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"Andy Williams has passed away, aged 84. The &amp;#039;Moon River&amp;#039; singer&amp;#039;s representative has confirmed that he died from bladder cancer at his home in Branson, MO. Williams had battled the disease over the last year of his life. His family has asked that donations be made to the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network in lieu of flowers. Williams began his career as a regular on Tonight Starring Steve Allen in the early 1950s and went on to score a string of hits with &amp;#039;Butterfly&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;The Village of St. Bernadette&amp;#039;, &amp;#039;Can&amp;#039;t Get Used To Losing You&amp;#039; and the holiday classic &amp;#039;The Most Wonderful Time of the Year&amp;#039;. He became synonymous with the Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer-written song &amp;#039;Moon River&amp;#039;, although his version was never a charted single.      The star went on to host The Andy Williams Show from 1962 to 1971, earning three Emmys throughout the show&amp;#039;s run. Williams later opened his own Moon River Theatre in Branson, MO. The venue hosted performances from David Copperfield, Charo and Glen Campbell. He is survived by second wife Debbie and his three children, Robert, Noelle and Christian. Watch Andy Williams perform &amp;#039;Moon River&amp;#039; below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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