All Obituaries articles – Page 7
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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.
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NewsToei Company president Osamu Tezuka dies aged 62
The executive had worked at the Japanese media group for nearly 40 years.
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Features“She was a tough, East German cookie”: filmmakers and actors pay tribute to German casting director Simone Bär
Bär was known for strong instincts and the courage of her convictions say those who worked with her.
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NewsIndustry pays tribute to ‘Chariots Of Fire’ director Hugh Hudson
The filmmaker passed away at the age of 86 following a short illness.
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NewsJames Flynn, co-producer on ‘The Banshees Of Inisherin’, dies aged 57
Irish producer Flynn also worked on ‘The Last Duel’, ‘Calvary’.
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NewsCarlos Saura, legendary Spanish filmmaker, dies at 91
Saura had been due to receive an Honorary Goya Award at the 2023 awards ceremony this weekend.
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NewsFilmmakers, industry pay tribute to former TIFF director Noah Cowan: “He was born to shake things up”
Former director of Toronto International Film Festival died on January 25, aged 55.