William Raspberry, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Columnist, Dies at 76
July, 17, 2012 8:49 am | Comments On #Media, Washington Post, William RaspberryPulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Raspberry died Tuesday at his Washington D.C. home. He was 76.
The cause of death, according to an obituary in the Washington Post, was prostate cancer.
His writings on everything from gay rights to gun control appeared in the Washington Post for nearly 40 years and in more than 200 newspapers across the country. He retired from the paper in 2005....
Read MoreCeleste Holm, Broadway Star and Oscar Winner, Dead at 95
July, 15, 2012 11:28 am | Comments On #Broadway, celeste holm, Gentleman's Agreement, Movies, oklahoma!, OscarCeleste Holm, a Broadway star in "Oklahoma!" and an Oscar winner for "Gentlemen's Agreement," died Sunday. She was 95.
Holm was hospitalized about two weeks ago with dehydration after a fire in her Manhattan apartment building. She had come home to spend her final days with her husband, Frank Basile, and other relatives and close friends by her side, a relative told the Associated Press.
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She won the Academy Award in 1947 for best supporting actress for her performance in "Gentlemen's Agreement," in which she played fashion editor Anne Dettry, and received Oscar nominations for "Come to the Stable" (1949)...
Read MoreSylvester Stallone's Son Sage Found Dead of Overdose
July, 13, 2012 5:19 pm | Comments On #Movies, sage stallone, sage stallone dead, Sylvester Stallone, sylvester stallone sonSylvester Stallone's son, Sage Stallone, was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment on Friday, TMZ reports. According to the site, Stallone overdosed on pills.
He was 36.
"Sylvester Stallone is devastated and grief-stricken over the sudden loss of his son Sage Stallone," Sylvester Stallone's spokeswoman said in a statement to TheWrap. "His compassion and thoughts are with Sage’s mother, Sasha.Sage was a very talented and wonderful young man, his loss will be felt forever."
A Los Angeles County coroner spokesman told TheWrap, " We are in the intial stages of our investigation. We have no...
Read MoreProducer Richard D. Zanuck Dies at 77
July, 13, 2012 1:29 pm | Comments On #Daryl F. Zanuck, dies, driving miss daisy, jaws, movie, Movies, producer, Richard Zanuck, the stingRichard D. Zanuck, the producer of "Jaws" and "Driving Miss Daisy," died Friday in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for his production company told TheWrap. He was 77.
The cause of death was a heart attack.
The son of famed 20th Century Fox head Darryl F. Zanuck, he would make his own indelible mark on the movie business by championing a then-unknown director named Steven Spielberg.
Their 1975 adaptation of Peter Benchley's pulpy novel about a killer shark terrorizing a beach town would usher in a new era of summer blockbusters and fundamentally alter the type of movies that the industry makes. The DNA of "Jaws,...
Read MoreErnest Borgnine, Oscar Winner for 'Marty,' Dead at 95
July, 08, 2012 2:49 pm | Comments On #Ernest Borgnine, Marty, mchale's navy, MoviesErnest Borgnine, who won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of a lovesick butcher in "Marty" in 1955, died Sunday. He was 95.
Borgnine died of renal failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with his wife and children at his side, a spokesman told the Associated Press.
Borgnine appeared in more than 200 movies, including 1953’s Oscar-winning “From Here to Eternity,” “Bad Day at Black Rock,” and 1955’s “Marty,” which won the Oscar for best picture and earned Borgnine an Academy Award and Golden Globe. Other Borgnine films include “Johnny Guitar,” starring...
Read MoreAndy Griffith Dead at 86
July, 03, 2012 7:27 am | Comments On #andy griffith, Matlock, TelevisionTelevision icon Andy Griffith, known for playing characters who wore their decency like a badge, has died. He was 86.
The Dare County, N.C., sheriff's office confirmed that the star of "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Matlock" had died, soon after his friend, former University of North Carolina president Bill Friday, broke the news to local news station WITN.
The actor came to be known as America's sheriff for personifying small-town values with their emphasis on family and community.
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Read MoreJulian Goodman, Ex-NBC President Who Produced Nixon-Kennedy Debate, Dies at 90 (Report)
July, 03, 2012 6:58 am | Comments On #John F. Kennedy, Johnny Carson, Julian Goodman, NBC, Richard Nixon, TelevisionJulian Goodman, the former president of NBC who produced the second Nixon-Kennedy debate, signed Johnny Carson to what was then a record contract and sparred with the Nixon Administration, has died, The New York Times reported. He was 90.
Goodman died Monday at his home in Juno Beach, Fla., of kidney failure, a family spokesman told the Times.
Born May 1, 1922, in Glasgow, Ky., he started out as a $3-a-week reporter for The Glasgow Daily Times, the Times said. He serving in the Army, then moved to Washington, where he was hired to replace David Brinkley on the night...
Read MoreDon Grady, Robbie on 'My Three Sons,' Dies at 68
June, 27, 2012 5:57 pm | Comments On #don grady, mickey mouse club, mouseketeer, my three sons, Obits, TelevisionDon Grady, who played Robbie Douglas on the TV show "My Three Sons" and was one of the Mickey Mouse Club's original Mouseketeers, died Wednesday.
He was 68.
"My dear friend and TV brother Don Grady passed away today," posted his "My Three Sons" co-star Barry Livingston. "He was an inspiration to me in so many ways." Livingston played Ernie on the show.
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Born Don Louis...
Read MoreAndrew Sarris, Critic Who Championed Film's New Wave, Dies at 83
June, 20, 2012 12:14 pm | Comments On #Andrew Sarris, auteur, directors, film critic, MoviesInfluential film critic Andrew Sarris, who helped introduce a generation of American moviegoers to Europe's new wave of directors in the 1960s and '70s, has died at the age of 83.
Sarris died at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan after complications developed from a stomach virus, his wife, film critic Molly Haskell, said Wednesday.
Sarris was best known for his work with the Village Voice and New York Observer.
With contemporaries like Pauline Kael, with whom he famously feuded in print about a number of films, he helped Americans view filmmaking as more than popular entertainment. He...
Read MoreVictor Spinetti, Actor in Beatles' Movies, Dies at 82
June, 19, 2012 10:13 am | Comments On #comic, Movies, obituary, victor spinettiComic actor Victor Spinetti, best known for his appearances in three Beatles movies, died on Tuesday morning. He was 82.
The Welsh performer had been fighting pancreatic cancer in recent years, according to his agent, Barry Burnett.
Born in the village of Cwm in south Wales, Spinetti studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama before launching his acting career in England.
His big break came after John Lennon and George Harrison, with "A Hard Day's Night" director Walter Shenson and screenwriter Alun Owen, caught his performance in 1968, in the play "Oh! What a Lovely War" in London.
Spinetti hit it off with the Beatles and landed roles in "A...
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