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https://www.theguardian.com/film/202...e_iOSApp_Other

Film director Hugh Hudson, who directed best picture Oscar winner Chariots of Fire, has died aged 86 following a short illness.

A statement released on behalf of his family said: “Hugh Hudson, 86, beloved husband and father, died at Charing Cross hospital on 10 February after a short illness.”

Hudson was married to the actor Maryam D’Abo, who starred in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. The family statement said that he was survived by her, his son, Thomas, and his first wife, painter Susan Michie.

Nigel Havers, who starred in 1981’s Chariots of Fire, said: “I am beyond devastated that my great friend Hugh Hudson, who I have known for more than 45 years, has died. Chariots of Fire was one of the greatest experiences of my professional life, and, like so many others, I owe much of what followed to him. I shall miss him greatly.”

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Trugoy the Dove, co-founder of the legendary rap group De La Soul, has died. The group’s rep confirmed the Long Island MC’s death to theGrio. He was 54.

A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time. Trugoy, born David Jolicoeur, was noticeably absent from the Grammy Awards’ hip-hop tribute performance last week that featured De La Soul groupmate Posdnuos.

Jolicoeur’s death comes less than a month before De La Soul’s music would premiere on Spotify, Apple Music, and other streaming services. The group battled with their former record label, Tommy Boy Records, for years over legal and publishing issues that kept their music off streaming services.

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https://deadline.com/2023/02/raquel-...ge-1235260802/

Raquel Welch, the big-screen star of the 1960s and ’70s who gained famed in movies including Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., Myra Breckinridge and many others, died today after a brief illness. She was 82.

Her death was confirmed by her reps at Media 4 Management.

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https://deadline.com/2023/02/walter-...ry-1235271201/

Walter Mirisch, former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Oscar-winning producer for In the Heat of the Night, died Friday in Los Angeles of natural causes. was 101. He had been the longest-living Oscar winner.

Mirisch — whose producing credits stretch to the 1940s and also include West Side Story, The Apartment and the 1960 and 2016 versions of The Magnificent Seven — also won a pair of Honorary Oscars: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1978 and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1983. He also received the Producer Guild of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Motion Pictures in 1996.

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https://variety.com/2023/film/obitua...st-1235537545/

Burny Mattinson, a Disney animator, director, producer and story artist, died on Monday, Feb. 27, in Canoga Park, Calif., following a short illness. He was 87.

Mattinson’s death was confirmed by The Walt Disney Company, his longtime employer. Mattinson was the longest-serving Disney employee and was set to receive the first ever 70th-anniversary service award this June.

Born in San Francisco on May 13, 1935, Mattinson was first inspired to pursue a career in animation after seeing “Pinocchio” at age 6. He began drawing in hopes to recreate the Disney animation style. By the time he finished high school, Mattinson joined The Walt Disney Company and in just six months moved from the mailroom to an animation in-betweener on “Lady and the Tramp.”

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Ricou Browning, the Gill-Man in ‘Creature From the Black Lagoon,’ Dies at 93

Ricou Browning, who took to the water as the menacing Gill-Man in the Creature From the Black Lagoon and as the creative force behind the original Flipper movie and TV show, has died. He was 93. Browning died Monday of natural causes at his home in Southwest Ranches, Florida, his daughter Kim Browning told The Hollywood Reporter. “He had a fabulous career in the film industry, providing wonderful entertainment for past and future generations,” she said. The Florida native also served as a stuntman on Richard Fleischer’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), doubled for Jerry Lewis in Don’t Give Up the Ship (1959) and “played all the bad guys in [TV’s] Sea Hunt,” he said in a 2013 interview.

Full article here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...on-1235337925/

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Rest in peace, Mr. Browning. You inspired generations of people, including me. God Speed.

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^I was at a Monster Mania and heard him intro The Creature Walks again. I went to his table and spoke with him, which was cool. I then asked how much an autograph was. He could tell I didn't have that much left and just gave me a signed photo (wouldn't even take the cash I did have on me). I will always remember that about him.

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^I was at a Monster Mania and heard him intro The Creature Walks again. I went to his table and spoke with him, which was cool. I then asked how much an autograph was. He could tell I didn't have that much left and just gave me a signed photo (wouldn't even take the cash I did have on me). I will always remember that about him.

