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Mark Damon, a film producer, sales executive, and spaghetti Western actor, died at 91, representatives for the executive told Deadline on Sunday night. Damon, born Alan Harris in Chicago, started his career in Hollywood in 1956 after signing a contract with 20th Century Fox. After starring in House of…

Susan Backlinie, whose gruesome death in Jaws scared millions from swimming in the ocean, died Saturday at 77 in her home in Ventura, CA. Her death was confirmed by Matthew Templeton, the agent who handled her convention bookings. No cause has been determined. Related…

The Hollywood filmmaking community remembered Roger Corman today as a man who had a “can-do” attitude about making movies. Along the way, he touched many lives, blazing a path for newcomers to enter the business and others to keep the lights on through his relentless drive to produce films. Amid that…

Roger Corman, the independent filmmaker known as the “King of the Bs,” has died at the age of 98. The Oscar-winning director and producer of films like 1959’s The Wasp Woman and 1960’s The Little Shop of Horrors, died at his home in Santa Monica on Thursday, May 9th. “He was generous…

Rudy Moreno, a veteran of the Los Angeles comedy circuit and an actor who appeared in numerous TV shows, has died at 66. Moreno was in a hospital ICU when he died, his agent, Mark Scroggs, confirmed to TMZ. No cause of death was given, although he had been battling pneumonia and receiving…

The news this morning of the death of entertainment journalist Sam Rubin has touched a nerve in Los Angeles, with his home base KTLA going live and commercial free with remembrances and tributes from the top of the 1 o’clock news through the station’s regularly-scheduled programming at 2 p.m. and right…

UPDATED with family confirming cause of death: Sam Rubin, who was a Los Angeles TV news mainstay as the longtime entertainment reporter for KTLA and regular interviewer on red carpets, died today, the station announced. He was 64. Rubin's family confirmed he died of a heart attack, KTLA reported. He…

James Laurenson, the British actor whose 50-year career included roles in Coronation Street, Midsomer Murders and The Crown, had died. He was 84. His death was reported by multiple UK news outlets today. A cause of death and other specifics have not been reported. Related…

MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, the last surviving original member of the influential group, died Thursday morning at MediLodge of Taylor, where he had been rehabilitating following a heart attack in April. He was 75. His death comes a little over three months since fellow MC5 cofounder Wayne Kramer died…

Dr. Kimberley Nix, who chronicled her three-year battle with metastatic sarcoma on TikTok and Instagram, died on Wednesday, May 8 at age 31. The Calgary, Alberta resident began documenting her cancer journey on Instagram and TikTok in 2021. Dr. Nix was just 28 years old at the time, and in her…

UPDATE, with GoFundMe info: The Broadway production of Illinoise has dedicated the entire run of the musical to production stage manager Thomas J. Gates, who was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train yesterday. “With heavy hearts we mourn the passing of our Production Stage Manager, Thomas…

Sean Viator, a dancer and choreographer who performed on TV shows American Idol and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga on Netflix, died May 3 at 31, his family announced. No cause was given. Viator received a Bachelor’s degree of fine arts in dance from the University of Arizona, where…