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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK?
September 5th – September 11th, 2026

No srsly, Amazon. Prime shipping can wait.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

September 5th: Actress and producer Georgia Lightning
September 5th: Legendary Austrian actress and director Erni Mangold
September 5th: Turkish actor Serhat Kılıç
September 6th: Actress Nina Shipman
September 7th: Cinematographer and director David Worth
September 7th: Soviet and Russian actress Olga Bogdanova
September 9th: Voice actor and ADR director Mike McFarland
September 9th: Estonian actor and film and theater director Arvo Kruusement
September 9th: Italian actor and voice actor Elio Zamuto
September 11th: Academy Award-winning British film producer Jeremy Thomas
September 11th: Tamil scholar, television debate moderator and actor Solomon Pappaiah
September 11th: Peruvian comedian and actor Enrique Eduardo Espejo Peña, better known as Yuca
August 24th (reported this week): Screenwriter Jeff Lowell

HONORABLE MENTIONS / OUTSIDE OF WINDOW

September 5th: Former Academy executive director Bruce Davis
September 7th: Country singer Brian “Nashville” Neil Duckworth
September 7th: Malayalam writer and director R. Sarath
September 11th: Princess Astrid of Norway
August 19th (reported this week): Philippine singer Vanessa Blanca

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 29th – September 4th, 2026

So many undisclosed causes and locations this week. It’s starting to look like Ben’s Botox calendar.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

August 30th/31st: Spanish actor Francesc Garrido
August 31st: Argentine director, writer and producer Eduardo Calcagno
August 31st: Screenwriter Victor Miller
September 1st: Actress Carla Jeffery
September 1st: French film director and writer Jean-Paul Rappeneau
September 1st: Brazilian actor, director and writer Gracindo Júnior
September 1st: Filipino film and television director, actor and writer Monti Parungao
September 1st: Two-time Grammy-winning singer and actress Cassandra Wilson
September 2nd: Hong Kong dance pioneer and actor Lau Sui-ming
September 2nd: Mexican voice actor Francisco Reséndez
September 2nd: French film director, writer, composer and actor Tony Gatlif
September 3rd: Indonesian film director, writer and actress Ida Farida
September 4th: Bosnian actor Tahir Nikšić
September 4th: Actor Richard O’Sullivan
September 4th: French actor, director and writer Husky Kihal
Date not publicly confirmed: Martial artist and Shaw Brothers actor Chen Kuan-tai
Date not publicly confirmed: South Korean actor and former model Lee Yong-joo

HONORABLE MENTIONS / ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK

August 22nd (announced this week): Anime director and animator Yuji Yanase
September 2nd: Legendary feminist political activist Gloria Steinem

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#WhosDeadPod #DeadScroll #CarlaJeffery #VictorMiller #entertainmentnews

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29 years ago today, the world woke to the news that Princess Diana had died.

Her tragic death would also become the inciting incident in one of my favorite films, the 2001 French classic Amélie.

Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet intentionally chose the historical news of Diana’s death to anchor the timeless whimsy of the film in a real moment in time the audience could relate to. I’ve always loved what that does for the movie - it grounds that heightened world in something real.

We’re reflections of the lives around us. Amélie’s desire to do good is reflected in real people like Princess Diana and Mother Teresa, whom the film itself references. To me, it’s almost as if grounding Amélie’s world in theirs shows us that we can bring a little of that same goodness into our own lives.

There are several references to death throughout Amélie - Princess Diana, Amélie’s mother, her father’s fixation on his own death, the drum major’s wife - but somehow the film continually finds its way back to life.

And maybe that’s part of its magic: even through the lens of death, we find our life.

Today we remember the beloved People’s Princess, Diana, and the unexpected place her life and death hold in one very enchanting movie.

And here’s an interesting film fact: the recreated news coverage in Amélie gives the date as August 30th, while Diana’s death is officially dated August 31st, 1997.

🎬 Amélie (2001)
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

#PrincessDiana #Amelie #JeanPierreJeunet #FilmHistory #WhosDeadPod

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK?
August 21st – August 28th, 2026

“Don’t dream it, be it.”

