Lucy Simon, the composer and sister of pop superstar Carly Simon who received a Tony nomination in 1991 for her work on the long-running Broadway musical The Secret Garden, has died. She was 82. Simon died Thursday at her home in…
Over the years, Loretta Lynn suffered from various health concerns, including pneumonia on multiple occasions and a broken arm after a fall at home. In 2010, Lynn missed a tribute to her from other women of country music due to…
Bill Plante, whose tenure as a CBS News White House correspondent spanned the administrations of Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama, has died. Plante retired in 2016 after 52 years with the news division, a career that included coverage of the civil rights…
Robert Cormier, a Toronto TV and film actor who played Finn Cotter on the long-running Canadian drama series Heartland, died on Sept. 23, at age 33. Cormier is also known for portraying Kit Jennings in the third season of Netflix’s horror…
Marva Hicks, an award-winning actress and singer, died at age 66 in New York City. Reps for the trailblazing star confirmed the news, and a cause of death has not been revealed. Her husband Akwasi Taha and her family also released a…
Anne Garrels was a longtime foreign correspondent for NPR and worked for NBC News and ABC news. She died of lung cancer on Wednesday, the network announced. Garrels was 71 years old. During her career, Garrels reported from the front lines…
Oscar-winning actor William Hurt, star of Kiss of the Spider Woman and Body Heat, died aged 71. Hurt’s son Will reported his father’s death in an announcement by Deadline, saying, “It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of…
Famous movie actress Anne Heche died at 53: Anne Celeste Heche was born on May 25, 1969, starting her acting career at the age of age12 years. The American actress came to recognition portraying twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on the…
Vin Scully, born Vincent Edward Scully on November 29, 1927, was an American sportscaster best known for his 67 seasons calling games for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 and ending in 2016. His was the longest tenure of any broadcaster with a single…
Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, died at 89. Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.…
Bill Russell, born William Felton Russell on February 12, 1934, was an American professional basketball player. He played as a center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a 12-time NBA All-Star, he was the centrepiece of the…
Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Mary Alice — known for originating the role of Rose in August Wilson’s “Fences” — died Wednesday evening in her home in New York City, the New York Police Department confirmed to TheWrap. There are conflicting…
