{
  "id": 12429343,
  "title": "Marjoe Gortner Dies: ‘Earthquake’, ‘Falcon Crest’ Actor, Documentary Subject And Former Child Evangelist Was 82",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/marjoe-gortner-dies-earthquake-falcon-crest-actor-documentary-subject",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-06T17:11:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/marjoe-gortner-dead-1237147977/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Marjoe Gortner, who achieved fame as a child evangelist before pivoting to an acting career that included roles in the 1974 film Earthquake and the 1980s primetime soap Falcon Crest, died from heart failure complications in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, October 2. He was 82. His death was announced by his family. Before […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}