Cassandra Wilson obit

WBGO mourns the loss of NEA Jazz Master and two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Cassandra Wilson

 She was not on the list.

The music world is mourning the loss of two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson. Wilson died this morning (September 2) in Jackson, Mississippi. She was 70.

Wilson's manager for 20 years, Robert Torre, released this statement to WBGO:

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Cassandra Wilson, the Grammy Award-winning and legendary jazz artist. Cassandra Wilson transitioned peacefully at home, surrounded by family, close friends, and her manager.

Her family and close friends respectfully ask for privacy during this difficult time as they grieve her loss.

Further information regarding memorial services and

arrangements will be shared at a later time."

The unique vocalist from Jackson, Mississippi was described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed with an unmistakable timbre and attack who has expanded the playing field" by incorporating blues, country and folk music into her work.

WBGO's "Daybreak" host Gary Walker first met Cassandra Wilson at the studios in Newark in 1982 before she was famous. She was married at the time to then-WBGO weekend announcer Anthony Wilson. The couple had just moved to New York from the South. During Cassandra's first chat with Gary she told him she was jazz singer who wanted to test her mettle in the jazz capital of the world. Gary was saddened to hear of her passing today.

"There were no boundaries for Cassandra Wilson as to what she explored. And she did it with that sultry, smoky voice of hers, whether she was working on a Miles Davis re-imagination, approaching a great American Standard or approaching the world of Bob Dylan. Her rendition of Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay" is just phenomenal. Every time she approached a piece of music with that sultry, smoky vibe of hers, you thought 'this is Cassandra's music' because it was."

ellow NEA Jazz Master and WBGO legendary staffer Dorthaan Kirk says news of Cassandra's death is hard to process. Kirk says they were basically family and Cassandra referred to her as "Mother Kirk".

"I'm just devastated. Cassandra completely related to me because she looked up to me as an elder and somebody that was in the business."

Dorthaan fondly remembers taking Cassandra to Lush Life in Greenwich Village. It was the first time Cassandra had visited a jazz club in New York City. "DK" also knew early on that Cassandra would become a sensation.

"I'm not a musician. I don't know all the technical terms, but it's about a feeling. There was something in her presentation like the way she sounded and played guitar. There was just a great feeling that I knew that something was there that was special. I thought she should be known by a wider and broader audience."

Cassandra began playing piano at six, guitar by the age of twelve and was working as a vocalist by the mid-'70s, singing a wide variety of material. After moving to New York City in the early 80’s, Cassandra met saxophonist Steve Coleman and became one of the founding members of the M-Base Collective.

At the completion of her stint with M-Base, Cassandra sought a more acoustic context for her vocal expression. She signed with Blue Note Records in 1992 and released a landmark album titled "Blue Light 'Till Dawn" which would pave the way for a new generation of jazz singers seeking an approach and repertoire that challenged the supremacy of the American Standard songbook.

Wilson has continued interpreting in fresh and creative ways jazz, vintage blues, country and folk music. Her awards include: two Grammys, the Django D’Or, The Edison Music Award, and a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. On March 2022, Wilson was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master's Fellowship. She also performed one of the leading roles in Wynton Marsalis' "Blood on the Fields", the first jazz work to receive a Pulitzer Prize.

In 2015, Cassandra Wilson joined forces with the prestigious label, Legacy, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

The National Endowment of the Arts named Wilson as 2022 NEA Jazz Master alongside Stanley Clarke, Billy Hart, and Donald Harrison.

Cassandra Wilson was a true friend of WBGO and will be greatly missed.

Carla Jeffery obit

Carla Jeffery, Disney’s ‘Zombies’ Actress, Dies at 33

Jeffery also had recurring roles in shows such as 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and 'Southland.'

 She was not on the list.

Carla Jeffery, best known for her role as Bree in Disney‘s Zombies franchise, died on Tuesday. She was 33.

Alexanders Talent Management announced her death, writing in a statement shared on her Instagram, “It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our beloved Carla Jeffery, who passed away on September 1, 2026, at just 33 years old.

“Carla joined the Alexanders Talent Management family at the age of 12. For more than 20 years, we had the privilege of watching her grow into a beautiful, vibrant and incredibly talented woman whose radiant smile could light up any room,” her team’s statement continued. “As Bree in Disney’s hit Zombies franchise, Carla shared her joy, humor and bright spirit with audiences around the world.”

Jeffery’s cause of death wasn’t immediately available.

Born on July 10, 1993, in Houston, Jeffery began her career as a child actor, appearing in Phat Girlz, iCarly, Miss Guided, Southland, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Men of a Certain Age, Good Luck Charlie and Shake It Up.

Her most notable role was in Disney’s Zombies franchise, where she plays Bree, a bubbly cheerleader at Seabrook High and the loyal best friend to the main character, Addison (Meg Donnelly). Jeffery starred in Zombies (2018), Zombies 2 (2020), Zombies 3 (2022) and voiced the character in 2024’s Zombies: The Re-Animated Series.

