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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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Larry Tamblyn, 1943 – 2025
Actor and musician (The Standells) Larry Tamblyn , 82, died on March 21. The younger brother of actor Russ Tamblyn, Larry (vocals and...
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Rolf Schimpf, 1924 – 2025
German actor Rolf Schimpf , 100, died on March 22. When I see a German born in 1924, of course I go “ hmmmm ,” and looking up his war...
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George Foreman, 1949 – 2025
Boxer and occasional actor George Foreman , 76, died on March 21. Foreman was a two-time world heavyweight champion and an Olympic gold...
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Jack Lilley, 1933 – 2025
Actor and stuntman Jack Lilley , 91, died on March 19. Lilley’s father rented horses to film studios, and did stunt work as well. Jack...
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Afdera Franchetti, 1931 – 2025
Socialite and movie-star wife Baroness Afdera Franchetti , 93, died recently, it was announced on March 21. Nicknamed “Lady Volcano,”...
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Jan Schwieterman, 1972 – 2025
Actor Jan Schwieterman , 52, died of cancer on Feb. 28. Schwieterman moved from Indiana to Hollywood after graduating high school, and...
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Sandra de Bruin, 1939 – 2025
Character actress Sandra de Bruin , 85, died of the flu (get your vaccines, dear readers!) on Jan. 30, it was just announced. Although...
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Wings Hauser, 1947 – 2025
Actor Gerald Dwight "Wings" Hauser , 77, died this week, it was announced on March 20. The son of writer and actor Dwight Hauser, he...
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Metrocards, 1993 – 2026
New York’s MTA has just announced that it will discontinue the hugely annoying Metrocard next year in favor of an even worse idea: you...
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Nadia Cassini, 1949 – 2025
Nadia Cassini , an American girl who moved to Italy and became a star of sex comedies, died on March 18. She was 76. Born in Woodstock,...
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Carole D’Andrea, 1937 – 2025
West Side Story dancer Carole D’Andrea , 87, died on March 17. D’Andrea played slinky Velma, the girlfriend of Riff (Mickey Calin...
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Lenny Schultz, 1933 – 2025
High-octane comic Lenny Schultz , 91, died on March 17. Schultz was said to be an influence on Robin Williams, Gallagher, and Carrot Top,...
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David Steven Cohen, 1967 – 2025
TV and movie writer David Steven Cohen , 58, died of cancer, it was announced on March 17. Cohen’s breakthrough project was the animated...
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Forever 21, 1984 – 2025
Fashion store Forever 21 announced on March 17 that it will be filing for a (second) bankruptcy, and will be shuttering all of its...
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Jesse Colin Young, 1941 – 2025
Singer/songwriter Jesse Colin Young , of the Youngbloods, died on March 16. He was 83. Young began performing in the early ’60s, and...
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Émilie Dequenne, 1981 – 2025
Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne , 43, died of adrenal cancer on March 16. Dequenne won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress...
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Eileen Bennett, 1919 – 2025
British actress Eileen Bennett , 105, died on March 9. The native Londoner appeared in about a dozen films from 1939-42, including He...
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Maria Grazia Spina, 1936 – 2025
Italian stage, screen, and TV actress Maria Grazia Spina , 88, died this week, it was announced today. Born in Venice, Spina never became...
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Peggy Parnass, 1927 – 2025
German writer and actress Peggy Parnass , 97, died on March 12. Parnass was the only one of her immediate family to survive the Holocaust...
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Maisie Trollette, 1933 – 2025
British drag queen David Raven , who performed as Maisie Trollette , died on March 12. He was 91. He was working as a waiter and drag...
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Dave Mallow, 1948 – 2025
Voice-over actor Dave Mallow , 76, died on March 11. After long career as Midwestern radio announcer, he moved to L.A. and was able to...
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Sir Francis Billy Hilly, 1948 – 2025
I don’t usually cover politics, but Sir Francis Billy Hilly ? I’m only human. He died on March 10, age 76; his bio begins, “Francis Billy...
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Wheesung, 1982 – 2025
Korean pop singer Choi Whee-sung , who performed as Wheesung , was found dead in his apartment on March 10. He was 43, and the cause was...
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Stanley R. Jaffe, 1940 – 2025
Blockbuster movie producer Stanley R. Jaffe , 84, died on March 10. From 1969 through 2002, Jaffe produced such hits as Goodbye Columbus,...
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Beau Dozier, 1979 – 2025
Songwriter and record producer Beau Dozier , 45, died this week, it was announced on March 10 (what wasn’t announced was how he died)....
