All Obituaries articles – Page 12
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NewsSumner Redstone, US media titan, dies aged 97
Redstone began working in entertainment industry in 1954.
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NewsHFPA president Lorenzo Soria dies, aged 68
Soria covered Hollywood for Italian publications and served three terms as HFPA president.
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News“A maverick from the outset”: Industry colleagues pay tribute to Alan Parker
UK filmmaker Alan Parker died aged 76 on Friday.
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NewsOlivia de Havilland, Oscar winner and star of ‘Gone With The Wind’, dies aged 104
Talent, awards, tempestuous relationship with sister Joan Fontaine, and legal wrangles with Warner Bros.
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NewsCasting director Moonyeenn Lee dies from coronavirus
South African industry veteran cast films including ‘Tsotsi’, ‘Blood Diamond’ and ‘Hotel Rwanda’.
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NewsKelly Preston, ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Twins’ actress, dies aged 57
The US star was married to John Travolta for almost 29 years.
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NewsOscar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91
Morricone’s many credits include Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, Cinema Paradiso and The Hateful Eight.
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NewsUS comedy legend Carl Reiner dies, aged 98
Reiner was a prolific actor, writer and director for over 60 years.
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NewsJoel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’, Batman films, dies at 80
Early career in costume design segued into directing.
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NewsPalestinian cinema world pays tribute to sound engineer Raja Dubayah
Dubayah worked on many of the major Palestinian films of the last 15 years.
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NewsIan Holm, ‘Alien’ and ‘Lord Of The Rings’ actor, dies aged 88
”Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely.”
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NewsBelgian filmmaker Marion Hansel dies aged 71
Palme d’Or nominee and actress was at IFFR for a retrospective of her work in January.
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NewsDiane Tammes, pioneering UK cinematographer, dies aged 78
Tammes was the first woman to graduate in camera from the UK’s NFTS.
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NewsFormer Goldcrest executive Bill Gavin dies aged 83
Gavin worked on films including ‘Gandhi’ and ‘Whale Rider’.
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NewsIndian, international industry mourns loss of NFDC’s Raja Chhinal
NFDC deputy general manager and former Film Bazaar director died on May 17, aged 47.
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NewsUK producer Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands dies aged 67
Tributes pour in for the veteran producer, best known for his work on films including ‘The Magdalene Sisters’.
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NewsFrench actor Michel Piccoli, star of Godard’s ‘Contempt’, dies aged 94
Piccoli worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, Jean Renoir and Alfred Hitchcock.
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News‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ filmmakers highlight indigenous threat after star dies amid pandemic
”Antonio was not only our dear friend and honourary grandfather, but he was a teacher and master to us all.”
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NewsTrevor Green, Entertainment chief and UK distribution stalwart, dies aged 66
Tributes have been paid from across the film industry to Green, who was joint managing director of Entertainment Film Distributors.
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NewsSue Bruce-Smith, Film4 deputy director and UK indie champion, dies aged 62
Bruce-Smith had previously worked for Palace Pictures and the BFI.