Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]
Former Manchester United player Jeff Whitefoot, one of the original ‘Busby Babes’, has died at the age of 90, the club have announced. Whitefoot won the First Division title twice under Sir Matt Busby, in 1952 and 1956, before going on to enjoy FA Cup success with Nottingham Forest in 1959. The England Under-23 wing-half […]
Renowned Albanian novelist Ismail Kadare has died after being taken to hospital in Tirana, his publishing editor said on Monday. He was 88. Kadare has long been mentioned as a possible contender for the Nobel Literature Prize. Onufri Publishing House editor Bujar Hudhri said the author died on Monday. A nurse at the hospital said […]
Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died on Thursday at his family’s Texas ranch near San Antonio, close friend Kent Perkins told The […]
A zoo’s tiger has been put to sleep after his age-related health issues had begun to impact on his quality of life. Bagai an 11-year-old Amur tiger had been at Marwell Wildlife near Winchester since he arrived from Germany in 2013. The zoo said: “Loved by everyone that saw him…. he never failed to make […]
Crazy Town lead singer, Seth Binzer, who rocketed to fame with the song Butterfly, has died at the age of 49, the LA Medical Examiner has said. Binzer, who went by his stage name Shifty Shellshock, founded the band in LA in 1995 alongside Brett Mazur. The group is best known for their third single, […]
Former Gaelic Games commentator Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh has died. He passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 93. He was born in Dún Síon just outside Daingean Uí Chúis (Dingle), Co Kerry, in 1930 and worked as a teacher. His first assignment for RTÉ was to provide an all-Irish commentary on the 1949 […]
Taylor Wily, a former sumo wrestler who became known for his role as confidential informant Kamekona Tupuola on both Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum PI, has died aged 56. Hawaii Five-0 executive producer Peter M Lenkov confirmed his death to The Associated Press and shared multiple tributes to the actor on Instagram, writing “I am devastated. […]
Taylor Wily, a former sumo wrestler who became known for his role as confidential informant Kamekona Tupuola on both Hawaii Five-0 and Magnum PI, has died aged 56. Hawaii Five-0 executive producer Peter M Lenkov confirmed his death to The Associated Press and shared multiple tributes to the actor on Instagram, writing “I am devastated. […]
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has died aged 88 following “a long illness”, his agent CAA confirmed to the PA news agency. The star of Don’t Look Now, Ordinary People, M*A*S*H and Six Degrees Of Separation was the father of actor Kiefer Sutherland. A statement from CAA said: “Acclaimed actor Donald Sutherland died today in Miami, […]
Super Rugby player Connor Garden-Bachop has died at the age of 25, New Zealand Rugby has confirmed. The son of former All Black and Samoa outside-half Stephen and nephew of ex-All Black scrum-half Graeme, the winger had just ended a five-year spell with the Highlanders. He also played for the Maori All Blacks. In a […]