Obituaries

David Barrington Holt, who was instrumental in development of the ground-breaking Henson Performance Control System, which allowed a single performer to operate complex, computer-driven puppets, died March 13 from cancer complications. His credits included George of the Jungle, The Phantom, Dr. Dolittle, and Scooby-Doo, among other productions. Born in England in June of 1945, he
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Malachy McCourt, the Irish-American actor, raconteur and author best known to TV audiences for his long-running role as Kevin the bartender on ABC’s soap Ryan’s Hope, died today in Manhattan after battling a heart condition and cancer. He was 92. His death was announced by his wife Diana McCourt to The New York Times. The
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Two days after the news broke that American Idol vocal coach Debra Byrd had died, one of her most successful students has paid tribute. Jennifer Hudson took to social media and wrote that she was “heartbroken” at the news of Byrd’s passing. “She encouraged and supported us from the very beginning ! I am so
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Janice Burgess, who as an executive, producer or creator had a hand in some of the most seminal Nickelodeon animated series of the past 20 years, died Saturday in Manhattan, according to the New York Times. She was 72. In 1998, Burgess created the first iteration of what would eventually become The Backyardigans, a fanciful
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