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Julia Phillips

Age: 57

Oscar-winning producer who lambasted the Hollywood establishment in her 1991 incendiary book, You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again. She won a Best Picture Oscar for The Sting, which she coproduced. She was the first woman to win the award. Her other producing credits include Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Died: West Hollywood, Calif., Jan. 1, 2002

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