Entertainment industry obituaries

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Ricky Jay (Richard Jay Potash) was born in Brooklyn, learned magic from his grandfather and performed a magic act on local television when he was only four. Jay liked to perform in small clubs where everyone could clearly see his card tricks and sleight of hand -- and then go crazy trying to figure out how he did them.

Ricky Jay, master magician and actor in Tomorrow Never Dies, Deadwood, Boogie Nights, dies at 72

https://variety.com/2018/film/news/r...ts-1203035879/

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Conductor/composer/percussionist Harold Farberman died November 24. He was 89. Farberman made several recordings of symphonies written by Ives, Haydn and Mahler and conducted 17 orchestras including the Oakland Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic. Actress Lisa Kudrow is his niece.

https://www.resmusica.com/2018/11/25...old-farberman/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Farberman

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Spoiler alert: In the Italian-French film Last Tango In Paris, Jeanne shoots and kills Paul. In the US, one particularly graphic scene was cut from the film -- and it was still rated X.

Bernardo Bertolucci, Oscar-winning director of The Last Emperor, Last Tango In Paris, dies at 77

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-ta...ci-dead-at-77/

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SpongeBob debuted in 1999 and has consistently been Nickelodeon's highest-rated series. (Don't ask me why!) Hillenburg was the show's writer, producer and director. He aso produced two SpongeBob movies and since 2011 had put out monthly SpongeBob comic books. Prior to the sponge, Hillenburg worked with a wallaby. Hillenburg was writer, producer and director of Rocko's Modern Life.

SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

https://www.yahoo.com/news/spongebob...173003126.html

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Katz and her husband, producer/director William Huyck, collaborated on several screenplays including Howard The Duck and Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom.

Gloria Katz, American Graffiti writer and Star Wars script doctor, dies at 76

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...was-76-1164737

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The death-metal band Deeds Of Flesh formed in 1993 in Los Osos, California and has released eight albums, an EP and a concert DVD. Lindmark, the band's guitarist, was also CEO of Unique Leader, the record label he founded in 1997.

Deeds Of Flesh guitarist Erik Lindmark dies at 46

https://www.revolvermag.com/music/er...tarist-dead-46

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Kuma, a dog who could do 75 tricks, appeared in three movies and two tv series, most notably Disney Channel's Dog With A Blog. Kuma played Stan, a dog who talked -- the kids knew; the parents did not -- and who used a keyboard and computer to make nightly posts to his blog. Actor/comedian Stephen Full provided Stan's voice and Stan really did have an online blog -- but it was created by Disney, not by a dog. Kuma was replaced by a similar-looking dog early in the series' first season.

Kuma, the original 'Dog with a Blog,' dies at 16

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/ku...ied/ar-BBQkgEg

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Berry also appeared on Dr. Kildare and co-starred in the Disney films Herbie Rides Again and The Cat From Outer Space. When he was in the Army, he entertained troops as a member of the Special Services division. His sergeant helped him launch a career in show business. The sergeant was Leonard Nimoy.

Ken Berry, actor in F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family, dies at 85

https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/ken...-d-1203071348/

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Williams released six singles and two albums and played on dozens of albums by Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Otis Spann, Billy Stewart and other artists.

Jody Williams, famed Chicago blues guitarist, dead at 83
The Blues Hall Of Fame member served as Chess Records' house guitarist for a number of years.

https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jod...ist-dead-at-83

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In her first credited role in a movie, Carey played Josephine "Joey" McReynolds, the rebellious daughter of a wealthy rancher, in El Dorado, released in December 1966 in Japan and June 1967 in the US. She shoots Cole Thornton, played by John Wayne -- but don't worry; the wound isn't fatal. She next co-starred in an Elvis Presley movie, Live A Little, Love A Little, as an eccentric woman who kept changing her name and her personality. The film did poorly and Elvis would make only three more movies.

Michele Carey, actress in El Dorado and Live A Little, Love A Little, dies at 75

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/new...rPnJ?ocid=AMZN