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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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Recent Obits


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Bruce French, 1945 – 2025
Character actor Bruce French , 79, died on Feb. 7. The Vietnam War vet appeared early on in the theater, including several Off-Broadway...


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Tom Robbins, 1932 – 2025
Quirky novelist Tom Robbins , 92, died on Feb. 9. Robbins worked as a newspaperman and radio broadcaster; his first book was Another...


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Anthony DiLeo, Jr., ???? - 2025
Actor Anthony DiLeo, Jr., ( Day of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead ) died on Feb. 7. Goodness knows how old he was; the internet is...


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Gunilla Knutson, 1940 – 2025
Swedish sex bomb Gunilla Knutson , 84, died in Ystad on Feb. 3. She became famous for a series of late-60s Noxzema shaving cream...


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Tony Roberts, 1939 – 2025
Actor Tony Roberts , best known for his work with Woody Allen, died on Feb. 7. He was 85. The native New Yorker, the son of a radio...


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Waldo Díaz-Balart, 1931 – 2025
Painter, sculptor and actor Waldo Díaz-Balart , 93, died in Madrid on Feb. 5. Born in Cuba, the son of a mayor, Díaz-Balart specialized...


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Joe Hale, 1925 – 2025
Disney animator Joe Hale , 99, died on Jan. 29. He started his career as an “inbetweener” on Alice in Wonderland , Peter Pan , and Lady...


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P.H. Moriarty, 1939 – 2025
British actor Paul Hugh (“P.H.”) Moriarty , 86, died in London on Feb. 2. Moriarty appeared in such films as Quadrophenia, The Long Good...


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Carey Harrison, 1944 – 2025
Novelist and playwright Carey Harrison , 80, died on Jan. 23. The son of stage and screen stars Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer, Carey,...


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Olga James, 1929 – 2025
Singer and actress Olga James , 95, died on Jan. 25. She starred on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful (with Sammy Davis, Jr.) and in the film...


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Bettina Heltberg, 1942 – 2025
Danish writer and actress Bettina Heltberg , 82, died on Feb. 3. The daughter of writer Grethe Heltberg, Bettina appeared in the TV movie...


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Brian Murphy, 1932 – 2025
Britcom star Brian Murphy , 92, died at his home in Kent on Jan. 31. He starred in Man About the House and George & Mildred , which were...


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Barbie Hsu, 1976 – 2025
Taiwanese TV hostess, singer and actress Barbie Hsu , 48, died of the flu, which turned into pneumonia, on Feb. 2 ( get your flu shots,...


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Lee Joo-sil, 1944 – 2025
South Korean actress Lee Joo-sil , 80, died on Feb. 2. She earned her doctorate in public health from Wonkwang University with a thesis...


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Robert Benevides, 1930 – 2024
Actor Robert Benevides , 94, died on April 9, 2024. His death was never announced in the press, and Your Faithful Correspondent just now...


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John Erwin, 1936 – 2024
Voice actor John Erwin , 88, died “around Dec. 20,” according to The Hollywood Reporter (hi, Mike!). Erwin appeared “in person” in such...


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Ken Flores, 1997 – 2025
Comedian Ken Flores , 28, died of a heart attack in his L.A. home on Jan. 28. He was in the midst of his Butterfly Effect Tour, having...


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Marianne Faithfull, 1946 – 2025
British singer Marianne Faithfull , 78, died in London on Jan. 30. Part of the British Invasion, she exemplified the groovy,...


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Alma Rosa Aguirre, 1929 – 2025
Golden Age Mexican film star Alma Rosa Aguirre , 95, died on Jan. 27 at an actors’ nursing home. Aguirre came from a wealthy family, but...


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Ryan Whyte Maloney, 1981 – 2025
Singer Ryan Whyte Maloney , 44, committed suicide at his Las Vegas home on Jan. 28. Maloney was front man for the band Indulge for more...


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Horst Janson, 1935 – 2025
German actor Horst Janson , who also appeared in US-released films, died this month, Bild announced. He was best known in the US for...


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Jan Shepard, 1928 – 2025
TV and movie actress Jan Shepard , 96, died on Jan. 17. She was twice an Elvis Girl ( King Creole and Paradise, Hawaiian Style ), and...


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Gloria Romero, 1933 – 2025
Filipino actress Gloria Romero , 91, died in Manila on Jan. 25. One of the major stars of Philippine cinema, she began her career as an...


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Unk, 1982 – 2025
Rapper and DJ Anthony Leonard Platt , who performed under the name Unk , died on Jan. 24, age 42. The cause was not announced, but he’d...


