obituaries

Florian Schneider, a pop music pioneer who co-founded the German electronic group Kraftwerk, died following a short battle with cancer. He was 73. The sad news was confirmed in a statement from the band to Rolling Stone: “Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very sad news that his friend and …

Dave Greenfield, keyboard player for UK punk group The Stranglers, has died of complications caused by the coronavirus. He was 71. Greenfield tested positive for COVID-19 on April 26 and was subsequently admitted to a hospital for heart issues, but perished due to the virus a week later. “On the evening of Sunday May 3rd …

Rishi Kapoor, one of India’s most beloved film actors who was best known for his romantic roles, has died. He was 67. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday. “He is suffering from cancer and he has some breathing problems, so he has been admitted to the hospital,” his brother Randhir told Indian media on …

Prominent members of the Indian film industry took to social media to share an outpouring of grief following the death on Wednesday of top actor Irrfan Khan. Khan starred in Indian films including “Salaam Bombay,” Asif Kapadia’s BAFTA winner “The Warrior” and Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Paan Singh Tomar.” His credits in Hollywood included “The Life of …

Bernard Gersten, a pioneering force in New York City’s nonprofit theater movement, died today at his home in Manhattan of pancreatic cancer. He was 97. His death was announced by daughter Jenny Gersten. “Lincoln Center Theater mourns our cherished Bernard Gersten who died this morning peacefully in his sleep at the astounding age of 97,” …

Actor Dimitri Diatchenko, whose turn in Oren Peli’s “Chernobyl Diaries” earned him praise, has died. Diatchenko’s agent, Roger Paul, confirmed the news to Deadline. He was 52. The actor died suddenly on April 21 in Daytona Beach, FL. While autopsy results are pending, Diatchenko’s agent said the actor’s death appeared to be either a heart …

Over a week after he was reportedly spotted out and about in the Hamptons, coronavirus-stricken CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has released a video of his “official re-entry” from his quarantine. “All right, here it is … the official re-entry from the basement, cleared by the CDC,” the 49-year-old says in the roughly one-minute video shot …

Henry Grimes, the multi-instrumentalist whose career in jazz music spanned more than 60 years, has died of complications related to the coronavirus. He was 84. His wife Margaret Davis Grimes confirmed the news to the Jazz Foundation of America, WBGO reports. In the 1950s, the bassist performed alongside jazz greats including Sonny Rollins, Don Cherry, …

Jazz legend Giuseppi Logan died of the coronavirus at a Far Rockaway nursing home, according to a report. He was 84. Logan, who became an icon in New York’s free jazz movement in the 1960s, died at the Lawrence Care Center, his friend Matt Lavelle told jazz radio station WBGO. The multi-instrumentalist taught himself how to …

Steve Cash, a YouTube performer famous for his “Talking Kitty Cat” video series, has died at 40. The Nampa Police Department in Idaho responded to a call to his home on Thursday morning and found Cash dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. There is no indication of foul play, E! reports. Cash’s wife, Celia DeCosta …