Jeffery’s other onscreen credits included Scream Queens, American Vandal, Uncle Buck, Girl on the Edge, Teacher of the Year, Puzzled and Spider-Man.

Her management company concluded, “Carla was more than a client; she was family. Our hearts are with Carla’s family and loved ones during this devastating time. We respectfully ask that their privacy be honored as they grieve this unimaginable loss. Rest beautifully, Carla. Your light will never be forgotten.”

Milo Manheim, who starred alongside Jeffery in the Zombies films, paid tribute on his Instagram Story, writing, “Love you Carlaboo. The sweetest, kindest, most loving person.” He also shared a clip of her iCarly dancing scene, adding, “I pray you would want this brought back real quick. I fuckin love you. Thank you for spreading so much joy.”

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Film     Role     Notes

2006    Phat Girlz        Jazmin (age 10)           Minor role

2014    Teacher of the Year     Vondra

2015    Girl on the Edge          Crystal

2016    Exchange        Brigitte

2018    Zombies          Bree     A main character

2020    Zombies 2

2022    Zombies 3

 

Television

Year     Title     Role     Notes

2007–2009      Curb Your Enthusiasm            Keysha Black  Reoccurring character; seasons 6–7

2008    Miss Guided    Student            Episode: "High School Musical"

iCarly  Girl at Cheesecake Warehouse           Episode: "iWin a Date"

2009    Lie to Me        Student            Episode: "Pilot"

Southland        Janila   Episodes: "Unknown Trouble", "Mozambique", "Westside", "Derailed"

2010    Men of a Certain Age Fran     Episode: "Back in the Sh*t"

2011    Good Luck Charlie      Jean     Episode: "Baby's New Shoes"

Torchwood      Teenager          Episode: "The New World"

2012–2013      Shake It Up     Margie Episodes: "Spirit It Up", "Stress It Up"

2013    Super Fun Night          Becky  Episode: "Pilot"

2014    Suburgatory     Shira    Episode: "Catch and Release"

2015    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend    Super Cheery Camp Girl        Episode: "Josh Just Happens to Live Here!"

2016    Best Friends Whenever           Karen  Episode: "A Time to Double Date"

Uncle Buck     Kiana   Episode: "I Got This"

Free Period      Brigitte            Episode: "Exchange"

Scream Queens           Frumpy Girl #3           Episode: "Halloween Blues"

2017    American Vandal        Sierra Sherrington       Episodes: "Hard Facts: Vandalism and Vulgarity", "A Limp Alibi", "Nailed", "Premature Theories"

2020    Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event          Young Peaches            Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?"

Spider-Man     Mania (voice)  Episode: "Maximum Venom"

2023    Zombies: The Re-Animated Series Shorts     Bree (voice)     Episode: "I Think We're a Clone Now"

2024    Zombies: The Re-Animated Series     Bree     15 episodes

Gloria Steinem obit

Gloria Steinem Dies: Feminist Icon And Activist & Co-Founder Of Ms. Magazine Was 92

 She was number 363 on the list.

Gloria Steinem passed away yesterday.

The pro-abortion “feminist”, despite not believing in God, had inestimable value not given to her by woman, man or governmental institutions. The esteemed author has met the Author of Life and will be held to account for her every word and deed.

Showing that abortion advocacy is one and the same with environmental radicalism, Steim opined in a 2017 interview that birthing children is the “fundamental cause of climate change“. Her solution? Abortion. She was one of many in a long line of environmental evangelist hucksters who’ve made the same doomsday proclamations of overpopulation and have been trounced by actual science.

Throughout her life she proudly paraded her own abortion. She famously wore a t-shirt proclaiming “I had an abortion”. In 1957, she paid an abortionist to kill the child of her once-fiancée whom she deeply loved. Sadly, Steinem passed away living a fake feminist lie that never recognized the deepest and most unique treasure of womanhood: motherhood.

She was a child of divorce and had to care for her mentally ill mother. She was neglected and harmed by her parents’ broken marriage. In her own words: “And if you’re treated badly, you come to feel you’re a bad person, and to some extent, even a very good thing like being a social activist can be a drug, you know, that keeps you from going back and looking at yourself. You keep trying to fill up this emptiness, which, of course, can’t be filled up with anything external.”

That void was filled by fake feminism.

Even the New York Times admitted this tragic truth about Steinem: “Her dysfunctional youth — mothering her mother — also colored her view of marriage and children, both of which she viewed as a trap. That fear kept her from settling down.” She was a lifelong activist who remained childless. Her activism centered on celebrating the demise of tens of millions of girls (and boys, of course) who had equal worth to her yet she refused to see their equality. All the accolades of Gloria Steinem being a history maker illuminate fake feminism’s biggest irony: You can’t make history unless you’re born.

