Category Archives: Obituaries

Melanie Rumani, the global head of acquisitions for BBC Studios and UKTV, has died after a long battle with cancer, it was announced on Tuesday. She was 50. Rumani first joined BBC Studios in 2006 and...

David Hekili Kenui Bell, an actor who recently appeared in the “Lilo & Stitch” live-action remake as well as in shows like “Magnum P.I.” and “Hawaii Five-0,” ha...

Terry Louise Fisher, a three-time Emmy winning writer and producer known for co-creating "L.A. Law," died on Tuesday in Laguna Hills, Calif. She was 79. Her cousin, Sharone Rosen, reported that Fisher...

EBM innovator had recently stepped back from touring due to cirrhosis of the liver

Ananda Lewis, one of MTV's first video jockeys and a former host of "Total Request Live," "Hot Zone," and "The Ananda Lewis Show," died on Wednesday of breast cancer. She was 52. Her sister, Lakshmi E...

Brian Wilson, the brilliant musician who codified the California teen lifestyle in a series of ’60s hits by his band the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82. In a post shared on Instagram, his famil...

Frederick Forsyth, a British author of thrillers who frequently made the bestseller lists, sold 70 million books and saw his novels “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Odessa File” a...

Sly Stone, the multitalented musician whose path-finding, psychedelia-laced funk enraptured Woodstock Nation in the late ’60s and early ’70s, has died. He was 82. “After a prolonged ...

Pippa Scott, who appeared in movies including “The Searchers,” “Petulia” and “Auntie Mame” before making numerous TV appearances and marrying Lorimar Productions co...

Danny Duran, a respected entertainment publicist for more than 25 years who founded boutique agency ddPR, died Wednesday after an eight-month battle with cancer. He was 58. Duran started his career at...