All Obituaries articles – Page 25

  • Roger Ebert
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    Roger Ebert dies aged 70

    2013-04-04T22:13:00Z

    The world renowned critic died on Thursday [Apr 4] in Chicago following a long battle with cancer. He was 70.

  • Bill Lovell
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    ARRI pays tribute to Bill Lovell

    2013-03-21T12:17:00Z

    Bill Lovell, head of digital and 3D at ARRI Media in London, has died aged 58.

  • Tim Hampton
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    Tributes paid to producer Tim Hampton

    2013-03-20T10:09:00Z

    Director Roman Polanski and Monty Python’s Terry Jones and Michael Palin are among those to have paid tribute to Tim Hampton, the British producer who worked on Frantic, Life of Brian and Superman, and has died aged 65.

  • Michael Grigsby
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    Michael Grigsby dies aged 76

    2013-03-15T15:20:00Z

    British documentary filmmaker Michael Grigsby has died aged 76.

  • Bugsy Malone
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    Film editor Gerry Hambling dies

    2013-02-11T17:34:00Z

    Award-winning British film editor Gerry Hambling, who cut 14 films with Sir Alan Parker, has died aged 86.

  • David Farrell on location
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    David Farrell dies, aged 93

    2013-02-07T14:47:00Z

    Stills photographer worked in film and TV for over 30 years, with directors such as Ken Loach and Michael Winner.

  • Peter Gilmore in The Onedin Line
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    Peter Gilmore dies, aged 81

    2013-02-07T12:03:00Z

    Actor was best known for his lead role as James Onedin in the BBC series The Onedin Line and the Carry On series.

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    Man of Steel exec Lloyd Phillips dies aged 63

    2013-01-29T11:51:00Z

    The New Zealander recently served as executive producer on the upcoming summer release The Man Of Steel. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on Jan 25. He was 63.

  • Michael Winner
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    Michael Winner dies aged 77

    2013-01-21T14:23:00Z

    British film director Michael Winner has died aged 77.

  • Nagisa Oshima
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    Nagisa Oshima dead at 80

    2013-01-15T16:21:00Z

    Nagisa Oshima, the iconoclastic Japanese director of In the Realm of the Senses and Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence, died of pneumonia in a Kanagawa hospital early on Tuesday (Jan 15). He was 80 years old.

  • Jack F Murphy
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    Obituary: Jack F Murphy

    2013-01-14T11:31:00Z

    The former non-theatrical distributor and independent producer, died in Los Angeles on Jan 6 after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.

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    Iconic Spanish filmmaker José Luis Borau dies aged 83

    2012-11-23T21:17:00Z

    For 50 years José Luis Borau was considered the godfather of Spanish cinema. A former president and founder of the Spanish Cinema Academy, Borau achieved international success with Poachers (1975), which won the Golden Shell in San Sebastián and became one of the most famous films in Spanish history.

  • Sylvia Kristel
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    Emmanuelle's Sylvia Kristel dies, aged 60

    2012-10-18T12:15:00Z

    Dutch actress, best known for Emmanuelle, starred in over 50 films.

  • koji_wakamatsu
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    Japanese director Koji Wakamatsu dead at 76

    2012-10-17T18:49:00Z

    Legendary Japanese director Koji Wakamatsu has died in hospital of injuries after being hit by a taxi on the night of October 12.

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    Obit: Ted Shugrue, international executive

    2012-09-30T23:12:00Z

    J Edward ‘Ted’ Shugrue has died in New York following a short illness at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. He was 62.

  • Marcel Hanoun
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    Filmmaker Marcel Hanoun dies, aged 82

    2012-09-24T13:58:00Z

    New Wave director, photographer and journalist emerged at the height of the movement with Une Simple Histoire.

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    Obit: Sandy Mandelberger

    2012-09-18T14:01:00Z

    The editor-in-chief of Film Professional died on Aug 29 following a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 57.

  • Stanley Long
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    'King of Sexploitation’ Stanley Long dies, aged 78

    2012-09-12T15:52:00Z

    Filmmaker produced a series of hugely successful ‘X’ certificate movies between 1958 and 1983.

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    Obit: Geoffrey Ammer

    2012-09-09T23:56:00Z

    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.

  • Jake Eberts
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    Jake Eberts dies, aged 71

    2012-09-09T13:57:00Z

    Canadian producer founded Britain’s Goldcrest Films and worked on Oscar winners such as Chariots Of Fire.