Obituaries
Jack De Mave, Actor on ‘Lassie’ and ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ Dies at 91
He also played The Lone Ranger in commercials and appeared as the lawman in parades.
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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66
Cooper also wrote episodes of Netflix's 'She's Gotta Have It' series.
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Bernadette O’Brien, Emmy-Nominated Costumer on ‘MacGyver,’ Dies at 90
The Dublin native also worked on 'Murder, She Wrote,' 'T.J. Hooker,' 'For the Boys' and 'Another Stakeout.'
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Lynn Ban, Star of Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire’ and Jewelry Designer, Dies at 51
Rihanna is among those paying tribute after Ban suffered a brain bleed while skiing in Aspen late December.
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Francisco San Martin, ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘Jane the Virgin’ Actor, Dies at 39
The actor appeared in the beloved soap operas ‘Days of Our Lives’ and ‘The Bold and the Beautiful.'
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Garth Hudson, Organist for The Band, Dies at 87
The Canadian virtuoso, known for his solo on “Chest Fever,” gave the group a “sound twice as big” and his mates music lessons.
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Jules Feiffer, Famed Cartoonist and ‘Carnal Knowledge’ Screenwriter, Dies at 95
The Pulitzer Prize winner and Tony nominee started out with Will Eisner, and his work appeared in The Village Voice for decades.
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Women’s Rights Activist, Dies at 67
The daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, had glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
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Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Choreographer for ‘Footloose’ and Broadway’s ‘Swing!,’ Dies at 78
She also worked on ‘Titanic’ for the Great White Way and ‘My Blue Heaven’ and ‘Vanilla Sky’ for the big screen.
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Claire van Kampen, Theater Director, Composer and Wife of Mark Rylance, Dies at 71
Van Kampen's play 'Farinelli and the King,' which starred Rylance, was nominated for a Tony Award.
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Robert Verrall, Oscar-Nominated Animation Pioneer, Dies at 97
He worked at the National Film Board of Canada from 1945 to 1986 in animation, documentary and fiction films.
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Jeannot Szwarc, Director of ‘Somewhere in Time’ and ‘Jaws 2,’ Dies at 87
The Paris-born helmer also helmed ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Santa Claus’ and handled multiple episodes of 'JAG,' ‘Smallville’ and ‘Grey's Anatomy.’
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