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Pat Heywood, the Nurse in Franco Zeffirelli’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ Dies at 92
Pat Heywood, the veteran Scottish actress who made her film debut as Olivia Hussey’s nurse and confidant in Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, has died. She was 92. Heywood died June 26, the Scottish Daily Mail reported. During her four-decade career, Heywood portrayed the maid in the manor at the center of Freddie […]
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Tracie Brennan, Veteran Al Roker Entertainment Executive, Dies at 64
Tracie Brennan, who spent about two decades as an executive with Al Roker’s production company, died Saturday in a hospital in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, after a battle with ALS, a publicist announced. She was 64. Brennan joined Al Roker Entertainment in 2005 as vp production & operations, then was upped to executive vp in […]
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Don Buchwald, Longtime Hollywood Talent Agent, Dies at 88
Don Buchwald, the colorful talent agent who spent the past four decades in the entertainment business representing Howard Stern and many others, has died. He was 88. Buchwald died Monday of natural causes at his home back east in the Berkshires, his agency announced. The Brooklyn native launched Don Buchwald & Associates in 1977 with […]
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Jerry Fuller, “Travelin’ Man” and “Young Girl” Songwriter, Dies at 85
Jerry Fuller, the songwriter and producer whose stellar career included such hits as “Travelin’ Man” for Ricky Nelson, “Young Girl” for Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, “Show and Tell” for Al Wilson and “Little Green Apples” for O.C. Smith, has died. He was 85. Fuller died Thursday at his home in Sherman Oaks of […]
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Carla Balenda, Actress in ‘Sealed Cargo’ and Mickey Rooney’s ‘Hey Mulligan,’ Dies at 98
Carla Balenda, who starred alongside Dana Andrews and Claude Rains in the RKO Pictures thriller Sealed Cargo and portrayed Mickey Rooney’s girlfriend on the NBC sitcom Hey Mulligan, has died. She was 98. Balenda, billed at times as Sally Bliss, her birth name, died April 9 of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television […]
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Jill Schary Robinson, Author and Mother of UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer, Dies at 88
Jill Schary Robinson, the memoirist, journalist and novelist whose father, Dore Schary, headed MGM in the 1950s and son, Jeremy Zimmer, is the founder and CEO of the United Talent Agency, has died. She was 88. Schary Robinson died Saturday at her home in Beverly Hills, her family announced. She wrote her first memoir, 1963’s […]
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Whitney Rydbeck, ‘Friday the 13th’ Actor and Crash Test Dummy in Seat Belt Ads, Dies at 79
Whitney Rydbeck, the actor and mime who portrayed the last of the paintball victims in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI and one of the original crash test dummies in an iconic public service campaign that promoted seat belt safety, has died. He was 79. Rydbeck died Monday of complications from cancer while in […]
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Christina Sandera, Clint Eastwood’s Companion, Dies at 61
Christina Sandera, the companion of Clint Eastwood for the past decade, has died, the actor-director announced. She was 61. “Christina was a lovely, caring woman, and I will miss her very much,” he said in a statement released Thursday night. A Warner Bros. spokesperson told The Hollywood Reporter that no further information would be forthcoming. […]
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Bob Booker, Writer-Producer on ‘The First Family’ Comedy Album, Dies at 92
Bob Booker, the veteran writer and producer whose crowning achievement was the hugely popular 1962 comedy album The First Family, which poked fun at President John F. Kennedy and won the Grammy for album of the year, has died. He was 92. Booker died Friday of heart failure at his home in Tiburon, California, his […]
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Bob Newhart, Dean of the Deadpan Delivery, Dies at 94
Bob Newhart, the beloved stand-up performer whose droll, deadpan humor showcased on two critically acclaimed CBS sitcoms vaulted him into the ranks of history’s greatest comedians, died Thursday morning. He was 94. The Chicago legend, who won Grammy Awards for album of the year and best new artist for his 1960 breakthrough record, The Button-Down […]
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Yvonne Furneaux, Actress in Fellini’s ‘La Dolce Vita’ and Polanski’s ‘Repulsion,’ Dies at 98
Yvonne Furneaux, the glamorous actress who had memorable performances in Michelangelo Antonioni’s Le Amiche, Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, has died. She was 98. Furneaux died July 5 at her home in North Hampton, New Hampshire, of complications from a stroke, her son, Nicholas Natteau, told The Hollywood Reporter. She also […]
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Eddie Rosenblatt, Veteran Geffen Records Executive, Dies at 89
Eddie Rosenblatt, the respected music executive who partnered with David Geffen to launch Geffen Records and then succeeded him as chairman, has died. He was 89. Rosenblatt died Tuesday of pneumonia at a Santa Barbara hospital, a family spokesperson announced. Nicknamed “The Chief,” Rosenblatt had spent about a decade at Warner Bros. Records when was […]
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