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Chauncy Glover, a news anchor at KCBS and KCAL in Los Angeles, has died unexpectedly. He was 39. KCAL announced Glover’s death Tuesday, but the cause and exact date were not released. “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of…

Tyka Nelson, the Minneapolis-based singer and sister of the late superstar Prince, died Monday. She was 64. Her death was announced to the Minnesota Star Tribune by her son President Nelson. No cause was given, although she had been in failing health for some time. She had retired from music but was…

UPDATED with more tributes: Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Will Smith, Kamala Harris, Dr. Dre and more are among the latest industry heavyweights to pay tribute to Quincy Jones, the music giant who died Sunday at 91. Steven Spielberg, who directed 1985’s The Color Purple, which Jones produced and…

Jonathan Haze, who originated the Seymour role in cult classic 1960 horror comedy The Little Shop of Horrors during a long collaboration with its director Roger Corman, has died. He was 95. His daughter, Rebecca Haze, told Deadline that he died peacefully of natural causes on November 2 at his home…

Whoopi Goldberg took a moment from The View‘s political debates today to pay an emotional tribute to her friend and mentor Quincy Jones, who died Sunday at the age of 91. Just before the episode’s first commercial break, Goldberg pivoted from the panel’s political discussions to pause, sigh and say…

Friends and family of the late Broadway actor Gavin Creel will host a public memorial celebration at Broadway’s St. James Theatre on Monday, December 2 at 4 p.m./ET, with the tribute continuing the next evening with the dimming of marquee lights at all Broadway theaters. The tradition light dimming…

Quincy Jones, the musician, composer, producer and songwriter whose oeuvre spanned seven decades including producing Michael Jackson’s Thriller to frequent collaborations with Frank Sinatra, producing the big-screen adaptation of The Color Purple and composing some of the most memorable film and TV music…

Alan Rachins, the actor known for his roles on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg, has died. He was 82. The Golden Globe and Emmy nominee died early Saturday morning after experiencing heart failure in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his wife Joanna Frank told The Hollywood Reporter. In…

Central Texas television station KCEN is mourning the loss of beloved news anchor Kris Radcliffe, who died “unexpectedly” Wednesday at the age of 51. His co-anchor Lindsay Liepman broke down in tears during the 10 p.m. telecast Wednesday as she announced Radcliffe’s sudden death. “Kris sat in…

Stephanie Collie, the revered British costume designer who worked on Peaky Blinders, Layer Cake and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels died October 26 of cancer at St Christopher’s Hospice in London following. She was 60 and had a terminal cancer diagnosis six months earlier. Huge stars Collie…

Mel Brooks, who directed Teri Garr in the iconic 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein, remembered the actor upon her death Tuesday, recalling Garr’s talent and spirit. “So very sorry to hear about Teri Garr's passing,” Brooks said in a statement on social media. “She was so talented and so funny. Her…

David Letterman is calling Teri Garr, who died Tuesday, one of his “all time favorite guests,” while Garr’s Mr. Mom costar Michael Keaton laments “a day I feared and knew was coming.” And Richard Dreyfuss, who costarred with Garr in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, remembers her as “vibrant, playful…