Geoff Nicholls obit

Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath Keyboardist, Dies at 68

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Nicholls joined Black Sabbath following the firing of Ozzy Osbourne in 1979.

Geoff Nicholls, Black Sabbath’s longtime keyboardist, died Saturday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 68.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi confirmed the news on Facebook.

"I'm so saddened to hear the loss of one of my dearest and closest friends Geoff Nicholls," Iommi wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "Geoff and I have always been very close and he has been a real true friend to me and supported me all the way for nearly 40 years. I will miss him dearly and he will live in my heart until we meet again. Rest in peace my dear friend."

Nicholls joined Black Sabbath following the firing of Ozzy Osbourne in 1979. The keyboardist first appeared on the legendary heavy metal band’s 1980 album, Heaven and Hell. Five years later he was named an official member of the group, but left in 1996 after Osbourne returned.

Nicholls appeared on nine Black Sabbath studio albums and was a regular touring member of the band. Prior to joining Sabbath, he played with metal band Quartz, whose self-titled debut was produced by Iommi.

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler also shared his condolences on Facebook. "Very sad to hear of old friend and Sabbath keyboard player Geoff Nicholls passing. RIP Geoff," Butler wrote. 

Stanley Kallis obit

Stanley Kallis, TV Producer of ‘Hawaii Five-O,’ ‘Mission: Impossible,’ Dies at 88

 

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Television producer and writer Stanley Kallis, who worked on shows including “Hawaii Five-O” and “Mission: Impossible,” died at his home in Laguna Beach, Calif. on Jan. 28.

He helped develop the concept for “Hawaii 5-0” for CBS with writer Leonard Freeman, then moved to producing “Mission: Impossible” with Peter Graves and Martin Landau before returning to “Hawaii 5-0” as executive producer.

His next show as producer was “Police Story,” created by Joseph Wambaugh, which won the Emmy for drama series in 1976. In the late 70s, Kallis produced  “Washington Behind Closed Doors,” a mini-series for ABC that won seven Emmy nominations.

During the 1980s, he produced projects including “The Manions of America,” “Amber Waves,” “Two of a Kind,” “Columbo” and “The Glitter Dome,” also based on a Wambaugh novel.

He then worked with ABC on the Oprah Winfrey series “Brewster Place” in the early 1990s. Before retiring, he produced the series “The Exile” in Paris.

Kallis moved to Hollywood when his father Mischa Kallis became art director for Paramount Studios. After graduating UCLA, he became an assistant film editor.

With backing from his father and brother, he wrote and produced three B-movies that led to a TV series, “The Law and Mr. Jones,” starring James Whitmore. His first TV writing credit came on “Wagon Train” in 1959. He wrote and produced for the “Dick Powell Anthology” as well as “The Danny Thomas Hour.”

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Lucetta, daughters Karen Cheesman, Laurie Kallis, Katherine Wenglikowski, Jennifer Kallis, and Nicole Kallis; three grandchildren; and a brother, Albert Kallis.

Donations may be made to the Los Angeles Philharmonic or the Nine O’clock Players of the Assistance League of So. California.

Writer

The Glitter Dome (1984)

The Glitter Dome

5.7

TV Movie

screenplay by

1984

 

Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

The Danny Thomas Hour

7.1

TV Series

writer

1968

1 episode

 

John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)

Wagon Train

7.5

TV Series

written by

1959

1 episode

 

Sally Fraser, Joel Lawrence, and Skip Ward in Roadracers (1959)

Roadracers

5.2

original story

screenplay

1959

 

Operation Dames (1959)

Operation Dames

4.0

original story

1959

 

Mason Alan Dinehart, Ed Kemmer, and Jackie Loughery in The Hot Angel (1958)

The Hot Angel

5.7

writer

1958

 

Producer

The Inside Pitch (2004)

The Inside Pitch

TV Special

executive producer

2004

 

Jeffrey Meek in The Exile (1991)

The Exile

7.8

TV Series

supervising producer

1991

7 episodes

 

Brewster Place (1990)

Brewster Place

7.7

TV Series

supervising producer

1990

1 episode

 

Murder, a Self Portrait (1989)

Murder, a Self Portrait

7.2

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Peter Falk and Robert Foxworth in Columbo: Grand Deceptions (1989)

Columbo: Grand Deceptions

6.8

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Peter Falk, Lindsay Crouse, Peter Jurasik, Ken Lerner, Stephen Macht, and Julia Montgomery in Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective (1989)

Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective

7.2

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows

7.3

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

Peter Falk, Anthony Andrews, Anthony Zerbe, Dana Andersen, Karen Austin, and Alan Fudge in Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (1989)

Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine

7.3

TV Movie

producer

1989

 

In the Heat of the Night (1988)

In the Heat of the Night

7.6

TV Series

producer (as Stan Kallis)

1988

3 episodes

 

Valerie Bertinelli, Barry Bostwick, and Alisan Porter in I'll Take Manhattan (1987)

I'll Take Manhattan

7.0

TV Mini Series

producer

1987

2 episodes

 

Vital Signs (1986)

Vital Signs

6.6

TV Movie

supervising producer (as Stan Kallis)

1986

 

Kane & Abel (1985)

Kane & Abel

7.8

TV Mini Series

producer (as Stan Kallis)

1985

2 episodes

 

Tony Lo Bianco and Lindsay Wagner in Jessie (1984)

Jessie

7.5

TV Series

supervising producer (as Stan Kallis)

1984

5 episodes

 

Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)

The New Mike Hammer

6.8

TV Series

supervising producer (as Stan Kallis)

