EntertainmentKip Niven, Actor in 'Magnum Force,' 'Alice' and 'The Waltons,' Dies at 73

John Singleton, writer-director of “Boyz n the Hood” and industry pioneer, who was the first African American to earn an Oscar nomination for best director, died April 29. He was 51.

Judges declare Ohio's congressional map unconstitutional

A federal court has ruled that Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional and has ordered a new one be drawn for the 2020 elections. A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Cincinnati ruled unanimously Friday that district boundaries were manipulated for partisan gain by Republican mapmakers and violate voters' rights to democratically select their representatives. The ruling blocks Ohio from holding another election under the current map. The ruling is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mark Medoff was an American playwright, who wrote Tony Award-winning play “Children of a Lesser God,” died April 23. He was 79.

Charity Tillemann-Dick, a celebrated opera singer who performed worldwide after two separate lung transplants, died April 23. She was 35.

David Picker, who served as the head of United Artists, Paramount and Columbia over more than a half-century in the film business, died April 20. He was 87.

Lorraine Warren, the famed investigator of paranormal activity who researched the "Amityville Horror" hauntings and was the subject of James Wan's film "The Conjuring," died April 18. She was 92.

Mya-Lecia Naylor, a British child star who got her start on "Absolutely Fabulous," died April 17. She was 16.

Warren Adler, the novelist, playwright and poet whose novel “The War of the Roses” was adapted into the dark comedy starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, died April 15. He was 91.

Clement Von Franckenstein, Actor in 'The American President,' Dies at 74

He also appeared in such films as 'Lionheart,' 'The Evening Star,' 'Hail, Caesar!' and, as himself, in 'Festival in Cannes.'

Joe Terry, the former Philadelphia street-corner singer and longtime frontman of Danny & the Juniors, died April 15. He was 78.

Georgia Engel, known for playing Georgette Baxter on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died April 15. She was 70.

Alan Wasser, a veteran Broadway general manager who received an honorary Tony Award, died April 14. He was 70.

Bibi Andersson, known for her roles in films like "The Seventh Seal" and "Persona," died April 14. She was 83.

Country singer Earl Thomas Conley died April 10. He was 77. Conley was known for his country hits including “Holding Her and Loving You,” “What’d You Say” and “Right From the Start”.

Charles Van Doren, a star contestant on the NBC '50s quiz and game show "Twenty-One," died April 9. He was 93.

Seymour Cassel, a character actor best known for his roles in films including "Faces," "Rushmore" and "The Royal Tennenbaums," died April 7. He was 84.

Serbian actress Nadja Regin, best known for starring in Bond films "From Russia With Love" and "Goldfinger," died April 6. She was 87.

Former Chiefs coach Cunningham dies at 72

Former Chiefs head coach and longtime NFL assistant coach Gunther Cunningham has died. 

Ermias Davidson Asghedom known professionally as Nipsey Hussle, died March 31st. He was 33. Hussle was known for his numerous mixtapes, including his “Bullets Ain't Got No Name series,” “The Marathon,” “The Marathon Continues” and “Crenshaw”.

Billy Adams, a Rockabilly Hall of Famer who wrote and recorded the rockabilly staple "Rock, Pretty Mama," died March 30. He was 79.

Shane Rimmer, a Canadian actor who appeared in multiple James Bond films including "You Only Live Twice," "Diamonds Are Forever" and "The Spy Who Loved Me," died March 29. He was 89.

Agnès Varda was a French film director known for films including “Vagabond,” “Faces Places” and “Cleo from 5 to 7,” died March 29. She was 90.

Tania Mallet was a British model and actress, best known for her appearance as Tilly Masterson in the James Bond film “Goldfinger,” died March 30. She was 77.

Billy Clayton, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter known for releasing two EPs, “Luminary” and “Bloom” died March 26. He was 35.

Jenny Pagliaro, singer, songwriter and vocalist for the L.A.-based rock band “Roses & Cigarettes,” died March 26. She was 35.

Roger Charlery, aka Ranking Roger, the vocalist of two-tone band “The Beat” and “General Public,” died March 26. He was 56.

Alice Rivlin, Fed Vice Chair and Deficit Hawk, Dies at 88

Alice Rivlin, the founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and a relentless fighter for deficit-reduction while vice chair of the Federal Reserve, has died. She was 88. require(["medianetNativeAdOnArticle"], function (medianetNativeAdOnArticle) { medianetNativeAdOnArticle.getMedianetNativeAds(true); }); She died Tuesday at her home in Washington, according to an emailed statement from the Brookings Institution, where Rivlin was senior fellow. The cause was cancer.

Joseph Pilato, the acclaimed “Pulp Fiction” actor, who is best known for playing “Captain Rhodes” in “Day of the Dead,” died March 24. He was 70.

June Harding, an American actress who starred with Rosalind Russell and Hayley Mills in the 1966 feature comedy “The Trouble With Angels,” died March 22. She was 81.

Denise DuBarry Hay, the actress best known for her roles on television shows including“CHiPs” and “Black Sheep Squadron,” died March 23. She was 63.

