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  "title": "Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies age 80",
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  "published": "2026-08-26T16:31:19.000Z",
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  "summary": "Curry was renowned for his portrayals of Dr Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Pennywise the Clown in the 1990s film adaption of the Stephen King thriller It.",
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        "title": "Tim Curry, beloved star of 'Rocky Horror Picture Show,' passes away at 80",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T18:10:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: 'Rocky Horror' legend Tim Curry dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/showbiz-rocky-horror-legend-tim-curry-dies-at-80",
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