Obituaries
Didi O’Hearn, Longtime A&E Television Networks Executive, Dies at 63
Deirdre “Didi” O’Hearn, a veteran cable executive who spent 16 years at A&E Television Networks and also worked for WeTV and the Food Network, among other channels, died Monday. She was 63. O’Hearn, nominated for six Emmys and a winner of five Golden Eagle Awards, died in hospice care in St. Augustine, Florida, after a […]
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Rachael Lillis, ‘Pokémon’ Misty and Jessie Voice Actor, Dies at 46
Rachael Lillis, who voiced the English language roles of Misty and Jessie on the popular Pokémon TV and movie adaptations of the Japanese anime series, has died. She was 46. Veronica Taylor, who voices Ash on the the Pokémon animated series, on Monday announced via social media that Lillis had died Saturday after a battle […]
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Margaret Menegoz, ‘Amour,’ ‘The White Ribbon’ Producer, Dies at 83
Margaret Menegoz, the head of French production company Les Films du Losange, who produced the movies of Michael Hanke, Wim Wenders and Éric Rohmer, among others, has died. She was 83. The company issued a statement confirming that Menegoz died in Montpellier on August 7. They cited her “love of films and work, and her […]
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Susan Wojcicki, Former YouTube CEO, Dies at 56
Susan Wojcicki, the former CEO of YouTube and one of the first employees at Google after it was founded in 1998, has died. She was 56. Her husband, Dennis Troper, announced on Facebook Friday night that Wojcicki died after a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer. “It is with profound sadness that I share […]
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Mitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93
Mitzi McCall, the delightful actress and sitcom writer who partnered with her husband, Charlie Brill, in a sketch comedy act that famously floundered between sets by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, has died. She was 93. McCall died Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, her family announced. The pint-sized Pittsburgh […]
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Jack Karlson, “Succulent Chinese Meal” Man and Aussie Meme Legend, Dies at 82
Jack Karlson, the Australian man behind the “democracy manifest” meme who became a worldwide sensation later in life after a 1991 clip of his arrest for consuming a “succulent Chinese meal” went viral, has died. He was 82. News.com.au reported that Karlson died Wednesday surrounded by family after battling cancer. He also had many other […]
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Robert Logan, ‘77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘Wilderness Family’ Actor, Dies at 82
Robert Logan, who succeeded Edd “Kookie” Byrnes as the valet parking attendant on the famed ABC detective show 77 Sunset Strip and starred as the dad in a series of return-to-nature adventure movies, has died. He was 82. Logan died May 6 of natural causes in Estero, Florida, his son, Anthony Logan, told The Hollywood […]
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Lisa Westcott, British Makeup Artist Who Won Oscar for ‘Les Misérables,’ Dies at 76
Lisa Westcott, the British makeup artist who won an Oscar for her work on 2012’s Les Misérables, has died, her husband told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 76. Westcott died July 30 at her home in Oxford with her husband, Jeremy Ancock, and her twin children, George Ancock and Harriette Rothwell, with her. She was […]
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Connie Chiume, ‘Black Panther’ Actress, Dies at 72
Connie Chiume, a South African actress who appeared in Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Beyoncé’s Black Is King, has died. She was 72. Chiume died Tuesday at the Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa, her family announced on Instagram. Her cause of death wasn’t immediately available. “The Chiume Family regrets to inform […]
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Charles Cyphers, Actor in Three ‘Halloween’ Films, Dies at 85
Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in three Halloween movies, performances that spanned a remarkable 43 years, has died. He was 85. Cyphers died Sunday in Tucson, Arizona, after a brief illness, his manager, Chris Roe, announced. “Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. […]
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Jay Kanter, Agent for Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 97
Jay Kanter, the high-powered Hollywood agent who represented Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe and served as the inspiration for Jack Lemmon’s character in the classic Billy Wilder film The Apartment, died Tuesday. He was 97. Kanter died at his home in Beverly Hills, a spokesperson for the Independent Artist Group announced. His son […]
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Patti Yasutake, Actress on ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ and ‘Beef,’ Dies at 70
Patti Yasutake, who portrayed Nurse Alyssa Ogawa on Star Trek: The Next Generation and a pair of franchise movies and Fumi Nakai, the widowed mother of Joseph Lee’s sculptor, on Beef, has died. She was 70. Yasutake died Monday at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center after a long battle with a rare form of T-cell […]
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