Obituary | Indie Film & Celebrity Deaths https://www.indiewire.com The Voice of Creative Independence Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:11:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cropped-iw_favicon.png?w=32 Obituary | Indie Film & Celebrity Deaths https://www.indiewire.com 32 32 112084106 Tributes Pour in for Bob Laemmle, Titan of Los Angeles Specialized Movie Theaters https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/theater-owner-bob-laemmle-remembered-by-peers-1235084518/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 23:46:48 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235084518 1235084518 It’s a Sad, Sad, Sad, Sad World — Beloved Repertory Executive Michael Schlesinger Dies at 74 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/michael-schlesinger-dead-74-years-old-obituary-1235084275/ Sat, 11 Jan 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235084275 1235084275 Jeff Baena, ‘The Little Hours’ and ‘Spin Me Round’ Director, Dead at 47 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/jeff-baena-dead-1235082077/ Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:57:21 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235082077 1235082077 Josh Welsh, Film Independent President and Filmmaker Advocate, Dead at 62 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/josh-welsh-film-independent-dies-1235081353/ Thu, 02 Jan 2025 03:25:16 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235081353 1235081353 Linda Lavin, Star of TV’s ‘Alice’ and a Broadway Powerhouse, Dead at 87 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/linda-lavin-dead-1235080945/ Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:06:00 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235080945 1235080945 Charles Shyer Dead at 83: An Epic Comic Mind with an Even Bigger Heart https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/charles-shyer-dead-1235080745/ Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:03:57 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235080745 1235080745 Olivia Hussey Dead at 73: Remembering One of Cinema’s Greatest Ingénues and Final Girls https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/olivia-hussey-dead-1235080558/ Sat, 28 Dec 2024 17:09:04 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235080558 1235080558 Jim Abrahams, ‘Airplane’ Director and One-Third of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker, Dead at 80 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-director-was-80-1235070286/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:47:22 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235070286 1235070286 ‘Candyman’ Star Tony Todd, Known for His Deep, Commanding Voice and Presence, Dead at 69 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/tony-todd-candyman-star-trek-dead-at-69-1235064133/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 17:08:52 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235064133 1235064133 The Late Quincy Jones Reinvented Film Music, Defined ‘Fusion,’ and Did Something Extremely Rare at a Post-Screening Q&A https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/quincy-jones-dead-1235062606/ Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235062606 1235062606 Teri Garr, Beloved Actress Who Made Audiences Laugh in ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dead at 79 https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/teri-garr-dead-1235060917/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:07:00 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235060917 1235060917 Tribute: Lynda Obst Was More Than a Producer. She Had a Voice https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/lynda-obst-remembered-flashdance-producer-was74-1235059489/ Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.indiewire.com/?p=1235059489 1235059489