April 12, 2013
The deeply subversive comic Jonathan Winters has died at the age of 87, we’re reporting here: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/r-i-p-jonathan-winters/ Winters was a remarkable and warped talent whose voice will be missed. 

The deeply subversive comic Jonathan Winters has died at the age of 87, we’re reporting here: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/r-i-p-jonathan-winters/

Winters was a remarkable and warped talent whose voice will be missed. 

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Filed under: comics obituaries Jonathan Winters 
April 4, 2013
"I know it is coming, and I do not fear it, because I believe there is nothing on the other side of death to fear. I hope to be spared as much pain as possible on the approach path. I was perfectly content before I was born, and I think of death as the same state. I am grateful for the gifts of intelligence, love, wonder, and laughter. You can’t say it wasn’t interesting."

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Roger Ebert, who died today at 70 from thyroid cancer, a day after his 46th anniversary at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he became perhaps the most influential film critic ever. 

Deadline Awards Columnist Pete Hammond has an appreciation for Roger here: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-an-appreciation/

We also have a story on Ebert here: http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/roger-ebert-died/

Did you have any fond memories of Ebert, the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize or have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

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Filed under: movies film Roger Ebert obituaries 
September 28, 2012
R.I.P., Herbert Lom, best known among his 100 films for his role as the increasingly deranged boss of Inspector Clouseau in five Pink Panther films. (Read more here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/r-i-p-herbert-lom/ ) Did you have any favorite scene featuring Lom, in Pink Panther films, “El Cid,” or any of his others? 

R.I.P., Herbert Lom, best known among his 100 films for his role as the increasingly deranged boss of Inspector Clouseau in five Pink Panther films. (Read more here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/r-i-p-herbert-lom/ )

Did you have any favorite scene featuring Lom, in Pink Panther films, “El Cid,” or any of his others? 

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Filed under: Film obituaries Pink Panther Herbert Lom 
September 18, 2012
Steve Sabol, whose father created the epically mythologizing NFL Films and who himself extended its influence to every corner of the sports world, has died.  Sabol’s work received part or all of many dozens of Emmys and he meant far more in NFL circles than just a guy behind a camera or someone running his daddy’s little company.  Read more here about Sabol and his passing: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/steve-sabol-dies-nfl-films-president-football/ I’ll bet that NFL games this week will be delayed by a more than just a moment of silence in his honor. Those honors will certainly be appropriate. R.I.P.

Steve Sabol, whose father created the epically mythologizing NFL Films and who himself extended its influence to every corner of the sports world, has died. 

Sabol’s work received part or all of many dozens of Emmys and he meant far more in NFL circles than just a guy behind a camera or someone running his daddy’s little company. 

Read more here about Sabol and his passing: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/steve-sabol-dies-nfl-films-president-football/

I’ll bet that NFL games this week will be delayed by a more than just a moment of silence in his honor. Those honors will certainly be appropriate. R.I.P.

(Source: deadline.com )

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Filed under: TV Film NFL Films Steve Sabol Obituaries Sports NFL Football 
September 4, 2012
Michael Clarke Duncan’s death at the young age of 54 surprised and saddened many in Hollywood (read more here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/michael-clarke-duncan-dies/ ) He was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a death-row inmate in “The Green Mile” opposite Tom Hanks, but appeared in many movies and a couple of TV series. Did you have any particular favorite moments in Michael’s film and TV career that stand out for you?

Michael Clarke Duncan’s death at the young age of 54 surprised and saddened many in Hollywood (read more here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/09/michael-clarke-duncan-dies/ ) 

He was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of a death-row inmate in “The Green Mile” opposite Tom Hanks, but appeared in many movies and a couple of TV series. Did you have any particular favorite moments in Michael’s film and TV career that stand out for you?

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Filed under: Michael Clarke Duncan TV Film actors obituaries The Green Mile 
August 14, 2012
Welcome Back and Goodbye: Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the genial and multiracial high school comedy “Welcome Back Kotter” in the 1970s, dies at 63 in Florida. The show, which helped launch the career of a teen John Travolta, has now lost two of its teen cast members in the past year.  Read more here at  http://ow.ly/cY6jH

Welcome Back and Goodbye: Ron Palillo, who played Horshack on the genial and multiracial high school comedy “Welcome Back Kotter” in the 1970s, dies at 63 in Florida.

