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R.I.P. William Miles

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday May 19, 2013 @ 4:03pm PDTTags: R.I.P., William Miles

Documentarian William Miles, whose films include 1981′s I Remember Harlem and 1992′s Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II, died May 12 in New York, reports the NY Times. He was 82. In 1977 the Harlem native made his first documentary Men Of Bronze, about the all-black 369th Infantry Regiment sent to fight alongside the French in WWI, after himself serving in the National Guard. Liberators, co-directed with Nina Rosenblum, recounted the story of black soldiers who helped to liberate Nazi concentration camps and was nominated for an Oscar. He earned a CableACE nomination for 1993′s The Untold West and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers.

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R.I.P. Ken Venturi

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday May 17, 2013 @ 4:43pm PDTTags: CBS, Golf, Ken Venturi, R.I.P.

Ken Venturi deadKen Venturi, the voice of PGA golf on CBS for 35 years, died today after a long hospitalization. He was 82. After a solid career as a pro golfer, including a win at … Read More »

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R.I.P. Joyce Brothers

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday May 13, 2013 @ 3:37pm PDTTags: Joyce Brothers, R.I.P.

Joyce Brothers, television psychologist and longtime newspaper advice columnist died today in New York City. She was 85. Her publicist tells media outlets she passed away after a long illness. The New York City native became famous … Read More »

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R.I.P. Mike Gray

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday May 3, 2013 @ 3:15pm PDTTags: Mike Gray, R.I.P., The China Syndrome

Mike Gray, who co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for The China Syndrome about a nuclear power plant disaster cover-up, has died. Gray passed away Tuesday of heart failure at his Hollywood Hills home, his family told the … Read More »

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R.I.P. Deanna Durbin

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 30, 2013 @ 8:29pm PDTTags: Deanna Durbin, R.I.P.

Deanna Durbin deadCanadian singer and actress Deanna Durbin, who enjoyed a short but successful career as a Universal contract star from 1936 to 1948, has died. She was 91. Durbin passed away “a few days ago”, her … Read More »

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R.I.P. Allan Arbus

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 23, 2013 @ 12:23pm PDTTags: Allan Arbus, R.I.P.

Allan Arbus, remembered for his recurring role as psychiatrist Major Sidney Freedman on the long-running TV series MASH, has died.  His daughter, Arin Arbus, tells the LA Times her father died from complications of congestive heart failure … Read More »

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R.I.P. Marcel Vercoutere

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday April 20, 2013 @ 5:06pm PDTTags: Marcel Vercoutere, R.I.P.

Marcel Vercoutere, the special effects and makeup artist in films including McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, and The Exorcist, died April 13. He was 87. The LA Times obit says cause of death was complications from dementia. Vercoutere’s best known career contribution was Linda Blair’s neck-twisting … Read More »

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R.I.P. Preston Davis

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday April 17, 2013 @ 1:25pm PDTTags: Preston Davis, R.I.P.

Longtime ABC Television Network executive Preston Davis died Monday after an illness. He was 63. Davis retired as President of Broadcast Operations and Engineering for ABC in 2011, after a 35-year career with the network. He … Read More »

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R.I.P. Richard LeParmentier

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday April 16, 2013 @ 7:22pm PDTTags: R.I.P., Richard LeParmentier

Richard LeParmentier, best known for his role as Admiral Motti, commander of Vader’s Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: The New Hope, has died at his Austin, Texas home. He was 66. LeParmentier appeared in more … Read More »

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R.I.P. Michael France

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday April 14, 2013 @ 12:15pm PDTTags: Michael France, R.I.P.

The screenwriter whose credits spanned Cliffhanger, GoldenEye, Ang Lee’s Hulk, The Punisher, and Fantastic Four has died, his sister confirmed to local press. He was 51. France had been battling diabetes-related health issues according to Suzanne … Read More »

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R.I.P. Jonathan Winters

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Friday April 12, 2013 @ 10:11am PDTTags: Jonathan Winters, R.I.P.

Jonathan Winters, comedian and television and film actor, best remembered for his roles in It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, and as the voice of Papa Smurf in The Smurfs, has died. A family friend tells the AP Winters … Read More »

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R.I.P. Sara Montiel

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 8, 2013 @ 11:35am PDTTags: R.I.P., Sara Montiel

Spanish actress Sara Montiel, best known in the U.S. for her roles in Vera Cruz and Run Of The Arrow has died at her home in Madrid. She was 85. Montiel made her feature film debut as a teenager … Read More »

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R.I.P. Annette Funicello

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday April 8, 2013 @ 10:07am PDTTags: Annette Funicello, R.I.P.

Annette FunicelloPop culture icon Annette Funicello, who began her TV and movie career as a 13-year-old member of the original Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950s and grew into a movie star and singer and a teenage … Read More »

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R.I.P. Les Blank

By JEN YAMATO | Sunday April 7, 2013 @ 12:07pm PDTTags: Les Blank, R.I.P.

RIP Les BlankLes Blank, the independent documentarian known for exploring American musical genres and teaming with Werner Herzog on both 1980′s Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe and 1982′s Burden Of Dreams, about the making of Fitzcarraldo, died Sunday in Berkeley. He was 77. Blank had been battling cancer in recent months and passed away in his sleep, son Harrod Blank told Deadline. Among Blank’s works on idiosyncratic subjects were 1976′s Chulas Fronteras, about norteño music along the Mexico-Texas border, and the 1980 docu Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers, which featured culinary icon Alice Waters. Both films were selected for preservation by the Library of Congress. Blank established his Flower Films in El Cerrito, California in 1967 just outside of Berkeley, where he was based through a four-decade career during which he garnered lifetime achievement awards from AFI and the International Documentary Association, a BAFTA for Best Documentary (Burden Of Dreams), and a Special Jury Prize from the Sundance Film Festival (In Heaven There Is No Beer?).
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R.I.P. Juan José Bigas Luna

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Saturday April 6, 2013 @ 7:29pm PDTTags: Juan Jose Bigas Luna, R.I.P.

The Spanish filmmaker, who won Venice’s Silver Lion for directing 1992′s Jamón Jamón and won a Goya for Best Screenplay for 1997′s The Chambermaid on the Titanic, has died in Tarragona, Spain after battling cancer, … Read More »

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R.I.P. Besedka Johnson

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday April 4, 2013 @ 7:02pm PDTTags: Besedka Johnson, R.I.P., Starlet

Besedka Johnson, who co-starred in Sean Baker’s Starlet in her first and only film role, died today in Los Angeles. She was 87. Johnson nabbed her first feature role as Starlet‘s Sadie at the age of 85 … Read More »

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R.I.P. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday April 3, 2013 @ 11:59am PDTTags: R.I.P., Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Oscar-winning screenwriter and acclaimed novelist, died today at her home in New York City. She was 85. Jhabvala collaborated with producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory on more than 20 films over a 40-year period until … Read More »

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R.I.P. Richard Griffiths

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Friday March 29, 2013 @ 6:37am PDTTags: R.I.P., Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths, who appeared in five Harry Potter movies, has died following complications from heart surgery. He was 65. The veteran British actor won an Olivier Award for originating the role of Hector in Alan Bennet’s stage … Read More »

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R.I.P. Fay Kanin

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday March 27, 2013 @ 6:12pm PDTTags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Fay Kanin, R.I.P.

Fay Kanin, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning screenwriter and former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, died today at the age of 95. A New York native, Kanin began her showbiz career in the … Read More »

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