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Martin A. Grove, Longtime Columnist for The Hollywood Reporter, Dies at 83
He spent 25 years with the publication and lent his considerable film expertise to CNN, ‘Entertainment Tonight,’ Movietime, AMC and KNX as well.
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Peppino Mazzullo, Voice of Topo Gigio, the Italian Puppet on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ Dies at 100
The actor helped bring out a warmer side of the famously wooden host in sketches from 1962-71.
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James Rosenfield, Former Top Executive at CBS, Dies at 97
Mentored by William S. Paley, he served as president of the CBS Television Network and executive vp of the CBS Broadcast Group.
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Mark Piznarski, Director of Milestone ‘Gossip Girl’ Episodes, Dies at 71
As a teen-drama specialist, he helmed the pilot of that series and the ones for ‘Veronica Mars,’ ‘Everwood’ and ‘Relativity.’ He worked on ‘My So-Called Life’ as well.
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Richard S. Reisberg, Top Television Executive at Viacom and MGM/UA, Dies at 85
He also worked at Reeves Entertainment and Lionsgate during his long career.
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Richard Harrison, Star of Spaghetti Westerns and Sword-and-Sandal Flicks, Dies at 90
The Salt Lake City native left Hollywood for Italy in the early 1960s and built a thriving B-movie career away from home.
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Dick Guttman, Veteran Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 93
His clients included Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and William Shatner.
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Elliot Graham, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on ‘Milk,’ Dies at 50
He also worked on the films 'Steve Jobs,' 'Captain Marvel' and 'No Time to Die.'
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Anjanette Comer, Actress in ‘The Loved One’ and ‘The Appaloosa,’ Dies at 86
She also starred in 'Quick, Before It Melts,' 'Guns for San Sebastian' and 'The Baby' but made a few career missteps along the way.
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James Sloyan, Actor in ‘The Sting,‘ ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Oh Madeline,’ Dies at 85
He also appeared five times on television in the 'Star Trek' universe and was the voice of Lexus in commercials for almost two decades.
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Gerrit Graham, Actor in ‘Phantom of the Paradise,’ ‘Pretty Baby’ and ‘Used Cars,’ Dies at 77
He also came up with “Patience runs out on the junkie,” the first line in the Bob Weir/Grateful Dead song “Victim or the Crime.”
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Rosalind Ashford, Original Martha and the Vandellas Singer, Dies at 83
The soprano from Detroit performed on hits including “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Quicksand.”
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