She was “pro-choice” when it came to her religious worldview. Tragically, throughout her famed life, she chose to reject the One who created her. (Although our hope is that she made an eternal decision, in her last moments, making Christ her Savior.) Last night, she came face to face with the God who could’ve filled that painful void and turned her lifelong brokenness into breakthrough.

Gloria Steinem, the American feminist icon and founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday, September 2, at her home in New York City. She was 92.

Her death was announced in a joint post on her Instagram account and The Gloria Steinem Foundation. A cause of death was not disclosed, but the statement said she “passed passed away peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her.”

“Gloria’s greatest gift was her ability to listen to others, to make others feel seen and heard. Her words, actions, and example gave people permission to be their truest selves,” the post read. “Gloria lived true to her independent spirit, always with curiosity and a great sense of humor.” Read the full note below.

In becoming one of the most-listened to voices in U.S. feminism – perhaps at times even the most-listened to – Steinem had spent most of her career in journalism. Among her most notable early stories was an exposé on Hugh Hefner’s Playboy empire, during which she went undercover as a Playboy Bunny to uncover the conditions facing the young women.

The story caused a huge debate in American society, though Steinem later said she regretted the assignment as the association blighted the rest of her career.

She went on to become a founder of Ms., which was among the first magazines to address women as more than housewives and homemakers in America. Steinem also was an early supporter of Women’s Action Alliance, a group focused on combating sexism.

With her trademark aviator shades, long, blonde-streaked hair and a style of dressing that typified the ’70s era’s New York chic, she became a visible emblem of the Second Wave movement and a key advocate for abortion rights, having been inspired by women speaking out on the Roe vs Wade case, in which the Supreme Court made abortion a constitutional right. The right was repealed in 2022, prompting Steinem to write in an email to the AP, “Either our control over our own bodies is equal, regardless of sex or race, or we’re not living in a democracy.

“Gloria was, at heart, an optimist,” said Hillary Clinton on today’s CBS Mornings. “Her activism was rooted in optimism. And that’s a moral choice, and she made it every day.”

Journalist Christiane Amanpour wrote on X that Steinem “will go down in history as one of the most important activists of all time, leading a movement for the equality of half the world: its women.”

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said on X, “Celebrating the life and legacy of my friend and mentor, Gloria Steinem, and also grateful to know that in these last few weeks and days she knew exactly how loved and admired she was.”

As the nearly unrivaled face of Second Wave Feminism, Steinem over the decades appeared on hundreds of talk shows hosted by everyone from Dick Cavett, Johnny Carson and David Frost to Howard Stern and Bill Maher. A documentary about Steinem’s life, Gloria: In Her Own Words, launched in 2011. Her memoir, My Life on the Road, was the basis for Julie Taymor biopic The Glorias, and she appeared on screen on the likes of 60 Minutes, The Daily Show and Charlie Rose and even in scripted series The Good Wife and And Just Like That… as herself.

Jimmy Batten obit

Jimmy Batten, who went 10 rounds with Roberto Duran, dies at the age of 70

 He was not on the list.

Jimmy Batten, the former British junior middleweight champion who once went the distance with Roberto Duran, has died at the age of 70.

Batten, one of the sport’s great characters, had been battling Parkinson’s disease and the effects of brain damage for many years. Yet, until his poor health became too much to bear in recent months, he did so with good humor.

Batten, who started boxing at the age of six, was a member of Terry Lawless’ famous London gym that could also boast talent like John H. Stracey, Maurice Hope, Charlie Magri, Kirkland Laing, Jim Watt, and Mark Kaylor.

"So sad to hear about my dear friend Jimmy Batten passing away," Stracey said on social media. "My great stablemate and sparring partner of many, many years... God bless you, my friend."

An outstanding amateur – in the vest, Batten enjoyed an unbeaten spell that stretched five-and-a-half years – he went on to claim the Lonsdale Belt outright as a fine British professional, beating Albert Hillman, Larry Paul, and Tony Poole along the way.

That thrilling scrap with Poole was gruelling in the extreme as Batten survived some hellacious blows to outlast his man and win in the 13th. The three-round loss to France’s Gilbert Cohen in a bid for the European title came just 10 weeks later. Batten would always claim it came far too soon and he entered the ring against Cohen with a broken nose.

Though past his best by the time he based himself in America in the early 1980s, it is the final bout he had there for which he is best known. Thrown in with Roberto Duran in November 1982 – only six months after being stopped in the opening round by Mario Maldonado – there was genuine concern for Batten’s well-being heading in.

That Batten lasted the full 10 rounds, eventually losing via unanimous decision after giving it everything he had, perhaps created the illusion that it was a job well done. And it was if courage is the lone barometer. He came out of the contest with broken ribs after sustaining prolonged punishment.

His last fight came 12 months later, stopped in six by Prince Rodney, in a bid for his old 154lbs title. Already there were concerns that boxing had taken too much from him.

His record will forever read 40-9 (20 KOs).

