All Obituaries articles – Page 18
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NewsDon Ranvaud dies at 62
The British journalist, football fanatic and producer died on Sunday night in his hotel room while serving as juror at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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NewsGene Wilder dies at 83
Gene Wilder, the American comedian with the winning forlorn gaze whose all-round talent propelled him to international fame and two Oscar nominations, has died at his Connecticut home from complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 83.
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NewsCTBF head Richard Wilson dies aged 58
Former UK television exec dies following a short illness.
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NewsGeorge Lucas, Mark Hamill pay tribute to 'Star Wars' actor Kenny Baker
The Star Wars and Flash Gordon actor passed away on Saturday aged 81.
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NewsSound ace Roger Jay Pietschmann dies at 71
It emerged on Tuesday that Roger Jay Pietschmann died in his Los Angeles home on July 26 after a six-year battle with multiple symptom atrophy. He was 71.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute veteran Gunnar Almer dies aged 62
Almer joined the SFI 39 years ago, serving as festival manager for feature films for nearly 20 years.
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NewsEgyptian director Mohamed Khan dies at 73
Filmmaker’s recent works included Factory Girl and Before The Summer Crowds.
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NewsGolem co-founder Josetxo Moreno dies aged 62
San Sebastian to dedicate this year’s edition to late exhibitor and distributor, a champion of independent filmmakers including Lars von Trier, Michael Haneke and Takeshi Kitano.
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News'Pretty Woman' director Garry Marshall dies aged 81
UPDATED: Veteran filmmaker also created US TV series Happy Days.
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NewsHollywood publicist David Horowitz dead at 86
The publicist who worked with Barbra Streisand, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and advised Bill Clinton and Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin has died at his Los Angeles home. He was 86.
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NewsHector Babenco dead at 70
The Argentine-born Brazilian director who directed William Hurt to an Oscar in Kiss Of The Spider Woman has died of a heart attack in Sao Paulo. He was 70.
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NewsRidley Scott collaborator Julie Payne dies aged 64
Producer and managing director of Scott Free has died.
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FeaturesRemembering Ronit Elkabetz
Jerusalem Film Festival is paying tribute to late Israeli actress and director Ronit Elkabetz. Her friends and colleagues tell Melanie Goodfellow about their beloved collaborator.
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News'Star Trek' actor Anton Yelchin's Jeep had been subject to recall
JUNE 20 UPDATE: The model of Jeep that apparently crushed rising star Anton Yelchin in his driveway in the small hours of Sunday had been recalled.
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NewsEx-EuropaCorp chief Christophe Lambert dies aged 51
Former studio executive credited with internationalisation of EuropaCorp dies following illness.
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NewsBond director Guy Hamilton dies aged 93
BAFTA-nominated British film-maker directed four James Bond films.
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NewsGarry Shandling dead at 66
The absurdist comedian has died from unknown causes after paramedics in Los Angeles responded to a medical emergency and took him to hospital where he died.
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NewsSAG-AFTRA head Ken Howard dead at 71
The former star of TV whose acting career highlights included Tony and Primetime Emmy wins, has died in his home near Los Angeles.
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NewsCzech director Jan Nemec dies aged 79
Czech filmmaker was a notable voice of the country’s New Wave movement of the 1960s.
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NewsHof Film Days founder Heinz Badewitz dies at 74
World’s second longest-serving film festival director died last week while attending Graz film festival.