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Bobby Sherman, Top Teen Idol of Late 1960s and Early ’70s, Dead at 81 After Cancer Battle

Bobby Sherman, one of the top teen idols of late 1960s and early ’70s, has died after a battle with kidney cancer. He was 81.

Bobby Sherman, one of the top teen idols of late 1960s and early ’70s, died after a battle with kidney cancer, his wife, Brigitte Poublon, announced alongside actor John Stamos in an Instagram post on Tuesday (June 24). “It is with the heaviest heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Bobby Sherman.Bobby left this world holding my hand — just as he held up our life with love, courage and unwavering grace through all 29 beautiful years of marriage,” Poublon wrote in her statement. When the fall season began in September, ABC did not include Getting Together in its highly successful Friday night lineup, which consisted of The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, Room 222, The Odd Couple and Love, American Style.

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