Obituaries
Isabelle Thomas, Filmmaker and Wife of ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Producer Bradley Thomas, Dies at 39
Isabelle Thomas, British documentary filmmaker and the wife of Oscar-nominated Killers of the Flower Moon producer Bradley Thomas, was found dead at a Los Angeles hotel this week, medical records show. Thomas was 39. Isabelle Thomas died by suicide and was discovered with “multiple traumatic injuries” at a local hotel, according to online records from the Los Angeles County […]
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Wayne Kramer, Co-Founder of Revolutionary Rock Band the MC5, Dies at 75
Wayne Kramer, the co-founder of the protopunk Detroit band the MC5 that thrashed out such hardcore anthems as “Kick Out the Jams” and influenced everyone from the Clash to Rage Against the Machine, has died. He was 75. Kramer died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Jason Heath, a close friend […]
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Sylvester Stallone Says ‘Rocky’ Couldn’t Have Been Accomplished Without Carl Weathers: “A Horrible Loss”
Rocky Balboa himself, Sylvester Stallone, took a moment to pay tribute to his co-star Carl Weathers, who died Thursday in his sleep at 76. The actors fought it out in the ring for the first two films of the famous boxing franchise, and they remained friends in the decades following the final installment, 1985’s Rocky […]
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‘Happy Gilmore’ Director Recalls Carl Weathers’ Unlikely Path to the Film: “He Was So Chubbs”
Carl Weathers, who died Thursday at age 76, made his name as the formidable boxing adversary Apollo Creed in the Rocky films. But it was his career pivot with the 1996 Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore that made him newly relevant to a younger generation. As it turns out, his road to landing in the […]
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Don Murray, Oscar-Nominated Star of ‘Bus Stop,’ Dies at 94
Don Murray, the venturesome actor who earned an Oscar nomination for playing a rodeo cowboy smitten by Marilyn Monroe in Bus Stop, then spurned Hollywood’s attempts to mold him, died Friday in his home near Santa Barbara. He was 94. Murray’s son Christopher announced his dad’s death to The New York Times. The actor was […]
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Carl Weathers, Apollo Creed in the Rocky Films, Dies at 76
Carl Weathers, the former NFL player who made his mark in Hollywood as the boxer Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and with appearances in such other projects as Predator, Happy Gilmore and The Mandalorian, has died. He was 76. Weathers died Thursday in his sleep at his home in Los Angeles, his […]
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Mark Gustafson, Stop-Motion Veteran and Oscar Winner for ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ Dies at 63
Mark Gustafson, the stop-motion specialist who won an Oscar this year for his work on Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, died Thursday. He was 63. Del Toro announced the news Friday on social media, posting: “I admired Mark Gustafson, even before I met him. A pillar of stop motion animation — a true artist. A compassionate, […]
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Adele Springsteen, Bruce Springsteen’s Mom, Dies at 98
Bruce Springsteen has announced that his mother, Adele, died on Wednesday. She was 98. The 74-year-old rock star shared the news with his followers via Instagram on Thursday, posting a sweet throwback video of him dancing with his mother to a recording of Glenn Miller’s “In the Mood.” “Adele Springsteen – May 4, 1925-January 31, 2024,” he captioned […]
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Hinton Battle, Three-Time Tony Winner and Original ‘The Wiz’ Actor, Dies at 67
Hinton Battle, the Tony-winning performer who originated the role of The Scarecrow in Broadway’s The Wiz, has died. He was 67. The actor died Tuesday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles following a lengthy illness. In a statement, a rep told The Hollywood Reporter that his family has no plans to disclose his […]
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Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, Wife of Beach Boys Frontman Brian Wilson, Dies at 77
Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, wife of Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson, has died. She was 77. Brian shared the news on his social media Tuesday, writing, “My heart is broken. Melinda, my beloved wife of 28 years, passed away this morning.” No cause of death was immediately available. He continued, alongside two photos of his wife, […]
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Chita Rivera, Showstopping Legend of Broadway Musicals, Dies at 91
The high-kicking, two-time Tony winner starred in the original productions of 'West Side Story,' 'Bye Bye Birdie,' 'Chicago' and 'Kiss of the Spider Woman.'
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Amanda Davies, Daughter of Soap Icon Erika Slezak, Dies at 42
Amanda Davies, the daughter of One Life to Live star Erika Slezak who famously portrayed a younger version of her mom’s iconic character on the long-running soap, died suddenly this week. She was 42. “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of Erika’s daughter, Amanda Elizabeth Davies, who died […]
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