Celebrity Life
Marilyn Bergman, Oscar-Winning Lyricist of ‘The Way We Were,’ Dead at 93
Music industry giant also co-wrote "The Windmills of Your Mind" with her husband Alan, with whom she formed a Grammy Song of the Year-winning partnership
Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder, Dead at 79
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee appeared on classic songs like "Give Up the Funk," "Flash Light," and more before leaving group in 1977
Norman Jewison: Why Sidney Poitier Was Perfect for ‘In the Heat of the Night’
The director of the Oscar-winning film pays tribute to Poitier, who passed away at the age of 94, and remembers their work together on a "revolutionary" movie
Sidney Poitier, Oscar-Winning Actor and Activist Who Made History, Dead at 94
The groundbreaking Hollywood star became the first Black man to win Best Actor at the Oscars for his performance in 1963's Lilies of the Field
Peter Bogdanovich, New Hollywood Auteur of ‘Paper Moon,’ ‘Last Picture Show,’ Dead at 82
The celebrated filmmaker broke-out with his 1968 thriller Targets and also scored a box office smash with the 1972 screwball classic, What's Up, Doc?
Harry Reid, a Take-No-Prisoners Champion of the Democratic Party, Dead at 82
The longtime Nevada senator guided passage of key Obama legislation and turned Nevada into a Democratic stronghold
John Madden, NFL Hall of Fame Coach and Broadcasting Icon, Dead at 85
"Nobody loved football more than Coach. He was football," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said
Jean-Marc Vallée, ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Director, Dead at 58
Big Little Lies director found dead in Quebec City, Canada
J.D. Crowe, Bluegrass Banjo Icon, Dead at 84
With his band the New South, the Kentucky native expanded the often constrictive boundaries of bluegrass and spotlighted players like Keith Whitley, Jerry Douglas, and Tony Rice
Joan Didion Says ‘Goodbye to All That’: Literary Icon Dead at 87
Novelist, essayist, critic, and journalist died after a battle with Parkinson's disease
Morphine Drummer Billy Conway Dead at 65
As part of revered Boston groups Treat Her Right and Morphine, the drummer blended jazz, blues, and rock into a sui generis sound
Il Divo Singer Carlos Marín Dead at 53 Following Illness
"There wiIl never be another voice or spirit like Carlos," pop-opera vocal group says