All Obituaries articles – Page 16
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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.
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NewsItalian film giant Vittorio Taviani dies at 88
Italian premier pays homage to ’beloved protagonist’.
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NewsOscar-winning director Milos Forman dies aged 86
Forman directed Amadeus and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.
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NewsAi Weiwei's 'Human Flow' assistant cameraman shot dead by Israeli military
Palestinian filmmakers pay tribute to Yasser Murtaja, who dreamed of travelling the world.
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NewsStudio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata dies aged 82
Takahata’s credits included Grave Of The Fireflies.
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NewsOscar-winning UK production designer Terence Marsh dies aged 86
Marsh’s credits included The Shawshank Redemption and Dr Zhivago.
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NewsHarry Dean Stanton dies aged 91
Character actor’s recent role in Lucky screens at BFI London Film Festival next month.
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News'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' director Tobe Hooper dies aged 74
The director’s 1974 classic took the horror genre into a new realm of shocking.
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NewsVienna International Film Festival chief Hans Hurch dies at 64
Festival head oversaw 20 editions of the Viennale.
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NewsArtificial Eye co-founder Pamela Engel dies aged 82
Engel also co-founded UK distributor New Wave Films.
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NewsMartin Landau, star of TV's 'Mission: Impossible', dies at 89
Oscar-winning star of Ed Wood turned down role of Spock in Star Trek.