Category Archives: Obituaries

Bobby Whitlock, the keyboard player and vocalist who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and played on classic albums like George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass,” di...

Kelley Mack, an American TV actress who appeared in AMC's "The Walking Dead," "9-1-1" and "Chicago Med," died on Aug. 2. She was 33.  Her family reported in a statement that Mack died in her home...

South Korean actor Song Young-kyu, known internationally for his memorable turn as Chief Choi in the 2019 box office hit "Extreme Job," died on Monday. He was 55. Song was found unresponsive inside a ...

Jonathan Kaplan, director for TV and films including “The Accused,” who was Emmy-nominated five times for “ER,” died on Friday in Los Angeles. His daughter Molly said the cause...

Jeannie Seely, a country star of the ’60s and ’70s who had been a favorite of Grand Ole Opry audiences from her induction in 1967 up until the present day, died Friday at age 85. Seely las...

Robert Wilson, an experimental theater stage director, playwright, founder and artistic director of The Watermill Center, died on July 31. He was 83. Wilson's death was confirmed on his personal websi...

Wallis Annenberg, the prominent Los Angeles philanthropist who backed institutions including the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, died Monday in Los Angeles. She was 8...

Tom Lehrer, the sardonic singer-songwriter-pianist who rose to national fame after his dark, tartly funny topical songs were used on the comedic '60s TV news show "That Was the Week That Was," has die...

Jazz musician Chuck Mangione, who had one of the biggest pop-jazz instrumental crossover hits of all time with “Feels So Good” in the 1970s, died Tuesday at age 84. The death was reported ...

Gary Smith, the Emmy-Award-winning producer behind numerous television specials and live events, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. Born in 1935, Smith studied scenic design at Carne...