Weekly Obituaries Roundup

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Deaths for the week ending 7 November 2015:

Molly McGreevy, actress (Polly Longworth on "Ryan's Hope"), cause not reported, 79. She was the widow of actor Earl Hindman.

Tommy Overstreet, country songwriter ("Ann Don't Go Runnin"), after a long illness, 78.

Fred Thompson, U.S. Senator (R-TN) and actor (Arthur Branch on "Law & Order"), of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, 73.

Eddie Milner, major leaguer (Cincinnati Reds), cause not reported, 60.

Colin Welland, actor and screenwriter (Chariots of Fire), 81.

Chuck Hurston, NFL football player (Kansas City Chiefs), of cancer, 72.

Ron Drzewiecki, NFL football player (Chicago Bears), 82.

Melissa Mathison, screenwriter (E.T.), after an illness, 65. She was the ex-wife of actor Harrison Ford.

Fred McNeill, NFL football player (Minnesota Vikings), of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 63.

George Barris, automobile customizer (The Batmobile on "Batman"), of cancer, 89.

Ed Lechner, NFL football player (New York Giants), 95.

Fred Besana, major leaguer (Baltimore Orioles), 84.

Gunnar Hansen, actor (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), of pancreatic cancer, 68.