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Danielle Spencer, Child Star on ‘What’s Happening!!,’ Is Dead at 60

She played a witty teenager on one of the first American television shows that centered Black teenagers.

Danielle Spencer, who starred on the 1970s sitcom

 “What’s Happening!!,” died on Monday in Richmond,

 Va. Jeff Kravitz

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By Sopan Deb

Aug. 12, 2025

Danielle Spencer, the actress who played the lovably bratty and witty teenager on the 1970s hit sitcom “What’s Happening!!” and its spinoff, “What’s Happening Now!!,” before spending much of her adult life as a veterinarian, died on Monday at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va. She was 60.

Her publicist, who confirmed the death, said the cause was gastric cancer and cardiac arrest.

“What’s Happening!!,” which ran on ABC from 1976 to 1979, was one of the first American television shows to center the experiences of Black teenagers. It was inspired by Eric Monte’s 1975 film “Cooley High,” which was set in Chicago, and it came at a time when Black sitcoms like “Sanford and Son” and “Good Times,” which was co-created by Mr. Monte, had become more prominent in American culture. 

 

ITV Channel's August weather blog: When to see the Perseids meteor shower and what wildlife is about

Lily Carter

Weather Presenter, ITV Channel

From sunny skies to sunflowers and sandpipers, there's plenty to enjoy this month.Credit: Clockwise, starting top left: Glenn Strongitharm, Romano da Costa, John Le Ruez, Elizabeth Longbottom

With the school summer holidays in full flow, will the weather play ball?

Well, the signs are good - August is typically a warm month and tends to be our hottest time of the year, with an average daily temperature of 18.4°C.

This is because it takes time for the Earth's surface to fully heat up after the sun is at its strongest in June.

With shorter nights than days, there is more time for the earth to warm than there is for it to cool.

This means that as we progress through the summer, the ground stores up heat and August temperatures benefit from this cumulative heating effect.