Delores Taylor, who co-starred with husband Tom Laughlin in the 1971 indie hit Billy Jack and its sequels, has died. She was 85. Her daughter Teresa Laughlin told Deadline that Taylor died March 23 and had been battling dementia while living at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Home in Calabasas, CA.
French actress and BAFTA winner Stéphane Audran, who starred in films by Claude Chabrol, Eric Rohmer, Bertrand Tavernier and Luis Bunuel, has died. Her son, the actor Thomas Chabrol, told AFP she passed away overnight following an illness. She was 85.
U.S. industry veteran Barbara Stone, producer, distributor and founder of London’s iconic Gate Cinema, has died aged 83 in the UK capital. Stone and her late husband David worked in the film business most of their lives, both in the U.S. and in the UK, playing an important role in distributing independent and avant-garde movies during the 1970s and 80s.
Sad news emerging from the British television industry: Emma Tennant, controller of UKTV, the joint venture between Discovery and BBC Worldwide, has died. She was 49. Tennant, also a former senior executive at ITV, died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
Anita Shreve, the best-selling novelist who explored how women responded to crises past and present in her native New England in favorites such as The Pilot's Wife, Testimony and The Weight of Water, has died. She was 71.
Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism and sprawling ensemble casts to the small screen with such iconic series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, died Sunday morning, a family spokesman told The Hollywood Reporter. He was 74.
Canadian comedian Mike MacDonald died Saturday at the age of 62.
The comedian's brother, J.P. MacDonald, confirmed MacDonald's death to CBC News on Sunday, saying he died at the Ottawa Heart Institute due to heart complications.
Former pro wrestler “Luscious” Johnny Valiant died on Wednesday, April 4, the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms to Us Weekly. He was 71.
Isao Takahata (co-founder Ghibli, Grave of the Fireflies, etc.) has passed away.
Ah this sucks. Grave of The Fireflies is amazing, and Only Yesterday is an underappreciated gem, plus I love The Tale of Princess Kayuga. What a loss for animation. RIP!!!
Susan Anspach, the effervescent actress who made her mark in the early 1970s in the films Five Easy Pieces, Blume in Love and Play It Again, Sam, has died. She was 75.
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