Ellise Shafer editorLynn Kellogg, an actress and singer who originated the role of Sheila in the first Broadway production of “Hair,” died on Nov.
12, according to the New York Times. She was 77.Her publicist, Timothy Philen, told the New York Times that Kellogg’s cause of death was COVID-19.
According to Kellogg’s husband, John Simpers, Kellogg was infected at a recent gathering at a Branson, Mo. theater, where most of the people in attendance were not wearing masks.
Kellogg had previously been diagnosed with a non-life-threatening form of leukemia, which made her more susceptible to the virus.Kellogg was born on April 2, 1943 in Appleton, Wis., as one of four children.
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