Jack Sheldon, Jazz Trumpeter and ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Singer, Dies at 88
The star of “The Merv Griffin Show” may be best remembered for singing classics like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just a Bill”
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Sonny Mehta, Longtime Publisher of Knopf, Dies at 78
His authors ranged from Nobel winners like Toni Morrison to “Fifty Shades of Grey” author E.L. James
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Syd Mead, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘Aliens’ Concept Artist and Futurist, Dies at 86
The Art Directors Guild was meant to honor Mead with the William Cameron Menzies Award in February
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Neil Innes, Comic Songwriter Who Worked With Monty Python and Paul McCartney, Dies at 75
Member of The Rutles and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band was also called “The Seventh Python”
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Bill and Joe Smith, ‘My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding’ Reality Show Twins, Die at 32
A cause of death has not been determined yet
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Andrew Dunbar, Theon Greyjoy’s Body Double on ‘Game of Thrones,’ Dies in His 30s
Dunbar was also a House Stark bannerman and an ally of the North in “The Battle of the Bastards”
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Carley McCord, New Orleans-Based Sports Reporter, Dies in Plane Crash at 30
Sideline reporter was on her way to the Peach Bowl when the plane went down shortly after takeoff
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Sue Lyon, Star of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Lolita,’ Dies at 73
Actress also appeared in “Tony Rome” (1967) and “Evel Knievel” (1971) among other films
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Lee Mendelson, Producer of ‘Peanuts’ and ‘Garfield’ TV Specials, Dies at 86
Mendelson died Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer
