Rocky Horror star Tim Curry's cause of death revealed as coronary artery disease
The British actor had significant conditions, cited on his death certificate in Los Angeles County.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Billboard · Sep 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM ET
- Coverage span: 1h 40m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 5h 29m

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How coverage developed
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 66.3 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 17.8 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 0 of 5
Strongest signal: source authority, 20 of 20. How each signal is calculated.
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