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Barry Dennen Dies: 'Jesus Christ Superstar's Pilate And Barbra Streisand Mentor Was 79 by Jeremy Gerard

Barry Dennen, who played Pontius Pilate in both the original stage and film versions of Jesus Christ Superstar and earlier played a key role in Barbra Streisand’s emergence from cabaret unknown to superstar diva, died Tuesday morning in Burbank, where he was in hospice care. He was 79 and had suffered a brain injury after a fall at home in June, according to Lucy Chase Williams,  a close friend who confirmed…

SOURCE: Deadline at 12:46PM on September 26, 2017

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