Obituaries https://www.latimes.com/obituaries Obituaries en-US Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:26:36 GMT Nora Aunor, veteran performer who was beloved in the Philippines, dies at 71 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/nora-aunor-dead-actor-philippines Nora Aunor, a prolific entertainer who was beloved in the Philippines, died Wednesday at age 71. Aunor 'touched generations with her unmatched talent,' says her daughter. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:26:36 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-17/nora-aunor-dead-actor-philippines Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show, dies at 91 https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-04-15/wink-martindale-dead-game-show-host-tic-tac-dough-gambit Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted 'Tic-Tac-Dough,' 'Gambit' and 'High Rollers,' died Tuesday. He was 91. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:19:18 GMT https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-04-15/wink-martindale-dead-game-show-host-tic-tac-dough-gambit Elaine Wynn, LACMA co-chair, art collector and Wynn Resorts co-founder, dies at 82 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-15/elaine-wynn-dead-wynn-resorts-lacma Elaine Wynn, the co-founder of Mirage Resorts and Wynn Resorts, billionaire philanthropist and art collector and philanthropist, has died. She was 82. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 19:57:36 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-04-15/elaine-wynn-dead-wynn-resorts-lacma Former Malaysian leader Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who extended political freedoms, dies at 85 https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-04-14/former-malaysian-leader-abdullah-ahmad-badawi-who-extended-political-freedoms-dies-at-85 Affectionately known as 'Pak Lah,' or Uncle Lah, Abdullah was admitted to Kuala Lumpur’s National Heart Institute on Sunday after experiencing breathing difficulties. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:53:33 GMT https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2025-04-14/former-malaysian-leader-abdullah-ahmad-badawi-who-extended-political-freedoms-dies-at-85 Jed the Fish, KROQ DJ whose musical tastes helped shape the 1980s and ’90s, dies at 69 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-14/jed-the-fish-dead-kroq-edwin-jed-fish-gould-iii Jed the Fish, the DJ who hosted the afternoon drive show on KROQ from 1978 to 2012, setting up the station as influential in the ’80s and '90s, has died at 69. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:07:22 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-04-14/jed-the-fish-dead-kroq-edwin-jed-fish-gould-iii Andrea Nevins, documentary filmmaker, dies at 63 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-14/andrea-nevins-dead-documentary-filmmaker Andrea Nevins, wife of former Showtime chairman David Nevins, died Saturday after battling breast cancer. She directed documentary films, including ‘Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie.’ Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:15:34 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-14/andrea-nevins-dead-documentary-filmmaker Mario Vargas Llosa dies at 89: Nobel laureate from Peru was the last of 'El Boom' novelists https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-13/peruvian-author-mario-vargas-llosa-nobel-literature-laureate-dies-at-89 Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters for decades, has died, his son said Sunday. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 02:33:00 GMT https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-04-13/peruvian-author-mario-vargas-llosa-nobel-literature-laureate-dies-at-89 Jean Marsh, British actress and co-creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' dies at 90 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-13/jean-marsh-the-british-actress-who-helped-create-upstairs-downstairs-dies-at-90 Marsh played a housemaid on the worldwide hit set in Edwardian London. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 01:08:22 GMT https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-13/jean-marsh-the-british-actress-who-helped-create-upstairs-downstairs-dies-at-90