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New Actor Mark Blum Dies Of Coronavirus1

Mark Blum
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 01: Actor Mark Blum attends the “Amy And The Orphans” Opening Night at Laura Pels Theatre on March 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Killian/Getty Images)
Actor Mark Blum has passed away from the deadly coronavirus at the age of 69. The veteran stage actor is reported to have passed away from complications that arose after he contracted the deadly virus.

The wife of the veteran actor Janet Zarish said he died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday after being diagnosed last week with the coronavirus. She added that Blum was asthmatic.

The New York theater company Playwrights Horizons also released a statement confirming the death of the actor known for his roles in “Crocodile Dundee” and “Desperately Seeking Susan.”

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