Melinda Dillon, ‘A Christmas Story’ And ‘Close Encounters Of The Third Kind’ Actor, Dead At 83

Melinda Dillon, who starred in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story,” has died. She was 83. While the news first made headlines Friday, an obituary page from a cremation provider in Long Beach, California, states that Dillon passed away Jan. 9. A cause of death for the two-time Oscar nominee hasn’t been made public, but the reasons to celebrate her life have long been clear. Advertisement Dillon would make her dramatic bones on Broadway, however, and study under legends like Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg. She was nominated for a Tony Award in 1962 after performing… Read Full Article