Gloria Vanderbilt, artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress and the mother of CNN’s Anderson Cooper, has died. She died Monday morning at her New York City home, surrounded by family and friends, CNN announced. She was 95. “Gloria Vanderbilt was an extraordinary woman, who loved life, and lived it on her own…

Producer Katherine “Katy” Textor, who collaborated with Morley Safer on nearly all of his reports over his last years on 60 Minutes, died of cancer Friday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. She was 45 and her death was reported by CBS. Textor came to CBS News in 2003 from ABC News, where she was a…

Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director whose visionary interpretation of Romeo and Juliet was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. He was 96 and passed at his residence in Rome. Zeffirelli was prolific in film, theater and opera over his long career, and was known for his epic scale in his productions. He staged…

Linda Giannecchini, who worked for the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for five decades, died at home on June 11th in San Francisco, CA of natural causes. She was 70 years old. Giannecchini held nearly every elective office in NATAS, serving as a chapter president, governor, vice chair and secretary of…

Edith Gonzalez, an actress for Spanish-language television networks Televisa, Telemundo and TV Azteca, has died. She had battled cancer for three years before succumbing at age 54. Gonzalez was diagnosed three years ago with ovarian cancer. She entered remission in 2017, but it returned this year. Throughout her…

Lew Klein, founder of NATPE and a broadcasting pioneer who helped create American Bandstand, has died. He was 91 and no cause of death was given. NATPE chairman Andy Kaplan issued a statement on Klein’s passing: "It is with the deepest regret that we inform you that Lew Klein, NATPE's founder and guiding light, has…

United Artists Eastern Theaters and Warner Bros. International Exhibitor Boss and film producer Salah M. Hassanein passed away on Friday, June 7 at his home in Del Mar, California. He was 98. Born in Egypt in 1921, Hassanein came to the United States in 1945. He served in the US Armed Forces from 1945 to 1947. He…

Endeavor Content television executive Max Saines has died from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a pre-existing heart condition. He was 28 years old.   Saines began his career in the mailroom at WME, later joining the trainee program and working in the agency's television department. He joined Endeavor Content in 2017 and…

Six-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dr. John has died. His death was announced on his official Facebook page by his family. “Towards the break of day on June 6, 2019, iconic music legend Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr., professionally known as Dr. John, passed away of a heart attack,” said the…

Sergio Gonzalez, a favorite waiter of Hollywood stars, rock legends and ordinary customers during his long career at Musso & Frank’s Grill, has died. He passed on Tuesday at his home in Sylmar from a heart attack at age 66. The announcement was made by Mark Echeverria, the restaurant's COO/CFO/proprietor and a…

Leah Chase, who taught the nation about Creole food at her Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans and was a celebrity chef who appeared in numerous TV shows and  film documentaries, has died. She passed Saturday at her son’s home near her New Orleans restaurant. Chase and her husband, Edgar “Dooky’ Chase, had the…

The inspiration for Denzel Washington’s drug-dealing mogul in the 2007 film American Gangster has died. Frank Lucas was 88 and died while being transported to a New Jersey hospital. Lucas and his wife, Julianna Farrait-Rodriguez, were once referred to as the black Bonnie & Clyde for their close alliance. She was…