Maurice Roëves dies aged 83 as tributes to actor pour in

The Evacuees, Parker made his feature film directorial debut proper with Bugsy Malone, the kids classic musical that combined the milieu of the ‘30s mobster tale with an all-child cast, complete with splurge-guns and custard pie fights. He followed it up with the incredibly controversial prison drama Midnight Express, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director, a Best Picture nod, and a nomination for the Palme d’Or at Cannes.

Sir Alan Parker, the celebrated director of films such as Bugsy Malone, Evita, and Midnight Express, has died at the age of 76.The filmmaker died on Friday in London after a long illness, according to a statement from his family.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorUK director Alan Parker, a towering figure in the UK industry, has passed away this morning following a lengthy illness, the British Film Institute has confirmed.More to come…Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy.Signup for Breaking News Alerts & NewslettersGet our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networksWe want to hear from you! Send us a tip using our annonymous form.Sign up for our breaking news alerts

Olivia de Havilland, one of the biggest film stars of the 1930s and 1940s, has died at her home in Paris aged 104.Born in Tokyo to British parents in 1916, de Havilland and her sister Joan Fontaine became two of the biggest stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood – as well as being the only sisters to win Best Actress Oscars.De Havilland was best known for her role in Gone with the Wind, as well as for eight mostly swashbuckling historical movies she made with Errol Flynn, including The Adventures

Mick Fleetwood and Stevie Nicks have led the tributes to Fleetwood Mac co-founder Peter Green following his death at the age of 73.Fleetwood and Green formed the influential group in London in 1967, alongside John McVie and Jeremy Spencer.Nicks signed with the band in 1975, five years after Green had quit amid struggles with his mental health.After his death was announced on Saturday, tributes poured in from across the music industry, with the musician lauded as among the greats of the British

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Jack Charlton, the former Leeds and England defender who won a World Cup winner’s medal in 1966, has died.

DJ Steve Sutherland has tragically died. The iconic selector gained a huge following for his shows on radio stations Choice FM and Galaxy FM - just two highlights of a glittering career.

Beverley Knight and the MOBO Awards paid tribute to the late DJ.“We are deeply saddened to hear the news of DJ Steve Sutherland’s passing. His contribution to the Black British Music scene will never be forgotten,” wrote the MOBO Awards on Twitter.We are deeply saddened to hear the news of DJ Steve Sutherland’s passing.

The Beatles, has died at the age of 84.Adams, who became of the band’s most frequently used photographers, is best known for the memorable shot of the Fab Four jumping off a Brick Wall on London’s Euston Road.It famously adorned the cover of 1963’s ‘Twist And Shout’ – the group’s first UK EP.As The Guardian recalls, the shoot for Boyfriend Magazine took place on one of London’s surviving bombsites at the time – with Adams commanding the band to jump as high as they could.“I didn’t even think to