A memorial for actor Perry Lopez will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Hollywood Forever Cemetery, 6000 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood.
William F. Buckley Jr., the erudite Ivy Leaguer and conservative who founded the National Review and hosted TV's "Firing Line" for 33 years, died Wednesday at his home in Stamford, Conn.
Tamil scribe S. Rangarajan died after a brief illness Feb. 27 in Chennai, India.
Buddy Miles, the rock and R&B; drummer who worked with Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana and was best known for the song "Them Changes," died Tuesday at his home in Austin, Texas, according to a report on Miles' website. He was 60.
Emmy-nommed writer Richard Baer, who wrote for TV shows including "Leave It To Beaver," "Bewitched," "The Munsters," "Barney Miller" and "MASH," died Feb. 22 in Santa Monica, Calif. after suffering a heart attack in January.
Teo Macero, a record producer and composer who produced several notable albums for Miles Davis, died Feb. 19 in Riverhead, N.Y. He was 82.
Ben Chapman, the actor who played the title character in "Creature from the Black Lagoon," died Feb. 21 of congestive heart failure in Honolulu. He was 79.
David Watkin, cinematographer of films including "Chariots of Fire" and "Out of Africa," died of cancer Feb. 19 in Brighton, England. He was 82.
Actor Dennis Letts died of lung cancer Feb. 22 in Tulsa, Okla. He was 73.
Robin Moore, a nonfiction author best known for writing "The French Connection" and "The Green Berets," died in Kentucky Feb. 21 after a long illness. He was 82.
Max L. Raab, a garment biz exec who was the executive producer on well-known '70s cult pics including "A Clockwork Orange" and "Walkabout," died Feb. 21 in Philadelphia of complications related to Parkinson's disease. He was 82.
TV sales executive Stephen J. Levin died Feb. 20 in Encino, Calif. after a two-year struggle with cancer. He was 59.
Yegor Letov, widely regarded as the father of Russian punk music, has died, according to his band's Web site.
Lydia Shum, one of Hong Kong's best-loved entertainers, died Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Alain Robbe-Grillet, one of Frances most unconventional and controversial authors, screenwriters and film directors of the post-war era, died in the western French city of Caen on February 18. He was 85.
Prominent Maori filmmaker Barry Barclay has died after suffering a stroke. He was 63.
Steve Gerber, creator of the "Howard the Duck" comicbook series, died Feb. 11 in Las Vegas while awaiting a lung transplant. He was 60.
Music producer and songwriter Sami McKinney died of cardiac arrest Feb. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 50.
Perry Lopez, hardworking character actor who played Lt. Lou Escobar in "Chinatown," died of lung cancer Feb. 14 in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 78.
Stage, screen and TV actor Robert DoQui , who played the gruff Sgt. Warren Reed in three "Robocop" films, died Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. He was 74.