All Obituaries articles – Page 24
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Obit: Geoffrey Ammer
UPDATE: The former president of worldwide marketing at Sony and top executive at some of the biggest studios in Hollywood died from a heart attack on Sunday in Santa Monica. He was 62.
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NewsJake Eberts dies, aged 71
Canadian producer founded Britain’s Goldcrest Films and worked on Oscar winners such as Chariots Of Fire.
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NewsMichael Clarke Duncan dies, aged 54
Oscar-nominated actor failed to recover from heart attack suffered in July.
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NewsTony Scott dies in apparent suicide
Los Angeles Country coroner’s officials confirmed on Sunday that the 68-year-old filmmaker and younger brother of Ridley Scott leapt to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California.
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Filmmaker Chris Marker dies, aged 91
Marker worked with the likes of Alain Resnais and Yves Montand.
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NewsHaneke actress Susanne Lothar dies at 51
German actress Susanne Lothar, who appeared in four films by Michael Haneke, has died at the age of 51.
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NewsObituary: Frank Pierson, 1925-2012
The Oscar-winning screenwriter died of natural causes following a short illness on Monday (23) in Los Angeles. He was 87.
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NewsObituary: Richard Zanuck 1934-2012
The Oscar winning producer died on Friday (Jul 13) from a heart attack. He was 77.
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Cinematographer John Harris dies, aged 87
Career spanned 53 years, working on the likes of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Superman and The Running Man.
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NewsBritish film-maker Nataasha van Kampen dies, aged 28
The step daughter of actor Mark Rylance had attended the London Film School.
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NewsNora Ephron 1941-2012
The creator of an acclaimed body of work including iconic romantic hits When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless In Seattle has died in New York from complications arising from leukaemia. She was 71.
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NewsEuropa Distribution's Isabelle Obadia dies at age 47
Isabelle Obadia died on June 17 after a nine-month battle with cancer.
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NewsJapanese filmmaker Kaneto Shindo dies aged 100
Japanese director Kaneto Shindo died of natural causes in the morning hours of May 29 at the age of 100, local media has reported.
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NewsFilm journalist Claudia Laffranchi dies, aged 49
Journalist and film expert Claudia Laffranchi, affectionately known as the “Face of the Piazza Grande” after serving as host and master of ceremonies of Locarno Film Festival’s nightly open-air screenings for seven years from 2005 to 2011, has unexpectedly died at the age of 49.
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NewsBilge Ceylan, Kaplanoglu attend memorial ceremony for Seyfi Teoman
The 35 year old director of Our Grand Despair who died in a traffic accident was considered one of the most exciting young film-makers in Turkey.
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Obituary: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boy and O-Scope co-founder
The renowned musician, human rights activist and filmmaker has died in New York City (May 4) following a three-year struggle with cancer. He was 47.
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New York Film Festival co-founder Amos Vogel dies
The academic and champion of American film culture has died in New York. He was 91.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to Tracy Lorie
The beloved and widely admired marketing and publicity executive passed away peacefully at her Los Angeles home on Friday (20), one year after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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NewsFrench director Claude Miller dies after long illness
Career spanned 50 years and some 20 pictures including Garde à Vue, Deadly Circuit (Mortelle Randonnée), L’Effrontée and The Little Thief (La Petite Voleuse).
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NewsChris Davis memorial set for April 21
Davis died on January 4 at the age of 65, after a long illness.