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Sander Vanocur, a network news correspondent who covered presidential elections, the White House and the Falkland Islands War, has died. He was 91. Vanocur passed away Monday night in a hospice facility in Santa Barbara, California of complications from dementia, his son, Chris Vanocur, told The Associated Press. The…

Ted Summers, a television editor whose credits included Barney Miller, General Hospital and the broadcast of Alice Cooper: Welcome to My Nightmare, for which he won an Emmy Award, has died. He was 82. Summers passed away today of a heart attack in Santa Clarita, California, his family said. The Texas native was born…

Grant Thompson, star and creator of viral YouTube channel The King of Random, has died at age 38, his family said. Thompson was killed in a paragliding accident Monday evening, TMZ reported. His body was recovered early Tuesday morning in St. George, Utah, after his family filed a missing person's report when he…

João Gilberto, the Brazilian singer and composer best known as a pioneer of the bossa nova style of music, died Saturday in Rio de Janerio. He was 88. Numerous media outlets reported Gilberto’s death, including the BBC. His son confirmed the news in a Facebook post. “His fight was noble, he tried to maintain dignity,&#8221…

Bernie McGee, star of the TLC reality series Seeking Sister Wife, has died from heat stroke and a heart attack. He was age 41. "Our hearts go out to the McGee family following the loss of husband and father Bernie McGee," TLC wrote in an online tribute Monday. "Our thoughts are with them during this difficult…

Writer, director and photographer Bill Wittliff, who penned the script for iconic 1980s television miniseries Lonesome Dove, died Sunday of a heart attack. He was 79. Wittliff's numerous credits included screenplays for the 1994 film Legends of the Fall starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins and Aidan Quinn; The Perfect S…

Daniel Wright, a contestant who appeared on Seasons 7 and 8 of NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has died after battling cancer. He was 30. Wright passed away Sunday morning from leukemia, several former Biggest Loser participants confirmed in Facebook posts. "I am so so heartbroken to hear about Daniel Wright this morning,"…

Austrian Formula One champion Niki Lauda has died at the age of 70, according to his family. “With deep sadness, we announce that our beloved Niki has peacefully passed away with his family on Monday,” The Austria Press Agency reported his family said. The racing legend earned F1 world champion titles in 1975, 1977…

Sammy Shore, who co-founded the World Famous Comedy Store in Los Angeles has died. He was 92. The stand-up comedian passed away of natural causes at his home in Las Vegas and was surrounded by family, according to a tribute posted Saturday on The Comedy Store’s<a…

Retired Hollywood talent agent and casting director Tom Jennings has died. He was 81. Jennings lost his life in an accidental house fire on Bainbridge Island in Washington state on April 18, his family said in a statement to Deadline. According to the Kitsap Sun newspaper, the fire broke out in a condominium unit that…

Peggy Lipton, a former model and actress known for her roles on TV's The Mod Squad and Twin Peaks, has died after battling cancer, according to published reports. She was 72. Lipton’s daughters from her marriage to music producer Quincy Jones, Rashida and Kidada Jones, announced her death Saturday. "She made her…

George Litto, a longtime Hollywood talent agent who represented blacklisted writers and collaborated with Melvin Van Peeples and Ossie Davis, has died. He was 88. Litto passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on April 29 from complications of aortic stenosis, his daughter and business partner, Andria Litto, told Dea…