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CAA Business Affairs Executive Charles Melniker Dies at 60 10 weeks ago

Charles Melniker, a business executive at CAA since 2001, died at home on Tuesday. He was 60 years old and had lung cancer. Melniker,...

By Joshua L. Weinstein

Dory Previn, Oscar-Nominated Songwriter, Dies at 86

February 15, 2012 By Brent Lang 14 weeks 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 24 weeks 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 25 weeks 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 25 weeks 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 27 weeks 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 33 weeks 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

Andy Whitfield, Former 'Spartacus' Star, Dead at 39

September 11, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 37 weeks ago

The Starz series' former lead has died in Australia after a battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma

'Hound Dog' Composer Jerry Leiber Dies at 78

August 22, 2011 By Steve Pond 39 weeks ago

With Mike Stoller, wrote classics for Elvis Presley, the Drifters, the Coasters, more

Lane Venardos, Former CBS News VP, Dies at 67

August 20, 2011 By Tim Molloy & Jake Weinraub 40 weeks ago

The award-winning live news, special events and documentaries producer suffered a heart attack Friday night

Polly Platt: Accomplished and Forthcoming -- Even About 'Irreconcilable Differences'

July 27, 2011 By Alonso Duralde 43 weeks ago

She was a Hollywood legend, but if you wanted to know anything about her career, all you had to do was ask

Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead at Her London Flat

July 23, 2011 By Daniel Frankel 44 weeks ago

Ambulance service is unable to revive the troubled 27-year-old singer

Clarence Clemons, Iconic Sax Player for Bruce Springsteen, Dies at 69

June 18, 2011 By Lew Harris 49 weeks ago

Legendary member of E Street Band's last gig was playing with Lady Gaga on "American Idol" finale

'Spider-Man' Producer Avi Arad Remembers Producer Laura Ziskin (Exclusive)

June 15, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 49 weeks ago

"Sometimes you’d hug her and you can tell how difficult it was -- but she was there. Even on this movie, with all the health issues"

When Laura Ziskin Fought David Fincher Over Abortion Joke

June 13, 2011 By Sharon Waxman 49 weeks ago

Ziskin begged the director to take out Marla's line: "I want to have your abortion"

Jeff Conaway, 'Grease' Star Who Struggled With Addictions, Dies at 60

May 27, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Star best known for his work on "Taxi" and appearances on "Celebrity Rehab"

'Restrepo' Filmmaker Tim Hetherington Killed in Libya (Updated)

April 20, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Award-winning filmmaker and "Vanity Fair" contributor dies while covering a rebel uprising in Misrata

Los Angeles Magazine Founder Geoff Miller Dies at 74

April 16, 2011 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Editor and publisher helped establish the very first "city magazine"

Jane Russell Dead at 89

February 28, 2011 By Joshua L. Weinstein 1 year ago

The voluptuous movie star got her start in Howard Hughes's 'The Outlaw,' and became a pinup girl during World War II

Hollywood Publicist-Turned-Producer Walter Seltzer Dies at 96

February 19, 2011 By Wrap Staff 1 year ago

Worked with Brando, Douglas and Heston -- was sole MPTF trustee to oppose closing of the fund's long-term care center

Broadcast Singer Trish Keenan Dies From Pneumonia

January 14, 2011 By Rolling Stone 1 year ago

Singer had been hospitalized earlier in the week

David Nelson, Last Surviving Member of 'Ozzie and Harriet,' Dies

January 12, 2011 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Actor, 74, died from complications from colon cancer

Former WGAW President and TV Writer Del Reisman Dies at 86

January 10, 2011 By Jeff Sneider 1 year ago

The gifted wordsmith was also a military veteran

'Airplane!' Funnyman Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84

November 28, 2010 By Josh Dickey 1 year ago

The "Naked Gun" actor was struggling with a staph infection and contracted pneumonia

William Self, Fox Exec Whose Hits Included 'Batman,' 'MAS*H,' Dies

November 19, 2010 By Tim Molloy 1 year ago

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

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

October 17, 2010 By Daniel Frankel 1 year ago

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

Harold Gould Dies at 86

September 14, 2010 By Dylan Stableford 1 year ago

Character actor played Valerie Harper's father, Lindsay Lohan's grandpa