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Chris Mortensen, Former NFL Reporter and Analyst for ESPN, Dies at 72
The Southern California native was an award-winning newspaperman before joining the sports network in 1991.
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David Bordwell, Preeminent Film Scholar, Dies at 76
David Bordwell, the noted film scholar, teacher, author and researcher known for sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm of cinema with movie lovers everywhere, has died. He was 76. Bordwell died Thursday after a long illness, the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced. He taught at the school from 1973 until his retirement in 2004 and was its […]
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Jenne Casarotto, Talent Agent and Co-Founder of Casarotto Ramsay & Associates, Dies at 77
Jenne Casarotto, who co-founded the London-based global talent agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates and represented the likes of Tennessee Williams, Stephen Frears, David Hare, Terry Gilliam, Steve McQueen, Neil Jordan and John Madden during her long career, has died. She was 77. Casarotto died Thursday in the U.K. of complications from a short illness, her […]
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Nina Avramides, Longtime Manager for Jimmy Buffett, Dies at 82
Nina Avramides, who worked for Jimmy Buffett in management roles for more than four decades, died Feb. 17 at her home in Marina del Rey after a battle with dementia, a publicist announced. She was 82. Avramides and Howard Kaufman teamed with James Guercio to manage Chicago before they joined Irving Azoff’s Front Line Management […]
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Anne Whitfield, Young Actress in ‘White Christmas,’ Dies at 85
Anne Whitfield, who appeared in the beloved holiday classic White Christmas and on dozens of TV shows, from Father Knows Best, 77 Sunset Strip and Perry Mason to That Girl, Ironside and Emergency!, has died. She was 85. Whitfield died Feb. 7 at a hospital in Yakima, Washington, after suffering an “unexpected accident” while on […]
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Jodie Foster Getting the Hand and Footprint Treatment in Hollywood
Jodie Foster, the two-time Oscar-winning actress riding high off her performances in Nyad and True Detective: Night Country, will be honored with a hand and footprint ceremony during the TCM Classic Film Festival, it was announced Tuesday. Foster, 61, will leave her mark in cement in the courtyard of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre on […]
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E. Duke Vincent, Producer With Aaron Spelling on ‘Dynasty,’ ‘Charmed’ and More, Dies at 91
E. Duke Vincent, the writer and two-time Emmy-winning producer who partnered with Aaron Spelling on such hugely popular shows as Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210, Charmed, 7th Heaven and Melrose Place, has died. He was 91. Vincent died on Feb. 10 in his home in Montecito, California, his wife, actress Pamela Hensley, announced. He and Spelling […]
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Lynda Gravátt, Esteemed New York Stage Actress, Dies at 76
Lynda Gravátt, the Harlem-born actress who starred on New York stages in such productions as 45 Seconds From Broadway, Doubt, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Old Settler and Intimate Apparel, has died. She was 76. Gravátt died Friday at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, her son David Gravátt told The Hollywood […]
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Eddie Driscoll, Actor on ‘The Last Ship,’ Dies at 60
Eddie Driscoll, the veteran character actor who appeared on shows including Sex and the City, Boston Public, Entourage, Mad Men, The Last Ship and This Is Us, has died. He was 60. Driscoll died Dec. 15 in Los Angeles from a saddle pulmonary embolism after months of fighting stomach cancer, actor Jimmy Palumbo announced. Driscoll […]
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Dan Wilcox, Writer and Producer on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82
Dan Wilcox, the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer whose work on the last four seasons of M*A*S*H included the acclaimed 1983 series finale that attracted a record 106 million viewers, has died. He was 82. Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced. A WGA member for […]
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Charles Dierkop, Actor in ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ ‘The Sting’ and ‘Police Woman,’ Dies at 87
Charles Dierkop, the busy character actor who played tough guys in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and the 1970s Angie Dickinson series Police Woman, has died. He was 87. Dierkop died Sunday at Sherman Oaks Hospital after a recent heart attack and bout with pneumonia, his daughter, Lynn, told The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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Jackie Loughery, ‘The D.I.’ Actress and Wife of Jack Webb, Dies at 93
Jackie Loughery, who parlayed a victory in the first Miss USA pageant into an acting career that included a prominent role opposite future husband Jack Webb in the 1957 military drama The D.I., has died. She was 93. Loughery died Friday in Los Angeles, Webb biographer Dan Moyer told The Hollywood Reporter. “She was like […]
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