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After writing nearly 50 episodes of NCIS starting with show’s inaugural season in 2003, the pair were elevated to co-showrunners in November 2016 following the sudden death of Gary Glasberg two months earlier.
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
The three-time gold medalist, 31, posted an emotional tribute to her late sister-in-law Lulu Conner on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 3, following Connor's sudden death at 26 on July 24 after coming to Paris to watch Steffens compete at the 2024 Olympic Games.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
The designer joined Moschino at the end of January, following the sudden death last November of Davide Renne, who had succeeded Jeremy Scott’s decade-long tenure.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
In the days since Lovell's sudden death while on a religious pilgrimage in Rome, Marquette has hosted a memorial run/walk, organized a prayer vigil and scattered sunflowers across campus in his memory.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
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Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
The three-time gold medalist, 31, posted an emotional tribute to her late sister-in-law Lulu Conner on Instagram on Saturday, Aug. 3, following Connor's sudden death at 26 on July 24 after coming to Paris to watch Steffens compete at the 2024 Olympic Games.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2024
The designer joined Moschino at the end of January, following the sudden death last November of Davide Renne, who had succeeded Jeremy Scott’s decade-long tenure.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 1 Aug. 2024
In the days since Lovell's sudden death while on a religious pilgrimage in Rome, Marquette has hosted a memorial run/walk, organized a prayer vigil and scattered sunflowers across campus in his memory.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2024
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