Writer-producer Ted Steinberg died Dec. 1 of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles. He was 64.

Casting director Gary Shaffer dies

Casting director and talent manager Gary Shaffer died of cancer Dec. 3 in Los Angeles.

Young execs killed in car crash

Scott Rudin Prods. vice president Sam Cassel and Red Wagon Prods. vice president Rhiannon Meier were killed when their car was struck by a driver who ran a red light. Cassel and Meier, both 28, died at the scene.

Composer Karlheinz Stockhausen dies

Karlheinz Stockhausen, whose innovative electronic works made him one of the most important composers of the postwar era, has died at age 79.

Services for Mabel Chapman

Services for Mabel Chapman, widow of Chapman Studio Equipment founder Ralph Chapman, will be held Friday, Dec. 7 at 9:30 a.m. at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

UGK rapper Pimp C dies at 33

Pimp C, one-half of the veteran Houston rap group UGK, was found dead in at the Mondrian hotel in Los Angeles on Dec. 3.

Actress Nelly Beltran dies at 82

Argentine comic actress Nelly Beltran, whose career spanned 60 years, died Dec. 2 of complications related to anemia and diabetes in Buenos Aires.

Singer Linda Lawley Pelfrey dies

Linda Lawley Pelfrey, a singer and member of Society of Composers & Lyricists, died of cancer Nov. 24 in Woodland Hills, Calif.

Iraqi actor Rasim al-Jumaili dies

Iraqi comic actor Rasim al-Jumaili died in Damascus, Syria Dec. 1. He was 69.

Cartoon Network exec Jennifer Davidson dies

Cartoon Network Sr. VP of programming and scheduling Jennifer Davidson died of a sudden illness Dec. 1 in Atlanta.

Casting director Mali Finn dies

Mali Finn, casting director for films including "Titanic," "L.A. Confidential" and "The Matrix," died of melanoma Wednesday in Sonoma, Calif.

Writer Richard Leigh dies at 64

Richard Leigh, a writer of alternative history who unsuccessfully sued for plagiarism over themes in Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code," Nov. 21 in London of causes related to a heart condition.

Costumer Marit Allen dies at 66

Costume designer Marit Allen, who created wardrobe for films including "Brokeback Mountain," "Eyes Wide Shut" and "Mrs. Doubtfire" died of a brain aneurism on Nov. 26 in Sydney, Australia.

Actor, writer Michael Blodgett dies at 68

Michael Blodgett, who starred in the 1970 film "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls" and wrote novels and screenplays, died Nov. 14 in Los Angeles of an apparent heart attack. He was 68.

Julianne Orrico, talent agent, 63

Talent agent and manager Julianne Orrico died Sept. 18 in New York after a long illness.

Enzo Viena, actor, 74

Argentine actor Enzo Viena of hit TV series like "Nino" died Nov. 25 in Buenos Aires of injuries sustained in a car crash.

Kevin Dubrow, 52, Quiet Riot frontman

Kevin Dubrow, lead singer for the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, was found dead Sunday in a Las Vegas home. He was 52.

Mel Tolkin, 94, TV writer

Emmy-winning TV writer Mel Tolkin died of natural causes Nov. 26 in Los Angeles. He was 94.

U.K. producer Verity Lambert dies

Verity Lambert, one of the great pioneers of British television drama and film, has died aged 71.

Glenn Rose, 89, publicist/manager

Publicist and manager Glenn Rose died of heart failure Nov. 21 in West Hollywood.

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Historic Hollywood

Iconic director Federico Fellini dies

Federico Fellini, the Italian writer-director whose visionary and surreal film images were so distinctive that they inspired a word in his honor ---"Felliniesque" -- died Oct. 31 in Rome.