All Obituaries articles – Page 8
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UK film executive Colin Leventhal dies aged 73
Leventhal was a leading figure at the UK’s Channel 4 and a former partner at HAL Films.
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Hong Kong director-producer Benny Chan dies aged 58
Chan, widely regarded as one of Hong Kong’s leading action directors, became ill while shooting Raging Fire last year.
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Sumner Redstone, US media titan, dies aged 97
Redstone began working in entertainment industry in 1954.
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HFPA president Lorenzo Soria dies, aged 68
Soria covered Hollywood for Italian publications and served three terms as HFPA president.
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“A maverick from the outset”: Industry colleagues pay tribute to Alan Parker
UK filmmaker Alan Parker died aged 76 on Friday.
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Olivia de Havilland, Oscar winner and star of ‘Gone With The Wind’, dies aged 104
Talent, awards, tempestuous relationship with sister Joan Fontaine, and legal wrangles with Warner Bros.
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Casting director Moonyeenn Lee dies from coronavirus
South African industry veteran cast films including ‘Tsotsi’, ‘Blood Diamond’ and ‘Hotel Rwanda’.
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Kelly Preston, ‘Jerry Maguire’ and ‘Twins’ actress, dies aged 57
The US star was married to John Travolta for almost 29 years.
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Oscar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91
Morricone’s many credits include Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, Cinema Paradiso and The Hateful Eight.
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US comedy legend Carl Reiner dies, aged 98
Reiner was a prolific actor, writer and director for over 60 years.
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Joel Schumacher, director of ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’, Batman films, dies at 80
Early career in costume design segued into directing.
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Palestinian cinema world pays tribute to sound engineer Raja Dubayah
Dubayah worked on many of the major Palestinian films of the last 15 years.
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Ian Holm, ‘Alien’ and ‘Lord Of The Rings’ actor, dies aged 88
”Charming, kind and ferociously talented, we will miss him hugely.”
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Belgian filmmaker Marion Hansel dies aged 71
Palme d’Or nominee and actress was at IFFR for a retrospective of her work in January.
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Diane Tammes, pioneering UK cinematographer, dies aged 78
Tammes was the first woman to graduate in camera from the UK’s NFTS.
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Former Goldcrest executive Bill Gavin dies aged 83
Gavin worked on films including ‘Gandhi’ and ‘Whale Rider’.
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Indian, international industry mourns loss of NFDC’s Raja Chhinal
NFDC deputy general manager and former Film Bazaar director died on May 17, aged 47.
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UK producer Alan J. ‘Willy’ Wands dies aged 67
Tributes pour in for the veteran producer, best known for his work on films including ‘The Magdalene Sisters’.
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French actor Michel Piccoli, star of Godard’s ‘Contempt’, dies aged 94
Piccoli worked with Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, Jean Renoir and Alfred Hitchcock.
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‘Embrace Of The Serpent’ filmmakers highlight indigenous threat after star dies amid pandemic
”Antonio was not only our dear friend and honourary grandfather, but he was a teacher and master to us all.”