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Post by jervistetch on Feb 4, 2023 19:09:57 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Feb 4, 2023 20:38:00 GMT
As has been noted, American actress Melinda Dillon has left us at the age of 83, on January 9th (reasons for the delayed news is unknown to OP) She received a 1963 Tony Award nomination for her Broadway debut in the original production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles as Jillian Guiler in Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 and Teresa Perrone in Absence of Malice 1981. She is well known for her role as Mother Parker in the holiday classic A Christmas Story 1983. Her other film roles include Bound for Glory 1976, F.I.S.T. 1978, Harry and the Hendersons 1987, The Prince of Tides 1991, and Magnolia 1999, for which she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award. She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Melinda Dillon
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Post by teleadm on Feb 4, 2023 20:59:47 GMT
Spanish fashion designer Paco Rabanne has left us at the age of 88, on February 3rd. While being a giant in fashion and fragrances his work in movies was sparse, he was costume designer for Les aventuriers 1967, Les poneyttes 1968 and Barbarella 1968. He also designed clothes for Audrey Hepburn in Two for the Road 1967 He is remembered by BBCR.I.P. Paco Rabanne
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Post by jervistetch on Feb 6, 2023 1:45:06 GMT
Two time Oscar nominated screenwriter Arnold Schulman has passed away at age 97. He is remembered here at The Hollywood Reporter: Arnold Schulman
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Post by teleadm on Feb 6, 2023 7:25:33 GMT
American actor Charles Kimbrough has left us at the age of 86, on January 11th. (could be family matters why this news has been delayed) Perhaps best known for his role as the straight-faced anchorman Jim Dial on Murphy Brown 1988 - 1998 and 2018. In 1990, his performance in the role earned him a nomination for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series". In 1971, he was nominated for a Tony for best featured actor in a musical as Harry in Stephen Sondheim's Company. In 1984, he performed in the original Broadway cast of Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. He starred in the original Off-Broadway production of A.R. Gurney's comedy Sylvia in 1985. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Charles Kimbrough
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Post by teleadm on Feb 9, 2023 17:44:44 GMT
American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist Burt Bacharach has left us at the age of 94, on February 8th. He composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950's through the 1980's, many in collaboration with lyricist Hal David. A six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Academy Award winner, his songs have been recorded by more than 1,000 different artists. As of 2014, he had written 73 US and 52 UK Top 40 hits. He was one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music. He won two Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969, one for Original Score and one for Original Song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", he also won an Oscar for Arthur 1981 Original Song "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)". He was also Oscar nominated three times for Original Song, What's New Pussycat? 1965 "What's New, Pussycat?", Alfie 1966 "Alfie" and Casino Royale 1967 "The Look of Love". His music appears on many soundtracks. He is remembered by Rolling Stone MagazineR.I.P. Burt Bacharach
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Post by teleadm on Feb 10, 2023 6:06:38 GMT
South African-born British singer, actor, and entertainer Dennis Lotis has left us at the age of 97, on February 8th. His popularity was at it's greatest in the 1950's. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to the young female population". He joined the Ted Heath Orchestra in the early 1950's. He went solo in the mid-1950's, and became one of the most successful acts on the British variety circuit, also appearing frequently on BBC radio. In 1956, he toured with a production of the musical Harmony Close, and first worked as an actor in 1959 in John Osborne's The World of Paul Slickey. He also appeared in several British films, including The Extra Day 1956, The City of the Dead aka Horror Hotel 1960, Sword of Sherwood Forest 1960, What Every Woman Wants 1962 and She'll Have to Go 1962. He also appeared on stage as Lucio in John Neville's production of Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. When his style of music was becoming outdated, he established his own antiques and restaurant business in Tring. R.I.P. Dennis Lotis
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Post by petrolino on Feb 11, 2023 2:33:10 GMT
It was a bolt from the blue ... R.I.P.
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Post by petrolino on Feb 11, 2023 2:35:25 GMT
As has been noted, American actress Melinda Dillon has left us at the age of 83, on January 9th (reasons for the delayed news is unknown to OP) She is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Melinda Dillon
Thanks for remembering Melinda Dillon. I'm going to keep it simple and speak straight from the heart - I just think she was a terrific actress.
Thanks for the movies, Ms. Dillon ... you are missed.
R.I.P.
