Tito Jackson, 1953 – 2024
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Toriano Adaryll “Tito” Jackson , 70, died of a heart attack on Sept. 15 while driving from New Mexico...
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Eve's Obits
"People are dying who never died before!"
Just-breaking show business obituaries from Eve Golden, film and theater historian, magazine writer and editor, and former obit writer for The Everett Collection.
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Michaela DePrince, 1995 – 2024
Ballet dancer Michaela DePrince , 29, died on Sept. 10. No cause of death has been revealed. DePrince was born in Sierra Leone; the civil...
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Tommy Cash, 1940 – 2024
Country musician Tommy Cash , 84, died on Sept. 13. The younger brother of Johnny Cash, he was signed by various labels in the late...
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Lex Marinos, 1949 – 2024
Australian actor and TV presenter Lex Marinos , 75, died on Sept. 13, “at home, at a moment of his choosing, surrounded by family and the...
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Franca Bettoia, 1936 – 2024
Italian actress Franca Bettoia , 88, has died, her family announced on Sept. 14. The native Roman was best-known in the US for her roles...
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Mary McFadden, 1938 – 2024
Fashion designer Mary McFadden , 85, died on Sept. 13. McFadden’s clothes were noted for their hand-painting, beading, jewels and...
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Chad McQueen, 1960 – 2024
Actor Chad McQueen , 63, died of organ failure on Sept. 11. He had been in failing health since suffering a racecar accident in 2006. The...
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Kenneth Cope, 1931 – 2024
British actor Kenneth Cope , 93, died on Sept. 11. Cope had continuing roles in the series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), That Was the...
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A Whole Buncha Singers
Jimmy Gilmer , 83, died on Sept. 7. Gilmer and The Fireballs recorded the hit “Sugar Shack” in 1963. The band formed in New Mexico in...
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Peter Renaday, 1935 – 2024
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice actor Peter Renaday , 89, died at his Burbank home (possibly of heat-related causes) on Sept. 7. He...
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Emi Shinohara, 1963 – 2024
Japanese voice actress Emi Shinohara , 61, died on Sept. 8. She was best known for voicing Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter in the camp, cult...
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James Earl Jones, 1931 – 2024
Imposing, booming-voiced actor James Earl Jones , 93, died at his New York home on Sept. 9. Jones appeared in numerous Broadway shows,...
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Frank Griffin, 1929 – 2024
Makeup artist Frank Griffin , 95, died on September 4. The brother of actresses Debra Paget (who survives), Lisa Gaye, and Teala Loring,...
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Henny Moan, 1936 – 2024
Norwegian actress Henny Moan , 88, died on Sept. 8. For decades, she was acclaimed onstage, especially in her Ibsen roles. From 1955...
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Will Jennings, 1944 – 2024
Lyricist Will Jennings , 80, died on Sept. 6. Jennings penned “My Heart Will Go On” ( Titanic ) and “Up Where We Belong” ( An Officer and...
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Screamin’ Scott Simon, 1948 – 2024
Sha Na Na’s Screamin’ Scott Simon , 75, died on Sept. 6. He was with the retro-rock group from its foundation in 1969 through 2022. Simon...
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Sérgio Mendes, 1941 – 2024
Brazilian bossa nova musician Sérgio Mendes , 83, died in Los Angeles on Sept. 6. He and his band Brasil ’66 became huge hits with the...
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Norman Spencer, 1914 – 2024
British producer and screenwriter Norman Spencer , 110, died on August 16. He collaborated frequently with David Lean ( Blithe Spirit,...
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Rich Homie Quan, 1989 – 2024
Dequantes Devontay Lamar , who sang under the name Rich Homie Quan , died of a suspected drug overdose on Sept. 5. He was 34. The Atlanta...
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George Goehring, ca. 1933 – 2024
Songwriter and lyricist George Goehring , 91, died on August 15 at a Florida assisted-living center. Goehring was best-known for the 1959...
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James Darren, 1936 – 2024
Clean-cut leading man James Darren , 88, died on Sept. 2. In the 1960s, he starred in the TV series The Time Tunnel , and such movies as...
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Obi Ndefo, 1972 – 2024
TV actor Obi Ndefo , 51, died on August 31. No cause has yet been determined. Ndefo was best known for playing Bodie Wells on the...
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Peter Bourne, 1939 – 2024
British actor and gay activist Peter Bourne (who often performed as Betty Bourne ), died at his Notting Hill home on August 23. He was...
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Betty Bridges, 1941 – 2024
Ubiquitous TV actress Betty Bridges , 83, died in Phoenix on August 27. From 1974 through her retirement 40 years later, Bridges turned...
