Linda Lavin, Tony Winner and Alice Star, Dead at 87

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Linda Lavin, a Tony-winning theater actress and star of the hit sitcom Alice, died at the age of 87. A representative confirmed to the New York Times that the cause of death was complications related to lung cancer. Lavin, who has consistently worked across the film, television, and theater stages since the 1960s, is perhaps best known for her leading role in Alice, which spanned nearly a decade after premiering on CBS in 1976: She portrayed a hardworking and good-humored diner waitress ...