In retirement he had some success as an actor but by the turn of the century, it was clear that a hangover from his long boxing career had set in.

He would, however, only speak about the sport in glowing terms, insisting he would not change a thing about the career that led to him struggling for so long, and so bravely, later in life.

“Why would I change anything?” he told me. “I loved every minute of it. I’m just sad that I can’t do it anymore.

“There’s not many people who can say they were British champion and went the distance with Duran, is there?”

Indeed there isn’t.

A keen supporter of Ringside Charitable Trust, and wonderful company at Ex-Boxers’ meetings, Batten – an old-school fighting man – will be sorely missed.

Jean-Paul Rappeneau obit

Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94

 He was not on the list.

French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94.

Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history.

His early screenwriting credits include Louis Malle’s Zazie in the Metro ((1960)and A Very Private Affair (1962) as well as Philippe de Broca’s classic thriller That Man From Rio starring Jean-Paul Belmondo.

He broke into feature film directing in 1966 with A Matter of Resistance, a romantic comedy set on the eve of France’s World War Two liberation starring Catherine Deneuve.

The pair would work together again on his 1975 film Le Sauvage, co-starring Yves Montand as a man living a solitary on a Caribbean island who becomes entangled with a runaway bride.

Other directorial credits include All Fired Up (1982) and Horseman on the Roof (1995). He is best known internationally, however, for his big screen adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s 1897 stage play Cyrano de Bergerac starring Gerard Depardieu in the titular role.

After world premiering in 1990 in Cannes, where Depardieu won Best Actor, the film enjoyed a buzzy awards season garnering five nominations in the lead up to the 63rd Academy Awards, including for Best Actor and Best Foreign Language Film. It missed out on both prizes, but won Best Costume Design for Franca Squarciapino.

Rappeneau’s last feature-length directorial credit was the comedy drama Families starring

Mathieu Amalric as a Shanghai-based French financier who returns home to find the family mansion is being sold off.

Writer

Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume de Tonquédec, André Dussollier, Nicole Garcia, Gilles Lellouche, Karin Viard, Gemma Chan, and Marine Vacth in Families (2015)

Families

5.7

scenariooriginal idea

2015

 

Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Peter Coyote, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, and Grégori Derangère in Bon Voyage (2003)

Bon Voyage

6.7

scenarioadaptation

2003

 

Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez in The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof

7.0

written by

1995

 

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac

7.5

written by

1990

 

Isabelle Adjani and Yves Montand in All Fired Up (1982)

All Fired Up

6.1

scenario and dialogue

1982

 

Catherine Deneuve and Yves Montand in Le sauvage (1975)

Le sauvage

6.5

scenario

1975

 

Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Paul Belmondo in Le Magnifique (1973)

Le Magnifique

7.1

writer

1973

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in The Swashbuckler (1971)

The Swashbuckler

6.5

scenarioadaptation

1971

 

A Matter of Resistance (1966)

A Matter of Resistance

6.8

written by

1966

 

Les survivants (1965)

Les survivants

TV Series

dialogue

1965

 

Anthony Quinn, Orson Welles, Omar Sharif, Horst Buchholz, Grégoire Aslan, Robert Hossein, Noël Howard, Elsa Martinelli, and Akim Tamiroff in Marco the Magnificent (1965)

Marco the Magnificent

5.3

screenplay (as J.P. Rappeneau)

1965

 

That Man from Rio (1964)

That Man from Rio

7.0

screenplayadaptation

1964

 

Le combat dans l'île (1962)

Le combat dans l'île

6.5

dialogue

1962

 

A Very Private Affair (1962)

A Very Private Affair

5.6

screenplay

1962

 

Saint-Tropez Blues (1961)

Saint-Tropez Blues

5.6

adaptation (uncredited)

1961

 

Catherine Demongeot in Zazie in the Metro (1960)

Zazie in the Metro

6.9

Writer

1960

 

Robert Lamoureux and Alida Valli in Signé: Arsène Lupin (1959)

Signé: Arsène Lupin

6.3

writer

1959

 

Director

Mathieu Amalric, Guillaume de Tonquédec, André Dussollier, Nicole Garcia, Gilles Lellouche, Karin Viard, Gemma Chan, and Marine Vacth in Families (2015)

Families

5.7

Director

2015

 

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Henri Langlois vu par...

