All Obituaries articles – Page 6
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News“The most important critic for any distributor of independent films”: An industry remembers Derek Malcolm
The well-liked film critic is fondly remembered as a passionate supporter of arthouse films.
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NewsDerek Malcolm, UK film critic and former London Film Festival director, dies
The well-respected film reviewer also contributed to Screen International, the Evening Standard, and HuffPost.
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NewsActress and singer Jane Birkin dies age 76
Birkin’s death has shocked her adopted France over the long Bastille Day weekend.
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NewsOscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies aged 89
The US actor won an Oscar for ‘Little Miss Sunshine’.
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NewsOscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson dies aged 87
Jackson won Academy Awards for ’Women In Love’ and ’A Touch Of Class’.
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NewsHollywood mourns Treat Williams, Cormac McCarthy
Actor and author were 71 and 89, respectively.
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NewsMedia magnate and former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dies aged 86
Italian business magnate and politician had been receiving treatment for chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia,
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News‘Toni Erdmann’ star Peter Simonischek dies aged 76
Austrian actor most recently starred in Berlinale title ‘Measures Of Men’
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NewsExperimental filmmaker Kenneth Anger dies at 96.
Anger was a gay cinema pioneer, known for avant-garde films including Lucifer Rising.
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NewsMartin Amis, author of ‘The Zone Of Interest’, dies aged 73
An adaptation of the novel has premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsHarry Belafonte: singer and star of ‘Island In The Sun’ dies aged 96
The ‘King of Calypso’ starred in ‘Kansas City’ and ‘BlacKkKlansman’.
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NewsNorman Reynolds, Oscar and Bafta winning UK production designer, dies aged 89
Reynolds won an Oscar and Bafta for his work on 1981’s ’Raiders Of The Lost Ark’ and an Oscar for 1977’s ’Star Wars: A New Hope’.
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NewsEmmy-winning Hungarian cinematographer Elemer Ragalyi dies aged 83
Ragalyi worked with filmmakers including Istvan Gaal, Istvan Szabo.
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NewsOscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto dies aged 71
The Japanese composer won the Academy Award for ‘The Last Emperor’.
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NewsDaniel Dale, writer and Independent’s former head of acquisitions and development, dies aged 42
Dale worked at Independent Entertainment for 10 years
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NewsErik Lomis, MGM distribution head, dies unexpectedly at 64
Veteran executive’s career saw posts at United Artists Releasing, Annapurna Pictures, TWC.
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News‘Fiddler On The Roof’ star Chaim Topol dies aged 87
The actor is best known for his Oscar-nominated role in ’Fiddler On The Roof’
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NewsTom Sizemore dies aged 61 after brain aneurysm
Actor’s brother Paul and twin 17-year-old boys Jayden and Jagger were at his side.
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NewsUS producer Chris Chesser dies, age 74
Chesser started in international sales for Columbia, later producing films including Major League.
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NewsAmerican pop culture icon Raquel Welch dies at 82
Welch was a box office draw in the sixties with Fantastic Voyage and other films.