Larry Cohen, the man behind horror film classics like "It's Alive," "It Lives Again," "Special Effects," "The Stuff" and "A Return to Salem's Lot," died March 23. He was 77.

Experimental singer-songwriter Scott Walker, one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in rock history, died March 25. He was 76.

Eunetta Boone, creator of the UPN comedy “One on One” and showrunner of Disney Channel’s “Raven’s Home,” died March 22. She was 63.

John Carl Buechler, whose Hollywood horror film makeup and special effects made movies like "Hatchet," "Deep Freeze" and the Michael Moriarty-starrer "Troll" into classic frightfests, died March 18. He was 66.

Country singer Justin Carter who had released an independent single, “Love Affair,” to digital services, died March 17. He was 35.

Andre Williams, an R&B singer and songwriter who co-wrote "Shake A Tail Feather" and performed across musical genres, died March 17. He was 82.

Dick Dale, who was known as the King of the Surf Guitar and recorded the hit song “Misirlou,” which was revived on the “Pulp Fiction” soundtrack, died March 16. He was 81.

Woman dies after being shot overnight, Greenville deputies arrest suspect, officials say

Greenville County deputies are investigating a shooting that sent a woman to a hospital where she later died. The coroner identified her as Shane Victoria Bowen, 34, of Hodges. The shooting happened Saturday on Mountain Creek Road in Honea Path. Greenville deputies have arrested a suspect. Deputies have not said what led to the shooting, or released information about the suspect. The name of the suspected shooter has not been released. READ MORE:Woman dies after being shot overnight, Greenville deputies arrest suspect, officials say CHECK OUT WYFF:Get the latest Greenville news and weather.

Mike Thalassitis, a former contestant on “Love Island” and “Celebs Go Dating,” died March 15. He was 26.

Drummer Hal Blaine, who propelled dozens of major hit records during the ‘60s and ‘70s as a member of the “Wrecking Crew,” Hollywood’s elite, ubiquitous cadre of first-call studio musicians, died March 11. He was 90.

Former "Amazing Race" contestant Dr. James "Jim" Raman died March 11. He was 42.

Jed Allan, who acted in numerous daytime soaps, including “Beverly Hills 90210,” “Days of Our Lives,” and “Santa Barbara,” died March 9. He was  84.

Sidney Sheinberg, who served for more than 20 years as president and COO of MCA, Inc and Universal Studios and helped build the former agency into a potent entertainment corporation, died March 7. He was 84.

Susan Harrison, known for her role in “Sweet Smell of Success”, died March 5. She was 80.

Luke Perry, who shot to fame on "Beverly Hills, 90210" and most recently starred on the CW's "Riverdale," died March 4 after suffering a massive stroke. He was 52.

Wrestling legend King Kong Bundy, real name Christopher Alan Pallies, died March 4. He was 61. He is best known for his appearances in the “World Wrestling Federation”.

Keith Flint, the iconic frontman of the 1990s electronic band “The Prodigy,” died March 4. He was 49. Flint was known for The Prodigy’s best-known singles, “Firestarter” and “Breathe”.

Lisa Sheridan an American actress, who appeared in TV series like “Invasion” and “Halt and Catch Fire” died Feb. 28. She was 44.

Nathaniel Taylor, the actor who played Rollo Lawson on the 1970s sitcom “Sanford and Son,” died Feb. 27 after suffering a heart attack. He was 80.

Jeraldine Saunders, creator of ABC series “The Love Boat,” died Feb. 26. She was 96. Saunders was best known for writing the 1974 book “The Love Boats,” which the ABC comedy drama was based on.

Mark Hollis, the frontman of the band “Talk Talk,” died Feb. 25. He was 64. The band released several hit singles in 1980s such as “It’s My Life,” “Such a shame,” “Talk Talk” and “Life’s What You Make It”.

Morgan Woodward was an American actor, best known for his character oil-man Marvin “Punk” Anderson on TV show “Dallas,” died Feb. 22. He was 93. Woodward also appeared on the original "Star Trek" series and "Gunsmoke" TV series.

Katherine Helmond, the seven-time Emmy-nominated actress who played the feisty, man-crazy mother Mona Robinson on the long-running ABC sitcom “Who’s the Boss?”, died Feb. 23. She was 89.

Steven James Brody, known professionally as Brody Stevens, who appeared in the movie “The Hangover,” died Feb. 22. He was 48. Brody was also known for appearances on “Chelsea Lately,” “Due Date” and Chris Hardwick's “@midnight”.

Stanley Donen, was an American film director, best known for the 1952 musical “Singin' in the Rain,” which he co-directed. Donen died Feb. 21. He was 94. His other films included “On the Town,” “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “Funny Face”.

Peter Tork, the bassist for The Monkees and a jokester on the band's popular 1960s television series died Feb. 21. He was 77.

Bruno Ganz, the Swiss actor best known for dramatizing Adolf Hitler’s final days in 2004’s “Downfall,” died Feb. 15. He was 77.

WWE Hall of Famer Pedro Morales, a native of Puerto Rico and the first “Triple Crown” winner in WWE died Feb. 12. He was 76.

Carmen Argenziano, an actor best known for his roles in “Stargate SG-1” and “The Godfather Part II,” died Feb. 10. He was 75.

