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Actress Julie Harris died Saturday at her West Chatham, Massachusetts home at the age of 87.

The cause of Julie Harris’ death was congestive heart failure, according to the Associated Press.

Julie Harris was renowned first and foremost for her work on Broadway, and the actress garnered an unprecedented five Tony Awards for best actress in a play.

Her accolades came for a wide array of roles, including First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, Hamlet’s Ophelia and Joan of Arc.

Julie Harris debuted on Broadway in 1945 in It’s A Gift, and though the play didn’t last long, it was an auspicious beginning for the young actress.

Julie Harris was renowned first and foremost for her work on Broadway, and the actress garnered an unprecedented five Tony Awards for best actress in a play

Julie Harris was renowned first and foremost for her work on Broadway, and the actress garnered an unprecedented five Tony Awards for best actress in a play

At the age of 24, Julie Harris thrilled critics as the lonely teenager Frankie in 1950’s The Member Of The Wedding, inspiring The New York Times to declare that she was “extraordinary – vibrant, full of anguish and elation”, according to the AP.

Just five years later, Julie Harris won her first Tony for portraying Sally Bowles in I Am A Camera.

It didn’t take long for her to win a second Tony, this time for her performance as Joan of Arc in 1955 Broadway production of The Lark.

More Tonys came for her work on French comedy Forty Carats, period piece The Last Of Mrs. Lincoln and The Belle Of Amherst; the audio recording on Amherst led to a Grammy Award, as well.

Julie Harris also was a brilliant film actress, and her 1952 screen debut – reprising her role in an adaptation of The Member Of The Wedding – resulted in an Oscar nomination for best actress.

Fitting considering her sheer talent, Julie Harris starred opposite other film legends of the era, including James Dean on Elia Kazan’s East Of Eden and Paul Newman on Harper.

And she impacted the small screen as well, most memorably starring as a Southern belle in the 1980s soap opera Knots Landing.

She also won three Emmys for other roles, including as Queen Victoria on the Hallmark Hall Of Fame production of Victoria Regina.

Julie Harris was born on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where she was raised by a father who was an investment banker and a mother who worked as a nurse.

Her stage debut came at age 14, when she performed in The Hunchback Of Notre Dame at the Grosse Point County Day School, according to the AP.

That start inspired her to pursue acting for the rest of her life: She continued to study the craft at Yale University and, later, the Actor’s Studio.

Julie Harris’ last accolades came in the form of a life-achievement Tony in 2002 and Kennedy Center Honors in 2005.

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Randy Travis has had emergency surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.

Publicist Kirt Webster said the 54-year-old country singer remained in a critical condition after the operation to relieve pressure on his brain.

Randy Travis had been in hospital since Sunday after being treated for heart failure caused by a viral infection.

He suffered the stroke hours after doctors said he had been responding to treatment.

Randy Travis has had emergency surgery following a stroke

Randy Travis has had emergency surgery following a stroke

Randy Travis was initially admitted to hospital suffering from cardiomyopathy – a condition which weakens the heart – and congestive heart failure.

The singer’s publicist had said on Tuesday he had undergone a procedure to place a device in his heart to help it pump on its own.

Randy Travis, he added, was surrounded by family and friends, including actor Chuck Norris and fellow country singers Kenny Rogers, Lyle Lovett and the Oak Ridge Boys.

Other country stars, including Lady Antebellum and Martina McBride, have taken to Twitter to express their support for the Grammy winner.

“We’re all pulling for you Randy,” tweeted the singer Brad Paisley.

Randy Travis is best known for his songs Forever and Ever, Amen, Diggin’ Up Bones and I Told You So.

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Allan Arbus, best known for his role as army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s TV series MASH, has died at the age of 95.

Allan Arbus, who did not begin acting until he was in his 40s, started his career as a successful fashion photographer.

He became a TV regular who appeared on several popular series, including police drama Starsky and Hutch.

Allan Arbus died from congestive heart failure at his home in Los Angeles on April 19, his family confirmed.

“At 95, doctors didn’t want to do surgery and Allan didn’t want it at all,” Allan Arbus’ second wife Costello told Reuters.

Allan Arbus, best known for his role as army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s TV series MASH, has died at the age of 95

Allan Arbus, best known for his role as army psychiatrist Sidney Freedman in the 1970s TV series MASH, has died at the age of 95

Born in 1918 in New York, Allan Arbus started his career as a photographer in the US Army in Burma during World War II.

In the late 1940s, Allan Arbus set up a New York photography studio with his wife Diane, who later became a renowned art photographer.

The couple separated in 1959 and she committed suicide in 1971. They were portrayed by Nicole Kidman and Ty Burrell in the 2006 film Fur.

Allan Arbus’ first major acting role was in director Robert Downey Sr.’s 1972 cult film Greaser’s Palace, which also starred the director’s young son, Robert Downey Jr.

His last television role was in 2000 on the Larry David comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm.

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