23 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

 

I didn’t know about his son’s overdose while awaiting prosecution for allegedly killing the granddaughter. How tragic.

“Defying death, he had—and retains—a marmoreal authority that will not countenance any ambition not absolute.” Read Peter Schjeldahl’s obituary for Frank Stella, who died today, at 87. https://t.co/OGI1lXZNFq

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 4, 2024

 

https://deadline.com/2024/05/barbara-o-jones-dead-actress-independent-black-cinema-was-82-obituary-1235904830/

Jones was luminous in Daughters Of The Dust”. May she RIP.

https://televisionau.com/2024/05/obituary-brian-wenzel.html

Susan Buckner, Cheerleader Patty Simcox in ‘Grease,’ Dies at 72
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/susan-buckner-dead-grease-patty-simcox-1235893023/

Shocking. The man helped to soundtrack so much of my teenage years:

 

Breaking news: Steve Albini, the storied producer and icon of underground rock, has died https://t.co/ws4l8RdHzi

— Pitchfork (@pitchfork) May 8, 2024

 

That drum sound is so signature.

Novelist and campaigner Dame Shirley Conran dies aged 91

"Lace" is one of those books/miniseries that epitomizes the flashy decade that was the 1980s. Nostalgia of the highest degree for those of us who were young then.

 

The woman who gave us the immortal line "Which one of you bitches is my mother?"

RIP Ms. Conran.

 

I don't live in CA so I've really only seen him a few times on youtube when I've watched some particular celebrity interview. He seemed like a personable guy. The article includes some celebrity reactions, including Richard Simmons.

Sam Rubin, Los Angeles TV mainstay, dead at 64
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/entertainment/sam-rubin-death/index.html

The legendary Roger Corman, who launched so many careers (Scorsese, Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich and so many more) and was unbelievably prolific, has died at 98. @DRW50

From not long ago:

Here is some of his recent appearance on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder, where he was honored with a screening of several of his films. I had a feeling his time was short but I am so glad they got to honor him in this way.

If you have never seen Easy Rider, Peter Bogdanovich's stunning debut film Targets, or Corman's own The Trip (written by Jack Nicholson) or A Bucket of Blood (or his Poe film cycle, especially The Masque of the Red Death and The Tomb of Ligeia) I highly recommend them all - Corman had a major hand in either directing, producing or shepherding and growing the talent behind all of them. Film would not be what it is today without him.

Edited May 12, 20241 yr by Vee