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Simon Fisher-Becker, 1961 – 2025
British character actor Simon Fisher-Becker , 63, died on March 9. The London-born actor had a long career in theater and radio, as well...
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Athol Fugard, 1932 – 2025
South African playwright Athol Fugard , 92, died on March 8. Perhaps South Africa’s most famed author, many of his plays and books dealt...
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Joe Nickell, 1944 – 2025
Professional skeptic Joe Nickell , 80, died this week ( . . . or did he?). Nickell was a senior research fellow for the Committee for...
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Gene Hackman update
Yes, like Francisco Franco, he is still dead—but we are getting more details in this awful mystery. Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, 65,...
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Selwyn Raab, 1934 – 2025
Real-life "Kojak" Selwyn Raab , 90, died on March 4. Raab worked his way up through jobs at The Star-Ledger in Newark, The New York...
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Pamela Bach, 1963 – 2025
Actress Pamela Bach , who was married to David Hasselhoff from 1989-2006, shot herself in her Los Angeles home on March 5. She was 61....
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Roy Ayers, 1940 – 2025
Jazz musician and composer Roy Ayers , 84, died on March 4. The vibraphone player was variously referred to as a post-bop, jazz-funk,...
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Andrew Cross, 1989 – 2025
YouTuber Andrew Cross , 36, was taken off life support on March 5, a month after suffering brain injuries in a car accident. Known to his...
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DJ Funk, 1971 – 2025
Chicago house DJ Charles Chambers , who performed as DJ Funk , died of cancer on March 5. He was 54. Funk got his start spinning music at...
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Felicia Minei Behr, 1942 – 2025
TV producer Felicia Minei Behr ( All My Children, Ryan’s Hope ) died on March 2. She was 83. Minei Behr (did people call her “mini bar”...
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Peter Engel, 1936 – 2025
TV producer Peter Engel , 88, died on March 4. He began his TV career producing such middling TV-movies and series as The Ice Palace, How...
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G$ Lil Ronnie, 1992 – 2025
Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie , 32, and his five-year-old daughter, R'Mani, were shot to death outside a Forest Hill, Texas, car wash. Police are...
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George Lowe, 1957 – 2025
Voice actor George Lowe (Space Ghost), 67, died after a long bout with heart problems on March 2. Lowe started his career as a radio...
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Eleonora Giorgi, 1953 – 2025
Italian actress Eleonora Giorgi , 71, died of pancreatic cancer on March 3. Born in Rome, she worked her way up in the early ’70s through...
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Kathryn Apanowicz, 1960 – 2025
British actress Kathryn Apanowicz , 64, died this week, it was just announced. The Yorkshire lass was best known for her roles in the TV...
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Steve Hodson, 1947 – 2025
British actor Steve Hodson , 77, died on Feb. 16. The Yorkshire-born Hodson was best-known for playing one of the leads in the early ‘70s...
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Joey Molland, 1947 – 2025
British rocker Joey Molland (the last surviving member of Badfinger), died on March 1; no cause of death has been announced. He was 77....
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Tim Kruger, 1981 – 2025
German-born porn actor and director Tim Kruger , 44, died on March 1—this is another Mystery Death, as his partner, Grobes Geraet,...
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Angie Stone, 1961 – 2025
Singer and actress Angie Stone , 63, died in a traffic collision on March 1, shortly after leaving a performance in Montgomery, Alabama....
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David Johansen, 1950 – 2025
Punk and pop singer David Johansen , 75, died of cancer on Feb. 28. The Joe E. Brown lookalike was best known as the cofounder and lead...
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Monika Lundi, 1942 – 2025
German actress Monika Lundi , 82, died in late Feb. Born into a wartime orphanage, she trained as a graphic designer at the Berlin...
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James Houghton, 1948 – 2024
Actor and writer James Houghton , best known for his work in soaps, died on Aug. 27, 2024, The Hollywood Reporter has just announced. He...
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Joseph Wambaugh, 1937 – 2025
Crime writer Joseph Wambaugh , many of whose books were turned into movies or TV shows, died on Feb. 28. He was 88. His best known...
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Pilar Del Rey, 1929 – 2025
TV and movie actress Pilar Del Rey , 95, died on Feb. 23 in Los Angeles. Born in Fort Worth and raised in Hollywood (she went to the...
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Michael Preece, 1936 – 2025
Director Michael Preece , 88, died on Feb. 27. Preece began working as a script supervisor in the 1950s, before becoming a director in...
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