Obituaries
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Entertainment
Mohammad Bakri, Renowned Palestinian Actor and Filmmaker, Dies at 72
Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a…
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Richard Smallwood, Influential Gospel Singer, Dies at 77
Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood…
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Amos Poe, “No Wave” Director Behind ‘The Blank Generation’ and ‘The Foreigner’ Dies at 76
Amos Poe, the director, screenwriter and pioneer of the “No Wave” movement of experimental, do-it-yourself filmmaking in New York City…
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John Mulrooney, Stand-Up Comedian and Late-Night Host, Dies at 67
John Mulrooney, the stand-up comedian from Brooklyn who hosted Comic Strip Live on Fox and performed at venues including the…
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Marilyn Granas, First Stand-In for Shirley Temple, Dies at 98
Marilyn Granas, who served as the first stand-in for Shirley Temple in films including Bright Eyes, Curly Top and The…
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Bahram Beyzaie, Iranian Director of Venice Award-Winning ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger,’ Dies at 87
Prominent Iranian film and theater writer-director Bahram Beyzaie died in the U.S. on Friday due to complications from cancer, according…
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Celebrities
Tatiana Schlossberg, Granddaughter of JFK and Daughter of Caroline Kennedy, Dies at 35
Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter and middle child of Caroline Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg’s three children, died on Tuesday. She was…
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Brigitte Bardot, Sultry Sex Kitten of French Cinema, Dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the enchanting French starlet with the marvelous pout who became a carefree icon of sexuality in the 1950s…
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Lewis Horwitz, “King of Indie Film Finance,” Dies at 90
Lewis Horwitz, the influential film finance executive and producer who helped bring such independent films as Bloodsport, The Virgin Suicides,…
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James Ransone, ‘The Wire’ and ‘It: Chapter Two’ Actor, Dies at 46
James Ransone, the versatile character actor best known for his roles in The Wire, Tangerine, Generation Kill, It: Chapter Two…
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