NewsAlert: Nickelodeon: Stephen Hillenburg, whose daffy animated ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ became an international hit, dies at 57

By The Associated Press

Posted November 27, 2018 1:17 pm.

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LOS ANGELES — Nickelodeon: Stephen Hillenburg, whose daffy animated ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ became an international hit, dies at 57 .

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