Suzanne Somers, R.I.P.

Above, Suzanne Somers.

More stars from the days of our youth (if you're a baby boomer) are falling by the wayside it seems.

The latest is Suzanne Somers, who passed away from breast cancer yesterday at age 76.

Many people are posting that they first got their first look at Somers in 1973's American Graffiti as the "blonde in the T-bird". I first took notice of her in another movie from the same year, Magnum Force, the second Dirty Harry movie. Her part wasn't too long, but memorable (and uncredited).

She was in the swimming pool massacre scene.  

R.I.P., Suzanne.

Cindy Williams Dies At 75

Above, actress Cindy Williams.

Jeez, what is going on here? Celebrities seem to be dying in rapid succession 

The latest is actress Cindy Williams, one of the stars of the Laverne & Shirley television show of the 1970s and of the movie, American Graffiti.

The Associated Press reported:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall’s Laverne on the popular sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” has died, her family said Monday.

Williams died in Los Angeles at age 75 on Wednesday after a brief illness, her children, Zak and Emily Hudson, said in a statement released through family spokeswoman Liza Cranis.

“The passing of our kind, hilarious mother, Cindy Williams, has brought us insurmountable sadness that could never truly be expressed,” the statement said. “Knowing and loving her has been our joy and privilege. She was one of a kind, beautiful, generous and possessed a brilliant sense of humor and a glittering spirit that everyone loved.”

I didn't think Williams was that old. She played Ron Howard's girlfriend in American Graffiti and he is a month younger than me. I assumed she was around our age (68). 

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