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Joan Benedict, 'General Hospital' and 'Candid Camera' Actress, Dead at 96

'General Hospital' star Joan Benedict died June 24 in Los Angeles. She was 96.

The longtime actress died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, on June 24, a family spokesperson confirmed to multipleoutlets. Stints on The Incredible Hulk and Fantasy Island followed, as did roles in movies such as The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington and Perfect Victims. "Both of my husbands, and my lifetime partner, Jeremy, were wonderful men who respected me as an actress," she told Women Fitness in 2016.

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