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

August 19th (reported this week): Actor Michael Wright
August 20th (announced this week): Actress Bunny Levine
August 21st: Golden Age South Indian actress Sowcar Janaki
August 23rd: Stuntman, actor, martial artist and stunt coordinator James Lew
August 23rd: Canadian Québécois film producer René Malo
August 24th: Actress and singer Jaye P. Morgan
August 25th: Broadway scenic designer Anna Louizos
August 25th: Singer, songwriter, musician, actress, businesswoman and philanthropist Dolly Parton
August 25th: Actor Tim Curry
August 26th: Canadian voice actor Peter Cullen
August 26th: Russian film and theater actor Yuriy Tsurilo
August 26th: Ghanaian actress Grace Nortey
August 26th: Actor, composer and producer Rubén Rada
August 26th: Hungarian author and actor Péter Nádas
August 26th: Casting director and former Hollywood agent Andrea Eastman
August 27th: Actor and producer Samuel “Caffamilliano” Monroe Jr.

HONORABLE MENTIONS / REPORTED THIS WEEK

November 14th, 2025 (announced this week): Actress and writer Leslie Parrish
August 14th (reported this week): Japanese contemporary artist, actress and writer Yayoi Kusama
August 21st: Motown songwriter Janie Bradford
August 21st: Former boxing champion Zolani Tete
August 27th: Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladić
Reported this week: King Harald V of Norway
Reported this week: King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV of Tooro

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#WhosDeadPod #DeadScroll #DollyParton #TimCurry #HollywoodHistory

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Country music legend, movie star, songwriter, philanthropist, and everyone’s favorite Backwoods Barbie, Dolly Rebecca Parton, died August 25th, 2026.

With a professional career spanning nearly seven decades, Dolly became one of the best-selling music artists of all time, giving us songs we know by heart and performances we’ll never forget. She made her feature film debut in the 1980 film “9 to 5,” writing its unforgettable title track. She went on to memorable roles in films including “Steel Magnolias” and “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”.

Beyond the talent, it was Dolly’s heart, humor, and humility that made her so beloved.

We visited her legendary Hollywood star and joined fellow fans in paying tribute to a true original.

We will always love you, Dolly. 💗

#DollyParton #HollywoodWalkOfFame #DollyPartonFans #HollywoodHistory #WhosDeadPod

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 14th – August 20th, 2026

Another young star gone too soon between two eclipses, another suspicious investigation underway. What’s going on, Hollywood?

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

February 10th (announced this week): Makeup effects artist Screaming Mad George
July 27th (reported this week): Actress Phyllida Law
August 13th: Actress Carla Tato
August 13th: Oscar-nominated director, actor and producer Mark Rydell
August 14th: Swedish actor Örjan Ramberg
August 14th (announced this week): ADR, sound and film editor and director R.J. Kizer
August 15th: Actress Peggy Webber
August 15th: Polish theater and film actor Jan Frycz
August 15th: Former Dallas Cowboy John Niland
August 16th: Actress and animal rights activist Hayden Panettiere
August 16th: Director Raja Sen
August 17th: ZZ Top drummer and actor Frank Beard
August 17th: Film composer and musician Nick Glennie-Smith
August 17th: French producer and actor Nicolas Altmayer
August 18th: Actress Gloria Menezes
August 18th: Italian film producer Fulvio Lucisano
August 18th: Actress Laura Cardoso
August 18th: ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen
August 18th: Magician Juan Tamariz
August 19th: Thai-Scottish actor Ray MacDonald
August 19th: French actress and theater director Bérangère Bonvoisin
August 20th: Actor Abdelaziz Guerda
August 20th: Operatic soprano Ileana Cotrubaș

Reported this week: Rally driver Alex Fiorio
Reported this week: Baseball legend Tommy John

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#hollyweird #hollywood #haydenpanettiere #celebritynews #gonetoosoon

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 8th – August 13th, 2026

This week had a devastating earthquake, an alien from Zambodia, and way too many deadly encounters with trees. We have questions.

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

August 3rd (reported this week): Film, television and theater actor Jon Cypher
August 5th (reported this week): Actress Tedde Moore
August 5th (reported this week): TikTok influencer Mina Chan
August 6th: Entertainment journalist Flo Anthony
August 9th: Actor, writer and producer Ben Jones
August 9th: Actor, writer, producer and musician Reggie Bannister
August 10th: Surinamese actor and director Borger Breeveld
August 10th: French writer, director and actor Vincent Dieutre
August 11th: Actress Christy Knowings
August 12th: British actress Cheryl Hall
August 12th: Actress Silvia Monti
August 12th: South Korean director and writer Ahn Pan-seok
August 13th: Actor and producer Lucio Montanaro
August 13th: Puerto Rican boxer Prichard Colón

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#deadscroll #celebritynews #whosdeadpod #hollywoodnews #movietok

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12 years ago today, Robin Williams left us and went back to his planet. 🖖

Robin was the comedian’s comedian, and one of our absolute favorites. He could light up the screen, transform every character into someone unforgettable, and make us laugh until we cried, while touching our hearts along the way.

