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Hollywood character actor Fred Ward died on May 8 at the age of 79, it was revealed by his publicist on Friday.The San Diego native began his career in the 1970s and went on to star in many well known films including Tremors, Henry & June, Sweet Home Alabama and Enough.He was best known for playing Gus Grissom in the 1983 US Space Program movie The Right Stuff opposite Sam Shepard and Dennis Quaid. Sad loss:Hollywood character actor Fred Ward died on May 8 at the age of 79, it was revealed by his publicist on Friday.

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Fred Ward Dies: ‘The Right Stuff’, ‘Tremors’ Actor Was 79

Fred Ward, a prolific actor best known for roles in The Right Stuff, Tremors, Miami Blues, True Detective and many others, died May 8. He was 79.

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Fred Ward, Star of ‘The Right Stuff,’ ‘Tremors,’ Dies at 79

Carmel Dagan Staff WriterFred Ward, who starred in films including “Henry and June,” “Tremors,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Player,” died May 8, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 79.There was a certain retro quality to the actor’s persona that made Ward seem more akin to Humphrey Bogart or John Garfield (although not quite with those actors’ level of charisma) than to his contemporaries, and it did not seem at all affected.

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Apollo 1 astronauts screamed 'we're burning up' before being torched alive in explosion

space race between the USA and the Soviet Union.As part of NASA's plan to be the first to land a man on the moon, they developed the Apollo programme. Apollo 1 – initially designated AS-204 – was due to launch on February 21, 1967, as the first low Earth orbital test of the Apollo command and service module.The mission never took place, however, as less than a month earlier, on January 27, a fire engulfed the cabin and burnt all three members alive.Command Pilot Gus Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White, and Pilot Roger B.