Obituaries
Bobby Meyers, Co-Founder of the American Film Market, Dies at 90
He had stops at Columbia Pictures, Lorimar, Filmways, Orion Pictures and Village Roadshow before helping to launch the first edition of the market in 1981.
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Judy Page, Veteran Talent Agent, Dies at 76
She worked for Susan Smith and Mitchell K. Stubbs for more than three decades.
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Carl Dean, Dolly Parton’s Husband of Nearly 60 Years Who Inspired ‘Jolene,’ Dies at 82
Parton met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at 18.
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Joey Molland, Last Living Core Member of Badfinger, Dies at 77
Molland kept performing into his later decades after the death of several key bandmates.
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Angie Stone, Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer, Dies in Car Crash at 63
Stone was a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence.
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David Johansen, Flamboyant New York Dolls Vocalist and Co-Founder, Dies at 75
A master of many musical genres, he also recorded as Buster Poindexter and appeared as an actor in ‘Scrooged,’ ‘Let It Ride’ and ‘Oz.’
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James Houghton, ‘Knots Landing’ Star and ‘Young and the Restless’ Writer, Dies at 75
His career in soap operas, primetime and daytime, also included ‘The Colbys’ and ‘The Bold and the Beautiful.’
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Joseph Wambaugh, L.A. Cop Turned Novelist and Screenwriter, Dies at 88
He wrote 'The Onion Field,' 'The New Centurions' and 'The Blue Knight' and created the realistic anthology series 'Police Story.'
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Pilar Del Rey, Actress in ‘Giant,’ Dies at 95
She portrayed Sal Mineo’s mom in the Oscar best picture nominee directed by George Stevens.
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Critic’s Appreciation: Gene Hackman, a Tough Guy With Infinite Nuance and Boundless Range
From his signature roles in ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Unforgiven’ to stunners like ‘Bonnie and Clyde,’ ‘Night Moves’ and ‘The Conversation’ and forays into comedy like ‘The Birdcage’ and ‘The Royal Tenenbaums,’ Hackman refused to be pigeonholed.
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Michael Preece, Prolific ‘Dallas’ and ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ Director, Dies at 88
Randy Newman’s father-in-law started out as a script supervisor on films including ‘Mutiny on the Bounty,’ ‘How the West Was Won’ and ‘The Getaway.’
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Olive Sturgess, Vincent Price’s Daughter in ‘The Raven,’ Dies at 91
The Canadian-born actress also worked on a bushel of TV Westerns, from ‘Rawhide’ and ‘Wagon Train’ to ‘Maverick’ and ‘The Virginian.’
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