Michael Rudell, Prominent Entertainment Lawyer, Dies at 77

NBC New York reporter Katherine Creag has died at the age of 47.

Katherine Creag, a reporter for New York’s WNBC and familiar presence on the station’s morning news program Today in New York, died unexpectedly last night. She was 47.

health experts about still-high rates of COVID-19 infections and the threat of more contagious variants.Cuomo said major stadiums and arenas with a capacity of 10,000 people or more can reopen with limited spectators starting Feb. 23.The Barclays Center, which has about 17,700 seats for basketball games, has already received state approval to reopen Feb.

Entertainment One is set to produce and finance a live filming of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Come From Away. As New York City's theater district remains dark amid the pandemic, the Broadway cast will reprise their roles in the live capture set for May 2021, ahead of a planned September 2021 release.

(Reuters) - Hal Holbrook, an award-winning actor acclaimed for his one-man portrayal of American literary legend Mark Twain and whose film work included portraying the mysterious "Deep Throat" in "All the President's Men," has died at the age of 95, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Holbrook died on Jan.

told the New York Times about his death on Monday.In the one man play “Mark Twain Tonight!” which Holbrook developed in 1954, he portrays Twain reading from a selection of his dramatic and comic writing. The play premiered in Pennsylvania before moving to New York in 1959 off Broadway, finally premiering on Broadway in 1966.

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.

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.

Longtime film and TV publicist Ben Halpern passed away peacefully on Jan. 16 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was three weeks shy of his 100th birthday.

Amazon Studios’ Emmy-winning comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel today started filming its fourth season in New York following industry Covid protocols as well as local health guidelines.

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.