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Obituaries
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Apr. 1, 2024
Chance Perdomo,
Gen V
and
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Actor, Dead at 27
His
Gen V
castmates remember “his infectious smile” in a new statement.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Mar. 17, 2024
David Seidler,
The King’s Speech
Screenwriter, Dead at 86
He won an Oscar and BAFTA for writing the 2010 film.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Feb. 25, 2024
Kenneth Mitchell,
Captain Marvel
and
Star Trek
Actor, Dead at 49
The actor had been battling ALS for the past five years.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Jan. 20, 2024
Marlena Shaw, ‘California Soul’ Singer, Dead at 81
“She went listening to some of her favorite songs,” her daughter said in a video shared to Facebook.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Jan. 14, 2024
Alec Musser,
All My Children
and
Grown Ups
Actor, Dead at 50
Adam Sandler remembered the actor on Instagram, writing, “Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny, good man.”
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Jan. 14, 2024
Joyce Randolph, Trixie on
The Honeymooners
, Dead at 99
Randolph was the last surviving cast member of the classic sitcom.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Jan. 6, 2024
Cindy Morgan, Star of
Caddyshack
and
Tron
, Dead at 69
The actress was best known for playing Lacey Underall in the 1980 golf comedy.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Dec. 31, 2023
Shecky Greene, Legendary Las Vegas Comedian, Dead at 97
The comedy icon spent decades performing in Sin City and was even the headliner for Elvis Presley’s Vegas debut.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Dec. 27, 2023
Tom Smothers, Half of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Duo, Dead at 86
His boundary-pushing variety show was known for sharply targeting racism and the Vietnam War, leading to its abrupt cancellation in 1969.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Dec. 10, 2023
Anna ‘Chickadee’ Cardwell,
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
Star, Dies at 29
The reality personality had been battling stage-four adrenal carcinoma for the past ten months.
By
Tom Smyth
remembrance
Dec. 6, 2023
Norman Lear’s Truth
He depicted the American experiment, one family at a time.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
rip
Nov. 19, 2023
Suzanne Shepherd,
Sopranos
and
Goodfellas
Actress, Dead at 89
Shepherd appeared in 20 episodes of the HBO series as Carmela Soprano’s mother.
By
Tom Smyth
tributes
Nov. 1, 2023
Gwyneth Paltrow, Justin Trudeau, and More Remember Matthew Perry
The late actor’s peers remember his comedic talent and bravery in sharing his struggles with addiction.
By
Tom Smyth
rip
Oct. 28, 2023
Matthew Perry, Star of
Friends
, Dead at 54
The actor was best known for his role on the hit NBC sitcom.
By
Tom Smyth
pocket sand
Aug. 10, 2023
Johnny Hardwick, Dale From
King of the Hill,
Dead at 64
The Texan stand-up comic was also a writer and producer on the series.
By
Rebecca Alter
royals
Sept. 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth Was the First Monarch We Thought We Knew
Crowned at the dawn of the TV age, she was defined by her distance as much as her ubiquity.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
remembrances
Jan. 22, 2022
Honoring His Mother Was Louie Anderson’s Life’s Work
Throughout his decades-long career, the comedian learned to love himself the way his mother loved him.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
remembrances
Jan. 21, 2022
Meat Loaf Had the Audacity to Always Go Big
Nothing the late singer and actor did as an artist was ever subtle.
By
Jen Chaney
in memoriam
Dec. 28, 2021
Out of Time: The Life’s Work of Jean-Marc Vallée
The late director and editor’s best film and television projects are united by a resolute commitment to immersive, subjective storytelling.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
reading list
Dec. 17, 2021
To Read bell hooks Was to Love Her
Nine texts to introduce and re-introduce yourself to the groundbreaking scholar’s work.
By
Tao Leigh Goffe
overnights
Oct. 5, 2021
Only Murders in the Building
Recap: Outside the Box
In “Fan Fiction,” pressure from Teddy
and
their fans make Oliver, Mabel, and Charles rush the most crucial episode yet.
By
Carrie Wittmer
in memoriam
Sept. 7, 2021
Death of a Storyteller
Rare is the actor who can locate the specific in the universal and vice versa. Michael K. Williams was that actor.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
obits
July 23, 2021
The Wild Wonders of Biz Markie
Appreciating the late hip-hop maestro is a full-body sensory experience.
By
Shamira Ibrahim
in memoriam
Apr. 9, 2021
Allow Anne Beatts to Set the Record Straight About
Square Pegs
The late, great comedy writer wanted to correct the narrative surrounding the demise of her influential teen sitcom.
By
Jen Chaney
obituary
Jan. 19, 2021
No One Was Safe from Phil Spector
The producer made countless contributions to music, but his ego overshadowed them all.
