The Celebrities We Lost in 2021

Michael Nesmith - 78

Guitarist for The Monkees, Michael Newsmith, passed away in December at the age of 78. Outside of The Monkess, he worked for several years as a songwriter.

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The More You Know

  • Before going solo, Britney Spears was in an all-female group called Innosense.
  • Dr. Ruth Westheimer is best known as a TV sex therapist—but she’s also a trained sniper.
  • In 1978, Tim Allen was arrested for possession of 1.4 pounds of cocaine and was sentenced to three to seven years in jail. He was let out on parole after two years and four months.
  • Tyra Banks suffers from delphiniphobia (aka a fear of dolphins).
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