People News: Obituaries

Musician Alex Chilton dies at 59

Alex Chilton, whose '60s fame as lead vocalist for the hit-making pop band the Box Tops was succeeded by leadership of the massively influential '70s group Big Star, died Wednesday in New Orleans of an apparent heart attack. He was 59.

Theater producer-director Carmen Capalbo dies

Legit producer-director Carmen Capalbo, who directed the 1954 revival of "The Threepenny Opera" Off Broadway and preem of Eugene O'Neill's "Moon for the Misbegotten" in 1957 on Broadway, died Sunday in Manhattan of emphysema. He was 84.

Herb Cohen dies at 77

Herb Cohen, the tough, litigious manager and label operator who introduced such notables as the Mothers of Invention and Tom Waits during the '60s and '70s, died Tuesday of unknown causes in Napa, Calif. He was 77.

CBS Radio VP Joseph Dembo dies

CBS Radio VP Joseph Dembo, who turned New York City's WCBS Radio into a successful all-news broadcaster, died Monday in Manhattan. He was 83.

Peter Graves dead at 83

Peter Graves, who starred in "Mission: Impossible" and films including "Stalag 17" and "Airplane," died of natural causes in Pacific Palisades, Calif., on Sunday. He was 83.

HFPA's Anita Weber dies at 92

Longtime HFPA member Anita Weber died March 8 in Los Angeles. She was 92.

Comcast hearing focuses on retrans rules

The latest hearing on Comcast's proposed takeover of NBC Universal examined a host of concerns.

Merlin Olsen dies at 69

Former professional football player Merlin Olsen, who had a successful second career in broadcast TV, died Thursday in Duarte, Calif., of cancer. He was 69.

Praiser Robert McElwaine dies at 86

Robert McElwaine, who worked as a praiser and later a playwright and lobbyist, died Jan. 31 in Washington, D.C. He was 86 and suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

'60 Minutes' producer John Tiffin dies

Award-winning "60 Minutes" producer John Tiffin, who collaborated for four decades with Morley Safer, died March 4 in Rusper, England. He was 80.

'Bogey Creek' director dies at 71

Indie filmmaker Charles Pierce whose "Legend of Bogey Creek" inspired later horror pics like "The Blair Witch Project" died March 5 in Dover, Tenn., of natural causes. He was 71.

Actor Corey Haim dies at 38

Corey Haim, a 1980s teen heartthrob whose career was blighted by drug abuse, has died. He was 38.

Guitarist and vocalist Lolly Vegas dies

Guitarist and vocalist Lolly Vegas died March 4 in Reseda, Calif.

Sparklehorses's Mark Linkous dies

Mark Linkous, singer-songwriter for the group Sparklehorse, committed suicide Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 47.

Richard Stapley, 86, was actor, writer

Actor-writer Richard Stapley died on Fridayof kidney failure at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, Calif. He was 86.

Stage, screen actress Nan Martin dies at 82

Award-winning stage, film and TV actress Nan Martin who portrayed the snobbish mother in "Goodbye, Columbus" and had a recurring role on "The Drew Carey Show," died Thursday in Malibu. She was 82 and had suffered from emphysema.

Army Archerd to receive posthumous award

Variety columnist Army Archerd will be honored posthumously by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) next month in Chicago.

Betty Lou Keim played teens

Stage and film actress Betty Lou Keim died Jan. 27 in Chatsworth, Calif., of lung cancer and emphysema. She was 71.

Summit's night to 'Remember'

Fans arrived with cameras, pens and copies of "Twilight" books for "Remember Me" star Robert Pattinson.

Dave Hettler, 49, was Warner Bros. exec

Dave Hettler, who was the chief financial officer of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, died Saturday in Los Angeles of brain cancer. He was 49.

Nathan Scott, 94, scored TV shows

Nathan Scott, a film and television composer whose credits included "Wake of the Red Witch" and TV's "Dragnet" and "Lassie," died of age-related causes Feb. 27 at his home in Sherman Oaks, Calif. He was 94.

Steffi Sidney-Splaver dies at 74

Steffi Sidney-Splaver, daughter of Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolski who co-starred in 1955's "Rebel Without a Cause," died of kidney failure in Seattle on Feb. 22. She was 74.

Bassist Tom 'T-Bone' Wolk dies

Bassist Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, a long-time member of Daryl Hall and John Oates' band and a former linchpin of the "Saturday Night Live" house band, died of a heart attack Saturday. He was 58.

Indie film vet Richard Glasser dies

Indie film vet Richard Glasser, who founded the Intl. Film Office, died Feb. 23 in Los Angeles following a stroke. He was 50.

Julia Siegler's death resonates through biz

Julia Siegler, daughter of industry vet Scott Siegler, was killed in a traffic accident on Friday in Brentwood.

Talent manager Lois Zetter dies

Talent manager Lois Zetter, co-founder of LeMond/Zetter Management, which repped such thesps as John Travolta, Patrick Swayze and Mickey Rourke, died Nov. 17 in Carlsbad, Calif., after a brief illness. She was 70.

Animator Rudy Larriva dies at 94

Rudy Larriva, who as an animator and cartoon director for nearly six decades with stints at Warner Bros. Cartoons and UPA, died Feb. 19 in Irvine, Calif. He was 94.

British actor Lionel Jeffries dies at 83

Lionel Jeffries died Feb. 19 following a long illness in Poole, southern England. He was 83.

Writer Judith Paige Mitchell dies

Novelist and TV writer and producer Judith Paige Mitchell died of cancer on Feb. 10 in Los Angeles. She was 77.

Indian actor Nirmal Pandey dies at 48

Acclaimed Indian actor Nirmal Pandey passed away Thursday following a heart attack. He was 48.
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Writer J.D. Salinger dies

J.D. Salinger
J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose "The Catcher in the Rye" shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.


Actress Brittany Murphy dies at 32

Britney Murphy
Police are investigating the death of actress Brittany Murphy's Sunday morning in Los Angeles.


Patrick Swayze dies at 57

Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze, who had breakout roles in "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," died in Los Angeles on Monday after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.


Variety's Army Archerd dies at 87

Army Archerd
Showbiz has lost one of its defining voices, one who honed his craft in the bygone era of close-knit Hollywood and evolved through the many iterations of the industry.


Walter Cronkite dies at 92

Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite, the TV newsman who became known as "the most trusted man in America" during his 19 years as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," died today. He was 92.




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