All Obituaries articles – Page 15
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News'Fawlty Towers' actor Andrew Sachs dies aged 86
The beloved, BAFTA-nominated actor had been battling dementia for four years.
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NewsTributes pour in for Robert Vaughn
Stars from the entertainment world have paid tribute to the TV and film actor who died on Friday from leukaemia. He was 83.
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NewsFrench New Wave cinematographer Raoul Coutard dies aged 92
Former army documentary cameraman worked on Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless [pictured].
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NewsRespected UK producer Simon Relph dies aged 76
UK film industry veteran was the founding CEO of British Screen and chairman of BAFTA; his credits included Comrades [pictured].
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NewsPolish master Andrzej Wajda dies aged 90
Revered director of Katyn and The Promised Land passed away on Sunday.
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NewsCurtis Hanson dies aged 71
The director of L.A. Confidential was found dead at his Los Angeles home on Tuesday of what police say was natural causes.
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NewsAmma Asante, industry pay tribute to Welsh producer Peter Edwards
Edwards, a producer on Asante’s debut feature A Way Of Life and the first chairman of Ffilm Cymru Wales, has died aged 68.
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NewsWalter Salles, Vincent Maraval pay tribute to Don Ranvaud
Friends of Don Ranvaud remember the recently passed producer-sales agent-academic. “He was guided by ideals in a world where this is becoming rarer,” Salles tells Geoffrey Macnab.
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NewsDon Ranvaud dies at 62
The British journalist, football fanatic and producer died on Sunday night in his hotel room while serving as juror at the Montreal World Film Festival.
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NewsGene Wilder dies at 83
Gene Wilder, the American comedian with the winning forlorn gaze whose all-round talent propelled him to international fame and two Oscar nominations, has died at his Connecticut home from complications related to Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 83.
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NewsCTBF head Richard Wilson dies aged 58
Former UK television exec dies following a short illness.
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NewsGeorge Lucas, Mark Hamill pay tribute to 'Star Wars' actor Kenny Baker
The Star Wars and Flash Gordon actor passed away on Saturday aged 81.
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NewsSound ace Roger Jay Pietschmann dies at 71
It emerged on Tuesday that Roger Jay Pietschmann died in his Los Angeles home on July 26 after a six-year battle with multiple symptom atrophy. He was 71.
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NewsSwedish Film Institute veteran Gunnar Almer dies aged 62
Almer joined the SFI 39 years ago, serving as festival manager for feature films for nearly 20 years.
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NewsEgyptian director Mohamed Khan dies at 73
Filmmaker’s recent works included Factory Girl and Before The Summer Crowds.
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NewsGolem co-founder Josetxo Moreno dies aged 62
San Sebastian to dedicate this year’s edition to late exhibitor and distributor, a champion of independent filmmakers including Lars von Trier, Michael Haneke and Takeshi Kitano.
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News'Pretty Woman' director Garry Marshall dies aged 81
UPDATED: Veteran filmmaker also created US TV series Happy Days.
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NewsHollywood publicist David Horowitz dead at 86
The publicist who worked with Barbra Streisand, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and advised Bill Clinton and Israeli premier Yitzhak Rabin has died at his Los Angeles home. He was 86.
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NewsHector Babenco dead at 70
The Argentine-born Brazilian director who directed William Hurt to an Oscar in Kiss Of The Spider Woman has died of a heart attack in Sao Paulo. He was 70.
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NewsRidley Scott collaborator Julie Payne dies aged 64
Producer and managing director of Scott Free has died.