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Stephen Hillenburg dead: Spongebob Squarepants creator dies aged 57 after MND battle - Mirror Online
Animation News Network - Stephen Hillenburg, the brilliant creator of Nickelodeon's hugely popular animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, died on Monday at age 57. The cause of death was ALS, which he was
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