Monte Hellman, the maverick director of such films as “Two-Lane Blacktop,” “The Shooting” and “Road to Nowhere,” died April 20 at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Desert, Calif., following a fall in his home on April 19. He was 91.
Hellman was a cult director who was widely admired within the industry, earning such fans as Quentin Tarantino; they liked his down-and-dirty storytelling, which featured poetic flourishes amid his genre films.
Anthony Powell, the British costume designer whose decades-long career yielded three Academy Awards, died Sunday at age 85.
“My friend, my mentor, Anthony Powell passed away last evening,” fellow designer Scott Traugott announced on Facebook Monday. We have lost a brilliant designer, a true gentleman. I was so honored to follow in his shadow on many productions. A light has dimmed in our universe. He taught me so much, and helped me so much. I will truly miss him. Everything was told with a very funny Hollywood story.”
Les McKeown, the singer who led the Bay City Rollers in their most successful period, has died aged 65.
His family said that he “died suddenly at home”, and asked for privacy following “the shock of our profound loss”. No cause of death has been announced.
McKeown, who was raised in an Edinburgh tenement block, sang the Scottish group’s UK No 1 Bye Bye Baby as well as Top 10 hits such as Shang-a-Lang and Summerlove Sensation, and led them into a phase of US success in the mid-70s.
Celebrated fashion designer Alber Elbaz, perhaps best known for his work at Yves Saint Laurent and Lanvin, has died of Covid-19 at the age of 59, luxury fashion company Richemont said Sunday.
Elbaz was the creative director of Paris-based Richemont's AZ Factory, for which he designed "beautiful, practical, and solutions-driven fashion that works for everyone," according to its website.
He died Saturday of Covid-19, a spokesperson for Richemont told CNN.
The composer Shunsuke Kikuchi , who wrote many theme songs such as "Doraemon" and "Kamen Rider" , died on the 24th at a medical facility in Tokyo due to aspiration pneumonia. 89 years old. The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors of Music (JASRAC) announced on the 28th. The funeral was held only by relatives. It is said that he was undergoing medical treatment.
Mr. Kikuchi was born on November 1, 1931, from Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. Debuted in 1961 with "Eighth Enemy". He worked on film music for Toei and Shochiku. Known as a master of gekitomo music such as anime and movies. Many representative songs such as "Doraemon no Uta", "Kamen Rider", "Tiger Mask", "Yoshimune Reputation Record Rampage Shogun", "G-Men 75 Theme", and "Wai Wai World". In 1983, he received the 6th Japan Academy Award for Outstanding Music, and in 2015, he received the 57th Japan Record Award for Distinguished Service.
An astronaut who flew on one of the most famous space missions of all time has died. Michael Collins, 90, was part of the three-member crew on Apollo 11, the first lunar landing mission in 1969. Unlike Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, he never walked on the moon. Collins stayed behind and piloted the command module as it circled above. Because of that, Collins is often called the 'forgotten astronaut'.
Collins had been battling cancer. In a statement released by his family, "He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side. Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge in the same way."
NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk said the nation lost a true pioneer, "NASA mourns the loss of this accomplished pilot and astronaut, a friend of all who seek to push the envelope of human potential. Whether his work was behind the scenes or on full view, his legacy will always be as one of the leaders who took America's first steps into the cosmos. And his spirit will go with us as we venture toward farther horizons."
During the Apollo 11 mission, Collins became the loneliest man in history. When the command module was on the far side of the moon, nobody had ever been that far away from everyone else.
Anita Lane, an Australian singer-songwriter known for collaborating with Nick Cave and the Birthday Party as well as her own recordings, has died at 62.
Cave paid tribute on social media, tweeting, “From her to eternity” — a perhaps inevitable eulogy, given that the song that went by that title was her most famous co-write and one of the most celebrated songs by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
The actor Johnny Crawford, who was an original Mouseketeer, has died. He was 75.
Crawford died on Thursday, his family said in a statement shared on his website. The actor had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and had contracted COVID-19 and pneumonia, but his cause of death was not specified.
"It is with great sadness that we share the news of Johnny Crawford's passing," the family's statement said. "He slipped away peacefully on Thursday, April 29, 2021, with Charlotte, his wife, by his side."
Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who rose to prominence late in her career with memorable turns in 1980s films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died at the age of 89.
Dukakis, who also starred in “Look Who’s Talking” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” died at her home in New York City.
"My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," wrote her brother Apollo, who confirmed her death on his Facebook page Saturday. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]." The cause of death has yet to be determined.
Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis, the theater veteran who rose to prominence late in her career with memorable turns in 1980s films such as “Moonstruck” and “Steel Magnolias,” has died at the age of 89.
Dukakis, who also starred in “Look Who’s Talking” and “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” died at her home in New York City.
"My beloved sister, Olympia Dukakis, passed away this morning in New York City," wrote her brother Apollo, who confirmed her death on his Facebook page Saturday. "After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her [husband] Louis [Zorich]." The cause of death has yet to be determined.
She was the cousin of Michael Dukakis, who was the Democratic nominee in the presidential election of 1988. He lost to George H.W. Bush.
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