The End - the Classic Film Obituary thread 2024

American entertainment journalist Sam Rubin (1960-2024) passed away on May 10th. He was the entertainment reporter for Los Angeles' KTLA news since 1991 and his popularity led to his many cameos in movies and television.

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American actress and stunt woman Susan Backlinie (1946-2024) passed away on May 11th. Became an instant cinema icon for her role as Chrissie Watkins, the unfortunate swimmer in the opening scene in Jaws (1975). She spoofed herself in Steven Spielberg's 1941, encountering a Japanese submarine instead of great white shark. She also appeared in Day of the Animals (1977) and The Great Muppet Caper (1981) before retiring from acting completely.

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R.I.P., Roger Corman.

American actor and movie producer Mark Damon (1933-2024) passed away on May 12th. Acted in Roger Corman's House of Usher (1960), winning a Golden Globe for New Star of the Year - Actor. He later began producing movies, such as Das Boot (1981), The NeverEnding Story (1984), The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986), 9 1/2 Weeks (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), Monster (2003) and Lone Survivor (2013).

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American actor, writer, director and producer Morgan Spurlock (1970-2024) passed away on May 23rd from cancer. His documentary Super Size Me (2004), in which he ate only McDonald's for a month to learn about the effects of fast food, brought him much acclaim.

www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/morgan-spurlock-dead-super-size-me.html

American actor Johnny Wactor (1986-2024) passed away on May 25th as a result of a gunshot wound suffered during a robbery. He had appeared in the movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) and on TV in Westworld, NCIS, Criminal Minds and Station 19. He was best known for playing Brando Corbin on the soap opera General Hospital from 2020 to 2022.


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American actor Dabney Coleman (1932-2024) passed away on May 16th. Well loved for his many movie and TV roles, such nasty in The Towering Inferno (1974), Midway (1976), 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1980), Tootsie (1982), Hot to Trot (1988), Short Time (1990) and You've Got Mail (1998).

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American actress Janis Paige (1922-2024) passed away on June 2nd. She lived to be 101 years old. Beloved for her roles in such films as Winter Meeting (1948), Romance on the High Seas (1948), Silk Stockings (1957) and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960).

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American actor Tom Bower (1938-2024) passed away on June 4th. He had a long and varied career in such movies as River's Edge (1986), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Die Hard 2 (1990), Nixon (1995), Hearts in Atlantis (2001), North Country (2005), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Crazy Heart (2009) and Out of the Furnace (2013). On TV he appeared on Kojak, The Bionic Woman, The Waltons,The Rockford Files, The X-Files, Miami Vice, Hill Street Blues, NYPD Blue, Dallas, The West Wing, The Office and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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