Lee Aaker, Child Actor on 'The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,' Dies at 77

Ed Meza @edmezavar“Behind the Headlines,” Daniel Andreas Sager’s thrilling look at how German investigative journalists triggered a political earthquake in Austria that toppled the country’s government, is having its world premiere at Danish doc fest CPH:DOX, where it’s competing for the Fact Award, before unspooling at Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival and opening next month’s DOK.fest München.Sager is now at work on his next documentary project, a film that will accompany international peace

Anne Douglas, a longtime philanthropist and former publicist for the Cannes Film Festival who was married to Hollywood icon Kirk Douglas for 65 years until his death in 2020, died today at her Beverly Hills home. She was 102.

Italy’s most popular singers in the ’60s and ’70s who was also beloved by many fans abroad, died Saturday at her home in Milan. She was 81.In announcing her death, Italy’s Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said Milva’s versatile voice “stirred deep emotions in entire generations.” No cause of death was given.Milva also starred as a stage actress, with a repertoire heavily based on the works of German playwright Bertolt Brecht.

Milva, one of Italy's most popular singers in the '60s and '70s who was also beloved by many fans abroad, died Saturday at her home in Milan. She was 81.

BERLIN -- German-Australian author Walter Kaufmann, who survived the Nazi persecution of Jews and later played a prominent role in the literary scene of Communist East Germany, has died at the age of 97.Kaufmann's death was confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday by Dirk Szuszies, a Berlin filmmaker who made a documentary about the author's life.Born Jizchak Schmeidler to a young Polish Jew in Berlin in 1924, he was adopted at the age of three by a wealthy family — the Kaufmanns — from

Red Arrow Studios International, the distribution arm of German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1's Red Arrow Studios unit, has promotedTim Gerhartz to the position of president and managing director, effective immediately. The company announced the new role for Gerhartz, who has served as senior vp global sales atthe company's Munich office, on Thursday.

Antonio Ferme editorLee Aaker, best known for starring as Corporal Rusty of “B-Company” on the 1950s western series “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” died on April 1. He was 77.Paul Petersen, another former child actor, confirmed the news to Variety and posted a tribute on his Facebook page, along with a signed photo of a young Aaker with Rin Tin Tin, his onscreen canine pal.“Saying Goodbye to Lee Aaker,” Peterson said.

Lee Aaker was a child actor in the 1950s and ‘60s, best known for starring as Rusty on TV’s “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.”Aaker had been in more than a dozen movies before he got his role on “The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin,” including “Jeopardy,” “Arena,” and a notable role in the John Wayne (1907–1979) film “Hondo.” Later, he made TV appearances on “Rescue 8,” “The Donna Reed Show,” “Make Room for Daddy,” and “The Lucy Show.” Among his final credits before leaving Hollywood was a small role in

confirmed via Facebook.“Saying Goodbye to Lee Aaker — you have to be a certain age to remember Rin Tin Tin,” Peterson, 75, wrote in his short but poignant post. “Lee Aaker passed away in Arizona on April 1st, alone and unclaimed … listed as an ‘indigent decedent.’ “Born in Inglewood, California on Sept.

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Lee Aaker, best known as the 1950s child star of The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin, has died at 77. The news comes via a social media post by former child actor and activist Paul Petersen. Petersen said Aaker “passed away in Arizona on April 1st, alone & unclaimed, listed as an ‘indigent decedent.'”

Joseph Siravo, the veteran Broadway actor and educator who played Johnny "Johnny Boy" Soprano on HBO's The Sopranos, has died after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 66.

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