Chuck Norris: Action Star (“Missing in Action,” “Walker Texas Ranger”) Dies at 86

Norris was Cannon Films’s most prominent star, appearing in 8 films, including the three “Missing in Action” films; “Code of Silence,” the two “Delta Force” films and “Firewalker.”

Directors: Chabrol, Claude (1930-2010)–French New Wave Filmmaker

Le Beau Serge is considered the inaugural film of the French New Wave Film movement that would peak between 1959 and 1962.

Oscar Actors: Pearce, Guy–Background, Career, Awards

In 2010, Pearce became the first actor to appear in back-to-back Best Picture winners since Michael Peña (in Million Dollar Baby and Crash).

Oscar Actors: Remick, Lee–Background, Career, Awards (Cum Advantage)

Lee Remick was nominated for the Best Actress Oscar for Days of Wine and Roses (1962).

Death in Hollywood: Katherine Short, Daughter of Maryin Short, Dies at 42 (Suicide)

TMZ says the LAPD came to her home in the Hollywood Hills on Monday and that she died in an apparent suicide.