwhile American servicemen's wives in Britain attribute rising English brides to marrying age and a claim by an Air Force general.
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