He was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for “12 Angry Men” (1957), “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), “Network” (1976) and “The Verdict” (1982). He received an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as “Network”, which was nominated for 10, winning 4. His last film was “Before the Devil Knows Your Dead” (2007). Lumet died aged 86 on April 9, at his residence in Manhattan, New York, from lymphoma.Reuters
He was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for “12 Angry Men” (1957), “Dog Day Afternoon” (1975), “Network” (1976) and “The Verdict” (1982). He received an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as “Network”, which was nominated for 10, winning 4. His last film was “Before the Devil Knows Your Dead” (2007). Lumet died aged 86 on April 9, at his residence in Manhattan, New York, from lymphoma.ReutersShe was an American film actress and one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. Russell moved from the Midwest to California, where she had her first film role in 1943 with “The Outlaw”. In 1947, Russell delved into music before returning to films. After starring in multiple films in the 1950s, Russell again returned to music while completing several other films in the 1960s. She starred in over 20 films throughout her career. Russell lived in the Santa Maria Valley, along the California coastline. She died at her home in Santa Maria, of a respiratory-related illness, on February 28.ReutersNate Dogg will make an appearance at Coachella despite having passed away at the untimely age of 41in March 2011. His performance will be made in the form of a hologram alongside West Coast superstars Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Warren G and Daz Dillinger.ReutersHe was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances, including “The Professionals”, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film “Distant Voices, Still Lives” in 1988. He played the mysterious lawyer, Kobayashi, in “The Usual Suspects” and he also appeared in “Alien 3”, “In the Name of the Father”, “Amistad”, “Brassed Off”, “The Shipping News”, “The Constant Gardener”, “The Age of Stupid”, “Inception”, “The Town”, “Romeo Juliet” and “Æon Flux”. In television, Postlethwaite's most notable performance was as the villain, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, in the “Sharpe” series and movies, opposite actor Sean Bean's character of Richard Sharpe. Postlethwaite was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 New Year's Honours List and received an honorary degree from Liverpool University in 2006. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in “In the Name of the Father”. Postlethwaite was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1990 and had one testicle removed. He died of pancreatic cancer at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on Jan. 2.ReutersShe was an American actress best known for her role in the science fiction classic “Forbidden Planet” (1956) and as the female private detective in the television series “Honey West” (1965–1966), for which she won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy award. Francis holds the distinction of starring in the first TV series with a female detective character's name in the title. Francis died on Jan. 2, due to complications arising from pancreatic cancer, at a retirement home in Santa Barbara, California.ReutersShe was a British-American actress who seemed destined to become one of Hollywood’s greatest actresses and a member of the industry’s Golden Age, right her early years as a child star with MGM. As one of the world's most famous film stars, Taylor was recognized for her acting ability and for her glamorous lifestyle, beauty and distinctive violet eyes. Her first cinematic success was “National Velvet” (1944) was Taylor's first success, which she followed with “Father of the Bride” (1950), “A Place in the Sun” (1951), “Giant” (1956), “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)” and “Suddenly, Last Summer” (1959). She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for “Butterfield 8” (1960), played the title role in “Cleopatra” (1963), after which married her co-star, Richard Burton. They appeared together in 11 films, including “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (1966), for which Taylor won a second Academy Award. From the mid-1970s, she appeared less frequently in film. In February 2011, symptoms related to heart failure caused her to be admitted into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for treatment, where she remained until her death at age 79 on March 23, surrounded by her four children.ReutersHe was an American actor with a film and television career that spanned half a century. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film “PT 109” and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie “Charly”. On television, he portrayed retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the 1976 adaptation of Aldrin's autobiographic “Return to Earth”, played a fictional character based on Director of Central Intelligence, Richard Helms, in the 1977 adaptation of John Ehrlichman's Watergate scandal-based novel “The Company” and portrayed Henry Ford in the 1987 “Ford: The Man and the Machine”. His last well-known film appearances were in 2002 through 2007 as Uncle Ben in the “Spider-Man” film trilogy. On September 10, Robertson died in Stony Brook, New York, a day after his 88th birthday.ReutersShe was an English singer-songwriter known for her eclectic mix of musical genres, including R&B, soul and jazz. Winehouse's 2003 debut album, “Frank”, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up, “Back to Black”, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for most wins by a female artist in a single night and made Winehouse the first British female artist to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She won a BRIT Award, on Feb. 14, 2007, for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times, in 2004, 2007 and 2008. The very talented but often troubled pop star was found dead on July 23, at her London home. The cause of death is still unknown. She was 27 when she died.ReutersHe was an American actor best known for his roles in “Grease” (1978) and the U.S. television series “Taxi” and “Babylon 5”. Conaway was featured on the first season of reality series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. The embattled reality show star fell into a coma and passed away without waking up. He had become more famous in recent years for his battle with drugs and alcohol on "Celebrity Rehab" than for his cinematic career. He died in May.Reuters
This year has seen the loss of several notable musicians, actors and other entertainers who enriched the lives of millions.
Remember some of these people with the attached slideshow:
