Category Archives: Obituaries

Nadia Fars, the Moroccan-French actress who starred in "The Crimson Rivers," died on Friday. She was 57. Fars was found unconscious in a swimming pool last week and had been in a coma after. Her daugh...

Nathalie Baye, the acclaimed French performer who broke out in "Day for Night" and later appeared in "Catch Me If You Can" and "Downton Abbey: A New Era," has died. She was 77. Baye died Friday evenin...

Sid Krofft, who with his late brother Marty created and produced memorable kids shows “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost” - as well as the 2009 feature based on the latter -...

Asha Bhosle, the Indian singer whose unmatched range and longevity made her a defining force in Hindi-language film music from the late 1940s through the 21st century, died April 12 at Mumbai after be...

John Nolan, a British stage and screen actor whose career spanned decades of theater, television and film - including roles in Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy and the CBS drama "Person of Interes...

Afrika Bambaataa, the pioneering rapper, producer and DJ who created arguably the first fusion of rap and electronic music with 1982's “Planet Rock” and others hits but whose legacy was la...

Arne Olsen, the screenwriter of "Cop and a Half" and "Might Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie," died from complications related to cancer on Saturday in Vancouver, B.C. He was 64. Since his first credi...

Mitchell Fink, whose career as a celebrity gossip columnist and entertainment journalist included stints ranging from People magazine to the New York Daily News to the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, die...

Joseph J. Collins, a longtime cable executive who helped transform the industry into a cornerstone of the modern internet economy, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, Rhode Island. He was 81. Over ...

Dee Freeman, a veteran performer known for her roles on "Sistas" and "The Young and the Restless," has died. She was 66. Freeman died April 2 following a battle with cancer, her family announced in a ...