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Tom Sizemore, ‘Saving Private Ryan’ actor, dies at 61

BURBANK, Calif. – Tom Sizemore, the “Saving Private Ryan” actor whose bright 1990s star burned out under the weight of his own domestic violence and drug convictions, died Friday at age 61. ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Leiji Matsumoto, known for antiwar anime, space tales, dies

TOKYO – Leiji Matsumoto, the anime creator known for “Space Battleship Yamato” and other classics using a fantastical style and antiwar themes, has died at age 85. His manga works “Galaxy E...

DATE: Feb 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Reports: David Crosby, rock star and CSNY co-founder, dies

David Crosby, the brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with The Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and an ongoing troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & (somet...

DATE: Jan 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actor Julian Sands missing in Southern California mountains

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. – Actor Julian Sands, star of several Oscar-nominated films including “A Room With a View,” has been missing for five days in the Southern California mountains, wher...

DATE: Jan 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization

WEST HILLS, Calif. – Lisa Marie Presley – the only child of Elvis Presley – died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day, her mother said in a statement. The singer was 54. “It is...

DATE: Jan 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Barbara Walters, dead at 93, was cultural fixture, TV icon

NEW YORK – Barbara Walters was that rarest of TV personalities: a cultural fixture. For more than a half-century, she was on the air, placing in front of her audience world figures, big shot...

DATE: Dec 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81

LONDON – Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Twin Peaks’ composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 85....

DATE: Dec 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter, dies at 79

NEW YORK – Christine McVie, the British-born Fleetwood Mac vocalist, songwriter and keyboard player whose cool, soulful contralto helped define such classics as “You Make Loving Fun,” “Every...

DATE: Nov 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Fame’ and ‘Flashdance’ singer-actor Irene Cara dies at 63

NEW YORK – Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining h...

DATE: Nov 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gallagher, watermelon smashing comedian, dies at 76

NEW YORK – Gallagher, the long-haired, smash-’em-up comedian who left a trail of laughter, anger and shattered watermelons over a decadeslong career, has died at age 76. Craig Marquardo, in...

DATE: Nov 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ’n’ roll star, dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ’n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin' O...

DATE: Oct 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment