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Good Times was a groundbreaking show with a beloved cast that redefined Black families on TV in the '70s. Lead actors like Esther Rolle and Ja'net DuBois created iconic characters that resonated with audiences. The passing of cast members like Johnny Brown and Ben Powers is a sad reminder of the show's impact on TV history.

Good Times was a beloved '70s American sitcom on CBS, and while a significant number of the cast remains working, a few notable deaths of the show's actors have since occurred. The Evans on Good Times is one of the families that helped redefine what it meant to be Black on TV when the sitcom premiered in February 1974. It lasted for six seasons, ending in August 1979. Good Times was the first African-American two-parent family sitcom on television, following Florida and James Evans, two hardworking Chicagoans, and their family of five.

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Academy Award winner Michael Douglas has had a career of almost 50 years in feature films, beginning with his first credited performance in 1969’s “Hail, Hero!” and returning to the screen this month in “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” It is remarkable that after such a lengthy career, Douglas has found a new generation of fans, now that he has become part of the Marvel universe.

In his distinguished career, Douglas has been nominated for two Oscars and won both of them — as producer of the 1975 Best Picture winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and as Best Actor for 1987’s “Wall Street.” For his film work, he has also been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning three — two for producing “Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Romancing the Stone” and one for his performance in “Wall Street.” And as a member of the cast of 2000’s “Traffic,” Douglas won a Screen...