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Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker behind 'Super Size Me' documentary, dies at 53

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Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker behind the award-winning "Super Size Me" documentary, died from cancer complications on Thursday, his family announc...

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker who documented dangers of McDonald's-only diet, dies at 53 (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker best known for 'Super Size Me,' dies of cancer at 53. His fast-food documentary showed the effects of 30 days of eating only McDonald's.

  2. Fredericksburg.com

    Documentarian Morgan Spurlock, who famously ate only at McDonald’s for a month in 'Super Size Me,' dies of cancer at 53 (opens Fredericksburg.com)

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    Documentarian Morgan Spurlock made a splash in 2004 with his groundbreaking “Super Size Me,” and returned in 2019 with “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!” Spurlock was a gonzo-like filmmaker who leaned into the bizarre and ridiculous.

  3. Boston

    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53 (opens Boston)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued by his family.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' documentary filmmaker, dies at 53 (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker who famously ate only at McDonald's for a month to illustrate the dangers of fast food, has died.

  5. ABC 7 New York

    Morgan Spurlock, filmmaker behind 'Super Size Me' documentary, dies at 53 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker behind the award-winning "Super Size Me" documentary, died from cancer complications on Thursday, his family announc...

  6. Time

    Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me' Director, Dead at 53 (opens Time)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar nominee whose most famous work skewered American food and diets, has died. He was 53.

  7. Variety

    Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ Director, Dies at 53 (opens Variety)

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    Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker whose McDonald's takedown "Super Size Me" captured the zeitgeist and an Oscar nomination, has died of cancer.

  8. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    'Super Size Me' director Morgan Spurlock dies at 53 (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who famously ate only McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died...

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    Morgan Spurlock, Director of ‘Super Size Me,’ Dies at 53 (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock of Super Size Me fame died Thursday in upstate New York from complications of cancer. He was 53.

  10. Avclub

    R.I.P. Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me documentarian (opens Avclub)

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    Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me and One Direction: This Is Us, died of cancer at age 53

  11. ABC 12 Flint

    Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53 (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food

  12. Deadline

    Morgan Spurlock Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Super Size Me’ Director Was 53 (opens Deadline)

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    Morgan Spurlock dies: Oscar-nominated 'Super Size Me' director, 53, became one of America's most famous documentary filmmakers.

  13. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Morgan Spurlock, documentary filmmaker known for 'Super Size Me,' dead at 53, family says (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Morgan Spurlock, the documentary filmmaker known for "Super Size Me," is dead at 53, his family says.

  14. Insider

    'Super Size Me' director Morgan Spurlock dead at 53 (opens Insider)

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    The family of documentarian Morgan Spurlock announced his death at the age of 53 on Friday.

  15. France 24

    'Super Size Me' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer aged 53 (opens France 24)

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    Morgan Spurlock, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the hit 2004 documentary "Super Size Me," has died aged 53 of complications from cancer, his family announced Friday.

  16. New York Times

    Morgan Spurlock, Documentarian Known for ‘Super Size Me,’ Dies at 53 (opens New York Times)

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    His 2004 film, which was nominated for an Oscar, followed Mr. Spurlock as he ate nothing but McDonald’s for a month.

  17. The Guardian

    Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies aged 53 (opens The Guardian)

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    Spurlock won acclaim for a series of issue based documentaries and TV shows

  18. Portland Press Herald

    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, known for ‘Super Size Me,’ dies at 53 (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Spurlock died Thursday in New York from complications of cancer, according to a statement issued Friday by his family.

  19. The Daily Caller

    ‘Super Size Me’ Director Morgan Spurlock Dies Of Cancer: REPORT (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Morgan Spurlock, director of the “Super Size Me” documentary, died from cancer complications Thursday in New York at the age of 53.

  20. WMUR

    Morgan Spurlock, 'Super Size Me’ documentarian, dies at 53 (opens WMUR)

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    Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian who famously ate only at McDonald’s for a month in "Super Size Me," has died at the age of 53.

  21. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ filmmaker, dies at 53 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Morgan Spurlock, a documentary filmmaker who chronicled a month of watching his body swell and his mood sink from eating only McDonald’s meals in 2004 Oscar-nominated “Super Size Me,” died

  22. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    ‘Super Size Me’ documentarian, Morgan Spurlock, dies (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died at age 53.

  23. CNN

    Morgan Spurlock, Oscar-nominated documentarian, dead at 53 (opens CNN)

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    Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker and former CNN series host whose McDonald’s documentary “Super Size Me” was nominated for an Academy Award, died of cancer complications Thursday, according to his family.

  24. Breitbart News

    Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ Filmmaker, Dead at 53 (opens Breitbart News)

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    Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, an Oscar-nominee who made food and American diets his life’s work, famously eating only at McDonald’s for a month to illustrate the dangers of a fast-food diet, has died. He was 53.

  25. Salon

    Morgan Spurlock, director of "Super Size Me," dies at 53 (opens Salon)

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    In his 2004 documentary, the filmmaker recorded himself eating McDonald's for every meal for 30 days

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