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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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Tom Jones died from cancer.

Tom Jones, more commonly known as writing the book and lyrics for musical “The Fantasticks,” died from cancer this past Friday, at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to a statement his son, Michael, told “The New York Times.” He was 95 years old.

Jones, born in Littlefield, Texas, went to college at the University of Texas at Austin, where he met Harvey Schmidt. With Schmidt as a composer and Jonas as a lyricist and writer, they together created the musical, “The Fantasticks,” which ran off-Broadway in Greenwich Village for 42 years, according to “Variety.”

Jones and Schmidt are also known for “I Do! I Do!” and “110 in the Shade,” which both received Tony nominations in 1961. “The Fantasticks” later made its debut on national television in 1964.

Jones is survived by his two sons, Michael and Sam.

Eric Braeden announced that he is cancer-free after bladder cancer diagnosis.

Eric Braeden, commonly known for his role in “The Young & The Restless,” revealed that he is cancer-free after receiving a bladder cancer diagnosis four months ago.

“The reason I want to talk to you tonight is I want to tell you I’m grateful (for) all of your good thoughts and your prayers. It’s meant a great deal to me, and I can tell you it obviously has helped, because I had my last cystoscopy two days ago — that’s when they thread a camera into your bladder — and I’m cancer-free. They couldn’t find a damn thing. Isn’t that nice,” Braeden said in a video Sunday...



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