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Dallas star Larry Hagman died on Friday of throat cancer. Hagman was known for his role as J.R. Ewing in Dallas and also in I Dream of Jeannie. Hagman had recently reprized his role as Ewing in a re-boot of Dallas. Hagman announced he has stage 2 throat cancer in 2011 (he also had a liver transplant in 1995).
Larry Hagman, a larger-than-life TV personality best known for his role as J.R. Ewing on the primetime soap Dallas, died Friday of complications from throat cancer.
The star, who was the son of Broadway legend Mary Martin (South Pacific, Peter Pan) and Texas attorney Benjamin Hagman, was 81. He is survived by his wife of 54 years years, Maj Hagman, their two children and their grandchildren.
“When he passed, he was surrounded by loved ones,” his family said in a statement to the Dallas Morning News. “It was a peaceful passing, just as he had wished for. The family requests privacy at this time.”
“This is so sad. Larry was really someone who was loved by everyone,” his agent Joel Dean tells PEOPLE. “Me especially. He was the most loving, wonderful, generous man. And he was a true trouper.”
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