A Cameroon woman tragically died from a highly venomous snake bite mere hours after giving birth to her child, per a harrowing case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “A combination of the systemic envenomation from a carpet viper bite and the resulting complications led to the fatal outcome in the mother,” … Read more
Clyde Taylor, a scholar who in the 1970s and ’80s played a leading role in identifying, defining and elevating Black cinema as an art form, died on Jan. 24 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 92. His daughter, Rahdi Taylor, a filmmaker, said the cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. As a young … Read more
Carl Weathers, the N.F.L. linebacker turned actor known for playing Apollo Creed in the first four “Rocky” movies in an acting career that spanned more than four decades, died on Thursday. He was 76. His family said that Mr. Weathers had “died peacefully in his sleep.” No cause of death was given. Mr. Weathers played … Read more
Don Murray, the boy-next-door actor who made his film debut as Marilyn Monroe’s infatuated cowboy in “Bus Stop” in 1956 and played a priest, a drug addict, a gay senator and myriad other roles in movies, on television and onstage over six decades, has died at 94. His son Christopher confirmed the death but provided … Read more
Ms. Milo had three children by two partners, and her private life was often fodder for tabloids and glossy magazines. With gaps of varying lengths — including a lull that began in the late 1960s when she raised her children — she worked until her death, most recently on reality television shows. At 77, she … Read more
Jack Jennings, a British prisoner of war during World War II who worked as a slave laborer on the Burma Railway, the roughly 250-mile Japanese military construction project that inspired a novel and the Oscar-winning film “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” died this month in St. Marychurch, England. He was 104. His daughters Carol … Read more
A Brazilian man named Magno Sergio Gomes tragically died after ingesting a poisonous pufferfish that packs enough venom to kill 30 humans. “Magno had never cleaned pufferfish before,” the deceased’s sister Myrian Gomes Lopes told Newsflash of the tragic accident, which occurred over the weekend in Aracruz, Espirito Santa, Newsflash reported. An unnamed friend had … Read more
Jesse Jane, a onetime Hooters waitress and beauty pageant contestant who went on to star in the highest-budget series in pornographic film history, was found dead on Wednesday at a home in Oklahoma. She was 43. The cause was believed to be a drug overdose, said Lt. Francisco Franco of the Moore Police Department in … Read more
David J. Skal, a witty historian of horror entertainment who found in movies like “Dracula” and “Rosemary’s Baby” both a mirror of evolving societal fears and a pressure-release valve for those anxieties, died on Jan. 1 in a car accident in Los Angeles. He was 71. Mr. Skal was returning home after a movie and … Read more
Toward the end of World War II, Ms. Irvine met a naval officer at Delmonico’s restaurant when he was on leave; they married in 1947. In addition to her daughter, Ms. Sullivan, Ms. Irvine is survived by a son, who requested anonymity for himself and his father, whose name he shares, and two grandchildren. Ms. … Read more
Menachem Daum, a filmmaker who co-produced a groundbreaking 1997 documentary that illuminated the cloistered world of America’s Hasidim, died on Jan. 7 in a hospital near his home in Borough Park, Brooklyn. He was 77. His death was confirmed by Eva Fogelman, a friend and the author of a book about Christian rescuers of Jews … Read more
A woman with a severe dairy allergy died days after eating a tiramisu that was advertised as “vegan,” prompting an investigation into the dessert’s maker. Anna Bellisario, who was 20 at the time of her death last year, was out to dinner with her boyfriend at a vegan burger chain called Flower Burger in Milan, … Read more
Shannen Doherty has clear end-of-life plans. On Monday’s episode of the “Charmed” alum’s “Let’s Be Clear” podcast, Doherty, who is currently battling stage IV breast cancer, spoke with her guest, her best friend and executor of her will, Chris Cortazzo, about death. “This is such a morbid conversation, but it’s also so fun,” she admitted. … Read more
Brazilian-born influencer and newlywed Mila De Jesus, who shot to fame after undergoing a major weight loss transformation, has died of suspected cardiac arrest. She was 35. The Instagram star, who was born in Brazil but lived in Boston, passed away Friday, four months after tying the knot with her husband, George Kowszik, Jam Press … Read more
The Italian actress Marisa Pavan never achieved the fame of her twin sister, Pier Angeli, a film ingénue of the 1950s who graced national magazine covers, and whose romance with James Dean and subsequent marriage to the singer Vic Damone became the stuff of Hollywood lore. Ms. Pavan — analytical, at times defiant and, in … Read more
Adan Canto, the Mexican actor known for his roles in TV series such as “The Cleaning Lady” and “Designated Survivor” as well as for playing Sunspot in the film “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” died on Monday. He was 42. His death was confirmed by his publicist, Jennifer Allen, who said the cause was appendiceal … Read more
Norma Barzman, a screenwriter who moved to Europe in the late 1940s rather than be subject to the congressional investigations and professional ostracism that overtook her industry for a decade, died on Dec. 17 at her home in Beverly Hills, Calif. She was 103 and widely considered to be one of the last surviving victims … Read more
Herman Raucher, who turned his memories of a summer as a teenager on Nantucket, Mass., which included a sexual encounter with a young war widow, into the screenplay for the nostalgic 1971 film “Summer of ’42,” died on Dec. 28 in Stamford, Conn. He was 95. His daughter Jenny Raucher confirmed the death, in a … Read more
An Australian family has been left without answers after a mother-of-four died suddenly in her sleep while her children were unwrapping Christmas presents. Ashley Stanik, 33, woke up on Christmas morning feeling unwell. She told her husband Kane Stanik she was going to lie down. “She had a drink and that, I had a quick … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexican actor Ana Ofelia Murguía, who gave voice to the character of “Mama Coco” in the popular Pixar film “Coco,” has died, Mexican officials said. She was 90. Mexico’s National Fine Arts Institute announced Murguía’s death Sunday without providing a cause of death. “She leaves an enormous void on our country’s sets,” Culture Secretary … Read more