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”42nd Street” and ”Funny Girl” star Bruce Montague has died aged 83

Montague acted in over 300 television productions during his packed career, notably playing Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom Butterflies.

www.whatsonstage.com

 

[The Seeker]

Actor Anne Heche dies a week after car crash

The 53-year-old star of films including Donnie Brasco, Catfight and the remake of Psycho, did not regain consciousness after a car crash on 5 August

www.theguardian.com

I also feel bad for Lynne Mishele, whose house was destroyed in the crash.

 

[ClassicsFan]

Josephine Tewson: Last Of The Summer Wine and Keeping Up Appearances actress dies aged 91

The wife of the late Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis, former EastEnders actress Debbie Arnold and British stage star Judy Buxton have all paid tribute to the "comedy great".

news.sky.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Stanley Kubrick collaborator and actor Leon Vitali dies aged 74

A documentary on Vitali released in 2018 charted his contribution to Kubrick's later films and credits him with finding and recruiting the child star of The Shining, Danny Lloyd, to play the role of Danny, Jack Nicholson's psychic son, and then coaching his acting.

news.sky.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Jerry Allison, Last of Buddy Holly’s Crickets, Dead at 82 - Best Classic Bands

"JI was a musician ahead of his time," said a statement on Buddy Holly's Facebook page, about the drummer who was there from the start.

bestclassicbands.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Gerald Potterton, ‘Heavy Metal’ Director, Dies at 91

The British-Canadian filmmaker is also best known for his animation work on 'Yellow Submarine.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Joe E. Tata, Peach Pit Owner on ‘Beverly Hills, 90210,’ Dies at 85

Joe E. Tata, known for his role in 'Beverly Hills, 90210' as Peach Pit Owner Nat, died on August 25.

variety.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Robert LuPone, MCC Theater Founder and Artistic Director, Passes Away at 76

MCC Theater has announced the passing of performer and MCC Founding Co-Artistic Director Bob LuPone. LuPone passed this morning following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

www.broadwayworld.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Last Soviet leader Gorbachev, who ended Cold War and won Nobel prize, dies aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev, who ended the Cold War without bloodshed but failed to prevent the collapse of the Soviet Union, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, hospital officials in Moscow said.

www.reuters.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Aswad lead singer Drummie Zeb dead at 62 - Jamaica Observer

Angus “Drummie Zeb” Gaye, drummer and lead singer for British reggae band Aswad, died in London on Friday. He was 62. The band released a statement confirming his passing but no cause of death was giv...

www.jamaicaobserver.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Bernard Shaw, Iconic CNN Anchor, Dies at 82

Bernard Shaw has died at 82.

variety.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Queen Elizabeth II has died

Her son King Charles III pays tribute to his "beloved mother" who has died peacefully at Balmoral.

www.bbc.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Paramount and MGM actress who was once blacklisted in Hollywood dies at 104

AN MGM starlet who was blacklisted from Hollywood during the “Red Scare” communist hysteria in the US has passed away at the age of 104. Marsha Hunt, known for her roles in These Glamou…

www.the-sun.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Ramsey Lewis, Chicago-born jazz great, dies at 87

The pianist and his trio scored a 1965 hit with “The In Crowd.”

chicago.suntimes.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Jean-Luc Godard, giant of the French New Wave, dies at 91

The radical director of Breathless and Alphaville, and who was a key figure in the French Nouvelle Vague, has died

www.theguardian.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Louise Fletcher, the Cruel Nurse Ratched in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,’ Dies at 88

The Alabama native won an Oscar for playing one of the big screen's most villainous characters. Her acceptance speech was quite memorable.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[The Seeker]

The soulful voice of the Aboriginal stolen generations, Archie Roach (1956–2022)

Roach’s “Took the Children Away”—a landmark in Australian contemporary music—opened the way for other artistic work about historic and current social crimes committed against Aborigines by Australian governments.

www.wsws.org

 

[PF4Eva]

Coolio just died.

Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dies at 59

Coolio apparently suffered a heart attack at a friend’s house, his manager said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Al Primo, man credited with creating Eyewitness News format, dies at 87

While many people helped grow and spread the concept of Eyewitness News, Primo was the one who came up with the idea.

abc7ny.com

 

[ClassicsFan]

Loretta Lynn, coal miner's daughter and country queen, dies

Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, has died. Lynn's family said she died Tuesday at her home in Tennessee.

apnews.com