We need more people like that in the world.

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Grammy Award-winner Wayne Shorter, an innovative jazz saxophonist and composer, died Thursday. He was 89.

Shorter died at a Los Angeles hospital, his publicist, Alisse Kingsley, told The New York Times. No cause of death was given.

Shorter was nominated for 23 Grammy Awards beginning in 1973 and won 12 times, CNN reported. His most recent Grammy came in January for best improvised jazz solo performance for “Endangered Species,” according to the cable news network.

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https://variety.com/2023/film/news/t...sm-1235538021/

Tom Sizemore has died after being taken off life support, his manager Charles Lago confirmed to Variety on Friday. The 61-year-old actor suffered a brain aneurysm on Feb. 18.

“It is with great sadness and sorrow I have to announce that actor Thomas Edward Sizemore (‘Tom Sizemore’) aged 61 passed away peacefully in his sleep today at St Joseph’s Hospital Burbank,” Lago said in a statement. “His brother Paul and twin boys Jayden and Jagger (17) were at his side.”

Lago had previously said on Feb. 27 that “doctors informed his family that there is no further hope and have recommended end of life decision.”

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https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-brief...nt-dead-at-75/

Activist Judith Heumann, who worked for the rights of disabled people for over five decades, including under two presidential administrations, died Saturday at 75, her team confirmed.

Heumann required the use of a wheelchair from the use of an early age due to polio. In 1970, she was denied a teaching license in New York City, with city officials arguing her wheelchair was a fire hazard.

She brought a discrimination lawsuit against the city that was eventually settled and she became the first wheelchair user to teach in the state.

In the 1970s, Heumann attended Camp Jened, a summer camp in upstate New York for disabled teens, many of whom would go on to lead the disability rights movement. The story was later chronicled in the 2020 documentary “Crip Camp,” produced by Barack and Michelle Obama.

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https://pitchfork.com/news/sst-recor...tt-dies-at-72/

Glen Lockett, the in-house producer and engineer for legendary punk label SST Records who was better known as Spot, has died, former SST co-owner Joe Carducci announced. Spot had been on oxygen after his fibrosis impaired his lung function in late 2021, and, three months ago, he was placed in a hospital following a stroke, Carducci revealed in a Facebook post. Lockett died earlier today (March 4) at a healthcare facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He was 72.

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https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/enter...ies/index.html

Guitarist Gary Rossington, the last surviving founding member of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening. He was 71.

“It is with our deepest sympathy and sadness that we have to advise, that we lost our brother, friend, family member, songwriter and guitarist, Gary Rossington, today,” their statement said.

“Gary is now with his Skynyrd brothers and family in heaven and playing it pretty, like he always does. Please keep Dale, Mary, Annie and the entire Rossington family in your prayers and respect the family’s privacy at this difficult time,” the statement continued.

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^Yeah, I'm going to listen to my best of now. R.I.P.

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https://www.brooklynvegan.com/robert...ator-has-died/

Robert Haimer, aka Artie Barnes of experimental pop duo who gave the world the forever-weird novelty hit "Fish Heads" (Dr Demento's #1 Most Requested Song of All Time, has died after a long illness. He was 69. The news came via Bill Mumy, the other half of Barnes & Barnes, who wrote,

"I’m so sad to share the news that Robert Haimer, my friend since childhood and musical partner in Barnes & Barnes passed away this morning after a long illness. Robert was a one of a kind artist and person. Our relationship was based on harmony as was our music. Sometimes there was dissonance and silence and sometimes we made a mighty raucous roar together. I will miss making that unique “Barnes” music very much. Robert made many people happy with his talent and his humor. Fish Heads, our biggest hit, came from the mind of Robert Haimer. As with a lot of our catalogue, I just helped him fill in the blanks. I’m feeling stunned and somewhat shattered right now. My love to his wife Faithe, his sons Wynn and Ian, his brother Brian and all who knew and loved him. Robert’s music lives on. Enjoy it. yeah"

Rest easy, Artie. Watch the "Fish Heads" video, which was directed by Bill Paxton and actually aired on Saturday Night Live in 1980.