Ben Halpern Dies: Former United Artists & Universal Publicist Was 99

A3 Artists Agency has promoted Danielle De Lawder and Keith Bielory to partners, while also upping Jared Thompson and Marienor Madrilejo to senior agents. De Lawder, who has been with the agency for 19 years, is in the talent division, while Bielory, who joined A3 in 2015, helped grow the company's digital, branding and licensing team on the east coast, based in New York City.

NEW YORK -- A onetime flight attendant who conjured fictional nightmares during breaks on cross country red-eyes has a 7-figure deal for two novels.The Simon & Schuster imprint Avid Reader Press announced Thursday that T.J. Newman's first book, the thriller “Falling,” comes out in July.

Sonny Fox, who hosted the Sunday morning children’s staple Wonderama in the 1960s, died died Sunday in Los Angeles of Covid-19-related pneumonia. He was 95.

Cloris Leachman, a talented, prolific actress who won an Oscar and several Emmys across a consistent career, has died. She was 94.

Natalie Oganesyan editorMichael I. Rudell, a prominent entertainment industry attorney who represented high-profile clients such as novelists Dan Brown and John Grisham, and radio station WGBH, died on Monday in New York City.

Italian film producer Alberto Grimaldi, whose credits include The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and Gangs of New York, has died. He was 95.

Ellise Shafer administratorAlberto Grimaldi, a film producer whose credits include the Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” has died. He was 95.Grimaldi’s son, Maurizio Grimaldi, confirmed his death to Variety, adding that his father died of natural causes.Born in Naples, Italy on March 28, 1925, Grimaldi originally studied law before starting his own production company, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., in 1961.

NEW YORK -- Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-Communist blacklist whose Oscar-nominated script for “The Front” drew upon his years of being unable to work under his own name, died Saturday.

Gregory Sierra, who was a key part of two major 1970s sitcoms as Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son and Sgt. Miguel “Chano” Amenguale on Barney Miller, has died. He was 83.

Ben Halpern, a publicist for Paramount, United Artists, Filmways and Universal, died Saturday at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced. He was 99.

Bob Avian, the dancer-turned-choreographer who played an integral role in such pivotal Broadway musicals as A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Company, Follies and Miss Saigon, died of cardiac arrest yesterday at a hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He was 83.

Harry Brant, a New York socialite, model, writer, and beauty mogul, was found dead on Sunday (17 January) from an accidental overdose of prescription medication. He was 24.

Stephanie Seymour, 52, and Peter Brant Sr.’s youngest son, Harry Brant, has died. Harry’s family released a heartbreaking statement announcing Harry’s sad death at the age of 24 on Jan. 18. He was found dead the day before on Jan. 17.

Philip J. Smith, who as the longtime chairman of Broadway’s Shubert Organization was one of the most influential and powerful forces in American theater, died today in New York City of complications of Covid-19. He was 89.

Sylvain Sylvain, songwriter and founding guitarist with punk icons the New York Dolls, died Wednesday following a battle with cancer. He was 69.

New York Dolls guitarist Sylvain Sylvain has died, aged 69. He was receiving treatment for cancer.“As most of you know, Sylvain battled cancer for the past two and a half years”, reads a statement on his Facebook page this morning.