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  "id": 16122797,
  "title": "Michael Gray Dies: ‘Shazam!’ Star Was 75",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/michael-gray-dies-shazam-star-was-75",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T22:53:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/michael-gray-dead-shazam-1237171297/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Michael Gray, star of the 1970s CBS live-action series Shazam! died of natural causes on Friday, October 16 in Palm Desert, CA, his rep confirmed to Deadline. He was 75. One of Gray’s early television roles came in 1972 when he was cast in NBC’s The Little People, alongside Brian Keith and Shelly Fabares. But […]",
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        "outlet": "TVLine",
        "title": "Michael Gray, Shazam! Star, Dead At 75",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/michael-gray-shazam-star-dead-at-75",
        "published": "2026-10-22T21:43:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Michael Gray, Former Teen Idol and Star of ‘Shazam!,’ Dies at 75",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/michael-gray-former-teen-idol-and-star-of-shazam-dies-at-75",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:59:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Michael Gray, Star of ‘Shazam!’ TV Series, Dies at 75",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/michael-gray-star-of-shazam-tv-series-dies-at-75",
        "published": "2026-10-22T23:37:46.000Z"
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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."
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