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Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull in the gardens at Mount St Margaret Hospital, Sydney, 27 July 1969. Marianne Faithfull is a patient at the hospital following a drug overdose. (Photo by Lipman/The Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images)
(Original Caption) 1975- Marty Feldman, 49, writer, director as well as a comedian who won brilliant reviews in, "Young Frankenstein" and other movies, died of a heart attack 12/2/1982 in Mexico City. He is shown as Igor in, "Young Frankenstein" in a 1974 photo. (Photo by Bettman/Getty Images)
Musicians Ivan Doroschuk (right) and Jeremie Arrobas of Canadian New Wave group Men Without Hats on the steps of St. Josephs Oratory in Montreal, Canada, August 1981. (Photo by Peter Noble/Redferns/Getty Images)
1977 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – Airdate: January 31, 1977. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) CONWAY TWITTY;LORETTA LYNN
The Kinks, (L-R) Mick Avory, Peter Quaife, Dave Davies, and Ray Davies, pose for a promotional photo, circa 1964. (Photo by Columbia TriStar/Courtesy of Getty Images)
American singer and actress Nancy Sinatra on the set of The Last of the Secret Agents? written and directed by Norman Abbott. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – MAY 1976: Founding member of the rock and roll band "The Beatles", Paul McCartney, fronts his next band "Wings" in May 1976 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
