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Headline: Richard Roundtree dies aged 81
Caption: The Shaft star's manager Patrick McMinn confirmed to Variety that Roundtree died aged 81 on Tuesday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. "Richard's work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film. The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.". Born on 9 July 1942 in Rochester, New York, Roundtree briefly attended Southern Illinois University before dropping out to pursue modelling. He joined the Negro Ensemble Company in the late 1960s and began acting in New York stage productions…
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