Playwright best known for Children of a Lesser God, which was turned into a 1986 hit filmThe playwright Mark Medoff, who has died aged 79, wrote Children of a Lesser God, the story of a deaf…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PMComedian whose trademarks were her cutting wit and her cosmetic surgeryJoan Rivers: a life in picturesThe quintessential acerbic Noo Yawker, the comedian Joan Rivers, who has died aged 81, w…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMActor who was best known as Higgins, the supercilious English estate manager, in the TV series Magnum PIThe actor John Hillerman, who has died aged 84, was best known for his role in the tel…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:12PMActor who used TV sitcom for her portrayal of an independent modern womanThe actor Mary Tyler Moore, who has died aged 90, spent decades as “America’s sweetheart”, her time in that rol…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:06PMAmerican comedian whose self-referential style influenced many othersWith two landmark series in the 1980s and 90s, Garry Shandling, who has died of a heart attack aged 66, transformed telev…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:34PMThe comedian and show host once apologised for an incident concluding in her being taken off air: 'I'm sorry I fucking swore' Joan Rivers the best of her comedy career in clips Continue re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:13PMNovelist, screenwriter and biographer whose subjects included his father, GrouchoArthur Marx, who has died aged 89, grew up in the shadow of his father, Groucho, and was steeped in the contr…
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