Marcia Nasatir Dies: Pioneering Production Exec Worked On Best Picture Winners ‘Rocky’, ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’

A 7-year-old boy who spent some time in late July swimming in a northern California lake has died after he contracted an “extremely rare” brain-eating amoeba in the water.

Caitlyn Jenner kicked off a month-long campaign tour Thursday in her bid to become California’s next governor and raised fresh questions about her motive for entering the contest.

California reported 14,099 new cases on Friday, the highest one-day total the state has seen since February 1, 2021. That is up from 10,450 new cases reported the day before, and comes amid a general trend of rising cases and quickly rising infection rates.

Gavin Newsom kicked off a weekend statewide tour to campaign against California’s Sept. 14 recall, telling reporters that he will get some reinforcements: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Patricia Hitchcock O’Connell, the only child of Alfred Hitchcock and an actor herself who made a memorable appearance in her father’s Strangers On A Train and championed his work in the decades following his death, has died at age 93. Hitchcock died on Monday in her sleep at home in Thousand Oaks, California, her daughter Tere Carrubba said on Wednesday.

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Markie Post, the actress known for turns in Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire and more, died on Saturday, following a three year, ten month battle with cancer. She was 70.

EXCLUSIVE: As recent polls show Gavin Newsom at significant risk of being ousted in the Sept. 14 recall election, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Casey Wasserman and Andrew Hauptman are among the names chairing a fundraiser next week for the California governor.

A birthday gesture. To celebrate his estranged daughter Meghan Markle’s milestone 40th birthday, Thomas Markle sent a bouquet of flowers to her Montecito, California residence on Wednesday, August 4.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterFilm production in Los Angeles rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter of 2021, according to permit data released Thursday by FilmLA.The film office recorded 9,791 shoot days from April to June of 2021 — the highest total since the last quarter of 2019 and higher than the average level for all of 2019.The rebound coincided with California’s statewide “reopening” in June, though COVID cases have since spiked again with the fast spread of the delta

In 1970, a then-23-year-old Arnold Schwarzenegger began his impressive Mr. Olympia winning streak, taking 1st in the bodybuilding competition until 1975.

Moving on. While many of the fan favorites from Netflix’s Love Is Blind came back together for a three-part reunion special, one notable alum — Mark Cuevas — was surprisingly absent.

California tallied 10,356 newly-reported confirmed cases on Friday. That number had skyrocketed up from just 7,457 reported on Thursday, a 39% jump in one day. It’s the biggest 24-hour jump in cases the region has seen this year, according to the state Covid data dashboard.

Welcome (back) home! Joshua Jackson purchased his childhood home in Topanga, California, and revealed that living in the new residence has been “healing” for him.

Employees of Activision Blizzard, the gaming company behind popular gaming titles including Call of Duty, Overwatch and World of Warcraft, are staging a walkout to protest working conditions.

Lady Gaga’s tennis attire is a game, set, and match. The “Rain On Me” singer, 35, enjoyed a game of tennis with her tech entrepreneur boyfriend Michael Polansky in Northern California this weekend — and she certainly looked the part of a tennis pro. The singer wore a white sports bra and pleated high-waisted Nike skirt as she worked up a sweat.

Good Morning America crew certainly knows how to have fun and make the best of moments they're together, and no one knows that better than Ginger Zee.WATCH: Ginger Zee's terrifying wildfire video has fans seriously worriedThe show's Chief Meteorologist made her way back to the GMA studio after a long break filming segments in Tahoe, California.