Mid-Century Modern actress Linda Lavin has died aged 87 – this is what she meant to her gay fans

Beloved stage and TV actress Linda Lavin has sadly died aged 87, according to Deadline. Her death was sudden and came as a significant shock to her legion of fans.

The Tony-award winning star was famous for her Emmy-nominated role in trailblazing 1976 sitcom Alice, as well as for her many Broadway performances.

Linda Lavin was a long-standing and proud LGBTQ+ ally, who was in the middle of filming brand-new queer comedy series Mid-Century Modern, on which she is one of the leads, before her death.

The programme, helmed by Ryan Murphy and due for release in 2025 according to IMDB, follows three best friends – all gay men of a “certain age” – who decide to retire together to Palm Springs after an accidental death. It stars Matt Bomer, Nathan Lane

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