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Olivia Newton-John passes at 73

By Reel 360 Aug 8, 2022

The beautiful, elegant and talented, multiple Grammy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, who sang and danced her way into our hearts in 1978 hit musical film Grease, Olivia ...

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Omen and Titanic star David Warner dies at 80

By Reel 360 Jul 28, 2022

Emmy Award winner and sci-fi icon David Warner has passed away at age 80. Warner’s family said he died from a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retirement ...

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Goodfellas star Paul Sorvino passes at age 83

By Reel 360 Jul 26, 2022

Paul Sorvino, best known for his role as Paul “Big Paulie” Cicero in the Academy Award-nominated Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, has passed away at age 83. News o...

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Tremors star Fred Ward passes at 79

By Reel 360 May 17, 2022

Golden Globe-winning character actor and producer Fred Ward passed away at age 79 on Sunday May 8, 2022. Ward's passing was confirmed by his publicist, Ron Hoffmann. No cau...

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Iconic Comedian, Gilbert Gottfried passes away at 67

By Reel 360 Apr 12, 2022

Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried has passed away at age 67 after suffering from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II, ac...

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Believe Media remembers Jeffrey Darling

By Reel 360 Apr 1, 2022

Believe Media joins the film community today to grieve the loss of acclaimed Director/DP Jeffrey Darling. Darling died Sunday while surfing in North Palm Beach in Sydney. ...

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New details about Taylor Hawkins’ death emerge from Colombia

By Reel 360 Mar 30, 2022

On Friday, March 25, 2022 The Foo Fighters shocked the world when they announced the passing of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins on Twitter: Hawkins had been the band’s drumm...

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Oscar-winner William Hurt passes at 71

By Reel 360 Mar 13, 2022

Somber news for a Sunday. Academy Award-winning actor William Hurt, star of the Oscar-winning star of Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Big Chill, and Lost in Space, has died. Hi...

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Academy Award-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr. passes at age 84

By Reel 360 Mar 4, 2022

Academy Award-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr, who was behind an array of iconic films, has passed away at age 84. Affectionately known as "Laddie", Alan Ladd Jr. was involv...

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Academy Award winner, film director, Sidney Poitier has passed at age 94

By Reel 360 Jan 7, 2022

Academy Award winner, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, film director, activist, and ambassador, Sidney Poitier has passed away at age 94. He died Thursday at his hom...

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Last Picture Show director Peter Bogdanovich passes away at 82

By Reel 360 Jan 6, 2022

Two-time Oscar nominee, Peter Bogdanovich has passed away at age 82. Bogdanovich is known for directing films such as The Last Picture Show, Paper Moon, What’s Up, Doc?, Mask...

Year in Review

2021 in Review: Celebrating those who left us

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021

They made us laugh. They made us love. They made us sing. They made us cry. They made us think. Some entertained. Some were just there when we needed them. Some showered us wit...

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2021 in Review: The biggest stories of Reel 360

By Colin Costello Dec 30, 2021

Some of the words which come to mind when describing 2021 include frustrating, maddening, wow (in a bad sense), terrifying, astounding, and wow again in a very good sense. When...

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Founder of mcgarrybowen, John McGarry, loses battle with Parkinson’s

By Reel 360 Oct 15, 2021

In 2002, one of the original "Mad Man," John McGarry left his CEO position at Y&R along with Gorden Bowen and Stewart Owen to launch revered creative shop, mcgarrybowen. At...

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Ed Asner passes away at 91

By Reel 360 Aug 29, 2021

Seven-time Emmy-winning actor, activist and philanthropist, Ed Asner, former president of the Screen Actors Guild, who starred as Lou Grant on both The Mary Tyler Moore Show an...

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Markie Post of Night Court fame passes at 70

By Reel 360 Aug 8, 2021

Growing up, the West Coast Editor of Reel 360 had a major crush on actress Markie Post, an actress best known for playing public defender Christine Sullivan on the 1980's hit s...

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Digital Underground’s Shock G passes at 57

By Reel 360 Apr 23, 2021

We have suddenly been hit recently with a spate of 90s hip hop stars passing. In the last two weeks we have lost DMX, Black Rob and now Grammy nominated Rapper and producer Sho...

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Grammy nominee DMX dies at age 50

By Reel 360 Apr 9, 2021

Sad news from the music world. Grammy Award nominee and American Music Award winner DMX has died at age 50. TMZ reported DMX, who’s real name is Earl Simmons overdosed, wh...

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Academy Award winner Christopher Plummer, 91

By Reel 360 Feb 5, 2021

Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Christopher Plummer, who starred in The Sound of Music, died peacefully today at his home in Connecticut, at age 91, his family confirmed....

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Hammerin’ Hank Aaron passes at 86

By Reel 360 Jan 24, 2021

He is considered by many to have been the greatest to play the game o baseball. Henry Louis "Hafnk" Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose 755 career home runs long stood as bas...