The show, which helped launch the career of a teen John Travolta, has now lost two of its teen cast members in the past year. 

Read more here at  http://ow.ly/cY6jH

(Source: deadline.com)

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Filed under: Welcome Back Kotter Ron Palilloa TV comedy obituaries John Travolta 
August 7, 2012
R.I.P. to the great movie composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died today after a short illness at the age of just 68.  Personally, I’m a sucker for the theme song for “The Way We Were,” but he also created the music for “The Sting,” “A Chorus Line,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and so much else. Did you have any favorites?

R.I.P. to the great movie composer Marvin Hamlisch, who died today after a short illness at the age of just 68. 

Personally, I’m a sucker for the theme song for “The Way We Were,” but he also created the music for “The Sting,” “A Chorus Line,” “Sophie’s Choice,” “The Spy Who Loved Me” and so much else.

Did you have any favorites?

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Filed under: Marvin Hamlisch deaths obituaries movies film music score The Way We Were The Sting James Bond The Spy Who Loved Me 
July 24, 2012
R.I.P., Chad Everett, who played Joe Gannon, a wonderful doctor in the long-running 1970s medical drama, “Medical Center.” Along with the passing today of Sherman Hemsley, it’s a bad day for fans of classic 1970s television.

R.I.P., Chad Everett, who played Joe Gannon, a wonderful doctor in the long-running 1970s medical drama, “Medical Center.” Along with the passing today of Sherman Hemsley, it’s a bad day for fans of classic 1970s television.

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July 23, 2012
"Young rock ‘n rollers always look to the old bluesmen as models of how to keep their art strong and rebellious into older years. For screenwriters, Frank has been our old blues master for a long time. He’s always shown us – better than anyone else – how to do it with class, grace, humor, strength, brilliance, generosity, and a joyful tenacity."

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Phil Robinson of the Motion Picture Academy on the death today of writer/director Frank Pierson, who headed both the Writers Guild and the Motion Picture Academy and had a hand in such films as “Cat Ballou” and “A Star is Born.”

Deadline’s Nikki Finke has a look at his remarkable contributions here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/r-i-p-frank-pierson/

Deadline’s Awards Columnist Pete Hammond also has a lengthy and fond take on the Oscar-winning Pierson (he also received two other nominations and Emmy noms too). Read Pete’s thoughts here: http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/frank-pierson-writer-director-cool-hand-luke-mad-men/

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Filed under: film movies Frank Pierson obituaries quotes TV entertainment Deadline.com 
July 14, 2012
With legendary producer Dick Zanuck’s sudden death yesterday at 77, Hollywood lost one of its last links between a big-time player of today with the earliest days of the business, writes Deadline’s Awards Columnist Pete Hammond.  Zanuck’s list of credits is eye-popping, starting with his eight-year stint (beginning at 28) trying to revive Fox after the “Cleopatra” debacle nearly killed it, through “Jaws,” “MASH” and “Patton” and concluding with the recently opened “Dark Shadows,” his sixth collaboration with Tim Burton. That career led to honors like the Thalberg award, which the motion picture academy gives to producers for extended achievement over their careers (Zanuck, on the left in this photo above with his long-time producing partner David Brown, showing their Thalbergs).  If you have the time, please read Pete’s long appreciation of Zanuck, who managed to do great work and leave a lot of friends, both major challenges in Hollywood, particularly when done by the same person. Read more here: http://ow.ly/ceUle 

With legendary producer Dick Zanuck’s sudden death yesterday at 77, Hollywood lost one of its last links between a big-time player of today with the earliest days of the business, writes Deadline’s Awards Columnist Pete Hammond. 

Zanuck’s list of credits is eye-popping, starting with his eight-year stint (beginning at 28) trying to revive Fox after the “Cleopatra” debacle nearly killed it, through “Jaws,” “MASH” and “Patton” and concluding with the recently opened “Dark Shadows,” his sixth collaboration with Tim Burton.

That career led to honors like the Thalberg award, which the motion picture academy gives to producers for extended achievement over their careers (Zanuck, on the left in this photo above with his long-time producing partner David Brown, showing their Thalbergs). 

If you have the time, please read Pete’s long appreciation of Zanuck, who managed to do great work and leave a lot of friends, both major challenges in Hollywood, particularly when done by the same person.

Read more here: http://ow.ly/ceUle 

(Source: deadline.com)

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