Notable deaths of 2011: Film and television
The iconoclastic producer of “Easy Rider,” “Five Easy Pieces,” “The Last Picture Show” and the Oscar-winning “Hearts and Minds” helped filmmakers break out of the studio system. Schneider also co-created the Monkees, the popular made-for-TV rock quartet modeled on the Beatles who starred in their own Emmy-winning sitcom from 1966 to 1968. He was 78. Full obituary
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Emmy Award-winning
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Sues was a campy regular on “
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The character actor carved out a career playing rough-and-tumble villains, most notably the backwoods man who sexually assaults
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The director of “Women in Love,” Russell was described as an enfant terrible of British cinema, specializing in films about musicians and music, notably the Who’s “Tommy.” Above, Russell with British model
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His end-of-show essays on “60 Minutes” turned him into a reluctant celebrity.
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A legendary producer, director and impresario of the Geffen Playhouse,
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A top talent agent, Mengers was a skilled negotiator known for being tough and uncensored in her style. She blazed a trail for women in Hollywood. She was 79. Full obituary
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Starting as an actress later in life, Frances Bay found success in a series of character parts, including roles on “Happy Days” and
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John Calley ran
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The actor won
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The Oscar-nominated art director was best known for her work on “The Last Picture Show” and “Paper Moon,” both directed by former husband
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The veteran character actor, a former Oklahoma oilman who didn’t begin acting until he was in his 40s, was known for playing authority figures, including roles in
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The comedy writer and producer created “Gilligan’s Island” and “
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The gravel-voiced Falk had a more than 50-year acting career that spanned movies, stage and TV. He 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. He was 83. Full obituary
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The film producer blazed a trail for women in Hollywood and overcame obstacles to get the
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Best known for his role as Marshal
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The playwright and Broadway director, who won two
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A child star in the ‘30s and part of the “Our Gang” cast,
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The Canadian actor may be best known for his role in 1969’s “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” with
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The handsome leading man was best known for roles in Hitchcock films. He began his acting career as a teenager in 1943’s “The North Star” (pictured) and went on to star in such movies as “They Live by Night” and Hitchcock’s
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The legendary star of stage and screen who won two
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The former Hollywood press agent made a successful leap to producing. Seltzer led successful ad campaigns for 1935’s “Mutiny on the Bounty” and 1955’s “Marty” and later helped
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The versatile comedic actress was in MGM musicals and a regular on “All in the Family” and “Laverne & Shirley.” She also starred on Broadway and in Los Angeles theater productions. She was 91. Full obituary
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The composer won five
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Maria Schneider starred in “Last Tango in Paris.” The film is considered a classic, but it also included notorious sex scenes. In her later years, Schneider expressed regret about appearing in the film, saying “I felt a little raped” by costar
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The zany, character-oriented comedian’s visual brand of humor was punctuated with a bizarre array of facial expressions and sound effects.
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Don Kirshner guided the careers of songwriters, launched
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British actress
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The British director earned Academy Award nominations for “Breaking Away” and “The Dresser.” “Bullitt” was Yates’ American directing debut. It starred
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The actor was nominated for
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A shapely blond with a beauty mark next to her lower lip, the New York native costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic “Forbidden Planet.” She also played the title role in “Honey West,” the mid-1960s TV series about a sexy female private detective with a pet ocelot. She was 80. Full obituary
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