3.5

Short

Director

2014

 

Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Peter Coyote, Virginie Ledoyen, Yvan Attal, and Grégori Derangère in Bon Voyage (2003)

Bon Voyage

6.7

Director

2003

 

Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez in The Horseman on the Roof (1995)

The Horseman on the Roof

7.0

Director

1995

 

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Cyrano de Bergerac

7.5

Director

1990

 

Isabelle Adjani and Yves Montand in All Fired Up (1982)

All Fired Up

6.1

Director

1982

 

Catherine Deneuve and Yves Montand in Le sauvage (1975)

Le sauvage

6.5

Director

1975

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in The Swashbuckler (1971)

The Swashbuckler

6.5

Director

1971

 

A Matter of Resistance (1966)

A Matter of Resistance

6.8

Director

1966

 

Chronique provinciale

Short

Director

1958

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Appelez le 17

Short

assistant directorfirst assistant director

1957

 

Les suspects (1957)

Les suspects

5.5

second assistant director

1957

 

Les biens de ce monde

Short

assistant director

1956

 

Fruits of Summer (1955)

Fruits of Summer

5.3

second assistant director

1955

 

Thanks

The Edge of the Blade (2023)

The Edge of the Blade

6.6

the director wishes to thank

2023

 

Small Country: An African Childhood (2020)

Small Country: An African Childhood

6.6

thanks

2020

 

Romain Duris and Marine Vacth in The Confession (2016)

The Confession

6.5

thanks

2016

 

Death in This Garden: Jean-Paul Rappeneau on 'The Horseman on the Roof'

Video

special thanks

2006

 

Carol Kane in The Games of Countess Dolingen (1981)

The Games of Countess Dolingen

6.0

thanks

1981

 

Self

Il était une fois Michel Legrand (2024)

Il était une fois Michel Legrand

7.4

Self

2024

 

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance (2024)

Filmer la résistance: de La bataille du rail à Papy fait de la résistance

TV Movie

Self

2024

 

Philippe de broca ou l'art de la mélancolie (2022)

Philippe de broca ou l'art de la mélancolie

TV Movie

Self

2022

 

Frédéric Beigbeder in Le Cercle (2006)

Le Cercle

5.2

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

L'invité (2000)

L'invité

3.7

TV Series

Self

2018

1 episode

 

Cyrano de Bergerac- Interview mit Jean-Paul Rappeneau (2018)

Cyrano de Bergerac- Interview mit Jean-Paul Rappeneau

TV Special

Self

2018

 

Patrick Dewaere, drôle d'histoire (2018)

Patrick Dewaere, drôle d'histoire

TV Movie

Self

2018

 

In the Tracks Of (2007)

In the Tracks Of

6.6

TV Series

Self

2007–2017

2 episodes

 

Un jour, un destin (2007)

Un jour, un destin

6.8

TV Series

Self

2009–2017

3 episodes

 

Dustin Hoffman, Mark Wahlberg, and Denzel Washington in Días de cine (1991)

Días de cine

6.8

TV Series

Self - Interviewee

2016

1 episode

 

Grands reportages (1989)

Grands reportages

5.3

TV Series

Self

2016

1 episode

 

Antoine de Caunes in Le grand journal de Canal+ (2004)

Le grand journal de Canal+

5.9

TV Series

Self

2015

1 episode

 

Henri Langlois vu par... (2014)

Henri Langlois vu par...

3.5

Short

Self

2014

 

Tout est une question de rythme

Video

Self

2014

 

Le Magnifique: Comment détruire la réputation du plus célèbre agent secret?

Video

Self

2013

 

Frères de cinéma: la collaboration Jean-Paul Rappeneau - Philippe de Broca

Short

Self

2013

 

L'Homme de Hong-Kong

Video

Self

2013

 

Les Aventures d'Adrien: L'Affaire Catalan

6.8

Video

Self

2013

 

Il était une fois... (2003)

Il était une fois...

7.2

TV Mini Series

Self

2011

1 episode

 

A City Runs Through the Festival (2007)

A City Runs Through the Festival

6.9

Self

2007

 

Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours (2006)

Mémoires du cinéma francais, de la libération à nos jours

TV Series

Self

2006

2 episodes

 

Death in This Garden: Jean-Paul Rappeneau on 'The Horseman on the Roof'

Video

Self

2006

 

Le cinéma de Jean Giono

Video

Self

2004

 

Fanny Ardant in La nuit des César (1976)

La nuit des César

5.5

TV Series

Self - WinnerSelf - Nominee

1991–2004

3 episodes

 

Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible (2003)

Claude Sautet ou La magie invisible

7.5

Self

2003

 

Absolument cinéma

TV Series

Self

2000

1 episode

 

100 films par 100 personnalités (1998)

100 films par 100 personnalités

TV Series

Self

1999

1 episode

 

Bernard Pivot in Bouillon de culture (1991)

Bouillon de culture

6.6

TV Series

Self

1995

1 episode

 

Le cercle de minuit (1992)

Le cercle de minuit

5.4

TV Series

Self

1993

1 episode

 

Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

Cannes Film Festival

6.7

TV Series

Self - Jury Member

1991

1 episode

 

De película (1982)

De película

8.2

TV Series

Self - Interviewee (as Jean Paul Rappeneau)

1990

1 episode

 

Cinéma cinémas (1982)

Cinéma cinémas

6.8

TV Series

Self

1990

1 episode

 

François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Michel Audiard, Jean Carmet, Patrick Dewaere, Annie Girardot, Yves Montand, Marie-France Pisier, Claude Sautet, and Simone Signoret in Spécial cinéma (1974)

