Sam Shepard, the experimentalist cowboy-style poet who became one of the most significant American playwrights of the 20th century, honored with the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play “Buried Child” and with an Oscar nomination for his acting role as aviator Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film “The Right Stuff,” died July 27 at his farm in Kentucky. He was 73.
A family spokesman, Chris Boneau, confirmed his death and said the cause was complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Mr. Shepard came of age writing poetry and plays in the 1960s as alternative experimentation transformed the theater scene. As a playwright, he created an original, influential tone fusing rock-and-roll spirit, Tennessee Williams-style brutal lyricism and a 1960s radical attack on realism.
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Celebrated playwright and actor Sam Shepard has died at 73. Here’s a look back at his catalog of acclaimed plays and roles. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post)
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Ray Phiri, a South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon’s “Graceland” tour, died July 12 at a hospital in the northeastern city of Nelspruit. He was 70.
Mr. Phiri had been diagnosed with lung cancer two months ago, a family spokesman said.
A vocalist and guitarist, Mr. Phiri was known for his versatility in jazz fusion and indigenous South African rhythms. “He was a musical giant,” President Jacob Zuma said in a statement. “This is indeed a huge loss for South Africa and the music industry as a whole.”
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Guitarist Ray Phiri, left, performs with Paul Simon during the musician’s “Graceland” tour in the 1980s. (Malcolm Clarke/AP)
Chester Bennington, the ferocious lead singer for the platinum-selling hard rock band Linkin Park, was found dead in his home near Los Angeles on Thursday. He was 41.
Brian Elias, the chief of operations for the Los Angeles County coroner’s office, confirmed the death, in Palos Verdes Estates, and said it was being investigated as a possible suicide after law enforcement authorities responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m.
Mr. Bennington, who was known for his piercing scream and free-flowing anguish, released seven albums with Linkin Park. The most recent, “One More Light,” arrived in May and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart. The band was scheduled to start a tour with a concert on July 27 in Mansfield, Mass.
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Chester Bennington, the singer of Linkin Park, in June.Credit Kiko Huesca/European Pressphoto Agency
It is amazing how one man could hypnotize all those people into following his evil concepts.
The thoughts of him not having been stopped are frightening.
These color pictures were taken by a Life photographer between 1939 and 1940 in Berlin and were lost for over 70 years because the American photographer disappeared at the beginning of the war, along with his Roliflex camera.Shown here are the originals (used at that time in the production of magazines). The majority are 6″x 9″. They were found by a nurse in a Berlin hospital, who kept them put away during all these years. After her death, her daughter returned them to the current editors, who retain the copyrights to Life Magazine, which has not been published since the early ’70s.
George A. Romero — the writer and director behind the cult-classic horror flick “Night of the Living Dead” — died Sunday. He was 77.
Romero has been called the “father of modern horror films.” He died following “a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer,” his longtime production partner Peter Grunwald told CNN.
Grunwald said Romero passed away “peacefully in his sleep” while “listening to the score of ‘The Quiet Man,’ one his all-time favorite films, with his wife Suzanne Desrocher Romero, and daughter, Tina Romero, at his side.”
“[Romero] leaves behind a loving family, many friends and a filmmaking legacy that has endured, and will continue to endure, the test of time,” Grunwald said.
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George A. Romero, creator of ‘Night of the Living Dead
The Niaux cave Palaeolithic rock art depicts animals such as bison, ibex, horses and deer, as well as others. The animals are found throughout , but the main panel is located in the cavernous Salon Noir chamber.
Martin Landau, 89, a character actor who starred in the 1960s television show “Mission: Impossible” and won an Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in the movie “Ed Wood,” died Saturday, his publicist Dick Guttman said Sunday night.
Landau died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles following “unexpected complications during a short hospitalization,” Guttman said in a statement.
Landau was born June 28, 1928, in Brooklyn and worked as a cartoonist for the New York Daily News before becoming an actor, according to the Internet Movie Database.
The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced Thursday morning and it looks to be the year of the freshman in one of the biggest categories.
Five new shows, including “This Is Us,” “Westworld,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Crown” and “Stranger Things,” will compete with returning nominees “Better Call Saul” and “House of Cards” for best drama.
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“Stranger Things,” which has been a breakout hit for Netflix, scored 19 nominations.
Located in Grand Canyon, Arizona, U.S., the beautiful falls has a height of 90 feet (27 meter) and is marked by the cyan-hued plunge pool at the bottom. Expert swimmers can try and make their way behind the falls to a rock shelter.
For many reasons, Captain America: Civil War may very well go down as one of the more historic films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not only did Civil War successfully adapt one of the more iconic Marvel storylines, but the film introduced two new characters to the MCU. The first, Spider-Man, is easily one of the most popular characters in comics. The second, T’Challa, aka Black Panther, may not be as generally well known — but he sure is important.
In February 2018, T’Challa will return to the big screen in Black Panther, a film that’s set to take place shortly after the events of Civil War. Only a few months later, Black Panther will suit up for Avengers: Infinity War, the culmination of the entire MCU to date. And with the character set to play such an important role in the future of the MCU, now seems like a pretty good time to delve a bit deeper into the history of the Wakandan king. tangie
Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.
Celebrated playwright and actor Sam Shepard has died at 73. Here’s a look back at his catalog of acclaimed plays and roles. (Nicki DeMarco/The Washington Post)
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George A. Romero, creator of ‘Night of the Living Dead
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Martin Landau, star of ‘Mission: Impossible
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