From Mork & Mindy and Mrs. Doubtfire to The Birdcage, Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society and What Dreams May Come, his body of work was enormous. And we have a feeling his heart was even bigger.

Today we visited a couple of the Hollywood studios where some of that magic happened, told some bad jokes, and remembered someone who gave the world so much joy.

We love you, Robin. Nanu nanu. 🖖❤️

#RobinWilliams #FilmingLocations #HollywoodHistory #MovieLocations #WhosDeadPod

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One avalanche, one livestream, and a long list of entertainment golden age legends.

⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK
August 1st – August 7th, 2026

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

April 15th (reported this week): Actress Mary Egida Rivera
August 1st: Reggae artist and actor Ras Ajai
August 1st: Actor Vincent Pastore
August 2nd: Actor and producer Jim Krut
August 2nd: Mountaineer Nirmal Purja
August 3rd: Playwright, director and actor Peter Gill
August 3rd: Actress and singer Grace Chang
August 4th: Actor Pradeep Rawat
August 5th: Film director Ardak Amirkulov
August 5th: Actress Jean Lodge
August 5th: Actor and lyricist Peter Lai
August 6th: Director, producer and writer Dimbo Atiya

Reported this week:
July 20th: Mecha and Super Sentai designer Katusushi Murakami
July 28th: Writers Guild Foundation executive Angela Wales Kirgo

Honorable Mentions:
August 2nd: Grammy-winning music producer David Z
August 3rd: Actor and comedian Jimmy Cricket

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#Deadscroll #whosdeadpod #celebritynews #movienews #hollywoodnews

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We found him!

Netflix put a real man to live in a billboard on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood to promote their new movie, The Last House. So of course we had to see it.

Talk about a teaser

#Netflix #TheLastHouse #SunsetBoulevard
#horrormovie #MovieTok

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August 5th marks 64 years since the death of Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), yet her legacy continues to captivate film lovers around the world.

During the production of Some Like It Hot, the Hotel del Coronado and its beaches were vividly transformed into 1920s Miami, creating the backdrop for one of Hollywood’s most beloved comedies.

Did you know? In 1955, Marilyn Monroe co-founded Marilyn Monroe Productions with Milton Greene, becoming a trailblazing force in Hollywood and fighting for creative control over her career.

Questions surrounding Marilyn’s final days still fascinate audiences decades later, yet exhibits like Marilyn Monroe: The Defining Roles remind us that her legacy lives on forever through her iconic films and performances.

Make sure to catch Marilyn Monroe: The Defining Roles at @hoteldelcoronado before it closes on August 30th, and tell us all about it 🍿

SWIPE ➡️ for reel 🎥

#MarilynMonroe #SomeLikeItHot #HotelDelCoronado #HollywoodHistory whosdea

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⚰️ WHO’S DEAD THIS WEEK

July 24th – July 31st, 2026

From torchbearer to pallbearer…

Our weekly series remembering the filmmakers, entertainers, and notable figures who helped shape our world.

May 20th (reported this week): Australian producer, journalist, and actor Kent Broadhurst
July 10th (reported this week): Television director Ralph Hemecker
July 22nd (reported this week): Horror filmmaker John Lechago
July 23rd: Actress, dancer, and choreographer Hope Clarke
July 24th: Punk-rock singer Lou Koller
July 25th: British actor Tom Chadbon
July 25th: Writer, actor, and composer Bill Oddie
July 28th: French synthwave musician and actor Kavinsky
July 29th: Irish singer-songwriter and actor Glen Hansard
July 29th: Rosie the Riveter Jeane Gibson
July 29th: Chantels lead singer Arlene Smith
July 30th: Spanish actor and composer Manolo Solo
July 31st: Glenn A. Baker
July 31st: Italian soccer legend Franco Baresi

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Stay not dead. 💀

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