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James Van Der Beek, Dawson’s Creek Star, Dies at 48

His family said he passed peacefully after a public battle with stage 3 colorectal cancer.

Dawson’s Creek Cast to Reunite on Broadway Sept. 22 for One-Night Pilot Reading Benefiting F Cancer

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