Rocco Commisso, the veteran cable TV executive turned founder of the cable giant Mediacom and owner of Italy’s ACF Fiorentina, has died. He was 76. Commisso’s death was announced by […]
Colleen Barstow, Theater Owner and Independent Cinema Advocate, Dies at 64
Colleen Barstow, a driving force behind the Omaha, Nebraska-based family-run movie chain ACX Cinemas and a champion of independent theaters nationwide, died Saturday after an 18-month battle with cancer, her […]
Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder, Dies at 78
Bob Weir, the unassuming singer, songwriter and nuanced rhythm guitarist known as the “other” founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died, his family announced Saturday on Instagram. He was […]
John Cunningham, Veteran Broadway Actor, Dies at 93
John Cunningham, the busy character actor who appeared in the original Broadway productions of Company, Cabaret and The Sisters Rosensweig and in films including Mystic Pizza and Dead Poets Society, […]
Andy Friendly, Founding Producer at ‘Entertainment Tonight’ and Former CNBC Exec, Dies at 74
Television executive and Emmy-nominated producer Andy Friendly died Sunday at 74, according to his family. Friendly, son of CBS News creator Fred Friendly and brother of producer David Friendly, died […]
Béla Tarr, Hungarian Master of Slow Cinema, Dies at 70
Béla Tarr, the Hungarian arthouse director whose work, distinguished by long, elaborately choreographed takes, languid pacing, and stark black-and-white visuals, shaped a generation of arthouse filmmakers, including Jim Jarmusch and […]
Bret Hanna-Shuford, Broadway Actor and Social Media Influencer, Dies at 46
Bret Hanna-Shuford, the former Broadway actor and one-half of the social media group the Broadway Husbands, has died. He was 46. Bret died Saturday after a battle with a rare […]
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 died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation […]
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 Improv, the Laugh Factory and Dangerfield’s, has died. He was […]
Meyer Gottlieb, Samuel Goldwyn Films Co-Founder and ‘Master and Commander’ Producer, Dies at 86
Meyer Gottlieb, the Holocaust survivor who helped launch Samuel Goldwyn Films, where he produced features including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World and the 2013 remake of […]