Madcap Comedian Rip Taylor Dead At 84
If you look up "madcap" in the dictionary, Taylor's picture most certainly is there. Or should be.
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If you look up "madcap" in the dictionary, Taylor's picture most certainly is there. Or should be.
From rockers to those he touched musically, stars shone brightly for the Cars' front man.
Sarah Wong was in an Uber with another friend when the vehicle they were in was crushed by part of the crane when it came crashing down.
Director Stanley Donen, a giant of the Hollywood musical who through such classics as "Singin' in the Rain" and "Funny Face" helped give us some of the most joyous sounds and images in movie history, has died. He was 94.
Channing, who reportedly died at her home in Rancho Mirage, was best known for her role as Dolly Levi in "Hello Dolly!" which won her a Tony Award in 1964.
Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died.
Pete Shelley, the lead singer of the English punk rock band Buzzcocks, died Thursday in Estonia at age 63.
Berry died Saturday at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, hospital spokeswoman Patricia Aidem confirmed. The cause of death was not provided by Berry's family.
Gloria Katz, who co-wrote "American Graffiti" and helped give Princess Leia her power in "Star Wars," has died at 76.
Legendary magician Ricky Jay died Saturday in Los Angeles at 72.
Stan Lee, the creator of iconic Marvel characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, and Fantastic Four, has died, according to reports. He was 95.
Scott Wilson, a veteran actor who played Hershel Greene on the AMC television show "The Walking Dead," has died, according to a statement from the network.
Peter Donat, the Canadian actor who played Agent Fox Mulder's father in "The X-Files" and had roles in TV shows, films and onstage, has died. He was 90.
Burt Reynolds, who rose to fame for his breakout role in "Deliverance," died at a Florida hospital after going into cardiac arrest.
Author and actor Christopher Kennedy Lawford, who was born into political and Hollywood royalty, sank into substance abuse and addiction and rose to become a well-known advocate for sobriety and recovery, has died.
United States senator and Vietnam War hero John McCain has died at age 81, it was reported Saturday. The Arizona Republican had been battling brain cancer.
Actress and singer Elmarie Wendel, best known for her role as Mrs. Dubcek on the NBC sitcom "3rd Rock From the Sun," has died at 89.
The Los Angeles Times said their famed restaurant critic Jonathan Gold has died at age 57 after his battle with pancreatic cancer.
Hunter, who was known in Hollywood as "The Sigh Guy" for his blond, surfer-boy looks, died Sunday night at his home in Santa Barbara County. He died of a blood clot, according to a representative.
Richard Benjamin Harrison, best known as "Old Man," the co-owner of the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the History channel series "Pawn Stars," has died at 77.
Mayor Eric Garcetti praised John Mack as a civil rights warrior and police commission president who helped transform Los Angeles.
Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and one of the most influential voices in conservative politics, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 68.
The Gorilla Foundation says the 46-year-old western lowland gorilla died in her sleep at the foundation's preserve in California's Santa Cruz mountains on Tuesday.
Murray Fromson, a longtime CBS News correspondent and former Associated Press reporter, known for his work during the Korean and Vietnam wars, has died. He was 88.
A mother's obituary in a Minnesota newspaper took an ugly turn when the writer chose to air the woman's dirty laundry after her death.