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Post by teleadm on Feb 11, 2023 15:08:01 GMT
English director Hugh Hudson has left us at the age of 86, on February 10th. (short illness) He was among a generation of British directors who would begin their career making documentaries and television commercials before going on to have success in films. He directed the 1981 Academy Award and BAFTA Award Best Picture Chariots of Fire, a film ranked 19th in the British Film Institute's list of Top 100 British films. Other movies include Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984, Revolution 1985, Lost Angels 1989, My Life So Far 1999 and I Dreamed of Africa 2000. He also won BAFTA for the short film The Tortoise and the Hare 1967. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Hugh Hudson
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Post by Richard Kimble on Feb 11, 2023 21:12:44 GMT
Bob Orben, who after writing jokes for Dick Gregory, Jack Paar, Red Skelton and others in the 1960s found a new avenue for his wit when he became a speechwriter for President Gerald R. Ford in 1974, died on Feb. 2 in Alexandria, Va. He was 95. Mr. Orben was a one-man gag factory. He wrote joke books. He dispatched one-liners to entertainers, politicians and disc jockeys through his subscription newsletter, Current Comedy. And he wrote a column, My Favorite Jokes, for Parade magazine. “I don’t mean to blow my own horn,” he told The Washington Post in 1982, “but between Johnny Carson’s monologues, the political cartoonists such as Herblock and Oliphant, and me, if we all decide what the hot subject in the country is, that’s what it is.” John Mihalec, a speechwriter for President Ford during the 1976 presidential campaign, said it was not surprising that a comedy writer should excel at writing speeches. “Comedy writing is so precise — the setup and the punch line and everything has to be at exactly the right volume and in the right place,” Mr. Mihalec said in a phone interview. “It’s good training for the precision of presidential speechwriting.” NY Times obit
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Post by teleadm on Feb 13, 2023 6:11:07 GMT
Spanish film director, photographer and writer Carlos Suara has left us at the age of 91, on February 10th. (respiratory failure) Along with Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be one of Spain's most renowned filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career that spanned over half a century. His films won many international awards. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Carlos Suara
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Post by Rufus-T on Feb 15, 2023 22:26:16 GMT
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Post by teleadm on Feb 16, 2023 5:48:29 GMT
American film producer Tom Luddy has left us at the age of 79, on February 13th. (from complications of dementia) He was a co-founder of the Telluride Film Festival. He had a longtime association with the production company American Zoetrope. Among the movies he produced are Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters 1985, Barfly 1987, Powaqqatsi 1988, Wait Until Spring, Bandini 1989 and The Secret Garden 1993. He is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Tom Luddy
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Post by spiderwort on Feb 18, 2023 16:16:19 GMT
Actress Stella Stevens passed away on February 17 from Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 84.
She had a prominent career in the 1960s and 1970s, starring in numerous films, including Girls, Girls, Girls, The Nutty Professor, The Poseiden Adventure, and The Ballad of Cable Hogue. She also directed two films, The American Heroine (1979), a documentary about women of the 1970s, and The Ranch, starring her son, Andrew Stevens, who became a prominent actor and film producer.
Remembered by CNN and The New York TimesHeartfelt condolences to her family. R.I.P Stella Stevens 1938-2023
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Post by jervistetch on Feb 19, 2023 18:33:04 GMT
TMZ is reporting that comedian/actor Richard Belzer has passed away at 78. Richard Belzer
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Post by teleadm on Feb 20, 2023 7:06:25 GMT
British cinematographer Oliver Wood has left us at the age of 80, on February 13th. (cancer) Known for his work on blockbuster action and comedy films such as Die Hard 2, Face/Off, Freaky Friday, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and the Bourne franchise. He has collaborated with directors like Paul Greengrass, John Woo, Renny Harlin, Ron Underwood, and Adam McKay, and was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for The Bourne Ultimatum. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Oliver Wood
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Post by teleadm on Feb 20, 2023 7:25:21 GMT
American composer, conductor, and oboist Gerald Fried has left us at the age of 95, on February 17th. (pneumonia) Known for his film and television scores. He composed music for well-known television series of the 1960's and 70's, including Mission: Impossible, Gilligan's Island, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Shotgun Slade, Roots, and Star Trek. Early in his career, he collaborated with Stanley Kubrick, scoring several of his earliest films. He was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning once in 1977 for Roots, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the documentary Birds Do It, Bees Do It 1974. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. Gerald Fried
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Post by teleadm on Feb 20, 2023 7:39:41 GMT
Scottish-born Australian film and television director George T. Miller has left us at the age of 79, on February 17th. (heart attack) He directed The Man from Snowy River 1982, The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter 1990, and Zeus and Roxanne 1997. He also co-directed the popular Australian miniseries Against the Wind 1978. He is remembered by VarietyR.I.P. George T. Miller
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Post by teleadm on Feb 21, 2023 5:20:36 GMT
American actress Barbara Bosson has left us at the age of 83, on February 18th. Her most notable role came in the television series Hill Street Blues 1981–1987, for which she was consecutively nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards. In movies she could be seen in Mame 1974, Capricorn One 1978 and The Last Starfighter 1984 among others. She is remembered by Hollywood ReporterR.I.P. Barbara Bosson
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