Obituaries, Tributes and Awards

Playwright Athol Fugard, who chronicled apartheid and its aftermath, dies at 92

2025-03-10T05:10:00Z

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Harry Potter and Doctor Who actor Simon Fisher-Becker dies aged 63

2025-03-10T09:54:00Z

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Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies from rare disease

2025-03-10T11:40:00Z

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Stanley R. Jaffe Dies: ‘Kramer Vs. Kramer’ Oscar Winner Who Also Produced ‘Fatal Attraction’ & More Was 84

2025-03-10T23:27:00Z

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Singer Wheesung who wooed Korea with his ballads, found dead at 43

2025-03-10T05:00:00Z

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Jamaican artist Cocoa Tea dies: Reggae singer was 65

2025-03-11T17:57:00Z

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Ex-NBA player, billionaire entrepreneur Junior Bridgeman dies

2025-03-11T23:38:00Z

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Mike Battle, USC All-American who played for Jets, dies at 78

2025-03-12T01:54:00Z

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Douglas Kiker, Viral ‘American Idol’ Contestant Who Made Katy Perry Tear Up at Audition, Dies at 32

2025-03-13T21:18:00Z

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Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva dies at 77 after battle with cancer

2025-03-13T22:06:00Z

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John Feinstein, bestselling author and one of the country’s foremost sports writers, dies at 69

2025-03-14T01:02:00Z

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Alan Simpson, an outspoken Wyoming Republican who carved a moderate path in the US Senate, dies

2025-03-14T15:12:00Z

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Eileen Bennett, actress who starred with George Formby on screen and lit up the West End in the war

2025-03-14T17:40:00Z

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ACE Eddie Awards: ‘Wicked’, ‘Emilia Pérez’ & ‘The Wild Robot’ Take Top Film Prizes – Winners List

2025-03-15T04:00:00Z

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‘Slick’ Watts, Sonics icon and Seattle fixture, dies at 73

2025-03-15T22:18:00Z

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Andy Wolfe, Cal’s First Great Basketball Player, Dies at 99

2025-03-16T01:30:00Z
Wolfe, who led the Bears to the 1946 Final Four, passed earlier this week, a month-and-a-half shy of his 100th birthday

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Émilie Dequenne Dies: Belgian Cannes Best Actress Winner Was 43

2025-03-17T23:18:00Z

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Ex-US Rep. Nita Lowey, a New York Democrat who chaired powerful House Appropriations Committee, dies

2025-03-17T05:12:00Z

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Marian ‘Cindy’ Pritzker, family matriarch, philanthropist and Gov. JB Pritzker’s aunt, dies at 101

2025-03-17T18:10:00Z

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Jesse Colin Young, Who Sang Youngbloods’ 1960s Anthem ‘Get Together’ Before Going Solo, Dies at 83

2025-03-17T21:44:00Z

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Fruupp vocalist, flautist and bassist Peter Farrelly has died, aged 76

2025-03-17T05:00:00Z

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iHeartRadio Music Awards 2025: See who won

2025-03-18T03:30:00Z

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‘End of an era’: John “Paddy” Hemingway, Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot, dies

2025-03-18T09:10:00Z

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Carole D’Andrea, ‘West Side Story’ Actress on Stage and Screen, Dies at 87

2025-03-18T16:45:00Z

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Joe McFadden, Veteran Music Industry Executive, Dies at 77

2025-03-18T20:00:00Z

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Philip Rogers, ‘Love on a Rooftop’ and ‘Shoot to Kill’ Producer, Dies at 90

2025-03-19T00:54:00Z

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Marty Callner, Director of Iconic Music Videos, Concert Specials and Stand-Up Shows, Dies at 78

2025-03-19T22:49:00Z
A 12-time Emmy nominee, he worked with acts including Cher, Garth Brooks, Aerosmith, Paul Reubens, Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, Britney Spears and Chris Rock and created HBO’s ‘Hard Knocks.’

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Wings Hauser, Actor in ‘Vice Squad’ and ‘A Soldier’s Story,’ Dies at 77

2025-03-20T19:20:00Z
He started out on ‘The Young and the Restless’ and earned a Spirit Award nomination for Norman Mailer’s ‘Tough Guys Don’t Dance.’

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Artist Peter Sedgley, founder of Space Studios, dies aged 94

2025-03-20T20:00:00Z

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Norm Clarke, a Las Vegas celebrity columnist and former AP sports writer, dies at 82

2025-03-20T21:00:00Z

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Anthony Dolan, Reagan speechwriter behind ‘evil empire,’ dies at 76

2025-03-20T23:40:00Z
At 29, he won a Pulitzer for investigative reporting. He later became a conservative speechwriter, supplying memorable phrases for the country’s 40th president.

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Good Burger star Jan Schwieterman dies at 52 after health battle as actor’s family pays tribute

2025-03-21T10:58:00Z

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Former Harlem Globetrotter and once America’s tallest man, George Bell dies at 67

2025-03-21T10:58:00Z

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Jack Lilley Dies: ‘Little House On The Prairie’ & ‘Blazing Saddles’ Actor & Stuntman Who Had 70-Year Screen Career Was 91

2025-03-21T22:12:00Z

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George Foreman Dies: 2x Heavyweight Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist & Entrepreneur Was 76

2025-03-22T02:47:00Z

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Larry Tamblyn, Co-Founder of Garage-Rock Band the Standells and Brother of Russ Tamblyn, Dies at 82

2025-03-23T21:40:00Z

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Mia Love, first Black Republican congresswoman, dies after cancer battle

2025-03-24T03:14:00Z

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Norman Salik, Who Placed Ray-Bans in ‘Top Gun,’ Dies at 93

2025-03-24T23:35:00Z
The former executive at Bausch & Lomb used product placement in Hollywood films and endorsement deals with professional athletes to raise awareness for Ray-Ban sunglasses.

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Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-Hee dies at 63

2025-03-25T08:18:00Z

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David Steven Cohen, Head Writer on ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog,’ Dies at 66

2025-03-26T00:13:00Z

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Actress Cindyana Santangelo Dead at 58

2025-03-25T19:51:00Z

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Clive Revill, Voice of the Emperor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back,’ Dies at 94

2025-03-26T22:01:00Z
Recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, earned two Tony nominations and appeared in a pair of Billy Wilder films.

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L.J. Smith, Author of Vampire Diaries Novels, Dies at 66

2025-03-27T02:47:00Z
The novels were adapted into a hit CW show of the same name starring Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley and more

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