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Dennis Hopper Dies
Hopper passed away at his Los Angeles home, surrounded by family and friends.
His screen career spanned more than 50 years, including roles in Rebel Without a Cause and Giant in the 1950s; Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and mainstream blockbuster Speed.
Hopper's most acclaimed work was the 1969 cult classic Easy Rider, which he also directed and co-wrote with Peter Fonda and Terry Southern.
"We'd gone through the whole 60s and nobody had made a film about anybody smoking grass without going out and killing a bunch of nurses," Hopper told Entertainment Weekly in 2005. "I wanted Easy Rider to be a time capsule for people about that period."
His creative talents were also exercised off-screen in work that included photography, sculpting, painting and poetry.
Hopper is survived by four children.
Source: ABC News 
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- Obituary, The Guardian
- Obituary and gallery, Washington Post
- Obituary, New York Times
- 'Ballad Of An Easy Rider' - A Playlist For Dennis Hopper, Huffington Post
- Portrait gallery, Vanity Fair
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RIP man! guess i'll be off to the video shop and grab a copy of Easy rider. (unless you kind folk at the Abc wanna replay it? hint hint)
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