Maharis co-starred with Martin Milner in “Route 66,” and received an Emmy nomination for his role as Buz, a handsome beatnik-adjacent working class guy. […]
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF — Actor George Maharis, the star of TV’s “Route 66,” who went on to appear on “Fantasy Island” and other shows, died here May 24.
Zurich Switzerland — Singer and actress Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like “The Best” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” made her a superstar, has died at her home near here. She was 83.
Turner had suffered a number of health issues in recent years including cancer, […] Virginia — Raymond Austin, a prolific director of episodic television, died at his home here May 17. He was 90. He began his career as a stunt man and was later known as an accomplished director and producer.
MSTies may remember that he directed two episodes of the series “The Master” that […] CHICAGO — Jerry Springer, the celebrated talk show host and former Mayor of Cincinnati, died April 27, at his home here, after a “brief illness.” He was 79.
Springer was best known for his 27-year, near-4,000-episode run as the host of the eponymous talkshow, which featured guests who purportedly engaged in controversial […] Norman Reynolds, the two-time Oscar-winning production and art designer, one of the creative forces behind the look of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” movies and who director Steven Spielberg once called the “creative core” of the franchises, died April 6. He was 89.
Early in his career, he worked as assistant […] |
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