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'Big Lebowski' Actor Ben Gazzara Dies at 81

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Feb. 4 2012, Published 5:32 a.m. ET

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Actor Ben Gazzara passed away at the 81 on Friday, new reports reveal, after a long career starting in television in the 1950s and moving onto the big screen with famous films such as the Big Lebowski.

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The Huffington Post reports that the Strange One actor died in NYC after struggling through a battle with cancer.

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Ben left behind wife Elke Krivat, whom he wed in 1982 after two previous marriages.

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