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  "id": 3580834,
  "title": "Tim Curry, star of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' and 'It', dies at 80",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-and-it-dies-at-80",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:09:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260826-tim-curry-star-of-the-rocky-horror-picture-show-and-it-dies-at-80"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tim Curry, the British character actor who created a gallery of flamboyant villains for stage and screen, most famously Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 cult classic \"The Rocky Horror Picture Show\", has died at the age of 80, his manager said on Wednesday.",
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        "title": "Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80",
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        "published": "2026-08-26T15:57:06.000Z"
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        "title": "‘Rocky Horror’ star Tim Curry dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rocky-horror-star-tim-curry-dies-at-80-3556570",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:51:00.000Z"
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        "title": "Rocky Horror star Tim Curry dies at 80",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/rocky-horror-star-tim-curry-dies-at-80-3556605",
        "published": "2026-08-26T17:31:27.000Z"
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