Director Arthur Penn dies at 88

Sad news today! Oscar-nominated filmmaker Arthur Penn died Tuesday after a long illness. He was 88. Penn was known for directing "Bonnie and Clyde," "The Miracle Worker" and "Little Big Man."

Penn celebrated his 88th birthday this Monday. AP reports he passed after suffering congestive heart failure. Penn was nominated for three Oscars and a bunch of other awards during his career in film.

Some of his other credits include "Dead of Winter," "Alice's Restaurant," "The Chase" and "Target." Penn received the Honorary Golden Berlin Bear in 2007 at the Berlin International Film Festival.

Brittany Murphy dead at 32

Brittany Murphy, an American actress known for her performances in "Clueless," "8 Mile" and "Sin City," among others, died of cardiac arrest early Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 32.

Details are sketchy at this point, but TMZ reports a 911 call was placed this morning at 8 a.m. from a home belonging to her husband. Murphy was pronounced dead upon arrival at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The story is currently developing. Murphy was featured on "King of the Hill." She also recently starred in "The Dead Girl," "Love and Other Disasters," "Little Black Book," "Just Married" and "Uptown Girls."

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Guillaume Depardieu, 1971 - 2008

Guillaume Depardieu, son of famous French actor Gérard Depardieu, died Monday of pneumonia in a Paris hospital. He was 37.

Depardieu is known for his roles in 'Versailles" and "The Pharmacist," among several others.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Paul Newman, 1925 - 2008

Paul Newman, an Academy Award-winning actor who starred in films such as "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," died of cancer Friday in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.

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Don LaFontaine, 1940 - 2008

Don LaFontaine, the voice-over specialist who made “In a world…” a famous phrase in movie trailers, died Monday in a Los Angeles medical center. He was 68.

According to ETOnline, LaFontaine died from complications from pneumothorax. His work could be heard in thousands of trailers and commercials - most recently in a television ad for Geico insurance.

Head over to CNN for more about Don LaFontaine’s career. Also, check out these clips after the jump.

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Bernie Mac, 1957 - 2008

Bernie Mac, a Golden Globe nominated comic actor known for his roles in “The Bernie Mac Show” and the “Ocean’s Eleven” films, died of complications from pneumonia Saturday in a Chicago area hospital. He was 50.

Born into a rough Chicago neighborhood in 1957, Mac turned to stand-up comedy at an early age. He celebrated his big-screen debut in a small role in Peter MacDonald’s crime comedy “Mo’Money.”

During the ‘90s, Mac took on several minor roles in feature films, including “Friday,” “Get on the Bus” and “How to Be a Player.”

In 2001, Mac starred as Frank Catton alongside George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of “Ocean’s Eleven.” He reprised this role in 2004’s “Ocean’s Twelve” and last year’s sequel “Ocean’s Thirteen.”

Other bigger roles that helped Mac’s fame in Hollywood included “Charlie’s Angels” Full Throttle,” “Mr. 3000” and “Bad Santa.”

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