1984

6 episodes

 

Two Marriages (1983)

Two Marriages

5.7

TV Series

producer

1983–1984

10 episodes

 

The Mississippi (1982)

The Mississippi

6.7

TV Series

producer

1983

1 episode

 

Lynda Carter in Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983)

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

5.5

TV Movie

supervising producer

1983

 

Two of a Kind (1982)

Two of a Kind

6.8

TV Movie

producer

1982

 

Dream House (1981)

Dream House

6.2

TV Movie

producer

1981

 

The Manions of America (1981)

The Manions of America

7.1

TV Mini Series

producer

1981

1 episode

 

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980)

Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb

6.2

TV Movie

producer

1980

 

Amber Waves (1980)

Amber Waves

7.3

TV Movie

producer

1980

 

Sex and the Single Parent (1979)

Sex and the Single Parent

6.2

TV Movie

producer

1979

 

Mary Louise Weller in Hunters of the Reef (1978)

Hunters of the Reef

5.9

TV Movie

executive producer

1978

 

Jason Robards, Robert Vaughn, Stefanie Powers, and Cliff Robertson in Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977)

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

8.0

TV Mini Series

executive producer

1977

6 episodes

 

In the Glitter Palace (1977)

In the Glitter Palace

6.0

TV Movie

executive producer

1977

 

Kiss Me, Kill Me (1976)

Kiss Me, Kill Me

5.5

TV Movie

executive producer

1976

 

Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)

Police Story

7.5

TV Series

executive producer

producer

1973–1976

63 episodes

 

Joe Forrester (1975)

Joe Forrester

7.2

TV Series

executive producer

1975

1 episode

 

Lloyd Bridges and Dane Clark in Cop on the Beat (1975)

Cop on the Beat

6.2

TV Movie

executive producer

1975

 

Faraday and Company (1973)

Faraday and Company

6.7

TV Series

producer

1973–1974

3 episodes

 

Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (1973)

Beg, Borrow ... or Steal

6.6

TV Movie

producer

1973

 

Jigsaw

6.7

TV Series

producer

1972–1973

5 episodes

 

James Wainwright in Jigsaw (1972)

Jigsaw

7.4

TV Movie

producer

1972

 

Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)

Adventures of Nick Carter

6.1

TV Movie

producer

1972

 

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1972)

The Hound of the Baskervilles

5.7

TV Movie

producer

1972

 

Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Hawaii Five-O

7.4

TV Series

supervising producer

1970–1971

24 episodes

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

producer

1968–1970

32 episodes

 

Danny Thomas in The Danny Thomas Hour (1967)

The Danny Thomas Hour

7.1

TV Series

producer

1967–1968

3 episodes

 

Who Goes There? (1965)

Who Goes There?

4.9

TV Movie

executive producer

1965

 

Diane Baker, Joan Crawford, and Paul Burke in Della (1965)

Della

5.5

producer (as Stanley M. Kallis)

1965

 

The Dick Powell Theatre (1961)

The Dick Powell Theatre

7.4

TV Series

producer

associate producer

1961–1963

18 episodes

 

Robert Harland and Stephen McNally in Target: The Corruptors (1961)

Target: The Corruptors

7.6

TV Series

producer

1962

2 episodes

 

The Law and Mr. Jones (1960)

The Law and Mr. Jones

7.7

TV Series

associate producer

1960–1961

32 episodes

 

The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

7.3

TV Series

associate producer

1961

1 episode

 

Sally Fraser, Joel Lawrence, and Skip Ward in Roadracers (1959)

Roadracers

5.2

producer

1959

 

Operation Dames (1959)

Operation Dames

4.0

producer

1959

 

Mason Alan Dinehart, Ed Kemmer, and Jackie Loughery in The Hot Angel (1958)

The Hot Angel

5.7

producer

1958

 

Editorial Department

Tony Curtis, Peggy Maley, Marisa Pavan, and Gilbert Roland in The Midnight Story (1957)

The Midnight Story

6.7

assistant editor

1957

 

Self

The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)

The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards

5.6

TV Special

Self - Winner

1976

 

Archive Footage

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)

The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards

5.2

TV Special

Self - In Memoriam (archive footage)

2017

Emmanuelle Riva obit

Emmanuelle Riva, Oscar-Nominated Star of 'Amour,' Dies at 89

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Riva died Friday afternoon in a Paris clinic after a long illness, according to her agent.

Emmanuelle Riva, a French star of screen and stage who was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2013, has died. She was 89.

Riva died Friday afternoon in a Paris clinic after a long illness, her agent, Anne Alvares Correa, told the Associated Press.

Riva was Oscar-nominated for her role in Amour,  Michael Haneke's brutal depiction of an aging couple.

With Riva starring alongside another French movie legend, Jean-Louis Trintignant, the film won the Academy Award for best foreign-language film. They played a loving, elderly Parisian couple, one of whom has a stroke.

Amour also won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Riva also won best actress at the British Academy Film Awards for her performance. But Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress that year, as a young widower in Silver Linings Playbook.

In her 60-year career, Riva made an early splash in filmmaker Alain Resnais' acclaimed Hiroshima Mon Amour in 1959.

She worked into last year, shooting in Iceland for Alma, which is still being filmed and edited and will be the last movie to feature Riva, said Correa.

The actress also will appear on the big screen in Paris Pieds Nus (Paris Barefoot), which is set to be released in France in March.

Paying tribute, French President Francois Hollande said in a statement that Riva "deeply marked French cinema" and "created intense emotion in all the roles she played."