Al Schmitt, Legendary Recording Engineer, Dies at 91

Norman Lloyd, the Emmy-nominated veteran actor, producer and director whose career ranged from The Mercury Theater, Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur and acting with Charlie Chaplin in Limelight to St. Elsewhere, Dead Poets Society and The Practice, died May 10 in his sleep at his Los Angeles home. He was 106. A family friend confirmed the news to Deadline.

Graeme Ferguson, the Canadian filmmaker who co-founded Imax, died on Saturday at the age of 91.

Jimmy Rich, who was Robert Downey Jr.’s longtime personal assistant, died in a car crash Wednesday night. He was 52 and his death was announced by Downey on his Instagram page.

Pierce Fulton has sadly passed away, his brother revealed on social media.

Businessman, philanthropist and art collector Eli Broad, who left an indelible imprint on Los Angeles’ cultural scene, died today at age 87.

Anne Douglas, the widow of Kirk Douglas, has died. The former publicist was 102.

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who piloted the ship from which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left to make their historic first steps on the moon in 1969, died Wednesday of cancer, his family said. He was 90.

On April 21, Bernie Kahn passed away at the Motion Picture Home in Woodland Hills. The writer-producer, who penned over 100 episodes of television throughout his career, was 90.

Alber Elbaz has sadly died.

Marty Bauer, a founder of the United Talent Agency, has died. Bauer, who was 74, died at home in Los Angeles on Friday. He died of natural causes, sources said.

John Travolta, 67, has discussed his grieving process, after his wife Kelly Preston tragically passed away in July 2020. The Grease actor revealed that mourning was a “personal” process in a candid new interview with Esquire Spain. “I have learned that mourning someone, mourning, is personal. Mourning is individual and experiencing your own journey is what can lead to healing,” he explained. Kelly sadly passed away after a two year battle with breast cancer.

Another difficult goodbye. Sir Michael Oswald, former racing advisor and longtime friend of Queen Elizabeth II, passed away at age 86, Us Weekly can confirm.

Sir Michael Oswald, the close friend and racing advisor of Queen Elizabeth, has sadly died at 86.

Walter Mondale, who served as the United States’ Vice President from 1977-1981, has died at 93.

Walter Mondale, who helped to transform the role of the vice president to trusted presidential adviser during Jimmy Carter’s one-term presidency yet suffered a crushing political defeat as the Democratic nominee for president against incumbent Ronald Reagan in 1984, has died.

Queen Elizabeth has not only lost her husband Prince Philip, but her close friend and racing advisor, Sir Michael Oswald, also just passed away at 86.

Scottie Pippen announced that his oldest son, Antron Pippen, died on Sunday, April 18.

NBA legend Scottie Pippen announced the devastating news that his oldest son, Antron, has passed away at the young age of 33.

Alma Wahlberg, mother to actors Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and a regular on the A&E reality series Wahlburgers, has died from an undisclosed illness. She was 78 and her death was confirmed Sunday on social media by her sons, although her date of death was not clarified.