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Steve Martin, Steve Carell, Pee-wee Herman Pay Tribute to 'Celestially Brilliant' Jonathan Winters 5 weeks ago

Jonathan Winters was remembered as a pioneer on Friday, as a number of comedians and actors took to Twitter to eulogize the veteran comic...

By Steve Pond

Reporter John McCandlish Phillips, Who Inspired Movie 'The Believer,' Dies at 85

April 9, 2013 By Steve Pond 5 weeks ago

New York Times reporter left journalism to become a Christian evangelist

Former Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dies at 70

April 8, 2013 By Steve Pond 6 weeks ago

Former teen star went on to appear in beach movies with Frankie Avalon

Don Payne Was a Role Model for Me in This Business

March 28, 2013 By Abra Deering Norton 7 weeks ago

Guest blog: It meant a lot to me that someone of his stature believed in me as a writer -- he had a hugely successful career but always took time

Valerie Harper Has Brain Cancer, May Have Just 3 Months to Live

March 6, 2013 By Tim Molloy 10 weeks ago

"I don't think of dying," Harper says

Ed Koch, Former New York Mayor, Dies at 88

February 1, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 15 weeks ago

Ed Koch was the subject of a new documentary that premiered two days ago

Architecture Writer Ada Louise Huxtable, Awarded First Pulitzer for Criticism, Dead at 91

January 7, 2013 By Jon Thurber 19 weeks ago

Ada Louise Huxtable was architecture critic for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and was awarded a MacArthur grant

Mike Hopkins, Oscar-Winning Sound Editor, Dies in Rafting Accident

December 31, 2013 By Alexander C. Kaufman 20 weeks ago

The "Lord of the Rings" sound editor was 53

Mark Travis, Producer of Richard Pryor Hit Concert Film, Dies at 61

December 29, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 20 weeks ago

Travis produced and released the hit film "Richard Pryor: Live in Concert," after it was rejected by the major studios

Jack Klugman, TV's Beloved Regular Guy, Dies at 90

December 24, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 21 weeks ago

Jack Klugman, the TV star who played the working-guy half of “The Odd Couple” and a regular in American homes as the crime-solving coroner in “Quincy M.E.,” has died at age 90

Disney Digital Pioneer Bob Lambert Dies at 55

September 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Lambert was a founder of the consortium that pushed movie theaters to convert to digital projection

Veronique Peck, Wife of Gregory Peck, Dies at 80

August 18, 2012 By Wrap Staff 39 weeks ago

Veronique Peck, the widow of legendary actor Gregory Peck and a long-time active figure in the cultural life of Los Angeles, died Friday, August 17 at her home in Los Angeles

Gore Vidal, American Essayist and Literary Firebrand, Dies at 86

July 31, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 41 weeks ago

Gore Vidal, the literary titan and quintessential American essayist, has died. He was 86

Andy Griffith: He Had the Good Sense Not to Fight the Role That Defined Him for Generations

July 3, 2012 By Steve Pond 45 weeks ago

An appreciation: Slow-talkin', easygoin', good-hearted, folksy Andy -- an accidental artist, and everybody's friend

Don Grady, Robbie on 'My Three Sons,' Dies at 68

June 27, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 46 weeks ago

An original Mouseketeer, Don Grady went on to a music career after his stint on "My Three Sons" and a host of other TV series

'Desperate Housewives' Emmy-Winning Actress Kathryn Joosten Dies at 72

June 2, 2012 By Lew Harris 50 weeks ago

Kathryn Joosten also played Martin Sheen's secretary Mrs. Landingham on "The West Wing"

CAA Business Affairs Executive Charles Melniker Dies at 60

March 13, 2012 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

Charles Melniker, who ran Melniker Management until moving to CAA in 2001, died on Tuesday

Dory Previn, Oscar-Nominated Songwriter, Dies at 86

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

After her marriage to composer Andre Previn dissolved, she drew on her struggles with mental illness in a series of pop albums

Movie Marketing Innovator Joseph Farrell Dead at 76

December 7, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

Former chairman and CEO of National Research Group dies of natural causes

'Laugh-In' Regular Alan Sues Dies at 85

December 3, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The actor was known for his over-the-top characters, including Uncle Al the Kiddies' Pal and the flamboyant sportscaster Big Al

Love Child of Clark Gable, Loretta Young Dies At 76

November 30, 2011 By The New York Times 1 year ago

Judy Lewis spent her first 19 months in hideaways and orphanages

Ted Forstmann, CEO of IMG Worldwide, Dead at 71

November 20, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

The head of the talent management and TV production firm and former investment banker succumbed to brain cancer

Steve Jobs Through the Years (Slideshow)

October 5, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

He would have been pretty memorable if he had just founded a revolutionary PC company in 1976. But Steve Jobs went on to accomplish a lot more. A photographic timeline