
Joel Schumacher, Director of ‘Batman & Robin,’ ‘St. Elmo’s Fire,’ Dead at 80
Filmmaker cultivated one of Hollywood’s most wide-ranging filmographies, producing box office smashes that were frequently loathed by critics

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Filmmaker cultivated one of Hollywood’s most wide-ranging filmographies, producing box office smashes that were frequently loathed by critics

1961 hit spent seven weeks atop Hot 100 and sold over 3 million copies

One of the two founding members started popular R&B group with sister June in 1969

Musicians Hall of Fame member played on classic country recordings like “The Gambler,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today”

Musician played more than 750 shows on Dylan’s Never Ending Tour and was a founding member of Steve Earle’s Dukes

Actor who played Wally Cleaver’s mischievous best friend also spent decades as a Los Angeles police officer

Mumblecore filmmaker also helmed episodes of G.L.O.W., New Girl, Mad Men, Maron and more

German-born photographer befriended band in Hamburg in 1960, was engaged to “fifth Beatle” Stuart Sutcliffe

Prolific comic actor and master of mockumentaries starred in Modern Family and Everybody Loves Raymond alongside Waiting for Guffman and This Is Spinal Tap

“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction,” singer says