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Julian Ortega, 1983 – 2024
Actor Julian Ortega , 41, collapsed and died (purportedly of cardiac arrest) on a beach in Spain on August 25. Born in Madrid, Ortega was...
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Charlotte Kretschmann, 1909 – 2024
Charlotte Kretschmann , the oldest recorded person in Germany, died at the age of 114 in a Kirchheim unter Teck nursing home on August...
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Rudy Franchi, 1939 – 2024
Rudy Franchi , a movie collectibles appraiser and seller and film-magazine publisher, died on August 6. He was 85. Franchi started his...
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Scott Thorson, 1959 – 2024
Scott Thorson , Liberace’s most public lover, died from cancer and heart disease on August 16. He was 65. Thorson was 18 in 1977 when he...
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Rob “The Rabbit” Pitts, 1979 – 2024
Reality-TV star Rob Pitts , 45, died of stomach cancer on August 25. Pitts costarred on NetFlix’s Tex Mex Motors , which followed the...
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Lord & Taylor building (Bala Cynwyd), 1955 – 2024
The classic Mid-Century Modern Lord & Taylor building in Bala Cynwyd, PA, was demolished earlier this summer, after sitting empty for...
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Betty Halbreich, 1927 – 2024
Personal shopper and fashion consultant Betty Halbreich , 96, died on August 24. She started out working retail: “I paid my dues on the...
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Roger Cook, 1954 – 2024
This Old House star Roger Cook , 70, died recently after a long illness. Cook was the garden and landscape contractor on This Old House...
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Sphen, 2012 – 2024
Sphen , the world-famous gay Australian penguin, was euthanized on August 22 at the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium. He was 11. Sphen and his...
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John Clegg, 1934 – 2024
British TV actor John Clegg , 90, died recently, his family has announced. The dome-headed, skeletal Clegg costarred as pianist Gunner...
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Phil Donahue, 1935 – 2024
Talk-show host Phil Donahue , 88, died on August 18. From 1967-96, he hosted The Phil Donahue Show (later Donahue ), first in Ohio, then...
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John Aprea, 1941 – 2024
Actor John Aprea ( The Godfather Part II, Another World ) died on August 5. He was 83. Aprea was an L.A. actor/bartender when Francis...
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Alain Delon, 1935 – 2024
French heart-throb Alain Delon , 88, died on August 18. From the 1950s through 2010, Delon worked with some of the film industry’s top...
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Robert Weatherwax, 1941 – 2024
Animal trainer Robert Weatherwax , 83, died on August 15. He was the son of famed animal trainer Rudd Weatherwax, who trained the...
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Perry Kurtz, 1951 – 2024
Stand-up comic Perry Kurtz , 73, was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles on August 15 (the driver, who had multiple driving...
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Jack Russell, 1960 – 2024
Rocker Jack Russell (Great White) died on August 15, shortly after announcing that he had Lewy body disease. He was 63. In 1979 Russell...
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Peter Marshall, 1926 – 2024
Game-show host Peter Marshall , 98, died on August 15. Born with the shy-making name of Ralph Pierre LaCock, he was the brother of...
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Gena Rowlands, 1930 – 2024
Stage, screen and TV star Gena Rowlands , 94, died on August 14. Rowlands often collaborated with her husband, actor/director John...
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Wally “Famous” Amos, 1936 – 2024
Cookie entrepreneur Wally Amos , 88, died on August 13 in Honolulu. Amos began his career at William Morris, starting in the mailroom and...
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Peggy Moffitt, 1937 – 2024
1960s supermodel Peggy Moffitt , 86, died in Beverly Hills on August 10. Moffitt was best known as the muse of Rudi Gernreich (modeling...
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Kim Kahana, 1929 – 2024
Stuntman Kim Kahana , 94, died on August 12. The Hawaiian native got his start as a martial artist (and teacher of same); he was awarded...
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Sergio Donati, 1933 – 2024
Italian screenwriter Sergio Donati , 91, died on August 13. He was best known for his work with Sergio Leone ( Once Upon a Time in the...
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Ángel Salazar, 1956 – 2024
Cuban-American actor and comic Ángel Salazar , 68, was found dead in a friend’s Brooklyn home on August 11. Heart issues were thought to...
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Mitzi McCall, ca. 1931 – 2024
Actress and comedienne Mitzi McCall , who was somewhere in her early nineties, died on August 8. She and her husband Charlie Brill (who...
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Jack Karlson, ca. 1941 – 2024
Australian meme star Jack Karlson of Chinese restaurant arrest fame died on Aug. 7. He was 82. Karlson became world-kinda-famous in 2009...
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Robert Logan, 1941 – 2024
Actor Robert Logan, 82, died on May 6 in Florida, his family has announced. Signed by Warner Bros. when still a college student, Logan...
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