Remembrances

Billy Manes, Voice For Orlando's Gay Community After Pulse Shooting, Dies at 45

5:43pm July 24, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Billy Manes, a leader in Orlando's gay community, died suddenly last week at the age of 45. Ari Shapiro met Manes in the days after the Pulse night club shooting last year and has a remembrance.

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Designer Kenneth Jay Lane, shown in 2010, designed costume jewelry for Hollywood stars, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and viewers of TV's shopping channel QVC.

Costume Jewelry Designer Kenneth Jay Lane Dies At 85

4:50pm July 21, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

Lane designed costume jewelry for Hollywood stars, Jackie Kennedy Onassis and viewers of TV's shopping channel QVC. Many women wore his fakes, or "faque," as he pronounced it, with their real gems.

Zombie movie master George Romero started making movies when he was growing up in the Bronx.

Remembering George Romero, A Filmmaker Who Brought The Dead To Life

3:46pm July 21, 2017

by Terry Gross

Romero was known for graphic horror films like Night of the Living Dead, which showed corpses rising up to feast on the living. He spoke to Fresh Air in 1988.

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Linkin Park Singer Chester Bennington Dies At 41

5:12am July 21, 2017

Chester Bennington, the lead singer for the rock band Linkin Park, died Thursday at the age of 41. Police said they were investigating the death as a possible suicide.

Arts

Fresh Air Remembers Oscar Award-Winning Actor Martin Landau

1:58pm July 20, 2017

Landau, who died Saturday, appeared in the films Crimes and Misdemeanors and Ed Wood, as well as in the 1960s TV series Mission Impossible. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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Sports

Remembering Sportscaster Bob Wolff

4:56am July 19, 2017

by Mike Pesca

Sportscaster Bob Wolff is believed to be the only announcer to call a championship game in all four major sports. He died on Saturday at the age of 96.

Arts

George Romero, Creator Of 'Night Of The Living Dead,' Dies At 77

4:28pm July 17, 2017

by Mandalit del Barco

George Romero has died at age 77. He was the movie director who created the modern zombie genre with films like 1968's Night of the Living Dead.

Arts

Actor Martin Landau Of 'Mission: Impossible' Dies At 89

4:28pm July 17, 2017

by Andrew Limbong

Martin Landau has died at 89. He was a character actor best known for roles in Crimes and Misdemeanors, North by Northwest and Ed Wood.

Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau, known for his leading roles in North By Northwest and the 1960s Mission: Impossible TV series, has died. He was 89.

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Award-Winning Actor Martin Landau, Known For 'Mission: Impossible,' Dies At 89

11:36am July 17, 2017

by Emma Bowman

Landau, famous for roles in North By Northwest and Ed Wood, died Saturday. His portrayal of Rollin Hand in the 1960s TV show Mission: Impossible showed his gift for playing a variety of roles.

Actor Martin Landau, Known For 'Mission: Impossible,' Dies At 89

8:23am July 17, 2017

In his seven-decade acting career, Martin Landau worked with a cast of Hollywood director greats, including Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen and Tim Burton.

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