Category Archives: Obituaries
Greg Gumbel, Longtime CBS Sports Broadcaster, Dies at 78
Greg Gumbel, a sports broadcaster for CBS for more than 20 years who covered the NFL and college basketball, died Friday of cancer. He was 78. CBS Sports shared a statement from his wife Marcy and dau...
Pat Saperstein Dec 27, 2024
OG Maco, ‘U Guessed It’ Rapper, Dies at 32
OG Maco, the Atlanta rapper best known for his 2014 hit “U Guessed It,” died at the age of 32. The musician, born Benedict Chiajulam Ihesiba Jr., was admitted to a Los Angeles hospital on ...
Steven J. Horowitz Dec 27, 2024
Manmohan Singh, Architect of Modern India’s Economic Reforms and Former Prime Minister, Dies at 92
Manmohan Singh, India's 13th Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country's economic transformation, died in a New Delhi hospital on Dec. 26 of age-related medical conditions. He was 92. Singh s...
Naman Ramachandran Dec 26, 2024
Richard Parsons, Former Time Warner CEO, Dies at 76
Richard D. Parsons, a pioneering Black business executive who led Time Warner after its disastrous merger with AOL and had a hand in untangling some of the media industry's knottiest dilemmas, died Th...
Pat Saperstein Dec 26, 2024
M.T. Vasudevan Nair, Revered Indian Screenwriter and Literary Icon, Dies at 91
M.T. Vasudevan Nair, celebrated Indian screenwriter, director and novelist, died on Dec. 25 at a hospital in Kozhikode after being admitted to a hospital for breathing difficulties. He was 91. His con...
Naman Ramachandran Dec 25, 2024
Hudson Meek, ‘Baby Driver’ Actor, Dies at 16 After Falling From Moving Vehicle
Hudson Meek, a teen actor who appeared in Edgar Wright’s film “Baby Driver,” died on Dec. 22 in Alabama after falling from a moving vehicle. He was 16. “Our hearts are broken t...
Jordan Moreau Dec 25, 2024
Richard Perry, Music Producer of Hits Including ‘You’re So Vain,’ Dies at 82
Richard Perry, a prominent record producer who helped craft dozens of hits with a polished pop sound throughout the 1970s and ’80s, such as Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,”...
Pat Saperstein Dec 25, 2024
Lenny Borger, Former Variety Paris Correspondent and Longtime Champion of French Film, Dies at 73
Lenny Borger, who served as Variety‘s Paris correspondent and film reviewer throughout the 1980s and who championed French cinema for decades as a researcher and subtitle expert for numerous fil...
Pat Saperstein Dec 23, 2024
Shyam Benegal, Acclaimed Indian Filmmaker, Dies at 90
Shyam Benegal, a pivotal figure in Indian cinema known for his incisive and socially conscious storytelling, died on Monday in Mumbai following a chronic kidney ailment, his daughter confirmed to Indi...
Naman Ramachandran Dec 23, 2024
Burt, Reptilian Star of ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ Dies at More Than 90 Years Old
Burt, the reptilian star of 1980s classic "Crocodile Dundee," has died at the age of at least 90 years old. The croc's death was announced by Australian reptile park Crocosaurus Cove, where Burt lived...
K.J. Yossman Dec 23, 2024