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Roger Corman, the Hollywood producer and director also known as the “King of the Bs” has died aged 98. Corman was known affectionately by fans and industry professionals as the “King of the Bs,” for his role in bringing to life low-budget classics like Little Shop of Horrors and Attack of the Crab Monsters. “He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” his family said in a statement released on Saturday. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’” Cannes Film Festival reportedly bracing for bombshell #MeToo accusationsLegendar...
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Indie rock icon and record producer Steve Albini has died at the age of 61. Albini died of a heart attack at his recording studio, the Electronic Audio, in Chicago. He was a larger-than-life character in the independent rock music scene, known for his forward-thinking productions, unapologetic irreverence, and sense of humour. He was most well known for being the producer of major albums such as Nirvana’s final studio record ‘In Utero‘, Pixies’ debut ‘Surfer Rosa’, and PJ Harvey’s ‘Rid of Me’. Born in Pasadena, California in 1962, Albini was part of various bands throughout his teenage years. ...
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He led the people into battle in Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and went down with the ship as the doomed cruiseliner’s captain in Titanic. English actor Bernard Hill, known for his memorable scenes in the two blockbuster films, has died at age 79, his agent Lou Coulson announced on Sunday (5 May). Hill joined the Lord of the Rings franchise in the second film of the trilogy, 2002’s “The Two Towers”. He played Théoden, King of Rohan, reprising the role in Return of the King, a film that won 11 Academy Awards. One of the film’s most memorable scenes features Hill’s character getting ...
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Duane Eddy, the pioneering US guitar hero whose reverberating electric sound on instrumentals such as 'Rebel Rouser' and 'Peter Gunn' helped put the twang in early rock ‘n’ roll and influenced George Harrison, Bruce Springsteen and countless other musicians, has died at age 86. Eddy died of cancer Tuesday (1 May) at the Williamson Health hospital in Franklin, Tennessee, according to his wife, Deed Abbate. “Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound. He was the first rock and roll guitar god, a truly humble and incredible human being....
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Paul Auster, the prolific American author whose works include “The New York Trilogy” has died aged 77 after complications from lung cancer. Auster died at his home in Brooklyn, New York, according to the New York Times, citing a friend of the novelist. Auster ‘s diagnosis with cancer was first announced last year by his wife and fellow author Siri Hustvedt. Born in neighboring New Jersey, Auster became a literary icon in New York during the 1980s with works like “The New York Trilogy,” which put a philosophical twist on the detective genre. His other major works include “Moon Palace” (1989), “...
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French filmmaker Laurent Cantet, who won the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2008 for his school-set film Entre Les Murs (The Class), died on Thursday aged 63. "He died this morning in Paris of an illness," his agent Isabelle de la Patelliere told AFP. The Class is based on the novel of the same name by François Bégaudeau and is a semi-autobiographical account of his experience as a teacher in Paris’ diverse 20th arrondissement of Paris. Bégaudeau also starred in the film. It is both moving and at times wonderfully humorous portrait of precious idealism in the classroom – and doubly impressive conside...
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Conjoined twins Lori and George Schappell, who pursued separate careers, interests, and relationships during lives that defied medical expectations, died this month aged 62. The twins, listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living conjoined twins, died April 7 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, according to obituaries posted by Leibensperger Funeral Homes of Hamburg. The cause of death was not detailed. 'Space-age stuff': Conjoined twins separated with help of virtual reality in Brazil"When we were born, the doctors didn’t think we’d make 30, but we...
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O.J. Simpson, the decorated football superstar and Hollywood actor who was acquitted in a criminal trial for the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, but later found liable in a separate civil trial, has died at 76. A message posted Thursday on Simpson's official X account said he died after battling cancer. Simpson earned fame, fortune and adulation through football and show business, but his legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. Live TV coverage of his arrest after an infamous slow-spee...
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Writer Lynne Reid Banks, known for her children’s book "The Indian in the Cupboard" has died at the age of 94 from cancer, “peacefully with her family around her,” her agent James Wils has said. Born in London on 31 July 1929, Banks was evacuated to Saskatoon in Canada during the Second World War. Upon her return to England, she trained as an actor before becoming one of the first female television journalists in Britain as a news reporter at ITN. Goodbye Cronut, hello Crookie: The new cross-bred croissant everyone's obsessed with Markus Hinterhäuser to be artistic director of Salzburg Festiva...
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Jean-Paul Vignon, the crooning French vocalist and actor who made an eight-decade career on both sides of the Atlantic, has died aged 89. His family announced that Vignon died on 22 March after a battle with liver cancer. Born on 30 January, 1935, in the port city of Dire-Daoua in Somaliland (later known as Djibouti), Vignon was raised in Avignon, France. He briefly studied medicine in Marseille and law at the Sorbonne in Paris but decided to pursue music full time. He began his artistic career as a musician, performing as part of a cabaret in Paris. He was signed as a vocalist to the French i...
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