Pablo Ferro, the designer known for his unique, hand-drawn opening titles sequences in films across four decades, died November 16, THR reports. (more…)
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‘Butch Cassidy,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Princess Bride’ Writer William Goldman Dies @ 87
William Goldman, the screenwriter best known for his Oscar-winning scripts for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and Al the President's Men (1976), has died, Deadline reports. (more…)
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‘Hee Haw’ Country King Roy Clark Dies @ 85
According to his publicist Jeremy Westby, country legend Roy Clark — considered a guitar virtuoso and perhaps best known as a fixture on TV's Hee Haw — died Thursday from pneumonia at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. (more…)
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Scottie MacGregor, Deliciously Devious as Mrs. Olesen, Dies @ 93
Actress Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor, forever known as the insufferable Harriet Olesen on Little House on the Prairie (1974-1983) died November 13, THR reports. (more…)
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Douglas Rain, HAL in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’ Dies @ 90
Douglas Rain, an acclaimed stage actor from Canada famous as the voice of HAL in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), has died. (more…)
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Ken Swofford, Prolific TV Actor, Dies @ 85
Ken Swofford, a prolific actor on TV and in movies, died November 1, 2018, according to a tweet from his filmmaker grandson Brandon Swofford. (more…)
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‘Poltergeist’ Actor James Karen Dies @ 94
Prolific character actor James Karen — so often so good as such a baddie — has died at age 94, THR reports. Karen died of natural causes Tuesday at home in L.A. (more…)
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Diana Sowle of ‘Willy Wonka’ Fame Dies @ 88
Diana Sowle, the American actress famous for playing Charlie Bucket's mom in the 1971 classic Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, has died. She was 88. (more…)
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Scotty Bowers’s Wife Lois Dies @ 85
Legendary Hollywood pimp and hustler Scotty Bowers's wife, Lois, a huge part of the recent documentary of his life, has passed away. (Main image by Alan Mercer) (more…)
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Past & Curious: Queen of Horror, Way ‘Too Close for Comfort,’ More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... (more…)
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