Howard Storm, Stand-Up Comic and ‘Mork & Mindy’ Director, Dies at 94

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Howard Storm, who ditched a career as a stand-up comic to become a director who called the shots for such sitcoms as Rhoda, Mork & Mindy, Laverne & Shirley and Valerie, died Tuesday. He was 94. Storm died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, his son Anthony Storm told The Hollywood Reporter….

#Shannon Wilcox, Actress in ‘Songwriter,’ ‘Six Weeks’ and ‘Dallas,’ Dies at 80

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Shannon Wilcox, a character actress who appeared alongside Willie Nelson in Songwriter, with Dudley Moore in Six Weeks and opposite Al Pacino in Frankie and Johnny, has died. She was 80. Wilcox died Sept. 2 in Los Angeles, her daughter, actress-director Kelli Williams — she played attorney Lindsay Dole on The Practice — told The…

#Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101

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Walter Mirisch, Oscar-Winning Producer of ‘In the Heat of the Night,’ Dies at 101 Walter Mirisch, the legendary independent-minded producer who is the only person to receive the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences’ Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, the Irving G. Thalberg Award and an Oscar for best picture, has died. He was 101. …

#Cindy Williams, Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 75

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Cindy Williams, Star of ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies at 75 Cindy Williams, the energetic actress who appeared in a pair of Oscar best picture nominees before starring as the idealistic Shirley Feeney on the beloved ABC sitcom Laverne & Shirley, has died. She was 75. Williams died in Los Angeles on Wednesday after a brief…

#Eerie similarity in ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Princess Diaries’ discovered — fans are shocked

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“Eerie similarity in ‘Pretty Woman,’ ‘Princess Diaries’ discovered — fans are shocked” It happens all the time — at least in Garry Marshall flicks. Some directors are known for working with the same actors time and time again, but Marshall seems to have taken the practice to a new level. Eagle-eyed rom-com enthusiasts recently discovered…

#James J. Murakami, Emmy-Winning Art Director on ‘Deadwood,’ Dies at 91

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James J. Murakami, Emmy-Winning Art Director on ‘Deadwood,’ Dies at 91 James J. Murakami, the admired art director, production designer and set designer who earned an Emmy for Deadwood and an Oscar nomination for Changeling, one of the dozen films he worked on for director Clint Eastwood, has died. He was 91. Murakami died Dec….

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#Albert Brenner, Acclaimed Production Designer on ‘The Sunshine Boys,’ ‘The Missouri Breaks’ and ‘Pretty Woman,’ Dies at 96

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Albert Brenner, Acclaimed Production Designer on ‘The Sunshine Boys,’ ‘The Missouri Breaks’ and ‘Pretty Woman,’ Dies at 96 Albert Brenner, the innovative production designer, art director and five-time Oscar nominee whose work was admired in films from Fail Safe, Bullitt and Point Blank to The Sunshine Boys, The Turning Point and Backdraft, has died. He…

#Carl Kleinschmitt, Writer on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and ‘MAS*H,’ Dies at 85

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Carl Kleinschmitt, Writer on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 85 Carl Kleinschmitt, the sitcom writer who worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show and M*A*S*H and created two series starring Sandy Duncan and the football comedy 1st and Ten, has died. He was 85. Kleinschmitt died Thursday night of complications from…