Tony Rivers, lead vocalist of the popular 1960s British band Tony Rivers and the Castaways and singer of the iconic Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? theme song, has died. He was 85. The Times confirmed on Tuesday that Rivers had died of sepsis on March 30 after his friend and longtime musical collaborator Cliff […]
Valerie Lee, one of the last surviving members of The Wizard of Oz cast, has died. She was 94. Lee died on Sunday in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles, author Stephen Cox, who penned the 1996 book The Munchkins of Oz, confirmed, as per The Hollywood Reporter. Lee, who played a child Munchkin in […]
TV icon Sid Krofft has died at 96. Known for shows such as The Banana Splits Adventure Hour and Land of the Lost with his younger brother, Marty, Krofft died Friday in his sleep at the Los Angeles home of friend and business partner, Kelly Killian, per The Hollywood Reporter. Krofft was born on July […]
Ross “The Boss” Friedman, guitarist for Manowar and The Dictators, has died just weeks after sharing his ALS diagnosis with the public. He was 72. The musician’s official Instagram account announced the news of Friedman’s death on March 27, “with profound sadness,” following his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). “It is with profound sadness […]
Nathalie Baye, a prolific French actress known in the U.S. for her roles in a Downton Abbey film and Catch Me If You Can, has died. She was 77. Baye died at home in Paris following a Lewy body dementia diagnosis, her family announced via the Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Saturday. Lewy body dementia occurs […]
Nadia Farès, the Moroccan-French actress best known for her role in The Crimson Rivers, died on Friday after being found unconscious in a swimming pool the previous week. She was 57. Farès, who had been in a coma for almost a week following the pool incident, died Friday of cardiac arrest, her daughters confirmed in […]
Alan Osmond, the eldest member of The Osmonds, died on Monday. He was 76. A spokesperson for the Osmond family confirmed his passing to local CBS affiliate KUTV, revealing that Alan had died around 8:30 p.m., with his wife, Suzanne Pinegar Osmond, and their eight sons by his side. Alan was one of the founding […]
Rif Hutton, a prolific TV and voice actor whose credits include Doogie Howser, M.D., General Hospital and JAG, died on Saturday following a yearlong battle with the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma. He was 73. Hutton’s wife, Bridget Hoffman, confirmed the actor’s death to The Hollywood Reporter as tributes to the late star poured in on […]
Welsh actor Laurie Webb, who was the oldest living actor to appear on Doctor Who, has died at the age of 101. Webb’s death was announced on April 1 on social media by actor and writer Toby Hadoke. “I’ve been asked by the family to pass on the sad news that one of the Doctor […]
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason, who was a founding member of the ’60s rock band Traffic, has died. He was 79. Mason’s death on Sunday was announced two days later via his official Facebook page. “It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Dave […]