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RIP Ray Austin

Virginia — Raymond Austin, a prolific director of episodic television, died at his home here May 17. He was 90. He began his career as a stunt man and was later known as an accomplished director and producer.

MSTies may remember that he directed two episodes of the series “The Master” that […]

Jerry Springer, RIP

CHICAGO — Jerry Springer, the celebrated talk show host and former Mayor of Cincinnati, died April 27, at his home here, after a “brief illness.” He was 79.

Springer was best known for his 27-year, near-4,000-episode run as the host of the eponymous talkshow, which featured guests who purportedly engaged in controversial […]

RIP Norman Reynolds

Norman Reynolds, the two-time Oscar-winning production and art designer, one of the creative forces behind the look of the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” movies and who director Steven Spielberg once called the “creative core” of the franchises, died April 6. He was 89.

Early in his career, he worked as assistant […]

RIP Warren Hammack

Northampton, Mass. — Warren Hammack, producer, actor, writer and director, died at his home here on Feb. 13, one day shy of his 89th birthday.

An extensive look at his long career is here.

MSTies will remember that he played a mechanic in the movie “Five the Hard Way,” featured in episode […]

Sharon Acker RIP

TORONTO, Canada — Canadian actress Sharon Acker died March 16 in a retirement home here. She was 87.

Though she appeared in dozens of TV series, she may be best remembered for her role as the unfaithful wife in the 1967 neo-noir classic “Point Blank.”

MSTies will remember her performance as Dr. […]