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British TV chef Gary Rhodes died from a bleed on his brain during a break in filming on a new show for ITV, his family has said. In a press statement sent to Deadline, Rhodes’ family moved to end speculation around his cause of death, confirming that he suffered a subdural hematoma after a day’s filming. The family…

UPDATE:  “Hollywood Superman” Christopher Dennis will be buried in his costume, after an anonymous donor stepped up to pay for his funeral and fulfill his final wishes. A crowdfunding campaign had been started to provide funeral costs for Dennis, who was homeless and died trying to obtain clothing from a donation bin…

Clive James, the Australian-born, UK-based, television critic and broadcaster, has died aged 80. James, well known to UK audiences for his dry wit, died on Sunday November 24 after a ten-year battle with terminal illnesses. He was well known for hosting British series Clive James on Television, where he skewered shows…

Jonathan Miller, a distinguished British theatre and opera director, writer and TV producer, has died at the age of 85 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Miller’s family confirmed his death and said he passed away “peacefully at home” following a multi-hyphenated career in arts and entertainment, on which he…

UPDATED: British TV chef Gary Rhodes has died aged 59 during a break in filming on a new show for UK broadcaster ITV. Rhodes’s death was confirmed in a statement issued by his family, who said: “The Rhodes family are deeply saddened to announce the passing of beloved husband, father and brother, Gary Rhodes OBE. “Gary…

UPDATED with Viacom statement: Frank Biondi Jr., a stalwart in the top echelons of the entertainment industry as the former CEO  of Viacom, Universal Studios, and HBO, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 74. Biondi died at his home after a battle with bladder cancer, according to family and former business associates…

John Simon, whose biting, sometimes personal New York Magazine theater reviews drew devoted readers and withering criticism of their own, died yesterday at a hospital in Valhalla, New York. He was 94. Simon’s death was announced on the Facebook page of his wife, Patricia Hoag Simon. “My husband John Simon died last…

Restaurant and nightclub entrepreneur Harry Morton, who owned the Pink Taco eateries and the famed Viper Room nightclub, has died at age 38. He was found unresponsive by his younger brother, Matthew, in his Beverly Hills home Saturday afternoon. No cause of death has been determined. An autopsy will be performed to…

The dead body of K-pop star Goo Hara was found Sunday at her home in Seoul, South Korea. The discovery comes a few months after a reported suicide attempt, although the cause of death is not immediately clear. Hara was a member of the girl group Hara starting in 2008, then became a solo artist. In March, an…

Arthur Marks, a writer, producer and director best known for his work on CBS series Perry Mason and for directing blaxploitation films, has died at age 92, his family confirmed to Deadline. Marks was born August 2, 1927 in Los Angeles. His grandparents acted in silent pictures and his father Dave Marks was an…

Gahan Wilson, whose sometimes macabre cartoons were once a staple of The New Yorker, Playboy and National Lampoon, died Thursday from complications of dementia. He passed in Scottsdale Arizona at age 89, according to his son. Wilson’s staple was black humor. In a 2013 film documentary on his life, Gahan Wilson: Born…

Michael J. Pollard, whose long list of acting credits stretches back to the late 1950s but likely will is best remembered for his Oscar-nominated, star-making turn as the dimwitted but lovable sidekick C.W. Moss in 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde, has died. He was 80. His death was announced on Facebook today by filmmaker Rob…