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Giuseppe Rotunno, the cinematographer highly regarded for his collaborations with Federico Fellini, has died at the age of 97. Italian news agency ANSA reported that he passed away at his home in Rome yesterday, February 7. Rotunno and Fellini combined on eight films, beginning with Satyricon and encompassing Roma, Ama…

Longtime ESPN SportsCenter reporter Pedro Gomez died unexpectedly on February 7. No further details were given about the cause of his death. He was 58. James Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content confirmed his death in a statement saying, “We are shocked and saddened to learn that our friend and colleague Pedro…

Patricia Healey, who was married to singer Engelbert Humperdinck for 56 years and had a strong UK acting career, has died. She was 85 and died Thursday from complications related to Covid-19. Humperdinck, 84, announced in a social media post shared Friday that his family was “heartbroken over the loss of my darling…

Frank Shankwitz, an Arizona Highway Patrol officer who helped make terminally ill children’s last wishes come true through his charity foundation, died Jan. 24 at his home in Prescott, Ariz. He was 77. His wife, Kitty Shankwitz, said the cause was esophageal cancer. The Make-a-Wish Foundation has had great support…

Former heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks Jr., who defeated Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1978, has died. He died Friday after a five-year battle with prostate and other cancers, his representatives at Firm PR confirmed. He was 67. “Leon fought his battle with numerous illnesses resiliently…

Robert C. Jones, an Oscar-winning writer and editor whose credits include It’s A Mad Mad Mad Mad World, Coming Home and Love Story, has died. He was 84. “It is with deep sadness that I am writing to tell you the passing of Robert C. Jones, who was a celebrated editor and screenwriter, and a beloved professor at our…

Stefan Cush, who was one of the lead vocalists for the folk-punk group The Men They Couldn't Hang, died Thursday at 60 following a heart attack. A statement on the band's Facebook page said: "With unbearable sadness we have to let you all know that our brother, friend, inspiration, life of the party and soul of the…

Mike Henry, a USC and NFL linebacker and later an actor in Tarzan movies of the 1960s and the Smokey and the Bandit films, has died. Henry died at age 84 in Burbank, Calif. on January 8 from chronic traumatic encephalopathy and Parkinson's disease, according to social media posts.   Henry played football for the…

Oscar winner Christopher Plummer died today at his home in Connecticut today at the age of 91. Plummer’s illustrious career spanned over six decades. Along the way he won an Oscar, a pair of Emmys and two Tonys. Plummer, who was 82 when won his Academy Award for Beginners, became the oldest person ever to win an…

Refresh for updates… Christopher Plummer’s The Sound of Music costar Julie Andrews has joined those paying tribute to the late actor, saying in a statement, “The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humor and fun we shared…

Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, won an Oscar for Beginners and was nominated for All the Money in the World and The Last Station, died peacefully today at his home in Connecticut, his family confirmed. Elaine Taylor, his wife and true best friend for 53 years, was by his side. Along with…

Haya Harareet, the Israeli actress who played Esther opposite Charlton Heston's titular character in the 1959 religious epic Ben-Hur, has died at the age of 89 at her home in Buckinghamshire, UK. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz broke the news, citing Harareet's niece. Born in Haifa, then Mandatory Palestine (now…