Robert Forster, the longtime character actor who experienced a career resurgence after his Oscar-nominated performance in Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, has died at the age of 78. The actor’s publicist confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter that Forster died Friday at his Los Angeles home following a battle with brain cancer. …
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James Henke, a Rolling Stone writer and editor who worked at the magazine from 1977 to 1993 and wrote groundbreaking stories on U2, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, the Clash and others before leaving to become Chief Curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, died peacefully in …
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In his final interview, published on Vulture just a day before his death, Mac Miller gave unwitting advice on how best to honor him: “The people that have the best chance of knowing me, that would like to” the late 26-year-old rapper said, “would just be by listening to my …
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R. Lee Ermey, the gunnery sergeant turned actor who portrayed the scene-stealing drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick‘s Full Metal Jacket, died Sunday at the age of 74. Ermey’s longtime manager Bill Rogin confirmed Ermey’s death on the actor’s Facebook account. “It is with deep sadness that I regret to inform …
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David Cassidy, the musician, actor andPartridge Family teen idol, died Tuesday, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67. Cassidy’s representative Jo-Ann Geffen confirmed his death, saying, “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, our uncle, and …
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