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Highlights from the career of ‘Grease’ star Olivia Newton-John

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Aug. 8, 2022

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Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John appears on the set of "Grease," in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 1977. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73.
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Olivia Newton-John, left and Christie Brinkley display Save Our Coast T-shirts as they join fellow Malibu residents in opposition at a public hearing by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on the construction of sewers in the coastal community, Oct. 22, 1987.
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Olivia Newton-John appears during an interview in Los Angeles in December 1990. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73.
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Top Female Voclaist, Patty Loveless, right, and presenter Olivia Newton-John pose backstage at the 32nd Academy of Country Music Awards Wednesday, April 23, 1997, in Universal City, Calif.
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Singer Olivia-Newton John arrives with British recording artist Cliff Richard for the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards in New York on Nov. 15, 2005. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73.
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John Travolta, left, and Olivia Newton-John arrive at the The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner in Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2006. Travolta, who starred with Newton-John in "Grease," presented Newton-John with the "Lifetime Achievement award. Newton-John, a longtime resident of Australia whose sales topped 100 million albums, died Monday at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook. She was 73.
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Olivia Newton-John accepts the "Lifetime Achievement" award during The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006. The event brings together and honors Australians who have made significant international contributions across various industries.
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John Travolta gives Olivia Newton-John a hug after she accepted the "Lifetime Achievement" award during The Penfolds Icon Gala Dinner at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles Saturday, January 14, 2006. The event brings together and honors Australians who have made significant international contributions across various industries.
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Olivia Newton-John and her husband John Easterling pose for a portrait Thursday, April 2, 2009 in New York.
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Olivia Newton-John, left, and John Travolta pose for photographs during arrivals to the Australia.com Black Tie Gala, at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008.
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From left, British actor Kris Marshall, British-born actress Olivia Newton John and Australian author Stephen Elliott, smile during the photo call of the movie "A few best men" at the 6th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.
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From left, Amazon John Easterling, British-born actress Olivia Newton John, unidentified, Australian author Stephen Elliott and British actor Kris Marshall pose with a goat on the red carpet of the movie "A few best men", at the 6th edition of the Rome International Film Festival in Rome, Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.
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Australian actress Olivia Newton-John arrives at a central London bookstore for a signing of her book 'Livwise', Thursday, April 19, 2012.
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In this Nov. 2, 2016 file photo, actress and singer Olivia Newton-John attends the 50th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Newton-John says she has breast cancer and is canceling her June tour. The 68-year-old singer announced Tuesday, May 30, 2017, that she initially thought she was suffering from back pain, but learned it was “breast cancer that has metastasized to the sacrum.”
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Olivia Newton-John, right, and Santa Claus arrive at the 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Los Angeles.
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Olivia Newton-John, right and John Easterling arrive at the 50th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Olivia Newton John performs at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival at the Quinta Vergara in Viña del Mar, Chile, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Believed to be one of the largest musical events in Latin America, the annual five-day festival was inaugurated in 1960.
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Savannah Guthrie dresses as Olivia Newton-John's character from "Grease" during the "Today" show Halloween celebration at Rockefeller Plaza on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in New York.
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Olivia Newton-John performs during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival at the Quinta Vergara in Viña del Mar, Chile, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Believed to be one of the largest musical events in Latin America, the annual five-day festival was inaugurated in 1960.

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