Katharine Hepburn
Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ Dies at 82
Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerker Love Story, has died. He was 82. O’Neal died Friday, his son Patrick O’Neal, a sportscaster with Bally Sports West in Los Angeles, reported on Instagram. […]
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Inga Swenson, Actress on Broadway and Gretchen the Cook on ‘Benson,’ Dies at 90
Inga Swenson, the two-time Tony-nominated singer and actress who as the dictatorial German cook Gretchen Kraus sparred with Robert Guillaume‘s character on the 1980s ABC sitcom Benson, has died. She was 90. Swenson died Sunday night of natural causes in hospice care in Los Angeles, her son, Mark Harris, told The Hollywood Reporter. Swenson […]
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Barbara Walters, Trailblazing Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 93
Barbara Walters, the glass ceiling-shattering newswoman whose intimate television interviews with celebrities and world figures blended show business and journalism and induced many a tear, has died. She was 93. Walters, the first female co-host of the Today show, the first evening news anchorwoman in broadcast history and a co-creator and co-host of The View, died […]
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Billy Watson, Child Actor in ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ and ‘In Old Chicago,’ Dies at 98
Billy Watson, a former child actor from a famous Hollywood family of child actors who appeared in such classic films as Show Boat, In Old Chicago and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, has died. He was 98. Watson died Feb. 17 of natural causes at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, his family […]
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Joan Copeland, Broadway and Soap Actress and Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies at 99
Joan Copeland, the actress and sister of legendary playwright Arthur Miller whose six-decade Broadway career included performances in Detective Story and Pal Joey, has died. She was 99. Copeland died early Tuesday in her sleep at her Manhattan home on Central Park West, her son, Eric, told The Hollywood Reporter. One of the first members […]
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Scotty Bowers, “Male Madame” to the Stars, Dies at 96
Scotty Bowers, whose explicit, best-selling 2012 memoir revealed a covert realm of Golden Age Hollywood sexuality, died Sunday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon. He was 96.
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Critic’s Picks: A September To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A.
A classic lesbian drama, French noirs starring Alain Delon and Jean Gabin and a series of matinees devoted to Katharine Hepburn are among the plentiful vintage and classic options for SoCal film buffs this month.
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Faye Dunaway to Play Katharine Hepburn on Broadway
The Oscar winner will return to the Great White Way after an absence of more than 35 years to star in a new version of Matthew Lombardo's 2002 solo play, 'Tea at Five.'
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Critic’s Picks: A June To-Do List for Film Buffs in L.A.
Between Charlie Chaplin matinees, a new “unrestored” 70mm version of '2001: A Space Odyssey' and a rarely shown George Stevens gem, Los Angeles kicks off its summer classic and vintage offerings in style.
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Anthony Harvey, Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘The Lion in Winter,’ Dies at 87
The Londoner also helmed 'Dutchman' and 'They Might Be Giants,' edited Kubrick films and enjoyed a "hysterical" moment at the 1969 Academy Awards.
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James Prideaux, Screenwriter, Playwright and Katharine Hepburn Collaborator, Dies at 88
He did three telefilms with the actress late in her career after she brought him from New York to Hollywood.
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The Jewelry, the Art and the Collectibles of Lauren Bacall That Are Going to Auction
Before a spring auction in New York, possessions of the late icon go on display Feb. 27 in L.A. with everything from sculptures by Henry Moore to paintings by moonlighting artist Henry Fonda.
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