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Bernie Williams, Producer of ‘Manhunter,’ ‘Daredevil,’ Dies at 72

British-born Bernard Telvin Williams, a producer of films including “A Clockwork Orange,” “Manhunter,” “What About Bob?,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” and “Daredevil,” died of cancer in Lake Arrowhead, Calif., on January 4. He was 72.

Williams was associate producer not only on Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange,” but also on the director’s “Barry Lyndon.” Other producing credits include “The Bounty,” a reworking of “Mutiny on the Bounty” starring Anthony Hopkins and Mel Gibson; the epic “Ragtime,” based on the E.L. Doctorow novel and directed by Milos Forman; Michael Mann’s “Manhunter,” the first Hannibel Lecter film; Bill Murray comedy “What About Bob?”; Frank Oz’s Michael Caine-Steve Martin vehicle “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”; the Steve Martin-Eddie Murphy comedy “Bowfinger”; and 2003 Ben Affleck superhero movie “Daredevil.”

His final credit came on the 2006 version of “Charlotte’s Web.”
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Faten Hamama, 84, “The Lady of the Arab Cinema”

“Egyptian actress Faten Hamama died on Saturday at the age of 84,” reports Ahram Online. “She was one of Egypt’s most prominent actresses in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s…. She was chosen the ‘Star of the Century’ at the 2001 Alexandria International Festival, honoring her lifetime of achievement in Egyptian cinema. Hamama married Egyptian film star Omar Sharif in 1955. They co-starred in several movies together and became one of Egypt’s most famous celebrity couples, before divorcing in the mid-1970s.”

She “appeared in almost 100 films and worked with masters of Egypt’s massive film industry, including Youssef Chahine,” notes the AFP.
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George Dickerson, 81, Diplomat-Writer Acted In Blue Velvet , Psycho II , “Miami Vice”

Actor George Dickerson, who played police detective John Williams in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” has died, his son Dome Karukoski announced in a Facebook post. He was 81.

According to Karukoski, Dickerson died Jan. 10 after battling a long illness. He was living in New York.

Dickerson, who was also known for a recurring role as Police Commander Swanson on the first season of NBC’s “Hill Street Blues,” starred alongside Kyle MacLachlan in “Blue Velvet.” MacLachlan played a college student who brought a severed ear to Dickerson’s character. Laura Dern played Detective John Williams’ daughter in the crime drama.

Dickerson’s film credits include “No Mercy,” “Psycho II,” “A Stranger in the Kingdom” and “Death Wish 4: The Crackdown.” Other TV credits include “The Incredible Hulk” TV series, “Son of the Morning Star” TV movie, “Miami Vice,” “Little House on the Prairie,” “Three’s Company,” “Hunter,” “Sledge Hammer!,” “Father Murphy” and “L.A. Law.”
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Permanently Faded To Grey

http://http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=816494

Steve Strange, singer with British band Visage and one of the founders of the 1980s’ New Romantic style, has died. He was 55.
Strange’s record label said he died Thursday in a hospital in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, of an apparent heart attack.
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If I remember correctly Visage was sort of an Ultravox(Billy Currie / Midge Ure) side project with John McGeoch (Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees)
and fronted by Steve Strange

At least that's what it felt like to a kid living in SFV at the time

Death of the Nu Rows

RIP
 
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Long time reporter Stan Chambers dead at 91 Link:

Years ago I contacted Stan to talk to a history of mass media class I was teaching. He was not only a living example of television history, having done one of the very first live remote feeds, but also one of the nicest people I have ever met. He came out to speak several more times over the next few years, and even brought his wife along with him. He retired from TV news at 87 and spent most of his career in the field. Great journalist and reporter, and even a better person.
 
DougW8 said:
Long time reporter Stan Chambers dead at 91 Link:

Years ago I contacted Stan to talk to a history of mass media class I was teaching. He was not only a living example of television history, having done one of the very first live remote feeds, but also one of the nicest people I have ever met. He came out to speak several more times over the next few years, and even brought his wife along with him. He retired from TV news at 87 and spent most of his career in the field. Great journalist and reporter, and even a better person.
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Shame , he was an LA institution .

RIP
He son was reporting for a time at KTLA as well back a few years ago
 
DougW8 said:
Long time reporter Stan Chambers dead at 91 Link:

Years ago I contacted Stan to talk to a history of mass media class I was teaching. He was not only a living example of television history, having done one of the very first live remote feeds, but also one of the nicest people I have ever met. He came out to speak several more times over the next few years, and even brought his wife along with him. He retired from TV news at 87 and spent most of his career in the field. Great journalist and reporter, and even a better person.
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Man all these icons of our youth are passing so quickly! I guess we need to get used to this ... this is the output of the "media age" we all grew up in ...
 
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