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Shel Talmy, the influential rock producer who cut such classics as The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and “Waterloo Sunset” and The Who’s “My Generation” and “I Can’t Explain,” died during Wednesday at his Los Angeles home after a stroke over the weekend. He was 87. His death was confirmed in a post on…

George Miller "Huckleberry” Fox, the former actor best known for playing the youngest son of Debra Winger and Jeff Daniels in Terms of Endearment, died Nov. 3 in Washington, DC. He was 50. His death was confirmed by Potter Funeral Service in Massachusetts. Fox’s breakout moment from the 1983…

John Peaslee, a longtime comedy writer best known for his work on Coach and According to Jim, died November 11 of natural causes at his Sherman Oaks, CA. home. He was 73. Peaslee’s death was confirmed by his former writing partner, Judd Pillot. A New York native and graduate of Northwestern…

British theater and screen actor Timothy West died Tuesday. He was 90. His children, Juliet, Samuel and Joseph, released a statement today that said he said died “peacefully yesterday evening” surrounded by friends and family. Related Stories …

John D. Kimble, a longtime talent agent who worked for the William Morris Agency and helped launch Triad Artists in the mid-1980s, died November 10 in Dallas, where he retired in 2022 to be close to family. He was 79. His death was confirmed by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler, who…

As Candyman fans mourn the death of scream king Tony Todd, his co-star Virginia Madsen addressed the horror hive. Shortly after Deadline reported that Todd died at age 69, the Oscar nominee reacted to his passing with an impromptu video statement she shared on Friday with her Instagram…

Tony Todd, an actor who played the killer in Candyman and appeared in the Final Destination franchise and Platoon among more than 240 film and TV credits spanning 40 years, died November 6 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 69. His reps confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of…

Chauncy Glover, a news anchor at KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles, has died unexpectedly. He was 39. KCAL announced Glover’s death Tuesday, but the cause and exact date were not released. “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of…

Tyka Nelson, the Minneapolis-based singer and sister of the late superstar Prince, died Monday. She was 64. Her death was announced to the Minnesota Star Tribune by her son President Nelson. No cause was given, although she had been in failing health for some time. She had retired from music but was…

UPDATED with more tributes: Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Will Smith, Kamala Harris, Dr. Dre and more are among the latest industry heavyweights to pay tribute to Quincy Jones, the music giant who died Sunday at 91. Steven Spielberg, who directed 1985’s The Color Purple, which Jones produced and…

Jonathan Haze, who originated the Seymour role in cult classic 1960 horror comedy The Little Shop of Horrors during a long collaboration with its director Roger Corman, has died. He was 95. His daughter, Rebecca Haze, told Deadline that he died peacefully of natural causes on November 2 at his home…

Whoopi Goldberg took a moment from The View‘s political debates today to pay an emotional tribute to her friend and mentor Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at the age of 91. Just before the episode’s first commercial break, Goldberg pivoted from the panel’s political discussions to pause, sigh and say…