Spécial cinéma

3.7

TV Series

Self

1982

1 episode

 

Ciné regards (1978)

Ciné regards

6.7

TV Series

Self

1981

1 episode

 

Allons au cinéma (1975)

Allons au cinéma

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Apropos Film (1967)

Apropos Film

5.5

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Pour le cinéma

TV Series

Self

1975

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

Pierre Lescure in Beau geste (2023)

Beau geste

4.3

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2023

1 episode

 

Catherine Deneuve, à son image (2023)

Catherine Deneuve, à son image

6.6

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2023

 

Deneuve, la reine Catherine (2022)

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

7.4

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2022

 

Isabelle Adjani, 2 ou 3 choses qu'on ne sait pas d'elle...

7.5

TV Movie

Self (archive footage)

2013

 

Court-circuit (2001)

Court-circuit

5.9

TV Series

Self (archive footage)

2010

1 episode

Jerry Stovall obit

Jerry Stovall, former LSU head coach and Heisman Trophy runner-up, dies at 85

 

He was not on the list.

Legendary LSU figure Jerry Stovall passed away on Monday. Stovall not only played for the Tigers but he also took control of the program for four years. He grew up in the state of Louisiana and became an important piece of LSU history during his life.

“LSU has confirmed that former Heisman Trophy runner-up Jerry Stovall, who later became the school’s head coach for four years, died Monday,” Will Weathers of LouisianaSports.net said via X. “The native of West Monroe was 85.”

Stovall spent three seasons in Baton Rouge as a player at the running back position. He first saw the field in 1960, being deemed the replacement for Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon. From a rushing standpoint, 1961 was Stovall’s best year, going for 405 yards and three touchdowns.

But LSU will remember him for finishing as an All-American in 1962 and finishing second for the Heisman Trophy. In 10 games played, Stovall rushed for 368 yards. LSU used him through the air as well, adding 213 yards and a touchdown on nine receptions.

Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker wound up winning the Heisman Trophy. Stovall received the most second-place votes, just passing Minnesota offensive lineman Bob Bell.

Flash forward two decades, and Stovall was LSU’s head coach. Originally, his coaching career got started as an assistant under Charles McClendon. Going into the 1980 season, Stovall remained on staff after the Tigers hired Bo Rein. However, Rein suddenly died in an airplane during a recruiting visit.

LSU kept Stovall as the head coach for four seasons, getting a mixed bag of results. His best finish came in 1982, when the Tigers finished with an 8-3-1 record. Wins over top-10 opponents included Alabama, Florida, and Florida State. At one point, the AP poll had them ranked as high as No. 6 in the country.

Unfortunately, the season did end on a sour note. LSU earned a bid to the Orange Bowl, where the No. 3-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers were waiting. Tom Osborne’s team earned the win and finished the year with a 12-1 record. However, the Huskers did not win the national championship.

Following the 1983 season, Stovall was let go from his position as LSU head coach. He never got back into coaching but was the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs athletic director beginning in 1990, all the way until 1994.

Stovall was the second overall pick in the first round of the 1963 NFL draft, selected by the St. Louis Cardinals. He was also the third overall pick of the 1963 American Football League draft. The Cardinals converted him to full-time defensive back. He was regarded as one of the top rookies in the league in 1963. During his nine seasons with St. Louis, Stovall had 18 interceptions in 97 games, and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1966, 1967, and 1969 seasons.

After his NFL career, Stovall became a college football assistant coach. He eventually returned to LSU, as an assistant for head coach Charlie McClendon. Stovall became LSU's head coach as an emergency hire after new head coach Bo Rein died when his plane depressurized and disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean.

In Stovall's four years with the Tigers (1980–1983), LSU finished 7–4, 3–7–1, 8–3–1, and 4–7. Only one of Stovall's teams appeared in the final AP Poll: the 1982 team. That team finished the season ranked No. 11 after it beat No. 4 Florida, No. 8 Alabama, and No. 7 Florida State and earned a spot in the Orange Bowl, where LSU lost, 21–20, to a No. 3 Nebraska team led by Tom Osborne. As a result of his performance in 1982, Stovall was named the national coach of the year by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, as well as the SEC Coach of the Year.

In 1983, Stovall's success of 1982 came unraveled. The Tigers went 0–6 in the SEC, including a 45–26 loss at home to Mississippi State, leaving Stovall 0–4 for his career against the Bulldogs.

Stovall had a 2–2 record against Tulane. To date, the Tigers have only lost to Tulane on two other occasions since 1948, both under McClendon. After the Tigers had secured the Orange Bowl berth in 1982, they suffered their only home loss to Tulane since 1948. The Tigers have won 18 in a row in the series since but has only played the Green Wave six times since 1994, typically winning by comfortable margins.

Stovall's dismissal by athletic director Bob Brodhead was approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors on December 2, 1983.

