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Olivia Newton-John, a sexy nerd for the rest of us

Olivia Newton-John at a London press conference in 1978. The pop singer, actress and activist died August 8 at 73.

She was never just that prim prude from the start of Grease, nor the strutting vamp from its finale. Her superpower, for over 50 years, was embodying both at once.

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