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Paul Wendkos, 87 (1922 - 2009)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Paul Wendkos, who directed over 100 films and television shows during a 50-year career, including the 1959 surf movie "Gidget," has died. He was 84. Family spokeswoman C. Christie Craig says Wendkos died Thursday in Malibu of a lung infection that followed a stroke. "Gidget," starring Sandra Dee as an all-American surfer girl, was a hit and led to...
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Gheorghe Dinica, 75 (1934 - 2009)
By ALISON MUTLER, Associated Press Writer BUCHAREST, Romania Gheorghe Dinica, a Romanian actor who delighted his country by portraying characters such as villainous politicians and defiant Gypsies in dozens of plays and movies, died Tuesday. He was 75. Dinica, famous throughout Romania, died at Floreasca Hospital in Bucharest from pneumonia with complications, said hospital spokesman...
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Nick Counter (2009)
Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers says Counter died at a Los Angeles hospital on Friday. Counter served as the group's president for 27 years and negotiated more than 300 collective bargaining agreements...
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Lou Jacobi, 95 (1913 - 2009)
NEW YORK (AP) - Actor Lou Jacobi, who was known for comic roles and won praise in dramatic ones over a long career in the theater and movies, has died. He was 95. The Canadian-born actor died Friday at his home in Manhattan. The death was confirmed by Leonie Nowitz, a social worker who had been overseeing his care. Jacobi made his Broadway debut in 1955 in "The Diary of Anne Frank,"...
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Joseph Wiseman, 91 (1918 - 2009)
NEW YORK Joseph Wiseman, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, has died. He was 91. Wiseman, who had been in declining health, died Monday at his home in Manhattan, his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, told The New York Times and Los Angeles Times. A screen and stage actor, Wiseman's film credits include ...
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Daniel Melnick, 77 (1932 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES (Associated Press) - Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," "Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, has died at his home in Los...
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Collin Wilcox-Paxton (2009)
HIGHLANDS, N.C. Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who portrayed the false accuser in the movie classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died of brain cancer just months after the diagnosis. She was 74. ...
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Patrick Swayze, 57 (1952 - 2009)
By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Patrick Swayze personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen, from his roles in films like "Dirty...
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Tullio Kezich , 80 (1928 - 2009)
MILAN — Tullio Kezich, a prominent film critic for the daily Corriere della Sera who befriended and collaborated with Italian directing greats Federico Fellini and Ermanno Olmi, died Monday. He...
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Virginia Davis, 90 (1918 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES Virginia Davis, who appeared in Walt Disney's pioneering "Alice" films, has died at age 90. The Walt Disney Co. said Davis passed away at her home Saturday in Corona, Calif.,...
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Ruth Ford, 98 (1911 - 2009)
NEW YORK - Actress Ruth Ford - who starred on Broadway in William Faulkner's "Requiem for a Nun," a play he wrote with her in mind - has died. She was 98. Ford died Wednesday at her Manhattan...
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John Quade, 71 (1938 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES John Quade, who played the heavy in several Clint Eastwood movies and was the sheriff in the TV miniseries "Roots," has died. He was 71. His wife Gwen says Quade died in his...
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John Hughes, 59 (1950 - 2009)
By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK — The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and "one of the giants...
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Steven Miessner, 48 (1960 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES Steven Miessner, the motion picture academy's devoted "Keeper of the Oscars" who each year donned his signature white gloves to get the golden statuettes ready for their closeup...
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Yasmin Ahmad (2009)
By SEAN YOONG - Associated Press Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Malaysian film director Yasmin Ahmad, who won accolades for her deeply felt depictions of everyday struggles with racial...
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Beverly Louise Roberts, 95 (1914 - 2009)
A relative says Beverly Roberts, who co-starred with Humphrey Bogart in the 1936 film "Two Around the World," has died. She was 96. Her second-cousin Christina Baker says Roberts died Monday at...
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Brenda Joyce, 92 (1917 - 2009)
SANTA MONICA, Calif. Brenda Joyce, a movie actress who played Jane in five "Tarzan" films, has died. She was 92. A family friend, David Ragan, says she suffered from dementia for a decade...
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Karl Malden, 97 (1912 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES - Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family...
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Harve Presnell, 75 (1933 - 2009)
NEW YORK - Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75. The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at...
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Farrah Fawcett , 62 (1947 - 2009)
Farrah Fawcett's life celebrated at LA funeral By SANDY COHEN, AP Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen, Ap Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES – The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah...
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Shih Kien, 96 (1913 - 2009)
By MIN LEE, AP Entertainment Writer HONG KONG -- Veteran Hong Kong actor Shih Kien, who played Bruce Lee's archrival in the 1973 movie "Enter the Dragon," has died at age 96. "With his death...
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David Carradine, 72 (1936 - 2009)
By MICHAEL CASEY, Associated Press Writer BANGKOK – The body of American actor David Carradine, best known for the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu," was found in a hotel room closet with a rope...
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Lucy Gordon, 28 (1980 - 2009)
By JEAN-PIERRE VERGES, Associated Press Writer PARIS -- British actress Lucy Gordon, who appeared in "Spider-Man 3," was found dead in her Paris apartment after apparently committing suicide,...
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Oleg Yankovsky, 65 (1944 - 2009)
By STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press Writer MOSCOW--Oleg Yankovsky, a charismatic and versatile actor who was one of Russia's most beloved stage and screen stars, died Wednesday after an...
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Monica Bleibtreu, 65 (1944 - 2009)
FRANKFURT - Monica Bleibtreu, an actress well-known in the German-speaking world for a prolific range of cinema, television and theater roles, died Thursday. She was 65. The Players agency said...
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Frank Aletter, 83 (1926 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES - Frank Aletter, a veteran character actor who starred in the 1960s situation comedies "Bringing Up Buddy" and "It's About Time," died Wednesday. He was 83. Aletter died of cancer...
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Mark Landon (2009)
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. The adopted son of "Little House on the Prairie" star Michael Landon has been found dead at his West Hollywood home. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say 60-year...
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Mickey Carroll, 89 (1919 - 2009)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the 1939 beloved film "The Wizard of Oz," died Thursday. He was 89. His caretaker, Linda Dodge, said Carroll died...
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Sam Cohn, 79 (1929 - 2009)
NEW YORK - Sam Cohn, a powerful talent agent for some of Hollywood and Broadway's biggest stars as well as a pantheon of directors, writers and playwrights, has died. He was 79. Family friend...
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Dom DeLuise, 75 (1933 - 2009)
LOS ANGELES -- With an ever-present smile that gave way to ready laughter, Dom DeLuise possessed a jovial warmth that charmed not only film and TV audiences, but the actors and directors with whom...
