Film director Robert Altman dies
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Robert Altman, the acclaimed director of MASH, Nashville and Gosford Park, dies in a Los Angeles hospital.
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Director Robert Altman, who introduced an innovative ensemble style of filmmaking in such works as "MASH," "Gosford Park" and "Nashville," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.
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Richard Avedon, one of the most influential portrait and fashion photographers of the 20th century, died on Friday at age 81 in Texas, where he had been photographing
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U.S. playwright Arthur Miller, one of  the giants of American literature, has died, his assistant said  on Friday. He was 89.
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It has been almost a year  since Robert Altman stood on the stage of the Kodak Theater on  March 5 to receive his long-overdue honorary Academy Award.
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Jerry Orbach, the actor best known for his role as Detective Lennie Briscoe in the police drama series &#39;Law &amp; Order&#39;, has died from cancer.
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Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman," came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has diedy. He was 89.
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Films of Robert Altman as director, producer or writer include:
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The Independent Spirit film awards plan to honour director Robert Altman, who died three months ago.
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Actors, directors and producers join members of Robert Altman's family at a memorial service for the late director.
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"Working with Heath was one of the purest joys of my life. He brought to the role of Ennis more than any of us could have imagined Â a thirst for life, for love and for truth, and a vulnerability that made everyone who knew him love him. His death is heartbreaking." Â Ang Lee, who directed Heath Ledger to an Oscar nomination in the 2005 film "Brokeback Mountain." The 28-year-old actor was found dead Jan. 22 at his New York apartment.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, who earned a  reputation as the quintessential New Yorker through his work in  films and as a longtime star of the "Law & Order" television  series, has died from prostate cancer. He was 69.
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Jerry Orbach, acclaimed as a quintessential New York actor for his work on Broadway, in films and as the star of television&#39;s &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; has died from cancer.
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Robert Altman is too  busy to bask in the acclaim for his latest ensemble piece, "A  Prairie Home Companion."
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Portrait and fashion photographer  Richard Avedon died on Friday morning at age 81, a spokeswoman  for the family said.
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Pioneer soft porn filmmaker Russ Meyer, whose âskin flicksâ gained a cult following, has died at his home in the Hollywood Hills, aged 82.
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Actor Jerry Orbach, best known for his long-running role as New York police detective Lennie Briscoe on &quot;Law &amp; Order,&quot; has died.