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Former Fox Marketing and Publicity Executive Breena Camden Dies at 49

August 8, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 41 weeks ago

Breena Camden, who was 49, started her career as a journalist before switching tracks. She held several different positions at Fox before leaving in 2007

  

Victor Spinetti, Actor in Beatles' Movies, Dies at 82

June 19, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 48 weeks ago

The Welsh-born stage and screen actor got his big break courtesy of John Lennon and George Harrison

  

Donna Summer's Long Last Dance: From Reluctant Moaner, Casablanca Queen to Emeritus Class Act

May 17, 2012 By Chris Willman 1 year ago

The preeminent disco diva, Donna Summer's death at 63 has us thanking God it's always Friday when her late-'70s classics come on

  

Donna Summer, Disco Queen, Dead at 63

May 17, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Legendary musical diva was best known for hits such as "Hot Stuff" and "Last Dance"

  

Amos Vogel, New York Film Fest Co-Creator, Dies at 91

April 25, 2012 By Kasia Anderson 1 year ago

Amos Vogel, who made a sophisticated mark on the American film scene, died on Tuesday in Manhattan at 91

  

Actor Cliff Robertson, Dead at 88

September 10, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

An Oscar winner for 1968's "Charly," he blew the whistle on David Begelman on a Hollywood check-forging scandal in the 1970s

  

Oscar-Winner Joseph Brooks Found Dead After Apparent Suicide

May 22, 2011 By Wrap Staff 2 years ago

The writer of "You Light Up My Life" was found dead in his Upper East Side apartment at 73; he was awaiting trial for sexual assault

  

Arthur Marx, Son of Groucho, Dies at 89

April 14, 2011 By Brent Lang & Joshua L. Weinstein 2 years ago

Authored 12 books and worked on Broadway plays and television shows

  

Oscar-Winning Sound Mixer Bill Varney Dead at 77

April 6, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

The sound mixer behind "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" died Saturday of congestive heart failure in Alabama

  

Taylor Outlived Her Times Obituary Writer by 5 Years

March 23, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Mel Gussow, who wrote most of the paper's 4,100-word obit on the screen legend, died in 2005

  

Elizabeth Taylor Dies at 79

March 23, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Oscar-winning actress starred in "Cleopatra" and "Giant," but commanded as much attention for her love affair with Richard Burton and AIDS work

  

Bill Monroe, Former 'Meet the Press' Host, Dead at 90

February 17, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 2 years ago

Ex-Washington bureau chief for NBC News had some of Sunday show's most memorable interviews

  

'Seinfeld's' Uncle Leo Dies at 88

February 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Veteran character Len Lesser also appeared in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "The Birdman of Alcatraz"

  

Musical-Comedy Actress Betty Garrett Dead at 91

February 13, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Versatile performer starred in MGM musicals, 1970s sitcoms and Broadway

  

'Last Tango in Paris' Star Maria Schneider Dies at 58

February 3, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Actress was conflicted about the 1973 erotic masterpiece that made her famous and appeared sporadically in films

  

James Bond Composer John Barry Dies at 77

January 31, 2011 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

In addition to creating the memorable 007 theme, composer won three Oscars for his work

  

Frank Lieberman, Former Siegfried & Roy Publicist, Dead at 68

January 23, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Former L.A. Herald-Examiner entertainment reporter turned PR man died Saturday in Las Vegas

  

Rock Impresario Don Kirshner Dead at 76

January 18, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

His ABC concert series hosted some of the biggest names in rock 'n' roll during the 1970s

  

William Self, Fox Exec Whose Hits Included 'Batman,' 'M*A*S*H,' Dies

November 19, 2010 By Tim Molloy 2 years ago

Producer who joined 20th Century in 1959 suffers heart attack at 89

  

Oscar-Nominated Actress Jill Clayburgh Dies at 66

November 6, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Became a feminist icon with roles in "An Unmarried Woman" and "Starting Over"

  

'Wheel of Fortune' Announcer Charlie O'Donnell Dies at 78

November 1, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Veteran announcer lent his voice to the popular game show for 26 years

  

Barbara Billingsley, 'Leave It to Beaver's' June Cleaver, Dies

October 17, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 2 years ago

Actress who played 1950s prototype TV mom died in Santa Monica on Saturday

  

'A-Team' Creator Stephen J. Cannell Dies at 69

October 1, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Television producer, who also created "The Rockford Files" and "21 Jump Street," dies of complications from melanoma

  

Screen Great Tony Curtis: A Career in Pictures (Slideshow)

September 30, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Rising to the top of the Hollywood heap in the fifties and sixties, the Oscar nominee starred in classics like "Some Like It Hot" and "Spartacus"

  

'Bonnie & Clyde' Director Arthur Penn Dies at 88

September 29, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Oscar nominee also directed "The Miracle Worker" and "Little Big Man"

  

Entertainer Eddie Fisher Dies at 82

September 23, 2010 By Brent Lang 2 years ago

Singer's affair with Elizabeth Taylor and divorce from Debbie Reynolds was a tabloid sensation

  
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