An Italian-American from Brooklyn, Saxon played characters of various ethnicities during his long career.
MSTies will of course […]
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn.– John Saxon, the rugged actor who kicked around with Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon” and appeared in three “Nightmare on Elm Street” movies, died here of pneumonia July 25. He was 83.
Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades, and helped himself and some fans strike it rich with the game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” died July 24. He was 88.
Celebrities routinely stopped by Philbin’s eponymous syndicated morning show, but its […] ROME — Italian composer Ennio Morricone, the Oscar winner best known for creating movie scores that accentuated the dialogue-free tension of the “spaghetti” Westerns directed by Sergio Leone, died here July 6 following complications from a fall. He was 91.
MSTies will recall that, in addition to his more famous movie […] LOS ANGELES–Actor Fabrizio Mioni died here on June 8. He discovered his acting talents participating in numerous Italian films and theatrical productions and was encouraged to come to Los Angeles. In mid-life he pursued a second successful career in interior design. He was 89.
MSTies will remember his performances as Jason in the […] TOKYO–Composer and arranger Katsuhisa Hattori, who worked on many theme songs for TV programs and movies and was also active in pop arrangements, died here June 11th. He was 83.
He wrote for many TV shows and movies, including the theme song of the popular anime “Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and the […] |
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