The captain of a major cruise liner has died during an almost month-long voyage around Asia. Michele Bartolomei was captaining Princess Cruises’ the Diamond Princess when he died suddenly on May 19 following a medical emergency. The ship was on a 19-day Southern Islands Explorer voyage to locations including Japan and Korea when passengers and … Read more
Nora Aunor, a powerful Filipina actress and singer who for nearly 60 years captivated audiences — her devoted fans were called Noranians — earning the nickname “the Superstar,” died on April 16 in the city of Pasig, near Manila. She was 71. Her death, in a hospital, was announced by her family. The cause was … Read more
From the stuff of Hollywood legend to stuffed and mounted. Morris the alligator, famous for his villainous role in Adam Sandler’s classic film “Happy Gilmore,” died of ‘old age’ last week and will now be taxidermied so he can “scare children for years to come,” according to the Colorado Gator Farm. The death of the … Read more
A popular Australian artist died after giving birth this week, leaving an “an unimaginable void in the hearts of everyone who knew her.” Tattoo artist Stacey Nightingale, from Montville on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, has been remembered as a “devoted mother … and a fiercely loving friend” after her shock death on Wednesday. In a post … Read more
A young gymgoer suddenly dropped dead while participating in a CrossFit competition in Mexico. Nayeli Clemente, 24, was competing in the Choula Games, a CrossFit licensed event in San Andrés Cholula in southeastern Mexico, on May 2 in 95-degree heat. CrossFit is a high-intensity workout program that has gained popularity in recent years around the … Read more
Nathaniel “Nate” Pelletier, who starred in the popular Hallmark series “When Calls the Heart,” has passed away. He was 53. The actor died “suddenly at home” in Langley, British Columbia, on April 11, according to his obituary. No cause of death was given. Pelletier had a recurring role in the beloved series as a taxi driver, … Read more
Philip Sunshine, a Stanford University physician who played an important role in establishing neonatology as a medical specialty, revolutionizing the care of premature and critically ill newborns who previously had little chance of survival, died on April 5 at his home in Cupertino, Calif. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his daughter Diana … Read more
Sybil Shainwald, a lawyer who for nearly half a century represented women whose health had been irreparably and often catastrophically harmed by poorly tested drugs and medical devices, died on April 9 at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Her daughter Laurie Shainwald Kleeger announced the death, which was not widely reported. Ms. Shainwald … Read more
Cora Sue Collins, who as a dimpled, chubby-cheeked child actress in the early 1930s appeared opposite A-list stars like Greta Garbo, Myrna Loy and Merle Oberon, but who cut her career short after being sexually harassed by a screenwriter, died on April 27 at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 98. Her daughter, … Read more
Jill Sobule, singer of the ground-breaking 1995 hit “I Kissed a Girl,” has tragically died. The musician and songwriter perished in a Minneapolis house fire early Thursday morning, her rep confirmed to Variety. Sobule was 66. The Post has reached out for comment. Jill Sobule. She became a household name with “I Kissed a Girl,” which … Read more
David Paton, an idealistic and innovative ophthalmologist who started Project Orbis, converting a United Airlines jet into a flying hospital that took surgeons to developing countries to operate on patients and educate local doctors, died on April 3 at his home in Reno, Nev. He was 94. His death was confirmed by his son, Townley. … Read more
Andrea Nevins, a documentary filmmaker who brought sensitivity and depth to seemingly lighthearted stories about underdogs and unlikely heroes, including punk-rock dads and Barbie dolls, died on April 12 at her home in Los Angeles. She was 63. Her daughter, Clara, said the cause was breast cancer. Ms. Nevins received an Academy Award nomination in … Read more
Masahiro Shinoda, a leading director of the postwar Japanese New Wave whose films, notably “Pale Flower” and “Double Suicide,” fused pictorial beauty and fetishistic violence, died on March 25. He was 94. His production company, Hyogensha, said in a statement that the cause was pneumonia. It did not say where he died. In the 1960s … Read more
Reporters trying to get interviews with Steven Spielberg would sometimes grouse that his publicist’s job amounted to speaking a single word: “No.” But Marvin Levy, who served as Mr. Spielberg’s publicist for 42 years, was responsible for much more than body blocking the fifth estate (which he usually did with a gentlemanly grace). Mr. Spielberg … Read more
Another family tragedy. As Jackie Siegel mourns the death of her husband, billionaire timeshare king David Siegel, the “Queen of Versailles” star is also saying goodbye to her little sister, Jessica Mallery, from a drug overdose at age 43. Siegel, 59, made the heartbreaking announcement on her nonprofit, the Victoria’s Voice Foundation’s Instagram page on Tuesday, … Read more
The measles crisis in West Texas has claimed the life of another child, the second death in an outbreak that has burned through the region and infected dozens of residents in bordering states. The eight-year-old girl died of “measles pulmonary failure” at a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, according to records obtained by The New York … Read more
“Most actors recognize there’s something different in Val than meets the eye,” Mr. Stone said in a 2007 interview for a segment of the television series “Biography.” David Mamet, the playwright and screenwriter who directed Mr. Kilmer in the political thriller “Spartan” (2004), added, “What Val has as an actor is something that the really, … Read more
Linda Williams, a trailblazing scholar whose research was foundational to the field of film studies and to feminist film theory, and who wrote extensively about pornography, died on March 12 at her home in Lafayette, in Northern California. She was 78. Her husband, Paul Fitzgerald, said the cause was complications of a hemorrhagic stroke she … Read more
It was a minute that changed the course of the “Star Wars” franchise. In “The Empire Strikes Back,” the now-celebrated 1980 sequel, audiences were treated to the first on-camera sighting of Emperor Palpatine. After receiving only a glancing mention in the first movie, he could have looked and sounded like anything. A human. A Wookiee. … Read more
A fitness and caffeine enthusiast died at the age of 28 from a heart attack — her devastated mother believes energy drinks are to blame. Florida teacher Katie Donnell was committed to a healthy lifestyle — even as she often drank three energy drinks a day and took a caffeine supplement before hitting the gym. … Read more