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Dabney Coleman, who starred in "9 to 5" and "Tootsie," appears in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, 1988. The actor died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Dabney Coleman, who starred in '9 to 5' and 'Tootsie', dies at 92

9:06am May 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in "9 to 5" and the nasty TV director in "Tootsie," has died.

Canadian author Alice Munro as she receives a Man Booker International award at Trinity College Dublin, in Dublin, Ireland, on June 25, 2009.

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Alice Munro, Nobel Prize-winning short story author, dies at 92

4:25pm May 14, 2024

by Andrew Limbong

The Canadian writer was known for her masterfully crafted short stories. Throughout her long career, she earned a number of prestigious awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.

Remembering beloved entertainment broadcaster Sam Rubin, dead at 64

6:31pm May 13, 2024

Sam Rubin, one of Los Angeles' most beloved entertainment broadcasters, died on Friday at the age of 64. He joined KTLA 5's morning news team in 1991, interviewing actors and musicians.

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David Sanborn, seen here performing in New York City in 2011.

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Saxophonist David Sanborn, 6-time Grammy winner, has died at age 78

6:05pm May 13, 2024

by Nate Chinen

The adult contemporary star, who became a reluctant giant of smooth jazz in the 1980s, died on Sunday after a six-year battle with prostate cancer.

Jeannie Epper accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Taurus World Stunt Awards in 2007.

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Pioneering stuntwoman Jeannie Epper, of 'Wonder Woman' and 'Charlie's Angels' dies

5:48pm May 12, 2024

by Mandalit del Barco

"We were united in the way that women had to be in order to thrive in a man's world, through mutual respect, intellect and collaboration," Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter posted in a tribute.

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"I think the task of the filmmaker is to break through and hit that horror that still remains in the unconscious mind," Corman said. "And there's a certain amount of catharsis there. He's pictured above in 2009.

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Roger Corman, the B-movie legend who launched A-list careers, dies at 98

10:50am May 12, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

Over some five decades, Corman filled America's drive-ins with hundreds of low-budget movies. Many of Hollywood's most respected directors have at least one Corman picture buried in their resumes.

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Steve Albini in his Electrical Audio studios in Chicago in 2023.

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Steve Albini, iconoclastic rock musician and engineer, dies at 61

5:25pm May 08, 2024

by Lars Gotrich

Albini led the abrasive underground rock bands Big Black and Shellac and recorded — by his own estimate — thousands of albums, including classics like Nirvana's In Utero and Pixies' Surfer Rosa.

Bernard Hill, who starred in 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' dies at 79

2:34pm May 05, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Frank Stella with one of his works at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in London in 2000.

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Renowned painter and pioneer of minimalism Frank Stella dies at 87

6:54pm May 04, 2024

Frank Stella was one of America's leading minimalist artists and a pioneer of the minimalist movement of the early 1960s. The movement challenged the idea that art was meant to be representative.

An illustration depicts Paul Auster looking into the camera next to a large stack of books.

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Remembering Paul Auster through his time as an NPR contributor

8:07am May 04, 2024

by Jacki Lyden

Paul Auster was many things: novelist, screenwriter, poet, and NPR contributor. He died this week from cancer at the age of 77. Former NPR host Jacki Lyden has a remembrance.