{"id":6991,"date":"2020-07-27T09:49:16","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T13:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/?p=6991"},"modified":"2020-07-27T09:49:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T13:49:16","slug":"celebrity-passings-this-weekend-regis-phillbin-john-saxon-peter-green-olivia-de-havilland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/chyrfm\/blogs\/mornings\/2020\/07\/celebrity-passings-this-weekend-regis-phillbin-john-saxon-peter-green-olivia-de-havilland\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Passings This Weekend: Regis Phillbin, John Saxon, Peter Green &amp; Olivia De Havilland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend saw the passing of a lot of beloved celebrities, from the big screen to the main stage.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, <strong>Regis Phillbin<\/strong> died of natural causes at the age of 88. We learned of Regis&#8217; passing and immediately reminisced on his days on Live and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?<\/p>\n<p>A variety of stars shared their memories and condolences:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDE_ltZjNMN\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n<p>[twitter id=&#8221;1287174073877897216&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[twitter id=&#8221;1287139194092101638&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We also learned of <strong>John Saxon&#8217;s<\/strong> passing on Saturday, who<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0died at 83 due to complications with pneumonia. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He is best known for his role as Roper in Enter the Dragon &amp; as Donald Thompson in Nightmare on Elm Street (and an array of other tv shows &amp; movies)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[twitter id=&#8221;1287696687117537282&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday also saw the death of <strong>Peter Green<\/strong><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> guitarist for Fleetwood Mac and renowned songwriter. He peacefully in his sleep but exact reason is still unconfirmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter leaves behind a legacy cemented in music forever, even being\u00a0\u00a0inducted into the\u00a0<a title=\"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a>\u00a0in 1998.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDFxuuZjFLK\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday<b>, Olivia De Havilland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> died due to natural causes. She is best known as the classic star who played Melanie Hamilton in Gone With the Wind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CDHYC2_gdSm\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend saw the passing of a lot of beloved celebrities, from the big screen to the main stage. On Saturday, Regis Phillbin died of natural causes at the age of 88. We learned of Regis&#8217; passing and immediately reminisced on his days on Live and Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? 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