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John Candy, Catherine O'Hara and Her Death

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Inside Catherine O’Hara and John Candy’s sweet decades-long friendship: From ‘SCTV’ to ‘Home Alone’

Catherine O’Hara shared a special bond with her “SCTV” castmate John Candy and even nursed a crush on him.

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Catherine O’Hara’s Emotional Eulogy at John Candy’s Funeral Resurfaces After Her Death

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Catherine O’Hara made her final on-screen appearance 3 months before her death

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Catherine O'Hara's Eulogy at John Candy's Funeral Resurfaces After Her Death

Catherine O'Hara 's eulogy at John Candy 's funeral is taking on a new meaning after her death.

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Schitt's Creek and Home Alone star Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

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Catherine O'Hara learned of her close friend's death on her own 40th birthday

Catherine O'Hara Recalled Getting the 'Weirdest Mix of Phone Calls' When “Home Alone” Costar John Candy Died on Her 40th Birthday

Candy died on the same day O'Hara turned 40, which made the emotional situation that much more jarring for the actress. She recalled getting "the weirdest mix of phone calls," with people wanting to celebrate her but also mourn the actor.

The cast of “Home Alone”, then and now: Here’s what became of the stars over 35 later

Candy continued to act after Home Alone, appearing in Only the Lonely (1991), JFK (1991), Once Upon a Crime... (1992), and Cool Runnings (1993). The beloved star made one of his final appearances in 1994's Wagons East before he died that same year at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary Hobor, and their two children.