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Sam Huntley & Siobhan Macdonald

Grease cast now - tragic deaths, drug addiction and 30-year cancer battle

Dame Olivia Newton-John will go down in movie history after her legendary performance as Sandy in Grease which cemented her place as a global icon.

Tragically, the beloved actress died after a long-term battle with breast cancer at the age of 73 on Monday, August 8, surrounded by her family at her California ranch. Her best known performance in Grease saw her play good-girl-gone-bad Sandy, as she fell in love with handsome greaser Danny Zuko, who was played by John Travolta.

The film first hit cinemas in June 16, 1978, and has remained one of the most beloved romantic comedy films of all time, becoming the highest-grossing musical film ever at the time. Now, as hundreds of fans remember Olivia, lets takes a look at what happened to her co-stars in the years since the film was released, as reported in the Daily Star.

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