The US Marine Corps deadliest sniper, Charles “Chuck” Mawhinney, who went nearly two decades avoiding any recognition for his kill record until he was ousted in a book, has died. Mawhinney died at his home in Baker City, Oregon, on Feb. 12, The Baker City Herald reported. He was 75. Born in Lakeview, Oregon, Mawhinney began his … Read more
The official cause of death for Dana Carvey‘s son Dex has been revealed. The L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Tuesday that Carvey died from a lethal combination of fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine and the cause is listed as accidental. The report confirms his parents” initial statement when Carvey passed on November 15, 2023. “Last … Read more
Actor Alec Musser, best known for playing Del Henry in the soap opera “All My Children,” died Friday. He was 50. Musser died at his home in Del Mar, California, his fiancée, Paige Press and uncle Robert confirmed to TMZ. Musser’s cause of death was not revealed. “My heart is so broken … Today is … Read more
Joseph Lelyveld, who won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction for his book, Move Your Shadow: South Africa, Black and White, and was a former executive editor and foreign correspondent for The New York Times, died on Friday at his Manhattan home. He was 86 and succumbed to complications of Parkinson’s disease, according to Janny … Read more
A celebration of life is being planned for Doris Yaffe, a former Saks Fifth Avenue executive who wove activism into her work decades before it was fashionable to do so. Yaffe, 94, died of natural causes in her Lewis Wharf apartment in Boston on Dec. 7, according to Jacob Abrams, Yaffe’s great nephew. As much … Read more
A celebration of life is being planned for Dorris Yaffe, a former Saks Fifth Avenue executive who wove activism into her work decades before it was fashionable to do so. Yaffe, 94, died of natural causes in her Lewis Wharf apartment in Boston on Dec. 7, according to Jacob Abrams, Yaffe’s great nephew. As much … Read more
Actor-producer Keisha Nash Whitaker, ex-wife of actor Forest Whitaker, died from alcohol-related liver disease, according to her death certificate obtained by TMZ. The death certificate also reveals Nash Whitaker suffered from acute renal failure, a symptom of anorexia, a significant contributing factor to her death, according to TMZ. Nash Whitaker died December 7 at the … Read more
Gustavo Cisneros, a businessman who expanded his family business into one of the biggest and most diversified holdings in Latin America in the late 20th century, has died. His company, the Cisneros Group, confirmed his death Friday on social media, calling him a “leader who transcended business, characterized by his strategic vision and commitment to … Read more
Les McCann, acclaimed jazz pianist and vocalist whose greatest commercial success came with the 1969 song “Compared to What”, from his album Swiss Movement, criticizing the Vietnam War, has died. His longtime manager Alan Abrahams confirmed to multiple media outlets that McCann died Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles where he had been admitted … Read more
Hollywood and the entertainment industry lost a number of giants during 2023, from Norman Lear, Raquel Welch, Harry Belafonte, Matthew Perry and André Braugher to Tony Bennett, Tina Turner and Robbie Robertson. Here is Deadline’s annual tribute to those who left us during the past year, with each photo in the gallery also including a feature-length … Read more
