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He was 93.James Drury, an actor best remembered as the stolid, black-hatted title character of the long-running NBC western “The Virginian,” died April 6. Later in his career, he starred in “Dr. Tshabalala took SABC3's Top Billing on a tour of his impressive Johannesburg mansion recently. Larry Kramer, a noted playwright and AIDS activist known for his plays and novels, "The Normal Heart" and "The American People," died May 27. “Simon didn’t want to return to Johannnesburg,” Hilburn noted, because “he couldn’t tolerate any more of the harsh apartheid regime.” With the cross-continental music that emerged in songs such as “Homeless” and “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” on Simon’s album, the group was invited to perform in the U.S., notably in high-profile spots on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” that helped turn Shabalala and his compatriots — most of whom were family members — into global superstars.They were signed to the same major U.S. label Simon was on at the time — Warner Bros. — and released a string of albums of their own. We celebrate and honor your kind heart and your extraordinary life. Roy Horn was the dark-haired half of Siegfried & Roy, the German-born illusionists whose disappearing white tigers and lions made them one of the biggest draws on the Las Vegas Strip. He was 59.Stuart Gordon, best known as the filmmaker behind such cult classics as “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond,” died March 24. He was 92.Italian actress Lucia Bosè, mostly known for appearing in films from acclaimed Italian directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini, died March 23. Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of the Grammy-winning South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s manager, Xolani Majozi, confirmed Shabalala’s death, saying the musician was with his wife upon his death. “Shabalala was warm and gracious, and Simon was charmed when the singer gave him a bagful of Ladysmith tapes. He was 87.Comedy writer Buck Henry, the legendary scribe who co-wrote “The Graduate,” “Catch-22" and “To Die For” and co-created the TV series “Get Smart,” died January 8. Tolkien, died January 15.

She was 72.Raphael Coleman, who starred alongside Emma Thompson and Colin Firth in the 2005 film “Nanny McPhee,” died February 7. He was 74.Brian Dennehy, the winner of two Tonys in a career that also spanned films including “Tommy Boy,” “First Blood” and “Cocoon,” and television, died April 15. One of his sons, and Nellie’s stepson, was charged with hiring a hitman to carry out the slaying ; he later testified that police offered him a reduced sentence if he would implicate Shabalala. He was 72.Terrence McNally, a four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, died March 24. He was 85.Thomas L. Miller, a longtime TV producer known for hits including "Family Matters," "Full House," "Perfect Strangers" and "Step by Step," died April 5. © Josh Brasted/WireImage/Getty Images Through your music and the millions who you came in contact with, you shall live forever. He was 77.Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular family group the Heath Brothers in middle age, died January 19. © Eric McCandless/Walt Disney Television/Getty Images © Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images He was 68.Legendary jazz guitarist John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who played for presidents at the White House and with music icons including Paul McCartney, died March 1. She was 74.DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, a titan of underground dance music, died February 17. Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of the Grammy-winning South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died Tuesday, the South Africa Times reports.