By
Bill Wyman
in memoriam
Jan. 4, 2021
Joan Micklin Silver Had the Movie Career Almost No Woman Was Allowed to Have
And yet it was not the career the pathbreaking director of
Hester Street
and
Crossing Delancey
deserved.
By
Mark Harris
obits
Dec. 22, 2020
Country Hitmaker K.T. Oslin Dead at 78
Oslin scored four country No. 1s and three Grammys after signing a record deal in her 40s.
By
Justin Curto
all that ann
Dec. 15, 2020
The Dazzling Razzle of Ann Reinking and Where to See It
Slinking and popping like no one else.
By
Helen Shaw
remembrance
Dec. 6, 2020
Pamela Tiffin, Star of ‘One, Two, Three’ and ‘Summer and Smoke,’ Dies at 78
She was great onscreen in a short career — and had an unexpected connection to this magazine.
By
Christopher Bonanos
diana rigg
Sept. 10, 2020
5 Incredible Diana Rigg Stories
No, she didn’t eat the garlic on purpose.
By
Justin Curto
appreciation
Mar. 25, 2020
‘I Was Always Astounded by the Level of Constant Invention’: On Terrence McNally
The playwright’s broad palette and essential humanity.
By
Helen Shaw
remembrances
Mar. 5, 2019
Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis and the Language of Silence
“It was just not wanting to repeat what you’ve done. All the time, you’re getting older and everything and nothing is static.”
By
Andy Beta
movies
Jan. 3, 2019
Revisiting Ringo Lam’s 5 Most Essential Films
The late director could always be relied on to deliver flashes of originality, exuberance, and innovative firearm usage.
By
Charles Bramesco
rip
Nov. 30, 2018
Kuma, the Original
Dog With A Blog
, Has Died
The rescue dog with an impressive Hollywood resume was 16 years old.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
obituaries
Sept. 8, 2018
Mac Miller Found a Home in Rap
He was a perfectionist, and it showed.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
obituaries
Sept. 7, 2018
Burt Reynolds’s Rare, Ramshackle Honesty
Something honest always came through from Reynolds — like he’d let all of us in on a secret.
By
Bilge Ebiri
obituaries
Aug. 16, 2018
Aretha Franklin’s Music Broke Barriers
She never left the church for the charts, but she brought it with her on the way.
By
Craig Jenkins
obituaries
Aug. 16, 2018
Aretha Franklin’s Voice Endures
And she would have been the best singer in any era she graced.
By
Hanif Abdurraqib
obituaries
Aug. 13, 2018
Remembering V.S. Naipaul, a Pioneer of Postcolonial Literature
The author died this weekend at 85.
By
Christian Lorentzen
books
Aug. 11, 2018
Sir VS Naipaul, Nobel Prize-Winning Novelist, Dies at Age 85
The celebrated author of
A House for Mr Biswas
died at his home in London.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
deaths
July 9, 2018
Tab Hunter, a Hollywood Heartthrob Who Later Came Out, Dead at 86
He discussed life as a closeted actor in a 2005 memoir.
By
Jackson McHenry
obituaries
May 23, 2018
Novelist Philip Roth Dead at 85
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author leaves behind a prolific body of work.
By
Anne Victoria Clark
obituaries
May 16, 2018
Glenn Branca, America, and Liberation Through Noise
His pieces were fever dreams come to life.
By
Piotr Orlov
Apr. 16, 2018
Remembering Miloš Forman, an Artist in the Throes of Art
The late Czech-American director was allergic to creative stagnation of any sort, constantly posing new challenges to himself.
By
Charles Bramesco
obituaries
Feb. 5, 2018
Remembering John Mahoney, the
Frasier
Star With the Twinkle in His Eye
On
Frasier
and in his film roles, Mahoney’s exuberance shone brightly.
By
Jen Chaney
Jan. 31, 2018
Remembering Bert Padell, the Accountant Who Got Hip-Hop Paid in Full
He was a crucial behind-the-scenes figure in the early days of hip-hop and left such a mark on the industry that Biggie namechecked him a song.
By
Jesse Serwer
obits
Jan. 24, 2018
Remembering Hugh Masekela
The South African jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and prominent activist has died.
By
Andy Beta
Dec. 29, 2017
Sue Grafton Was a Master at Subverting the Detective Novel
A true trailblazer of the genre.
By
Sarah Weinman
Oct. 3, 2017
Tom Petty Dead at 66
The singer passed away late Monday evening at UCLA Medical Center.
By
Halle Kiefer
Sept. 25, 2017
Charles Bradley: A Master of Raw Soul
Bradley’s death was announced on Saturday.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
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