Victor Miller obit

Victor Miller Dies: ‘Friday The 13th’ Screenwriter Was 86

 

He was not on the list.

Victor Miller, the screenwriter behind Friday the 13th, has died. He was 86.

Miller’s son Ian confirmed his father had died on Monday, August 31, but didn’t reveal the cause of death.

“Yesterday my father, Victor Miller, went to his final reward,” read the Instagram post in honor of the screenwriter. “He was almost always the smartest, funniest person in whatever room he was in. He inspired in me, and many others, a love of photography, music, and storytelling.”

The post continued, “He is survived by his wife, two sons, and his grandson. He had a helluva run and will be missed dearly.”

Ian said that a celebration of Miller’s life will be held in November, “on Friday the 13th, of course.”

Miller wrote the screenplay for the 1980 film directed by Sean S. Cunningham that would go on to spawn multiple sequels. Before the horror film, Miller co-wrote the family comedy Manny’s Orphans (1978) with Steve Miner, which Cunningham also directed. In 1978, worked with Cunningham, writing the sports comedy Here Come the Tigers under the pseudonym Arch McCoy.

The screenwriter would work with Cunningham once again after Friday the 13th on the thriller A Stranger Is Watching (1982). Other film credits include Getting In (1994), Jury Duty (1995), Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017), The Once and Future Smash (2022), and the short film Sweet Revenge (2025), among others.

Miller also wrote for television, becoming an Associate Head Writer on the daytime drama One Life to Live from 1982 to 1984. In 1984, he joined All My Children in the same role and later did the same with Guiding Light, Another World, and General Hospital. He won several Daytime Emmys for his work on All My Children in 1985, 1988, and 1998.

Miller’s legacy will live on in Crystal Lake, which is the A24 series based on the Friday the 13th franchise and a prequel to the film Miller wrote. The series will premiere on Peacock on October 15.

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2025

 

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2024

 

MultiVersus (2024)

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character: Jason Voorhees

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Vincent Guastaferro, Thom Mathews, Anna Campbell, Bryan Forrest, Vincente DiSanti, and Drew Leighty in Never Hike Alone 2 (2023)

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2023

 

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2023

 

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2022

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Death Battle (2010)

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7.5

TV Series

Jason Voorhees created by

2022

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Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil - Part 2 (2022)

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Short

characters

2022

 

Friday the 13th Across the Lake (2022)

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Video

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2022

 

Friday the 13th: Origin of Evil (2022)

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6.6

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2022

 

Jason Unleashed: A Friday the 13th Fan Film (2022)

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2022

 

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Short

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2021

 

Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut - A 'Friday the 13th' Fan Film Anthology (2020)

Never Hike Alone: The Ghost Cut - A 'Friday the 13th' Fan Film Anthology

7.2

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characters

2020

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

4.1

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2017

 

Vincente DiSanti and Drew Leighty in Never Hike Alone (2017)

Never Hike Alone

6.8

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2017

 

Harry Manfredini, Sean S. Cunningham, Randy Greenback, Kane Hodder, Thom Mathews, Victor Miller, Tom McLoughlin, Tom Savini, Kristina Klebe, Jennifer Ann Burton, Cristina Valenzuela, Joe Zieja, Ronnie Hobbs, Queen Noveen, and Wes Keltner in Friday the 13th: The Game (2017)

Friday the 13th: The Game

7.3

Video Game

based on the characters of

2017

 

Jason Xmas (2014)

Jason Xmas

6.5

TV Mini Series

based on a character created by

2014–2017

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Friday the 13th: Wanted Legend (2015)

Friday the 13th: Wanted Legend

4.6

Short

characters

2015

 

Friday the 13th: The Revenge (2014)

Friday the 13th: The Revenge

5.3

Video

based on a character created by

2014

 

A Return to Crystal Lake (2013)

A Return to Crystal Lake

Short

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2013

 

Horror Movie: The Movie (2012)

Horror Movie: The Movie

5.5

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characters

2012

 

An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 4 (2012)

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8.5

Short

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2012

 

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An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 3

7.9

Short

characters

2012

 

Friday the 13th: Return of Jason (2011)

Friday the 13th: Return of Jason

6.9

Short

characters

2011

 

Adrian Garry, John McCarthy, and John Stewart in An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 2 (2011)

An Unfortunate Friday the 13th Part 2

7.6

Short

characters

2011

 

John Stewart and Yuna Commault in An Unfortunate Friday the 13th (2009)

An Unfortunate Friday the 13th

7.6

Short

characters

2009

 

Derek Mears in Friday the 13th (2009)

Friday the 13th

5.5

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2009

 

Friday the 13th: Mother's Day (2007)

Friday the 13th: Mother's Day

5.1

Video

based on characters created by

2007

 

Susan Lucci, Debbi Morgan, Rebecca Budig, Cameron Mathison, and Darnell Williams in All My Children (1970)

All My Children

6.8

TV Series

associate head writerWriterbreakdown writer ...

