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Maxie Solters, Third-Generation Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 37
Maxie Solters, a third-generation publicist and the daughter of Scoop Marketing principal Larry Solters, died unexpectedly Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She was 37. No cause of death was immediately available. In 2012, Maxie continued her family’s legacy by following in the public relations footsteps of her father and late grandfather, […]
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Greg Kihn, Pop Star Who Had a Big Hit With “Jeopardy,” Dies at 75
Greg Kihn, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and West Coast pop star best known for his bouncy hit “Jeopardy,” which made it to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 before being parodied by “Weird Al” Yankovic, has died. He was 75. Kihn died Tuesday after a battle with Alzheimer’s, publicist Michael Brandvold announced. His family […]
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Peter Marshall, Host of ‘The Hollywood Squares,’ Dies at 98
Peter Marshall, the velvety-voiced host who presided over NBC’s celebrity-filled game show The Hollywood Squares for 16 years, died Thursday. He was 98. Marshall, an accomplished singer who also was a leading man on Broadway and one-half of a popular comedy team before embarking on his game-show gig, died of kidney failure at his Encino […]
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Adam Epstein, Tony-Winning ‘Hairspray’ Producer, Dies at 49
Adam Epstein, who won a Tony Award for producing Hairspray before he was 30 and received other nominations for his work on revivals of Amadeus and The Crucible and adaptations of The Wedding Singer and Cry-Baby, has died. He was 49. Epstein died Tuesday at Adventist Health hospital in Glendale after a brief battle with […]
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Gena Rowlands, Actress of Unparalleled Excellence, Dies at 94
Gena Rowlands, the wife and muse of John Cassavetes whose unvarnished abilities found in such films as Faces, A Woman Under the Influence, Opening Night and Gloria put her in the pantheon of acting legends, died Wednesday. She was 94. Rowlands died surrounded by family members at her home in Indian Wells, California, according to […]
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Winsome Sinclair, Casting Director Who Worked Often With Spike Lee, Dies at 58
Winsome Sinclair, the casting director who helped bring in actors for Waiting to Exhale, Amistad, Precious, The Best Man and a dozen films directed by Spike Lee, has died. She was 58. Sinclair died Monday in hospice care on Long Island after a long battle with colon cancer, publicist Clorissa Wright-Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter. […]
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Kim Kahana, Stuntman Who Starred in ‘Danger Island’ and Doubled for Charles Bronson, Dies at 94
Kim Kahana, the stunt performer, teacher, coordinator and war hero who played Chongo on the kids show Danger Island and doubled for Charles Bronson in several action films, has died. He was 94. Kahana died Monday of natural causes at his home in Groveland, Florida, his wife, Sandy Kahana, told The Hollywood Reporter. Kahana, 5-foot-7 […]
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Didi O’Hearn, Longtime A&E Television Networks Executive, Dies at 63
Deirdre “Didi” O’Hearn, a veteran cable executive who spent 16 years at A&E Television Networks and also worked for WeTV and the Food Network, among other channels, died Monday. She was 63. O’Hearn, nominated for six Emmys and a winner of five Golden Eagle Awards, died in hospice care in St. Augustine, Florida, after a […]
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Mitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93
Mitzi McCall, the delightful actress and sitcom writer who partnered with her husband, Charlie Brill, in a sketch comedy act that famously floundered between sets by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, has died. She was 93. McCall died Thursday at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, her family announced. The pint-sized Pittsburgh […]
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Robert Logan, ‘77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘Wilderness Family’ Actor, Dies at 82
Robert Logan, who succeeded Edd “Kookie” Byrnes as the valet parking attendant on the famed ABC detective show 77 Sunset Strip and starred as the dad in a series of return-to-nature adventure movies, has died. He was 82. Logan died May 6 of natural causes in Estero, Florida, his son, Anthony Logan, told The Hollywood […]
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Charles Cyphers, Actor in Three ‘Halloween’ Films, Dies at 85
Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in three Halloween movies, performances that spanned a remarkable 43 years, has died. He was 85. Cyphers died Sunday in Tucson, Arizona, after a brief illness, his manager, Chris Roe, announced. “Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. […]
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Jay Kanter, Agent for Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 97
Jay Kanter, the high-powered Hollywood agent who represented Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe and served as the inspiration for Jack Lemmon’s character in the classic Billy Wilder film The Apartment, died Tuesday. He was 97. Kanter died at his home in Beverly Hills, a spokesperson for the Independent Artist Group announced. His son […]
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