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Val Kilmer, Star of Tombstone and Doors, Dies

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Val Kilmer, the acclaimed, brooding actor who starred in a string of blockbuster hits in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 65.
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Kilmer, who died Tuesday from pneumonia at the age of 65, dated in the 1980s.
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Kilmer enjoyed a beloved and decades-long career in Hollywood as a versatile actor who was best known for playing the late rocker Jim Morrison in “The Doors” and the Caped Crusader in “Batman Forever...

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