All Obituaries articles – Page 18
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NewsJacques Rivette dies aged 87
The French New Wave director’s noted films included La Belle Noiseuse, Celine And Julie Go Boating and Out 1.
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NewsEttore Scola dies aged 84
Revered Italian director and screenwriter behind A Special Day has died in Rome.
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News'The Deer Hunter' cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond dies aged 85
Visionary cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, who escaped his native Hungary to set up in Hollywood and became one of the most acclaimed practitioners of his generation, has died aged 85 in Big Sur, California.
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NewsAwards publicist Murray Weissman dies aged 90
The renowned publicist who represented the likes of Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Alfred Hitchcock and Steven Spielberg, has died of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at his Studio City home. He was 90.
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Haskell Wexler, Oscar-winning cinematographer, dies aged 93
The double Oscar-winning cinematographer who worked on One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest died in hospital in Santa Monica on Sunday. He was 93.
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News'E.T.' screenwriter Melissa Mathison dies aged 65
Mathison, who was Oscar-nominated for her E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial screenplay in 1983, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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CommentJoanna Hogg remembers Gayle Griffiths
Filmmaker Joanna Hogg pays tribute to producer Gayle Griffiths, who died Oct 23 at the age of 49 after a battle with cancer. Griffths produced two of Hogg’s features, Archipelago and Exhibition.
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NewsBritish producer Gayle Griffiths dies aged 49
Highly respected producer worked on Joanna Hogg’s Archipelago and Sally El Hosaini’s My Brother the Devil.
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News'Heartbreaker' director Pascal Chaumeil dies aged 54
French film-maker had just completed Odd Job (Un Petit Boulot).
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NewsWes Craven dies aged 76
The prolific filmmaker who revolutionised horror with wry takes on the genre like the Scream franchise and A Nightmare On Elm Street died on Sunday from brain cancer.
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NewsBud Yorkin dies aged 89
The film and television director, producer and writer died of natural causes at his Bel Air Home. He was 89.
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NewsUggie, canine star of 'The Artist', dies
Uggie the dog, star of The Artist, has been put to sleep due to difficulties stemming from a prostate tumour.
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News'Karate Kid' producer Jerry Weintraub dead at 77
The producer of The Karate Kid and the Danny Ocean franchise who won an Emmy in 2013 for Behind The Candelabra has died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara.
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NewsCanal Plus co-founder Alain de Greef dies
Creator of iconic French TV programmes such as Les Guignols de l’Info loses battle with cancer.
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News'Titanic' composer James Horner dies in plane crash
UPDATED JUNE 23: Hollywood composer also wrote the soundtracks to Avatar, Braveheart and the upcoming Southpaw.
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NewsChristopher Lee dies aged 93
The veteran actor died on Sunday after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure.