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Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89. Towne died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carri McClure announced. He also received Academy Award nominations for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo […]
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Al Ruddy, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘The Godfather’ and ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ Dies at 94
He also co-created TV's 'Hogan's Heroes' and teamed with Burt Reynolds on 'The Longest Yard' and the 'Cannonball Run' movies.
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‘Being Maria’ Review: ‘Last Tango in Paris’ Star Maria Schneider Gets a Behind-the-Scenes Biopic That Starts Strong but Fizzles Out
Anamaria Vartolomei ('Happening') plays the troubled French actress — alongside Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando — in Jessica Palud's film.
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Judy Balaban, High-Placed Participant in Hollywood, Dies at 91
Judy Balaban, the daughter of a longtime studio mogul who dated Montgomery Clift and Merv Griffin, married Tony Franciosa and served as one of Grace Kelly’s bridesmaids at her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, has died. She was 91. Balaban died Thursday night in a hospital in Los Angeles, her friend, author and documentary […]
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Frederic Forrest, Standout Supporting Player in ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘The Rose,’ Dies at 86
Frederic Forrest, the resilient character actor best remembered for his performance as the high-strung Chef Hicks in Apocalypse Now and for his Academy Award-nominated turn as Huston Dyer, the AWOL army sergeant who captured Bette Midler’s heart in The Rose, has died. He was 86. Forrest died Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a […]
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George Maharis, Star of ‘Route 66,’ Dies at 94
He had to leave the popular 1960s CBS series after coming down with hepatitis.
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Play Foosball and Try on Watches Inside Vacheron Constantin’s New Appointment-Only L.A. Suite
Creating stylish yet relaxed private environments in which to connect with clients is a rage in the luxury world, whether it be Gucci’s new appointment-only store on Melrose Avenue or the fact that Chanel devotes two out of four floors of its just-opened Rodeo Drive flagship to VIP suites. Swiss luxury watchmaker Vacheron Constantin has […]
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Harry Belafonte, Singer, Actor, Producer and Activist, Dies at 96
Harry Belafonte, the actor, producer, singer and activist who made calypso music a national phenomenon with “Day-O” (The Banana Boat Song) and used his considerable stardom to draw attention to Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights issues and injustices around the world, has died. He was 96. Belafonte, recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award […]
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Bill Butler, Cinematographer on ‘Jaws’, Dies at 101
Bill Butler, the self-taught, Oscar-nominated cinematographer whose work on the landmark 1975 horror film Jaws unleashed a wave of anxiety for beachgoers that lasts to this day, has died. He would have turned 102 on Friday. Butler died Wednesday evening in Los Angeles, according to the American Society of Cinematographers. He is survived by five daughters and […]
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Robert Blake, Combustible Star of ‘In Cold Blood’ and ‘Baretta,’ Dies at 89
Robert Blake, who played the crazed real-life killer Perry Smith in Truman Copote’s In Cold Blood and the popular TV cop Tony Baretta before a sensational Hollywood murder trial destroyed his career, has died. He was 89. Blake, who got his start as a child star in the 1940s in the Our Gang comedy shorts […]
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Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ ‘Heat’ and ‘Natural Born Killers’ Actor, Dies at 61
Tom Sizemore, who faced legal troubles and drug addiction amid a career that saw him star as Sgt. Mike Horvath in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and portray cops, crooks and psychopaths with the best of them, died Friday. He was 61. Sizemore died at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, his rep Charles […]
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Arnold Schulman, Screenwriter on ‘Goodbye, Columbus’ and ‘Love With the Proper Stranger,’ Dies at 97
Arnold Schulman, who landed Oscar nominations for his screenplays for Love With the Proper Stranger and Goodbye, Columbus and found success with several incarnations of his Broadway hit A Hole in the Head, has died. He was 97. Schulman died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica, his son, Peter Schulman, told The Hollywood Reporter. In […]
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