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Barry Michael Cooper, ca. 1958 – 2025
Screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper died on Jan 22; he was somewhere in his mid-60s. Cooper was best known for his 1990s "Harlem Trilogy"...


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Jack De Mave, 1933 – 2025
Actor Jack De Mave , 92, died on Jan. 17, according to David Davis (who runs the Mary Tyler Moore Facebook page—not to be confused with...


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Lynn Ban, 1973 – 2025
Jewelry designer and reality-TV star Lynn Ban , 51, died on Jan. 20. Ban had suffered a skiing accident in December, and was diagnosed...


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Nicholas Eadie, 1958 – 2025
Australian actor Nicholas Eadie , 66, died on Jan. 22. Born in Sydney to actor Mervyn Eadie, Nicholas attended the National Institute of...


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Garth Hudson, 1937 – 2025
Canadian rocker Garth Hudson , most famously of The Band, died on Jan. 21. He was 87. The Band, formed in 1957, gained force through the...


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Jules Feiffer, 1929 – 2025
Counter-culture cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer , 95, died on Jan. 16. Feiffer was best known for his humorously...


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Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 1946 – 2025
Broadway and film choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett , 78, died of cancer on Jan. 12. She attended New York’s School of American Ballet...


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Francisco San Martin, 1986 – 2025
Actor Francisco San Martin , 39, committed suicide in his L.A. home on Jan. 16. San Martin had continuing roles on Days of Our Lives, The...


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John Sykes, 1959 – 2025
Heavy metal rocker John Sykes , 65, died of cancer on Jan. 20. The singer, guitarist and songwriter was best known for his work with...


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"Big Chuck" Schodowski, 1934 – 2025
TV host Charles Mitchell "Big Chuck" Schodowski , 90, has died, his family announced on Jan. 19. Schodowski began hosting TV shows for...


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Bob Kuban, 1940 – 2025
Rock musician Bob Kuban , 84, died on Jan. 20. He was best known for his 1966 hit “The Cheater,” recorded with Bob Kuban and the In-Men....


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Joyce Piven, 1930 – 2025
Actress, producer, and director Joyce Piven , 94, died on Jan. 19. Piven and her husband, Byrne, founded the Piven Theater Workshop in...


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Leila Hayes, 1942 – 2025
Australian actress Leila Hayes , 82, has died, it was announced on Jan. 19. She had a long career on stage, radio, TV and movies (...


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Ze'ev Revach, 1940 – 2025
Morocco-born Israeli actor Ze'ev Revach , 84, died on Jan. 18. Though he also worked in theater and TV, Revach was best known for his...


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Claire van Kampen, 1953 – 2025
Theater composer and writer Claire van Kampen , 71, died of cancer on Jan. 18. Beginning in 2000, she wrote the scores for such Broadway...


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Melba Montgomery, 1938 – 2025
Country-western singer and songwriter Melba Montgomery , 86, died in Nashville on Jan. 15. She frequently recorded with George Jones,...


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Merle Louise, 1934 – 2025
Broadway actress Merle Louise , 90, died on Jan. 11. She was best known for her work with Stephen Sondheim—Louise appeared in Company...


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Joan Plowright, 1929 – 2025
British actress Joan Plowright , 95, died on Jan. 16. She is unfairly known as “the wife of Laurence Olivier”—she was , but she was much...


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Bob Uecker, 1934 – 2025
I asked my sports journalist friend Mike McCann to pitch hit for me (ha!), as “sports” and I will never be shipmates: Bob Uecker , a...


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David Lynch, 1946 – 2025
Director and writer of high-style weirdness David Lynch , 78, died on Jan. 16, after years of emphysema. Lynch was known chiefly for his...


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Paul Danan, 1978 – 2025
British actor Paul Danan , 46, died on Jan. 16. No cause was yet announced, but he was found hours before he was due in court on drug...


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Christian Juttner, 1964 – 2024
His family has just announced the death on Nov. 29 (from “natural causes”) of former child and teen actor Christian Juttner , 60. Born in...


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David W. Duclon, 1950 – 2025
TV writer and producer David W. Duclon , 74, died after a long illness at his home in Tennessee, on Jan. 15. Duclon wrote and/or produced...


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Jeannot Szwarc, 1939 – 2025
French-born director Jeannot Szwarc , 85, died on Jan. 15. Szwarc moved to the US after working in commercials and screenwriting in...


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Christopher Benjamin, 1934 – 2025
British actor Christopher Benjamin , 90, died on Jan. 15. Benjamin started his career on stage and radio, acting frequently with the...


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Diane Langton, 1947 – 2025
British stage, screen and TV actress Diane Langton , 77, died on Jan. 15. She appeared on the West End in such shows as Hair, A Chorus...
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