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    Apr 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Remembering Roger Ebert through his books

    After surviving a disfiguring bout of cancer, Roger Ebert was felled by the disease Wednesday at age 70. He had announced just <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2013/04/a_leave_of_presense.html">days before</a> that a new cancer had been found and that he was going to write, and tweet, a little less.
    After surviving a disfiguring bout of cancer, Roger Ebert was felled by the disease Wednesday at age 70. He had announced just days before that a new cancer had been found and that he was going to write, and tweet, a little less. The Pulitzer Prize-...

    Tags: Awards and Prizes, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Entertainment, Martin Scorsese

    2. Feb 21, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. 1968 Academy Awards delayed

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    Apr 10, 1968: Arrivals at the Academy Awards outside the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium....
    3. Jun 20, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Susan Tyrrell dies at 67; actress an Oscar nominee for 'Fat City'

    Susan Tyrrell, an eccentric, husky-voiced character actress best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting role as a blowsy barfly in director John Huston's 1972 movie "Fat City," has died. She was 67.
    Susan Tyrrell, an eccentric, husky-voiced character actress best known for her Oscar-nominated supporting role as a blowsy barfly in director John Huston's 1972 movie "Fat City," has died. She was 67. Tyrrell died Saturday at her home in Austin, Texas,...

    Tags: Academy Awards, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Stacy Keach, New Canaan

    4. May 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Charles Higham dies at 81; controversial celebrity biographer

    Charles Higham, a poet, critic and prolific celebrity biographer who found political and sexual intrigue in the lives of Hollywood icons such as Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich and, most controversially, Errol Flynn, died April 21 at his Los Angeles home. He was 81.
    Charles Higham, a poet, critic and prolific celebrity biographer who found political and sexual intrigue in the lives of Hollywood icons such as Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich and, most controversially, Errol Flynn, died April 21 at his Los Angeles home. He...

    Tags: Australia, World War II (1939-1945), Marlene Dietrich, Leonardo DiCaprio, U.S. Department of State

    5. Mar 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Bruce Surtees dies at 74; cinematographer worked with Eastwood and Fosse

    Early in his career as one of Hollywood's top cinematographers, Bruce Surtees became known for his artful use of low-level, moody lighting in films such as Don Siegel's "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry" and Bob Fosse's "Lenny."
    Early in his career as one of Hollywood's top cinematographers, Bruce Surtees became known for his artful use of low-level, moody lighting in films such as Don Siegel's "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry" and Bob Fosse's "Lenny." Surtees, 74, who received...

    Tags: Dustin Hoffman, Academy Awards, Ben-Hur (movie), Entertainment, Risky Business (movie)

    6. Feb 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Erland Josephson dies at 88; Swedish actor, Bergman collaborator

    Swedish actor Erland Josephson, one of fabled director Ingmar Bergman's closest friends and collaborators, known for his portrayals of aloof intellectuals and often Bergman's alter ego in such celebrated films as "Scenes From a Marriage" and "Cries and Whispers," died at a Stockholm hospital Saturday. He was 88.
    Swedish actor Erland Josephson, one of fabled director Ingmar Bergman's closest friends and collaborators, known for his portrayals of aloof intellectuals and often Bergman's alter ego in such celebrated films as "Scenes From a Marriage" and "Cries and...

    Tags: Theater, Broadway Theater, Family, Entertainment, Stockholm (Sweden)

    7. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Bert Schneider dies at 78; 'Easy Rider' producer

    Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies &#8212; "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" &#8212; that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new era in Hollywood, has died. He was 78.
    Bert Schneider, the iconoclastic producer behind a trio of influential movies — "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces" and "The Last Picture Show" — that captured the rootlessness and discontent of the late 1960s and '70s and became symbols of a new...

    Tags: Substance Abuse, Easy Rider (movie), Davy Jones, Paul Mazursky, George Lucas

    8. Dec 5, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. PASSINGS: Bill McKinney, Socrates

    <b>Bill McKinney</b>
    Bill McKinney Character actor was in 'Deliverance' Bill McKinney, 80, a character actor who carved out a career playing rough-and-tumble villains, most notably the backwoods man who sexually assaults Ned Beatty's character in the 1972 film "Deliverance,...

    Tags: Sepsis, Ned Beatty, Soccer, Television, Throat Cancer

    9. Jun 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Peter Falk dies at 83; actor found acclaim as 'Columbo'

    Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced actor who became an enduring television icon portraying Lt. Columbo, the rumpled raincoat-wearing Los Angeles police homicide detective who always had "just one more thing" to ask a suspect, died Thursday. He was 83.
    Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced actor who became an enduring television icon portraying Lt. Columbo, the rumpled raincoat-wearing Los Angeles police homicide detective who always had "just one more thing" to ask a suspect, died Thursday. He was 83. Falk,...

    Tags: Jason Robards, Crimes, Suzanne Pleshette, High School Sports, Eva Le Gallienne

    10. Sep 28, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. David Zelag Goodman dies at 81; Oscar-nominated screenwriter

    David Zelag Goodman, a screenwriter best known for such 1970s films as the controversial psychological thriller "Straw Dogs" and "Lovers and Other Strangers," a comedy that earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 81.
    David Zelag Goodman, a screenwriter best known for such 1970s films as the controversial psychological thriller "Straw Dogs" and "Lovers and Other Strangers," a comedy that earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 81. Goodman died Monday at an...

    Tags: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Mitchum, Kris Kristofferson, Sam Peckinpah, Yale University

    11. Jan 17, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Susannah York dies at 72; actress

    Actress Susannah York became a star in the 1960s with performances in several high-profile films such as 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" for which she received an Academy Award nomination. But she fought to be noticed for more than her striking appearance.
    Actress Susannah York became a star in the 1960s with performances in several high-profile films such as 1969's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" for which she received an Academy Award nomination. But she fought to be noticed for more than her striking...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Gig Young, Gays and Lesbians, Elections, Celebrities

    12. Feb 4, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Maria Schneider dies at 58; actress in 'Last Tango in Paris'

    Maria Schneider, the French actress who appeared opposite Marlon Brando in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070849/">"Last Tango in Paris,"</a> the 1972 movie whose strong sexual content stirred international controversy, has died. She was 58.
    Maria Schneider, the French actress who appeared opposite Marlon Brando in "Last Tango in Paris," the 1972 movie whose strong sexual content stirred international controversy, has died. She was 58. Schneider died in Paris on Thursday after a long...

    Tags: Warren Beatty, LSD, Elections, William Morris, Bernardo Bertolucci

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