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…

Swedish actress Bibi Andersson, who starred in 13 Ingmar Bergman films died on Sunday, according to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. She was 83. According to Aftonbladet, Andersson had a stroke in 2009, and had been ill and living in a nursing home for some time. "She has been sick for many years, but it is sad. I found…

Allan Cole, a screenwriter, author and award-winning journalist, has died. He was 75. The WGA said he died Friday, in Boca Raton, FL, after battling cancer. Cole and his late writing partner, Chris Bunch, sold more than 150 television and film scripts, but he probably was best known for co-authoring the Sten science…

Tom Hatten, a former actor, announcer and KTLA host died Saturday at age 92, the Los Angeles television station reported. The station said it learned of Hatten’s passing from his longtime friend and former KTLA producer, Joe Quasarano. Hatten joined the station as an announcer in 1952. He went on to host the…

KVII-TV said "Daybreak" director Malcolm Montgomery died "doing what he most loved – serving our viewers by putting together the best morning news show he could."