Ivan Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, California; his family told The Associated Press. “Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek…
Rolling Stone first reported Betty Davis’s death in a news statement. In the statement, the reporter said, it is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of Betty Davis, a multi-talented music influencer and pioneer rock…
Douglas Trumbull, a visual effects master who showed movie audiences memorable images of the future and space in films like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” and “Blade Runner,” died at age 79. Director Edgar Wright…
Howard Hesseman, a prolific character actor who became a beloved TV mainstay through his roles on sitcoms WKRP in Cincinnati and Head of the Class, died over the weekend in Los Angeles of complications from colon surgery he had undergone last summer, Variety…
The martial arts expert and stuntman Bob Wall, best known for playing henchman O’Hara opposite Bruce Lee in the 1973 martial arts classic “Enter the Dragon,” has died. Wall was 82. Wall died on Sunday, March 30th, in Los Angeles,…
Jon Zazula passed away in Florida surrounded by his brother, daughters, granddaughters, and friends. He was one of Megaforce Records co-founders, that launched the iconic label and released the first albums from Metallica, Anthrax, and many others, together with his…
Samuel Lay (March 20, 1935 – January 29, 2022) was an American drummer and vocalist. From the late 1950s, the blues and R&B musician Samuel Lay played alongside Bob Dylan, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and many others. He was…
Kryst was an American television presenter, model, and beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss USA 2019. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at the Miss Universe 2019 competition and finished in the top ten. Outside of her pageantry duties,…
Howard Hesseman, who made a career by portraying off-the-wall characters, none more popular than the disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died. He was 81. Hesseman died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles of complications…
According to his family, the top Argentine singer Diego Verdaguer died of COVID-19 complications. The Argentine singer-songwriter Diego Verdaguer had romantic hits such as “Corazón de Papel,” “Yo te amo,” and “Volveré”. He had more than 50 million copies of…
Dean Taylor was shy, leaned into unusual melodies and offbeat storylines, and was one of the few white performers on the Black-owned label. And despite lending his pen as co-writer on Motown hits and soaring to the top of the…
NEW YORK (AP) — Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do…
