All Obituaries articles – Page 15
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NewsFrench indie film veteran Sammy Hadida dies aged 64
Industry legend survived by brother and business partner Victor, wife Maryse Claire, three grown children, one grandchild.
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News'The Last Emperor' director Bernardo Bertolucci dies aged 77
His films also included Last Tango In Paris and The Conformist.
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NewsTributes pour in for director Nicolas Roeg
London-born Roeg directed Don’t Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth, The Witches and Performance.
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NewsUK talent agent Janie Jenkins dies aged 55
Jenkins’ former clients included Tom Conti, Gemma Whelan and Richard Glover.
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News'Butch Cassidy' screenwriter William Goldman dies aged 87
Goldman won two Oscars in 1970 and 1977.
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NewsRenowned film publicist Richard Lormand dies aged 56
The international film industry has been paying tribute to a beloved figure.
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NewsSuperhero comic book godfather Stan Lee dead at 95
Writer and publisher spawned dozens of household names and turned Marvel into global brand.
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NewsVeteran French producer Francis Boespflug dies aged 70
Boespflug co-founded Pyramide and was managing director of Warner France.
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NewsTrailblazing former Screen International publisher Peter King dies aged 90
The Bentley-driving, cigar-smoking proprietor is credited with transforming film trade journalism.
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News'Ethel & Ernest' director Roger Mainwood dies at 65
Producer Camilla Deakin remembers ”considerate, collaborative and respectful” animator.
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NewsFidalgo co-founder Arild Frøyseth dies aged 60
Frøyseth co-founded the Norwegian distributor in 1990.
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NewsNeil Simon, Pulitzer-winning playwright and 'The Odd Couple' writer, dies at 91
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer was married five times.
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NewsLucy Scher, co-director of The Script Factory, dies aged 53
“Lucy was a pioneer in making scriptwriting accessible.”
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NewsCharacter actor Derrick O’Connor who played villain in 'Lethal Weapon 2' dies aged 77
Irish-born stage, film and TV actor’s credits included Brazil, The Sweeney.
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NewsOscar-winning British set decorator Michael Ford dies aged 90
Ford’s credits included Titantic and Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back.
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News'Lawrence Of Arabia' editor Anne V. Coates dies at 92
British-born filmmaker worked on Becket, The Elephant Man, In The Line Of Fire.
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NewsLegendary French cinema and Cannes mover and shaker Pierre Rissient dies at 81
Influential figure who championed Clint Eastwood, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Jane Campion and Im Kwon-taek passes away on eve of 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsTributes pour in for indie 'godfather' Robbie Little (update)
Fixture of independent film world had been planning to attend Cannes with Mrs Lowry & Son.
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News'The Dam Busters' director Michael Anderson dies aged 98
Restored 4K version of war epic to be presented at Royal Albert Hall and simulcast into 400 theatres on May 17.
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News'Full Metal Jacket' actor R. Lee Ermey dies aged 74
Former gunnery sergeant earned Golden Globe nomination for Kubrick’s Vietnam war classic.