It is, of course, an urban legend — a cultural superstition. The idea that some cosmic decree has doomed celebrities to die in groups of three? That when one star dies, two more are fated to follow in quick succession? Preposterous!
And yet… actor Hayden Panettiere died last Monday. Country legend Dolly Parton succumbed to cancer on Tuesday. And now actor Tim Curry has been taken from us too.
The so-called Celebrity Death Rule of Threes can't be real, can it? Can it?
At times like these, one can't help but wonder. And times like these — times when outrageous fortune forces fans to mourn three stars at once — are more common than one might think.
Here's a brief history:

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