All Obituaries articles – Page 6
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French actor Gaspard Ulliel dies in skiing accident, aged 37
Actor was best known for performances in It’s Only The End Of The World, Saint Laurent and Hannibal Rising.
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Jean-Jacques Beineix, director of ‘Diva’ and ‘Betty Blue’, dies aged 75
The French filmmaker passed away after a long illness.
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Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win best actor Oscar, dies aged 94
Poitier was known for ‘In The Heat Of The Night’, ‘Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner’.
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Peter Bogdanovich, ‘The Last Picture Show’ director, dies aged 82
Martin Scorsese hails filmmaker and film lover who fought for ”the art of cinema and the people who created it”.
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Industry pays tribute to Romaine Hart, doyenne of UK independent exhibition and distribution
Hart, who founded the “Screen On” cinema chain and distribution company Mainline Pictures, died on December 28
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Jean-Marc Vallée, director of ‘Big Little Lies’, ‘Dallas Buyers Club’, dies at 58
Canadian director/producer reportedly died in his cabin outside Quebec City.
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Lina Wertmüller, first woman to earn best director Oscar nomination, dies aged 93
Wertmüller’s best director Oscar nomination came for 1977 film Seven Beauties,
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Iconic Australian actor David Gulpilil dies
The actor starred in films including ‘Walkabout’, ‘Crocodile Dundee’ and ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’
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Diane Weyermann, Participant chief content officer and documentary champion, dies
Memorial services will be announced at later date.
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Industry pays tribute to UK distribution veteran James Higgins
Higgins headed United International Pictures UK during the 1980s, releasing ’E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’, the ’Indiana Jones’ films and ’Grease’.
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Industry pays tribute to Austrian producer Ursula Wolschlager who has died aged 52
Wolschlager was a member of the European and Austrian Film Academies and the project commission of the Austrian Film Institute.
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Roger Michell: UK industry pays tribute to “genius director and generous collaborator”
”His body of work represents exactly what many British filmmakers aspire to.”
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Melvin Van Peebles, Renaissance man and Black cinema icon, dies at 89
Multihyphenate made Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song in 19 days after studio passed.
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Richard Donner, director of ‘Lethal Weapon’ franchise and ‘Superman’, dies aged 91
Storyteller cut teeth directing TV shows Twilight Zone, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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Black British cinema pioneer Menelik Shabazz dies aged 67
Filmmaker was known for titles such as ‘The Story Of Lovers Rock’ and ‘Burning An Illusion’.
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Bonnie Bunyik, champion of Hungarian cinema, dies aged 77
Industry veteran survived by husband of 48 years, Bela Bunyik, children, grandchildren.
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“Elder brother” to the Korean film industry, producer Lee Choon-yun dies aged 69
Lee Choon-yun’s Whispering Corridors horror series helped launch the renaissance of Korean cinema.
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Icelandic filmmaker Árni Ólafur Ásgeirsson dies aged 49
Final film ‘Wolka’ is set for release later this year.