All Obituaries articles – Page 25
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NewsDirector Michael Cacoyannis dies in Athens at age 89
Michael Cacoyannis, the Cyprus-born filmmaker who directed Zorba the Greek, has died at an Athens hospital at the age of 89.
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NewsRabbit-Proof Fence, Australia actor dies at age 44
David Ngoombujarra, a well-known Aboriginal actor, has died at age 44.
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NewsIndian new wave filmmaker Mani Kaul dies
Mani Kaul, one of the leading figures of India’s new wave movement of the 1970s, died on July 7 of cancer. He was 66.
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NewsSpider-Man producer Laura Ziskin dies at 61
Laura Ziskin, the producer behind Sony’s global smash Spider-Man franchise as well as No Way Out, died on Sunday following a battle with breast cancer. She was 61.
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NewsFox Greater China executive Tu Ming dies of bone cancer
20th Century Fox Greater China Managing Director Tu Ming passed away on Sunday morning of bone cancer, at the age of 47.
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NewsKino International's Donald Krim dies at age 65
Donald Krim, the president of Kino International and co-president of Kino Lorber, died on May in New York at the age of 65. He had been battling cancer for a year.
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NewsIndustry veteran David Stone dies at age 78
David Stone, a producer, distributor and exhibitor best known as the head of Cinegate Film Distribution and the Gate Cinema in west London, has died at the age of 78 after a short illness.
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Frans J Afman, pioneer of indie financing, dies at 77
Afman, the executive credited with revolutionising independent film financing during his time as an executive at Credit Lyonnais Bank in Holland in the 1980s, has died after a long illness. He was 77.
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NewsUPDATE: Restrepo co-director killed in Libya
Tim Hetherington died on April 20 while covering the Civil War in Libya.
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NewsTributes pour in for US director Sidney Lumet
The 12 Angry Men director died on Saturday, aged 86.
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NewsRomanian film critic Alex Leo Serban dies at 51
The Romanian film community is in deep shock this weekend at the news that one of its most loved and highly respected film critics Alex Leo Şerban has died of cancer at the age of 51.
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NewsMiral actor Juliano Mer-Khamis shot and killed in West Bank
He was the founder of the Freedom Theatre in a refugee camp.
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Sound mixer Dennis L Maitland dies
The renowned professional’s feature credits include Moonstruck, Three Days Of The Condor, Lenny and …And Justice For All. He died in New York on Apr 1 a day after his 80th birthday.
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NewsFrench film star Annie Girardot dies at 79
Beloved French actress Annie Girardot, aged 79, died Monday after years of living with Alzheimer’s disease.
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NewsHollywood star Jane Russell dies aged 89
The voluptuous star of the 1940s and 1950s was most famous for her roles in Howard Hughes’ The Outlaw and in the musical Gentleman Prefer Blondes alongside Marilyn Monroe.
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NewsLast Tango star Maria Schneider dies at age 58
Maria Schneider was 19 when she starred opposite Marlon Brando in the controversial classic.
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CommentMourning Eichinger
Bernd Eichinger wore many hats in his long career, but is celebrated here as a ground-breaking Germany-based producer of English-language films tailor-made for the international markets.
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NewsBullitt director Peter Yates dies, aged 82
British director Peter Yates, best known for directing the 1968 film Bullitt with Steve McQueen, has died.
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CommentThe Greatest Showman On Earth
The late Dino De Laurentiis can be remembered for a spectacular producing career but he also invented the foreign sales business and spawned a breed of international movie moguls.