All Obituaries articles – Page 17
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News'Heartbreaker' director Pascal Chaumeil dies aged 54
French film-maker had just completed Odd Job (Un Petit Boulot).
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NewsWes Craven dies aged 76
The prolific filmmaker who revolutionised horror with wry takes on the genre like the Scream franchise and A Nightmare On Elm Street died on Sunday from brain cancer.
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NewsBud Yorkin dies aged 89
The film and television director, producer and writer died of natural causes at his Bel Air Home. He was 89.
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NewsUggie, canine star of 'The Artist', dies
Uggie the dog, star of The Artist, has been put to sleep due to difficulties stemming from a prostate tumour.
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News'Karate Kid' producer Jerry Weintraub dead at 77
The producer of The Karate Kid and the Danny Ocean franchise who won an Emmy in 2013 for Behind The Candelabra has died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara.
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NewsCanal Plus co-founder Alain de Greef dies
Creator of iconic French TV programmes such as Les Guignols de l’Info loses battle with cancer.
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News'Titanic' composer James Horner dies in plane crash
UPDATED JUNE 23: Hollywood composer also wrote the soundtracks to Avatar, Braveheart and the upcoming Southpaw.
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NewsChristopher Lee dies aged 93
The veteran actor died on Sunday after being hospitalised for respiratory problems and heart failure.
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NewsActor Richard Johnson dies aged 87
British star was known for performances in The Haunting and Tomb Raider among others.
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News'Lord of the Rings' cinematographer Andrew Lesnie dies aged 59
Oscar-winner, who worked with Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, most recently collaborated with Russell Crowe on The Water Diviner.
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News'Luna Papa' director Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov dies aged 49
Award-winning director’s Waiting For The Sea opened the Rome Film Festival in 2012.
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NewsBreaking Glass's Justin Giani dies aged 25
Staff at Breaking Glass Pictures are in mourning following the sudden death of chief financial officer Justin Giani. He was 25.
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NewsManoel de Oliveira, 1908-2015
The world lost its oldest active director on Thursday when the Portuguese film-maker died in Oporto. He was 106.
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NewsKarlovy Vary’s Tereza Perinova dies aged 35
International press head was part of the “foundation” of the festival.
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NewsSchtonk! director Helmut Dietl dies aged 70
The German film and TV industries were mourning on Monday the death of director, writer and producer Helmut Dietl from lung cancer. He was 70.
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NewsCPH PIX mourns Thure Munkholm
Copenhagen’s CPH PIX is mourning the death of its head of programming Thure Monkholm, who has died at the age of 36.
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NewsLia van Leer, Israeli film pioneer, dies aged 90
Lia van Leer, the legendary first lady of Israeli cinema, has passed away in Jerusalem aged 90.
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News'Still Alice' co-director Richard Glatzer dies
Writer-director passed away yesterday [March 10] after a four-year battle with ALS.