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38 Black Celebrities Who Died in 2016

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Tommy Ford (Sept. 5, 1964 – Oct. 12, 2016) 

Thomas Mikal Ford was 52 years old when he died after developing a blood clot and being placed on life support. The actor was best known for his work on the hit 1990s sitcom “Martin.” After the show ended, Ford continued acting on shows like “The Jamie Foxx Show” and “The Parkers” but also dove into motivational speaking and filmmaking. He completed work on a documentary called “Through My Lens, Art is Life” about bullying in the Black community and had several films in post-production at the time of his death.

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Don Marshall (May 2, 1936 – October 30, 2016)

Actor Don Marshall, who played Dan Erickson in “Land of the Giants” and starred in “Star Trek” died at 80 of natural causes.

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