July 25, 2008

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News: Obituaries

Peter Kapetan, Broadway Actor, Dies at 51
13 Jun 2008
Peter Murray Kapetan, an actor, singer, and dancer who most recently appeared on Broadway in The Wedding Singer, died on June 4 at the age of 51, of New York City.

Oni Faida Lampley, Actress Who Was Also Award-Winning Playwright, Has Died at 49
02 May 2008
Oni Faida Lampley, the award-winning playwright of The Dark Kalamazoo, Mixed Babies and her personal illness-inspired Tough Titty, died April 28 after a battle with breast cancer, friends and colleagues reported.



Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson, Daughter of Famous Broadway Showman, Dies
27 Apr 2008 -- Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson, the only daughter of legendary Broadway impresario Florenz Ziegfeld and actress Billie Burke, died of congestive heart failure April 11 at her home in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported. She was 91.

Peter Howard, Broadway Music Director, Dies at 80
21 Apr 2008 -- Peter Howard, who worked on many Broadway shows in numerous capacities, but most commonly as either music director or dance arranger, died on April 18. He lived at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, NJ.

Madeline Lee Gilford, Actress, Producer and Widow of Jack Gilford, Is Dead (15 Apr 2008)

Charlton Heston, Creator of Larger-Than-Life Screen Portraits, Dies at 84 (06 Apr 2008)

Sherry Britton, Burlesque Star With Legit Credits, Died at 89 (03 Apr 2008)

Jerry Kravat, Longtime Manager of Barbara Cook, Dies at 72 (02 Apr 2008)

Richard Widmark, Versatile Film Actor, Dies at 93 (27 Mar 2008)

Tony Church, Shakespearean Actor Who Worked with RSC and Denver Center, Dead at 77 (26 Mar 2008)

Paul Scofield, Commanding Actor of the British Stage, Is Dead at 86 (20 Mar 2008)

Ivan Dixon, of A Raisin in the Sun and "Hogan's Heroes," Dead at 76 (19 Mar 2008)

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