Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri dies at 72
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities…
Chris Rea, singer of ‘Driving Home for Christmas,’ dies at 74
LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Christmas,”…
Rob Reiner, hugely influential director and Emmy winner, dies at 78
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers…
‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’ author Sophie Kinsella dies at 55
LONDON (AP) — Writer Sophie Kinsella, whose effervescent rom-com “Confessions of a Shopaholic” sparked a millions-selling series, died…
Frank Gehry, internationally renowned architect, dies at 96
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Frank Gehry, who designed some of the most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved…
Playwright Tom Stoppard who won Academy Award for screenplay for ‘Shakespeare In Love’ has died
LONDON (AP) — British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the…
Disability rights activity, author Alice Wong dead
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others,…
Todd Snider, Americana and alt-country singer-songwriter, dies at 59
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Todd Snider, a singer whose thoughtfully freewheeling tunes and cosmic-stoner songwriting made him a…
Oscar-nominated actor Sally Kirkland, known for ‘Anna,’ dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Sally Kirkland, a one-time model who became a regular on stage, film and TV,…
Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24
Police in a Dallas suburb say 24-year-old Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland was found dead of an…
Grateful Dead singer was 78
Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, the only woman to have graced The Grateful Dead‘s lineup, has died at 78. The…
Raiders mourn the death of ‘Soul Patrol’ safety George Atkinson
George Atkinson, a hard-hitting former Raiders safety who struck fear in the opposition, has died. He was 78.…