In Remembrance:2007

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Charles Lane, a prolific character actor best known for playing crotchety authority figures, died Monday. He was 102.

Lane's career spanned more than 70 years. He was in It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, I Love Lucy, and Petticoat Junction. He continued to act into his 90s.


I cannot imagine that anyone has not seen his work in one form or another. What a workhorse. Sad to see him go.
 

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Tammy Faye Messner Dies at 65

Tammy Faye Messner, who as Tammy Faye Bakker helped her husband, Jim, build a multimillion-dollar evangelism empire and then watched it collapse in disgrace, has died. She was 65.

Messner had battled colon cancer since 1996 that more recently spread to her lungs. She died peacefully Friday at her home near Kansas City, Mo., said Joe Spotts, her manager and booking agent.

A family service was held Saturday in a private cemetery, where her ashes were interred, he said.

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Last King of Afghanistan Dies at 92

Mohammad Zahir Shah, the last king of Afghanistan who returned from three decades of exile to bless his war-battered country's fragile course toward democracy, died Monday, President Hamid Karzai said. He was 92.

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Cinematographer Laszlo Kovacs dies at 74

Laszlo Kovacs, one of Hollywood's most influential and respected directors of photography, died Saturday night in his sleep. He was 74.

Kovacs lensed the landmark cinematic achievement "Easy Rider" and compiled about 60 credits including "Five Easy Pieces," "Shampoo," "Paper Moon," "New York, New York," "What's Up, Doc," "Ghostbusters," "My Best Friend's Wedding" and "Miss Congeniality."

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German actor Ulrich Muhe, who starred in The Lives of Others, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, died Sunday of stomach cancer. He was 54.

Ulrich won the best actor prize at the European Film Awards last year for The Lives of Others.
 

Ingmar Bergman, who was widely considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, has died. He was 89.

Among Bergman's body of work is The Seventh Seal, Wild Strawberries, Fanny and Alexander, Persona, Smiles of a Summer Night, and Autumn Sonata (with Ingrid Bergman, no relation). He was also a noted stage director.
 

French actor Michel Serrault dies

Michel Serrault, star of the 1978 comedy "La Cage aux Folles" and one of the most popular actors in France, has died, the government said on Monday. He was 79.

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Tom Snyder of 'Tomorrow Show' dies at 71

Tom Snyder, whose smoke-filled interviews were a staple of late night television and an inspiration for Dan Aykroyd on "Saturday Night Live," has died after a struggle with leukemia. He was 71.

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Its been a big day in "celebrity" deaths...

Bill Walsh, creator of the West Coast Offense that took the San Francisco 49ers to 3 Superbowl championships (and which was copied by so many other teams in the NFL, its become almost the standard offensive set) died today from complications from leukemia at age 75.
 

Michelangelo Antonioni, the Italian director who depicted alienation in films like Blow Up, The Passenger, and L'Avventura, died yesterday. He was 94.

Antonoini was known for his slow-moving camera. He won a lifetime achievement Oscar in 1995, but it was stolen.
 

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