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Dame Esther Rantzen, the BAFTA-winning presenter of shows including That's Life!, died September 30. She was 86. In a statement issued to the Press Association, her children Miriam Wilcox, Rebecca Wilcox and Joshua Wilcox confirmed the passing of their “adored mother.” Rantzen was…

John Grover, an English film editor who worked on a half-dozen James Bond pics, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, David Lean’s Doctor Zhivago, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth and many others, died September 28. He was 87. British Film Editors, of which Grover was a longtime board member, confirmed…

Dennis Haskins, best known for playing Mr. Belding in Saved by the Bell, has died. He was 75. His agent Jay Schachter confirmed the news to Deadline, saying in a statement, “It's a tragic loss. Everyone loved Mr. Belding and those of us who got to know Dennis, loved him even more. He was a…

James H. Rosenfield Sr., the longtime media executive and former executive vice president of CBS Broadcast Group, died on September 26. He was 97. Rosenfield rose from an account executive in television network sales to President of the CBS Television Network and ultimately Executive Vice…

Benjamin Satterley, the high-flying champion wrestler known variously to AEW and WWE fans as Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, has died. That, according to an announcement from All Elite Wrestling. He was 40. Details surrounding his passing are unclear. Pac was featured at AEW’s All…

Chuck Varga, a founding member and vocalist of the shock-rock heavy metal band GWAR, has died following a battle with cancer. A resident of Brooklyn, New York, Varga was 68. His death was announced GWAR bass player Casey Orr, who said Varga, who during his time with the band sometimes played the…

Richard S. Reisberg, who held senior roles at Viacom Productions, UA TV, MGM/UA TV Productions and Lionsgate TV, died September 23. He was 85. His family confirmed the news to Deadline but did not provide a cause of death. After earning his law degree, Reisberg worked early on in…

Peter Byrne, the singer and songwriter for the band Naked Eyes who scored 1980s hits with "Always Something There to Remind Me" and “Promises, Promises,” died peacefully in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, September 14, after a brief illness. He was 74. His death was announced on the band’s of…

Dick Guttman, the longtime Hollywood publicist whose impressive client roster over the years included Barbra Streisand, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Tony Curtis, Milton Berle, Greer Garson, Simone Signoret, Carroll Baker, Candice Bergen, Peter Ustinov, Tony Randall, Dick…

The official cause of death has been confirmed for Hayden Panettiere. The Greenville County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina has determined Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, 4-ANPP, Alprazolam, Methocarbamol, and Quetiapine. The manner of death has been ruled…

Elliot Graham, the Oscar-nominated film editor for Milk whose credits also included Steve Jobs, No Time to Die, Superman Returns and Captain Marvel, died Saturday, September 19, in Los Angeles. He was 50. Graham died by suicide, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. Born…

Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox Business staffer who sued the network and its then-anchor Ed Henry for sexual harassment and retaliation and later hosted a podcast, was found dead September 19 at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. She was 36. USA Today reported Monday that Eckhart’s body was found…