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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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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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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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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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George Schenck, ‘NCIS’ Writer, Producer and Showrunner, Dies at 82
George Schenck, who served as a writer, producer and/or co-showrunner on NCIS during the CBS drama’s first 15 seasons, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, a network spokesperson announced. He was 82. He and Frank Cardea shared a creative partnership for 40 years. In addition to collaborating on NCIS, they created the 1982-83 […]
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June Walker Rogers, Broadway Performer, Playwright and Author, Dies at 97
June Walker Rogers, a singer, dancer and comedian who performed on Broadway and television and wrote several musicals and a book about how to survive in show business, has died. She was 97. She died July 8 at her home in Westport, Connecticut, her family announced. Born in Steubenville, Ohio, and raised in Queens, June […]
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Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artist on ‘Rocky IV,’ ‘Moonstruck’ and Much More, Dies at 83
Leonard Engelman, the esteemed makeup artist who worked on films including Rocky IV, The Princess Diaries, Batman & Robin and How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did Cher’s makeup for more than 30 years, has died. He was 83. Engelman died Thursday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, his wife of 42 years, artist Esther Engelman, […]
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Sandy Bresler, Jack Nicholson’s Longtime Agent, Dies at 87
Sandy Bresler, who served as Jack Nicholson’s agent and spokesman for more than 60 years, died Thursday in Santa Monica after a short illness, his family announced. He was 87. Bresler first met the eventual three-time Oscar winner when both were serving in the California Air National Guard. He began representing the actor in 1961 […]
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Randal Malone, Performer on the MTV Game Show ‘Singled Out,’ Dies at 66
Randal Malone, who showed up in dozens of low-budget movies and played a “film star” on the 1990s MTV dating game show Singled Out, has died. He was 66. Malone died Sunday at Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys after a long battle with kidney disease, his family announced. Since 2004, Malone served as president […]
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Bobby Banas, Dancer in ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Mary Poppins,’ Dies at 90
Bobby Banas, the actor, dancer and choreographer who played Joyboy in West Side Story and worked in such other famed movie musicals as Bye Bye Birdie, The Unsinkable Molly Brown and Mary Poppins, has died. He was 90. Banas died Monday of pneumonia at an assisted living facility in Encino, his son, director and photographer […]
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