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FILE--Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are seen in the the film "The Odd Couple" in this March 3, 1978 file photo. Matthau, the foghorn-voiced movie villain who became a master of crotchety comedy with his performances in "The Fortune Cookie" and followed with "The Odd Couple," "Grumpy Old Men" and many other hits, died Saturday morning, July 1, 2000, of a heart attack. He was 79. The actor was pronounced dead at 1:42 a.m., shortly after being brought into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, said ahospital spokesman. (AP Photo/File)