Robin Williams appeared in a number of television and film roles, and was a noted stand-up comic.

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Robin Williams appeared in a number of television and film roles, and was a noted stand-up comic.

Williams appeared with Matt Damon in ?Good Will Hunting,? a 1997 film set in the Boston area.

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Williams appeared with Matt Damon in ?Good Will Hunting,? a 1997 film set in the Boston area.

Williams won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in ?Good Will Hunting.?

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Williams won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in ?Good Will Hunting.?

Robin Williams appeared on stage at the MGM Grand on May 25, 2008, in Las Vegas.

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Robin Williams appeared on stage at the MGM Grand on May 25, 2008, in Las Vegas.

Williams was in the 1987 movie ?Good Morning, Vietnam.?

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Williams was in the 1987 movie ?Good Morning, Vietnam.?

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Robin Willams starred with Pam Dawber in ?Mork and Mindy.? They were photographed together in 1995.

Willaims joined with Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg in ?Comic Relief 8? in 1998.

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Willaims joined with Billy Crystal and Whoopi Goldberg in ?Comic Relief 8? in 1998.

Robin Williams is seen with his daughter, Zelda, in 2011.

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Robin Williams is seen with his daughter, Zelda, in 2011.

Willams was pronounced dead at his residence in Tiburon, Calif.

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Willams was pronounced dead at his residence in Tiburon, Calif.

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Williams entertained us, but the pain in his eyes was unmistakable

We could sense the gravity that was pulling Robin Williams down, and that?s the reason a lot of us feel that we?ve lost someone we knew.

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The comic and Academy Award winning actor had been battling severe depression recently, his press representative said.

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Here?s a look at just a few of Williams?s many memorable moments during his decades-long career.

Robin Williams in 2007.

Celebrities react to Williams?s death

Celebrities and other notable names sent responses on Twitter to the news.

Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown, spoke in Jennings, Missouri. Michael Brown Sr. is at left.

Police fire tear gas in second night of unrest in Mo. town

The FBI will take over the investigation of a suburban St. Louis police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Red Sox chairman Tom Werner. Jim Davis/Globe Staff

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Battle lines are drawn between Werner and Rob Manfred, and revenue sharing seems to be a factor in the decision.

Market Basket calls for employees, shoppers to return

The three independent members of the board said they ?are available to resolve this standoff anytime and anywhere.?

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President Obama urged the Iraqi prime minister-designate to form a government, despite defiance from the current prime minister.

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The defense has said Tanya Singleton refused to testify against Aaron Hernandez out of familial love.

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Jennifer Graham

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Could it be that the yard sale is dying, victim of an ever more efficient economy?

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For Boston and beyond, three engineers seek the most beautiful distance between two points.