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Sheldon Patinkin (Chicago Theater Guru)

He was a very important part of Chicago Theater and Comedy.http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chi-sheldon-patinkin-dies-20140921-column.html

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Soundstage 28 at Universal

http://insideuniversal.net/2014/08/historic-stage-28-set-to-close/

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Wrestler Sean O'Haire

Another wrestler death. Sean O'Haire, former WCW and WWE wrestler and MMA fighter apparently committed suicide on Sept. 9. He was with the WWE for about 6 years and was with WCW before that. After...

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Kenny Wheeler

     The great trumpeter and flugelhornist Kenny Wheeler died September 18 in London.  His 1975 album "Gnu High" remains a classic.  Wheeler also appeared on several of former Japan frontman David...

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Linda Griffiths

Canadian actress has died of cancer age 60. Genre TV included FRIDAY THE 13TH, BEYOND REALITY, TWICE IN A LIFETIME.  Also in the TV movie which was an episode of AMERICAN PLAYHOUSE called OVERDRAWN AT...

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George Sluizer

Dutch director of the modern-day suspense classic THE VANISHING as well as its inferior American remake.He was 82, much older than I had thought.

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Audrey Long

Played "the Fay Wray part" in RKO's MOST DANGEROUS GAME remake A GAME OF DEATH (1945) -- which is actually pretty darn good, for what it is. She was married for decades to SAINT creator Leslie...

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Shirley Yamaguchi

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/23/movies/yoshiko-yamaguchi-94-actress-in-propaganda-films-dies.html?_r=0

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Don Keefer - "It's A Good Life" - 98

Actor Don Keefer, who most of the TeeVee generation remembers as the man who was turned into a Jack-in-the-box by Anthony (Billy Mumy) in the It's A Good Life episode of The Twilight Zone, has died at...

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Skip E. Lowe

Skip E. Lowe, who hosted a public access chat show for 35 years, has died at age 85. Lowe lived his entire life on the fringes of show business, believing himself to be a major star. He managed to get...

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Republic serial leading lady

... Peggy Drake, at 19 the female lead in the long-lost (but then finally found) KING OF THE MOUNTIES (1942) with Allan Lane. This leaves Phyllis Coates and ... and ...??She probably didn't do her...

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Sam Hall (Dark Shadows)

TV writer Sam Hall passed on September 26, age 93. He was best known as Dark Shadows' head writer for much of it's run, and for writing the first two Dark Shadows movies. He and his son contributed to...

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ALAN HENNING

British Humanitarian Aid Worker ALAN HENNING, Kidnapped in Syria.

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Paul Revere

The lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders has passed on, according to his official website.

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John J. Lloyd

Emmy-winning production designer and art director of TV and film, whose genre credits began with THE MUNSTERS, THRILLER and ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and went on to include COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN...

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Geoffrey Holder

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/news/a601714/geoffrey-holder-live-and-let-dies-baron-samedi-dies-aged-84.html#~oRW4wYaJkaZEli

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RIP: Saturday Morning Cartoons

Apparently a lot of news-sources are pronouncing the death of Sat-morn animation because last week the CW ended its run of syndicated cartoons. Whether or not they're really most sincerely dead...

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Sarah Goldberg

TV actress died age 40. She had a heart condition & passed away in her sleep. Had recurring roles on 7TH HEAVEN, JUDGING AMY & the 90210 reboot. Was in JURASSIC PARK III & TV movie SAVAGE...

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Diane Nyland

Star of the notoriously awful Canadian sitcom THE TROUBLE WITH TRACY, at the age of 70. For those of you who have never seen this show: it was to the situation comedy what THE STARLOST was to science...

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Jan Hooks

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/09/jan-hooks-dead-dies_n_5961882.htmlShe was part of a great class of performers those years she was on SNL.RIP Jan Hooks

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