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Science fiction writer and frequent TV contributor Harlan Ellison has died. He was 84. Www.cbr.com/Harlan-ellison-Dies-84/

Eunice Gayson, the first girl to dally with James Bond on screen, has died at the age of 90. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/eunice-gayson-the-first-bond-girl-dies-aged-90/ar-AAyqD6g?ocid=spartandhp May she rest in peace.

Died of apparent suicide in France.

Here is clip of "Kiss Me Kate" from 1958, ten years after the Broadway production opened Per Deadine. Known more for theater than film, she was the original "Kate" on Broadway in "Kiss Me, Kate" Actress Patricia Morison, who brought a touch of grace and style to even her anti-heroine film...

Per the NY Daily News. Margot Kidder, who starred as the Lois Lane to Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent in four "Superman" films in the late '70s and '80s, died Sunday at her home in Montana. She was 69. The actress's cause of death is unknown, and TMZ reports she is survived by one daughter...

Variety has the sad news here.

This one is pretty shocking to me. He was only 65. Most famous for Judge Harry T. Stone on "Night Court", he'll always be the (fictionalized) Dave Barry on "Dave's World" to me.

http://abc7.com/entertainment/actor-r-lee-ermey-of-full-metal-jacket-dies-at-74/3347853/

• He was on countless telefilms and television series throughout the 1960's and 1970's as the dry character actor. • He was the guest actor on many Quinn Martin series: see 12 O'Clock High, The Fugitive, The FBI, Dan August, Cannon, Banyon, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, The...

https://deadline.com/2018/04/steven-bochco-death-prompts-hollywood-outpouring-1202356644/ Hill Street Blues, LA Law, NYPD Blue

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8217500/nanette-fabray-charming-singer-dancer-and-comedienne-dies-at-97 I always enjoyed her TV appearances from the 70s and 80s, especially on One Day at a Time and The Mary Tyler Moore Show as well as various game shows. Too bad more of her earlier TV...

The Hollywood Reporter has shared the news that John Mahoney, who played the title character's intellectually sharp but uncultured father for eleven seasons on "Frasier", has passed away at the age of 77. Mahoney was born in England amidst Nazi bombings during World War II. He emigrated to the...

RIP, Mel Tillis. Another great one gone!

This is terrible news. Very sad. One of my all time favorites. Update: now they say they can not confirm his death. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty-legendary-rocker-is-dead-at-66/

http://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/glen-campbell-dead-at-81

We lost another great one. This past weekend I actually used the line "My name, Jose Jimenez" http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-dana-dead-jose-jimenez-903436

http://tvline.com/2017/06/10/adam-west-dies-batman-dead-age-88/#comment-list-wrapper http://deadline.com/2017/06/adam-west-dies-batman-obituary-1202110954/ Passed away at 88 after short battle with leukemia.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/23/roger-moore-saint-persuader-and-the-suavest-james-bond-dies-aged-89 So much more than just James Bond, and he used his fame to spread good will and charity.

The veteran actor of television and the silver screen passed away in his sleep Sunday morning at age 68. One of the great villain character actors. The first time I remember seeing him was as Lt. Col. Andy Tanner in "Red Dawn". The last time I remember seeing him was as Connie Britton's father...

Then Came Bronson star dies at 77. http://deadline.com/2017/05/michael-parks-dies-then-came-bronson-kill-bill-obituary-1202088830/

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jonathan-demme-dead-silence-of-the-lambs-1202399122/ "Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme has died of cancer complications, his publicist told Variety. He was 73 years old. Demme is best known for directing “The Silence of the Lambs,” the 1991...

I got a million laughs from this guy over the years. His appearances on Johnny Carson are some of my great memories of TV. Don was absolutely hilarious on the Dean Martin roasts as well. Another television icon gone.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-shepard-dead-silent-film-preservation-giant-was-76-970975

From the NY Daily News Dick Gautier, the actor best known for portraying Hymie the Robot in "Get Smart," has died. He was 85. Gautier starred in the original production of "Bye, Bye Birdie" and then went on to land the role of Hymie in the '60s sitcom "Get Smart." The actor, who started out...

WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER, FATHER MULCAHY ON 'MASH,' DIES AT 84

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/debbie-reynolds-dead-dies-carrie-fisher-mother-1201949432/#respond I guess she couldn't bear the loss of her daughter. I'll miss her, Singin' in the Rain is my favorite movie.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/25/entertainment/george-michael-death/index.html (CNN)British pop star George Michael has died, according to Britain's Press Association (PA) news agency. The musician, who shot to fame with the 1980s duo Wham!, was 53 years old.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Bernard-Fox-Film-and-TV-Star-of-BEWITCHED-TITANIC-THE-MUMMY-and-More-Passes-Away-20161214# :( RIP Dr. Bombay

Another one.....Greg Lake of ELP and King Crimson has passed away

From Variety: Van Williams, star of the 1966 TV show “The Green Hornet,” died last Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz., of renal failure. He was 82. “He had a wonderful, caring, and kind heart,” his wife of 57 years, Vicki Williams, told Variety. “He was a wonderful husband, he was a fabulous father...