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Fred R. Krug, Pioneer of Nature and Travel TV Shows, Dies at 94
Fred R. Krug, a producer, director and cinematographer who worked on such nature-focused TV programs as Animal World, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and The Magical World of Disney, has died. He was 94. Krug died June 4 of natural causes at his home in Solvang, California, his daughter, Vivian Krug-Cotton, told The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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Joan Benedict, ‘Candid Camera’ Actress and Widow of Rod Steiger, Dies at 96
Joan Benedict, who starred on the original Steve Allen Show and Candid Camera and portrayed the tyrannical hotel queen Leona Helmsley in a one-woman stage show, has died. She was 96. Benedict died June 24 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications from a stroke, a family spokesperson announced. Benedict was married to […]
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Producer Jon Landau, James Cameron’s Right-Hand Man on ‘Titanic’ and the ‘Avatar’ Films, Dies at 63
Jon Landau, the Oscar-winning producer who made the dreams of James Cameron come to life by overcoming extreme logistical challenges to bring the filmmaker’s Titanic and Avatar blockbusters to the big screen, has died. He was 63. Landau’s son Jamie Landau confirmed his death to The Hollywood Reporter. He died Friday in Los Angeles after […]
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Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carri McClure announced. He also received Academy Award nominations for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo […]
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Bill Cobbs, Actor in ‘The Hudsucker Proxy,’ ‘Night at the Museum’ and ‘Air Bud,’ Dies at 90
Bill Cobbs, the convincing character actor who had pivotal turns in such films as 'The Hudsucker Proxy,' 'Sunshine State' and 'Night at the Museum,' has died. He was xx.
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Spencer Milligan, ‘Land of the Lost’ Star, Dies at 86
Spencer Milligan, who starred for Sid and Marty Krofft as the park ranger and widowed father Rick Marshall on the iconic Saturday morning kids show Land of the Lost, has died. He was 86. Milligan died April 18 at his home in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, his family announced. Milligan played the heroic father of youngsters […]
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Jamie Kellner, Architect of the Fox Broadcast Network and The WB, Dies at 77
Jamie Kellner, the charismatic and crafty executive who expanded the broadcast television landscape by helping hatch the Fox and WB networks in 1987 and 1995, respectively, had died. He was 77. Kellner died Friday at his Montecito, California, home after a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. While still riding high atop The […]
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Donald Sutherland, Versatile Star of ‘M*A*S*H,’ ‘Ordinary People’ and ‘The Hunger Games,’ Dies at 88
Donald Sutherland, whose performances in such films as M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal aplomb, has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter. Remarkably, Sutherland was never even nominated for […]
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Willie Mays, Entertaining Icon of Baseball, Dies at 93
Willie Mays, the incandescent center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants whose unmatched blend of speed and power made him a cultural icon and one of the finest players in the history of baseball, died Tuesday. He was 93. “It is with great sadness that we announce that San Francisco Giants Legend […]
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Anthea Sylbert, ‘Rosemary’s Baby,’ ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Carnal Knowledge’ Costume Designer, Dies at 84
Anthea Sylbert, the two-time Oscar-nominated costume designer who worked on Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, Carnal Knowledge, Shampoo and Julia before becoming a studio executive and producer, has died. She was 84. Sylbert died Tuesday in Skiathos, Greece, director Sakis Lalas told The Hollywood Reporter. Lalas just finished a documentary about Sylbert titled, My Life in 3 […]
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Kevin Brophy, Star of ‘Lucan’ and ‘Hell Night,’ Dies at 70
Kevin Brophy, who starred as a young man raised by wolves on the short-lived ABC series Lucan and as the doomed leader of a college fraternity in the cult horror film Hell Night, has died. He was 70. Brophy died May 11 at his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, his family announced. He was […]
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Tony Mordente, Original ‘West Side Story’ Actor on Stage and Screen, Dies at 88
Tony Mordente, the actor, dancer and choreographer who starred in the original Broadway and big-screen versions of West Side Story before carving out a long career as a TV director, has died. He was 88. Mordente, who lived in Henderson, Nevada, died Tuesday, his family announced. Mordente also worked on Broadway as an actor, understudy […]
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