1985–2006

200 episodes

 

Friday the 13th: Jason Conquers Germany (2005)

Friday the 13th: Jason Conquers Germany

5.1

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2005

 

Tony Lee and E.H. Jenkins in Michael Vs. Jason (2004)

Michael Vs. Jason

5.1

Short

characters

2004

 

Timothy Whitfield in The Cold Heart of Crystal Lake (2003)

The Cold Heart of Crystal Lake

5.8

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characters

2003

 

Jason vs. Leatherface (2003)

Jason vs. Leatherface

6.3

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characters

2003

 

Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Freddy vs. Jason

5.8

characters

2003

 

Finola Hughes, Maurice Benard, Steve Burton, Genie Francis, Laura Wright, Donnell Turner, Tanisha Harper, Josh Kelly, Eden McCoy, Josh Swickard, and Tabyana Ali in General Hospital (1963)

General Hospital

6.7

TV Series

written bywriterscript writer

2001–2002

5 episodes

 

Lexa Doig and Kane Hodder in Jason X (2001)

Jason X

4.5

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2001

 

Guiding Light (1952)

Guiding Light

6.6

TV Series

Writerwriterbreakdown writer ...

1986–1997

137 episodes

 

Another World (1964)

Another World

7.1

TV Series

writerassociate head writerbreakdown writer ...

1990–1995

255 episodes

 

Rob Hedden and Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

4.5

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1989

 

Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)

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5.2

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1988

 

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)

Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

6.0

characters (uncredited)

1986

 

One Life to Live (1968)

One Life to Live

6.9

TV Series

Writerwriter

1983–1986

10 episodes

 

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning

4.8

characters (uncredited)

1985

 

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

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6.0

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1984

 

Richard Brooker, Frank Mancuso Jr., and Steve Miner in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)

Friday the 13th: Part 3

5.6

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1982

 

A Stranger Is Watching (1982)

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5.4

screenplay

1982

 

Friday the 13th: Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th: Part 2

6.1

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1981

 

Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th

6.4

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1980

 

Manny's Orphans (1978)

Manny's Orphans

6.4

writer

1978

 

Here Come the Tigers (1978)

Here Come the Tigers

3.9

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1978

 

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6.3

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1977

 

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Campers Well

Mitch

Pre-production

 

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2022

 

Victor Miller in Mother's Milk (2018)

Mother's Milk

Short

Victor

2018

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

4.1

Man in Overalls (uncredited)

2017

 

Unwelcome (2014)

Unwelcome

Short

Uncle Ghastly

2014

 

Deliverance from Evil (2012)

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2.6

2012

 

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Video

Officer #1

2012

 

Dream Weaver Chronicles Vol 3

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RIchard

2011

 

Dream Weaver Chronicles Volume 1 (2011)

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2011

 

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Short

JuryAudience

2011

 

Manny's Orphans (1978)

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6.4

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1978

 

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2026

 

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Production Unknown

 

Friday the 13th

co-producer

Pre-production

 

Sweet Revenge (2025)

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5.7

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2025

 

Rock, Paper, Scissors (2017)

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4.1

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2023

 

Something Wicked This Way Comes (2018)

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thanks

2018

 

The Monster Project (2017)

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4.5

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2017

 

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7.1

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very special thanks

2017

 

Nobody Gets Out Alive (2012)

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3.2

thanks

2012

 

Monica DiNatale in Voorhees (Born on a Friday) (2011)

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6.5

Short

special thanks

2011

 

Voltage

6.3

Short

special thanks

2011

 

Betsy Palmer in A Friday the 13th Reunion (2009)

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7.2

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2009

 

Ari Lehman in Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th (2009)

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7.1

Video

special thanks

2009

 

The Nightmare Ends on Halloween (2004)

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5.8

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special thanks

2004

 

Self

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7.6

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2018

1 episode

 

Something Wicked This Way Comes (2018)

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Self

2018

 

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TV Series

Self (2016)

2016

 

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013)

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8.4

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2013

 

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3.6

Video

Self

2013

 

GenreTainment

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Self

2012

1 episode

 

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7.6

Video

Self

2009

 

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)

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6.9

TV Movie

Self - Screenwriter - Part 1

2009

 

Betsy Palmer in A Friday the 13th Reunion (2009)

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7.2

Video

Self

2009

 

Ari Lehman in Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th (2009)

Fresh Cuts: New Tales from Friday the 13th

7.1

Video

Self

2009

 

Betsy Palmer in Return to Crystal Lake: Making 'Friday the 13th' (2003)

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6.7

Video

Self

2003

 

Archive Footage

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Minty Comedic Arts

8.6

TV Series

SelfSelf (archive footage, archive footage)

2021–2025

2 episodes

 

The Movies That Made Us (2019)

The Movies That Made Us

7.6

TV Series

Self - Screenwriter (archive footage)

2021

1 episode