Grease star Susan Buckner 'dies peacefully' aged 72

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Grease actress who played the best friend of Olivia Newton-John has died age 72 - the family of Susan Buckner who played Patty Simcox revealed the news of her passing

Grease star Susan Buckner, who played Sandy's best friend Patty Simcox in the hit film, has died at age 72. Her family revealed Susan died peacefully surrounded by loved ones in Miami on Thursday 2 May according to Deadline.

Patty was often the butt of the joke amongst the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds but managed to convince Sandy to join the cheerleading squad. One of her most famous phrases in the film was: "Do the splits, give a yell! Show a little spirit for old Rydell!" she chanted in the film, "Way to go, red and white! Go Rydell, fight, fight, fight!"

Sadly in August 2022, star of Grease, Olivia Newon-John passed away at the age of 73. Her husband, John Easterling, announced via her official Facebook page that Olivia had passed away peacefully at her Southern California ranch in the early hours of Monday 8 Aug, after battling cancer on and off for 30 years.

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