Danny Federici, the longtime organist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, died Thursday after a three-year battle with melanoma. He was 58.

'Scream Queen' Hazel Court dies

Hazel Court, an English actress who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in popular horror movies of the 1950s and '60s, has died. She was 82.

Actress Madeline Lee Gilford dies

Actress and producer Madeline Lee Gilford died April 14 in New York. She was 84.

Animator Ollie Johnston dies at 95

Pioneer animator Ollie Johnston, the last surviving member of Walt Disney’s “Nine Old Men,” died of natural causes in Sequim, Wash. on Monday. He was 95.

Manager Jerry Kravat dies at 72

Entertainment manager Jerry Kravat died March 31 in Manhattan from complications following cancer surgery. He was 72.

Journo-scribe Robert Warnes Leach dies

Robert Warnes Leach, a journalist and screenwriter who wrote for "Perry Mason," and other 1950s and 1960s TV series, died in Laguna Beach, Calif. on March 30 after a long illness. He was 93.

Actor Stanley Kamel dies at 65

Actor Stanley Kamel, who plays psychiatrist Dr. Charles Kroger on "Monk," was found dead in his Hollywood home on Tuesday. He was 65. A cause of death has not been released.

Music icon Klaus Dinger dies at 61

Klaus Dinger, a figurehead of Germany's Krautrock movement of the 1970s, who was associated with bands Neu! and Kraftwerk, died in late March of heart failure in Dusseldorf. He was 61.

Children's agent Iris Burton dies at 77

Iris Burton, a former hoofer who discovered a slew of child actors, died Saturday in Woodland Hills. She was 77 and had been suffering from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease.

Makeup artist Jaren Millard dies

Hairdresser and makeup artist Jaren Millard died April 5 in Palm Springs, Calif. after drowning in a hot tub. He was in his 60s.

Cinematographer Larry Pizer dies

British cinematographer Larry Pizer, known for photographing films such as "Morgan, A Suitable Case for Treatment" and "The Europeans," died of cancer Feb. 27 in New York. He was 82.

Actress Sofiko Chiaureli dies at 70

The best known stage and screen actress of the Caucasian nation of Georgia, Sofiko (Sofiya) Chiaureli died of natural causes in her native Tbilisi on March 1. She was 70.

Allen Whitehead dies at 88

Allen Whitehead, an agent at Music Theater Intl., died Feb. 29 of natural causes. He was 88.

Gerardo 'Toto' Rotblat dies at 38

Gerardo "Toto" Rotblat, drummer for the Grammy-winning Argentine rock band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, died March 29 in Buenos Aires from pulmonary edema the day after a gig with his band Dancing Moods. He was 38.

Dancer Robert Sidney dies at 98

Dancer and choreographer Robert Sidney died March 26 of pneumonia in Los Angeles. He was 98.

Distribution exec Sandy Cobe dies

Veteran international film distribution exec Sandy Cobe died Feb. 20 in Los Angeles after a long illness.

Agent Guy McElwaine dies at 71

Guy McElwaine, long one of Hollywood's top agents and studio execs, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 71.

Sean Levert dies at 39

Sean Levert, a third of the 1980s R&B; trio LeVert and son of lead O'Jays singer Eddie Levert, has died after falling ill while serving a jail term. He was 39. Authorities said Monday that an autopsy was inconclusive but foul play was ruled out.

Director Jules Dassin dies at 96

American expatriate Jules Dassin, director of such films as "Naked City," "Rififi," "Never on Sunday" and "Topkapi," died Monday in Athens. He was 96.

Photographer Dith Pran dies at 65

People in Cambodia are remembering Dith Pran as a man who helped awaken the world to the atrocities that happened in Cambodia in the 1970s under the Khmer Rouge.

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Spotlight

Charlton Heston dies at 84

Charlton Heston, one of Hollywood’s most visible and controversial stars, best remembered for such straight-faced heroic roles as Moses in “The Ten Commandments” and the Oscar-winning title role of “Ben Hur,” died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 84.

Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93

Richard Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a Hollywood leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films, has died after a long illness. He was 93.

Actor Paul Scofield dies at 86

Oscar-winning British thesp Paul Scofield died of leukemia. He was 86.

Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75

Roy Scheider, who was Oscar nominated for "The French Connection" and for "All That Jazz," but best known for his role as the fearless police chief in "Jaws," died Feb. 10.

Heath Ledger autopsy inconclusive

The cause of death for actor Heath Ledger, who was found dead in his Gotham apartment, is still inconclusive as autopsy results are still pending.
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Historic Hollywood

Curtain falls on Hayes

Helen Hayes, 92, whose onstage versatility and offstage generosity earned her the title "First Lady of the American Theater," died of congestive heart failure March 17 in the New York suburb of Nyack.

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