Actor, racer, philanthropist Paul Newman (1925-2008) won an Oscar and an Emmy, and was nominated for many others, in a long, distinguished career. He also...
Editor, author, and anthologist Brian Thomsen founded once sf line, managed another, and wound up a consulting editor at Tor. His own works covered many fields, and include...
Songwriter, producer, and arranger Norman Whitfield (1941-2008) won a Grammy for the score of Car Wash, wrote "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and contributed to the soundtracks of...
Silent film star Anita Page (1910-2008) was a star in the 1920s and 1930s, retired for nearly 60 years, and then appeared in several genre films over the last decade...
Editor and publisher Robert Giroux (1914-2008) had his name on a major US publisher, and his finger in the works of many major US and European authors...
British producer Geoffrey Perkins and British actor Ken Campbell, both associated with the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, died over the weekend...
Voice actor Don LaFontaine (1940-2008) made a voice for himself with movie trailers, and then became famous when he spoofed himself in a Geico commercial. In a world without Don LaFontaine...
Musician Isaac Hayes (1942-2008) was the first black composer to win an Oscar for Best Original Song, but later generations also know him as South Park's "Chef"...
Film and television producer and manager Benie Brillstein (1931-2008) played major roles in the birth and growth of Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live...
Shark fisherman Frank Mundus (1925-2008) was the inspiration for Captain Quint in Peter Benchley's Jaws, portrayed by Robert Shaw in the 1975 film...
