Michael Gray, who starred on the 1970s Saturday morning kids show Shazam! as Billy Batson, the teenager who in a puff of smoke turns into […]
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‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien, ‘M*A*S*H’ Actor Was 93
Tom Skerritt, the rough-hewn actor who sparkled amid ensembles in M*A*S*H, Alien and Top Gun before starring as small-town sheriff Jimmy Brock on the quirky […]
Washington Post Film Critic Was 66
Ann Hornaday, the longtime film critic at The Washington Post and author, died Sunday. She was 66. Hornaday died at her home in North Baltimore […]
‘Growing Pains,’ Broadway Actress Was 100
Betty McGuire, who appeared three times on Broadway and recurred as the mother of Joanna Kerns’ Maggie Seaver on the ABC sitcom Growing Pains, has […]
‘Growing Pains,’ ‘Clueless’ Writer, Producer Was 77
Tim O’Donnell, who came out of news radio to write, direct and/or produce sitcoms including Growing Pains, Clueless and Dave’s World, has died. He was […]
‘Awfully Big Adventure’ Actress Was 51
Georgina Cates, the British actress who reinvented herself to nab the lead female role in the Mike Newell-directed coming-of-age film An Awfully Big Adventure, has […]
Roger Corman, ‘Star Trek’ Actor Was 97
Michael Forest, the strapping actor who starred in Beast From Haunted Cave and other B-pictures for Roger Corman and made memorable guest-star appearances on classic […]
Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews Publicist Was 96
Gene Schwam, the veteran Hollywood publicist who worked with the likes of Elvis Presley, Judy Garland, Julie Andrews, Barbara Eden and Blake Edwards, has died. […]
Actor, Interpreter of Samuel Beckett Plays Was 98
Alan Mandell, the distinguished stage veteran known for his interpretations of Samuel Beckett’s absurdist plays going back to a landmark 1957 production of Waiting for […]
Banking Executive and Film Producer Was 55
Linda Duncombe, a longtime banking executive and independent film producer, died on Sunday. She was 55. The SAG-AFTRA Foundation, where Duncombe served on the board […]