This week has seen a number of deaths in the entertainment world. Here is a run down:
Arthur C. Clarke – Author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Paul Scofield – Actor who appeared in Quiz Show, King Lear (1971), Hamlet (1990), and A Man for All Seasons (1966).
Anthony Minghella – Director of The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Cold Mountain, and Truly, Madly, Deeply.
Ivan Dixon – Television and film actor who performed in Car Wash, A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Hogan’s Heroes, Clay Pigeon, The Fugitive, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and The Twilight Zone. He also directed episodes of The A-Team, The Waltons, Magnum P.I.