All Obituaries articles – Page 24
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CommentAn Undervalued Master
Ken Russell, who died this week, was one of the UK’s most audacious film-makers so why was he so wildly under-appreciated?
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NewsBritish director Ken Russell dies aged 84
Maverick director of Women In Love, Tommy and The Devils has died in his sleep aged 84.
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NewsBrazilian filmmaker Oscar Maron Filho dies at IFFI Goa
Brazilian filmmaker and journalist Oscar Maron Filho collapsed and died while attending the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa today. He was 56 years old.
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NewsLook Both Ways writer/director Sarah Watt dies of cancer
Sarah Watt, best known in international film circles for writing and directing Look Both Ways, died at her Melbourne home on Friday.
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NewsAustralian industry mourns Mark Sarfaty
Friends and colleagues are reeling from the news that Mark Sarfaty, chief executive of the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia (ICAA), has died.
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NewsSwedish director Lagerlof presumed dead after location scouting accident
The 42-year-old director was scouting location on Sweden’s west coast for Camilla Lackberg’s Fjallbacka Murders project.
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NewsActress Diane Cilento dies aged 78
Oscar nominated Australian actress was married to Sean Connery and Anthony Shaffer.
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NewsSteve Jobs, tech crusader extraordinaire, dies at 56
Apple announced late on Wednesday (5) that the Silicon Valley visionary, Apple co-founder and Pixar chief finally lost his battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Obituary: Rob Remley
Remley most recently served as svp of international marketing and distribution at Warner Bros and died of cancer on Sept 27 in Los Angeles.
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NewsFormer Columbia executive, Chaplin champion Mo Rothman dies
Mo Rothman, the respected international film producer and distributor whose career spanned for more than 60 years has died following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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NewsSony's Pascal, Lynton mourn death of John Calley
Former Sony Pictures chairman and CEO John Calley has died. He was 81.
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Indian filmmaker Jag Mundhra dies aged 62
Indian filmmaker Jagmohan Mundhra, whose credits include UK-set films such as Provoked and Shoot On Sight, died of cardiac arrest on Sunday. He was 62.
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SF Film Society executive director Graham Leggat dies at 51
Leggat, who died on Aug 25 following an 18-month battle with cancer, was a widely admired and beloved figure who transformed the Society.
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NewsProlific film and TV director Reza Badiyi dies, aged 81
The Iranian-born, US-based director set a record for directing the most hours of episodic series television.
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Hammer Horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster dies
The British director, whose writing credits for the Hammer label included The Curse Of Frankenstein, has died aged 83.
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NewsProlific filmmaker Raul Ruiz dies at age 70
Director Raul Ruiz died in Paris this morning at the age of 70, following a lung infection.
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NewsBangladeshi director Tareque Masud killed in car crash
Four other people were killed in the crash including the CEO of local TV station ATN Ashfaque Munier Mishuk; Masud’s wife, producer Catherin Masud is in a serious condition in hospital.
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NewsBollywood star Shammi Kapoor dies at age 70
Bollywood actor Shamser Raj Kapoor, known as Shammi Kapoor, died Sunday in a Mumbai hospital after suffering from kidney disease for several years.
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NewsBritish actor John Wood dies aged 81
The Tony and Olivier award winning actor’s film credits included The Madness Of King George and Shadowlands.
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NewsProducer/production designer Polly Platt dies at age 72
Oscar nominated for Terms of Endearment.