Bob Biggs, Founder of Slash Records, Dies at 74

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorNorm Crosby, the Borscht Belt comedian who was known for his frequent malapropisms, died Saturday in Los Angeles. He was 93.His wife told the Hollywood Reporter he died of heart failure.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsNorm Crosby, a comedian known as the “Master of Malaprop” has died.

Cheryl Tiano, an agent for the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency who represented composers for film, television and video games, died Monday in Los Angeles of complications from heart surgery, a publicist announced. She was 59.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerElsa Raven, a character actress whose memorable turns were highlighted by her role as the “Save The Clock Tower” lady in the original Back to the Future, died Tuesday at home in Los Angeles. Her death was confirmed by her agent, David Shaul.Raven, whose real name was Elsa Rabinowitz, was born September 21, 1929, in Charleston, SC, the fourth child of Louis and Rosalie Rabinowitz.

told The Los Angeles Times that he is “thrilled” with ticket sales — despite the fact that the film starring Robert Pattinson has grossed just $53.8 million since it hit theaters in the US on Sept.

LOS ANGELES -- Carol Arthur DeLuise, an actor who appeared in several Mel Brooks films and was the widow of Dom DeLuise, has died. She was 85.A family statement said DeLuise died Sunday in Los Angeles after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease.One of her most memorable roles was in Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles,” as Harriet Johnson, a schoolmarm who is among the residents of a Western town offended when a Black sheriff is appointed.

Marge Champion, who served as the real-life model for Snow White, then teamed with her husband and dance partner, Gower Champion, for Broadway musicals, television shows and movies, has died. She was 101.

LOS ANGELES -- James Redford, a filmmaker, activist and son of actor Robert Redford, has died.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticSpencer Davis, the Welsh rhythm guitarist and songwriter who lent his name to one of the most popular and influential British Invasion groups of the 1960s with hits including “Gimme Some Lovin’” and “I’m a Man”, died Monday of pneumonia in Los Angeles.

Dana Baratta, a writer and producer on such shows as Dawson's Creek, Private Practice and Jessica Jones, died Sunday at her Los Angeles home after a long battle with ovarian cancer, her family announced. She was 59.

LOS ANGELES -- Father Bill Moore, a Catholic priest and prominent abstract expressionist who spent decades spreading spiritualism through his paintings, has died at age 71.Moore died Sunday at a Southern California hospice, his longtime friend and art representative, Tom Irwin, told The Associated Press on Monday.

Francia Raisa took to Instagram on Sunday afternoon to share a terrifying experience while driving on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. The Secret Life of the American Teenager actress, 32 — who donated a kidney to best friend, Selena Gomez in 2017 — was visibly shaken up after she claimed Donald Trump supporters “boxed in” her vehicle, nearly causing her to crash.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerBob Biggs, who founded one of the most influential punk rock labels of the 20th century, died in Tehachapi, Calif. after a long illness, according to his former publicist.