Category Archives: Late Greats

Inga Swenson, ‘Benson’s’ Tough Cookie Kraus, Dies @ 90

Inga Swenson, the Broadway star who played stern Kraus on the sitcom Benson, died July 23 at 90. A memorable Golden Girls guest star (Image via video still) THR confirmed with her son, Mark Harris, that she died in hospice care. Born December 29, 1932, in Omaha, she studied under Alvina Krause at Northwestern. She also…
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Tony Bennett, Masterful Pop Interpreter, Dies @ 96

July 21, 2023 One of the all-time greats. (Image via vintage still) Tony Bennett, the vintage crooner who re-established himself in old age as an eternally hip American original, died Friday at 96 after battling Alzheimer's disease. Bennett had been dealing with the illness since 2016, yet carried on performing and recording until 2021, when…
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Alan Arkin, ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Oscar Winner, Dies @ 89

June 30, 2023 Alan Arkin, the esteemed actor of stage and screen who won the Oscar for Little Miss Sunshine, died June 29 at 89, his family confirms. His most famous role. (GIF via GIPHY) His three sons told People magazine: "Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and…
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‘A Room with a View’ Star Julian Sands Declared Dead

June 27, 2023 Julian Sands, the handsome star of such films as A Room with a View and Gothic, has been declared dead following the discovery of human remains over the weekend. He was 65. Sands at his most devastating (Image via Merchant Ivory Productions) Sands, an avid hiker, vanished in California's Mount Baldy wilderness…
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Frederic Forrest, ‘The Rose’ & ‘Valley Girl’ Star, Dies @ 86

Bette Midler took to Twitter Saturday to announce the death of her The Rose co-star Frederic Forrest, 86. She wrote: Forrest & Midler (Image via 20th Century Fox) "The great and beloved Frederic Forrest has died. Thank you to all of his fans and friends for all their support these last few months. He was…
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Glenda Jackson, 2-Time Oscar Winner, Dies @ 87

Glenda Jackson, the acclaimed actress who gave it all up in the middle of her career to work in politics, has died. She was 87. Jackson in her Oscar-winning performance in Women in Love (Image via UA) Glenda Jackson, one of England's most celebrated stage and screen stars — and an accomplished Labour MP —…
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Treat Williams Dies @ 71 in Motorcycle Accident

Treat Williams, the versatile actor known for such films as Hair and Smooth Talk, and who was later a success on TV, has died at 71 as the result of a motorcycle accident in Dorset, Vermont, People reports. (GIF via GIPHY) His longtime agent Barry McPherson told the outlet on Monday: "He was killed this…
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Barry Newman, ‘Vanishing Point’ Star, Dies @ 92

June 4, 2023 Vanishing Point actor Barry Newman died May 11 at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center, ExtraTV reports. With co-star Susan Howard (b. 1944) in a scene from Petrocelli (Image via NBC) Though all online sources listed him as having been 84, his widow, Angela, confirmed he was actually 92. Newman was born…
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