Albert Finney, the Oscar-nominated British actor best known for his roles in "Annie," "Erin Brockovich" and "Tom Jones," died Feb. 7. He was 82.

Nita Bieber, a onetime dancer and actress who appeared with the Three Stooges in "Rhythm and Weep," with Judy Garland in "Summer Stock" and with Tony Curtis in "The Prince Who Was a Thief," died Feb. 4. She was 92.

Actor Kristoff St. John, who played Neil Winters on the CBS daytime soap opera "The Young & the Restless," died Feb. 3. He was 52.

Julie Adams, the actress best-known for starring in the 1954 monster horror film "The Creature From the Black Lagoon," died Feb. 3. She was 92.

British comedian and actor Jeremy Hardy, who was a regular on television and radio panel shows from the early 1990s, died Feb. 1. He was 57.

Neal James, who appeared on Animal Planet’s "Call of the Wildman," died Feb. 1. He was 55.

Harold Bradley, who played on thousands of country, pop and rock ’n’ roll recordings, including landmark hits like Brenda Lee’s “I’m Sorry,” Patsy Cline’s “Crazy” and Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely,” died Jan. 31. He was 93.

Dick Miller, a prolific screen actor best known for his role as Murray Futterman in the 1984 classic horror film “Gremlins,” died Jan. 30. He was 90.

James Ingram, the soulful, smooth voice behind R&B hits like "Just Once" and "I Don't Have The Heart," died Jan. 29. He was 66.

Chef Fatima Ali, who appeared on cooking shows such as “Chopped” and season 15 of “Top Chef,” died Jan. 25. She was 29.

Merwin Goldsmith, who appeared in films like “Cadillac Man," and on the TV series "Law & Order" and "The Good Wife," died Jan 24. He was 81.

Jonas Mekas, director, critic, patron and poet widely regarded as the godfather of modern American avant-garde film and as an indispensable documenter of his adopted New York City, died Jan. 23. He was 96.

Comedian and writer Kevin Barnett, who co-created the Fox series "Rel," died Jan.22. He was 32.

Singer-comedienne Kaye Ballard, who starred alongside Eve Arden in the 1960s sitcom “The Mothers-in-Law” and was among the stars of the 1976 feature based on Terrence McNally’s farce “The Ritz,” died Jan. 21. She was 93.

Actor and comedian Steven Levy, aka Steve Bean, who appeared in "Ray Donovan," died Jan. 21. He was 58.

Bradley Bolke, who provided the voice of Chumley the walrus opposite Don Adams on the "Tennessee Tuxedo" cartoons of the 1960s, died Jan. 15. He was 93.

Guitarist Reggie Young, a Memphis- and Nashville-based session player whose signature licks defined hit records from Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, died Jan. 17. He was 82.

Lorna Doom, bassist for seminal Los Angeles punk band the Germs, died Jan. 16.

Shirley Boone, the wife of legendary 1950’s singer Pat Boone, died Jan. 11. She was 84.

William Morgan Sheppard, "Star Trek" and "Doctor Who" Actor, died Jan.5. He was 86. Sheppard was known for his many appearances across the "Star Trek" franchise. His other credits include an episode of "Doctor Who", in which he starred as Old Canton Delaware alongside his son Mark.

Carol Channing, the legendary Broadway actress who portrayed Dolly Levi in “Hello Dolly!” died Jan. 15, her publicist said in a statement. She was 97.

Kevin Fret, the singer and rapper, who dubbed himself the first openly gay Latin trap artist, was fatally shot and killed in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on Jan. 10. He was 24 years old.

Clydie King, whose earthy, gospel-rooted voice was heard on dozens of rock classics, including the Rolling Stones’ “Tumbling Dice” and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama,” died Jan.7. She was 75.

Jo Andres worked as a director, editor, choreographer and artist throughout her years in the industry. She went on to direct the award-winning 1996 film "Black Kites", which starred Lucian Buscemi died Jan.6. She was 65.

One of Zimbabwe and Africa's most iconic musicians, Oliver Mtukudzi, died Jan. 23 in the capital, Harare. He was 66.

Louisa Moritz, who famously starred in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” alongside Jack Nicholson, died Jan. 4. She was 72.

Daryl Dragon, the cap-wearing "Captain" of "The Captain and Tennille" who teamed with then-wife Toni Tennille on such easy listening hits as "Love Will Keep Us Together" and "Muskrat Love," died Jan. 2. He was 76.

Legendary WWE and WCW interviewer "Mean" Gene Okerlund died Jan. 2. He was 76.

Bob Einstein, a two-time Emmy winner who has recurred on HBO’s "Curb Your Enthusiasm" since its launch and created the wacky Super Dave Osborne character, died Jan. 2. He was 76.

Pegi Young, who co-founded the Bridge School with her former husband of 36 years Neil Young, died Jan. 1. She was 66.

Mary Kay Stearns, one of TV’s earliest, if now largely forgotten, sitcom stars who beat Lucille Ball to on-air pregnancy by at least four years, died Nov. 17, 2018 in Newport Beach, California. She was 93.