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Peppino Mazzullo, Voice of Topo Gigio, the Italian Puppet on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show,’ Dies at 100

The actor helped bring out a warmer side of the famously wooden host in sketches from 1962-71.

John Grover, Film Editor on Six James Bond Movies, Dies at 87

Early in his career, he had wildly different experiences working for David Lean on ‘Doctor Zhivago’ and Stanley Kubrick on ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ 

Dennis Haskins, Principal Belding on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ Dies at 75

“Everyone loved Mr. Belding, and those of us who got to know Dennis loved him even more,” his agent said.

James Rosenfield, Former Top Executive at CBS, Dies at 97

Mentored by William S. Paley, he served as president of the CBS Television Network and executive vp of the CBS Broadcast Group.

Mark Piznarski, Director of Milestone ‘Gossip Girl’ Episodes, Dies at 71

As a teen-drama specialist, he helmed the pilot of that series and the ones for ‘Veronica Mars,’ ‘Everwood’ and ‘Relativity.’ He worked on ‘My So-Called Life’ as well.

Richard S. Reisberg, Top Television Executive at Viacom and MGM/UA, Dies at 85

He also worked at Reeves Entertainment and Lionsgate during his long career.

Richard Harrison, Star of Spaghetti Westerns and Sword-and-Sandal Flicks, Dies at 90

The Salt Lake City native left Hollywood for Italy in the early 1960s and built a thriving B-movie career away from home.

Dick Guttman, Veteran Hollywood Publicist, Dies at 93

His clients included Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman and William Shatner.

Elliot Graham, Oscar-Nominated Film Editor on ‘Milk,’ Dies at 50

He also worked on the films 'Steve Jobs,' 'Captain Marvel' and 'No Time to Die.'

Anjanette Comer, Actress in ‘The Loved One’ and ‘The Appaloosa,’ Dies at 86

She also starred in 'Quick, Before It Melts,' 'Guns for San Sebastian' and 'The Baby' but made a few career missteps along the way.

James Sloyan, Actor in ‘The Sting,‘ ‘Xanadu’ and ‘Oh Madeline,’ Dies at 85

He also appeared five times on television in the 'Star Trek' universe and was the voice of Lexus in commercials for almost two decades.

Presley Gerber, Son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, Dies at 27

"The family is asking for privacy during this very difficult and painful time," a rep said.