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Ivan Reitman, influential director of ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Stripes’, ‘Animal House’, dead at 75

Monday, February 14 by ABC News

According to published reports, Ivan Reitman, who directed comedy classics like Animal House, Stripes, and Ghostbusters, died Saturday at 75. Born in 1946 in what is now Slovakia, to Jewish parents who survived the Nazi occupation, Reitman's family fled to Canada when he was four years old. Raised... Read More.

Influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

Wednesday, September 22 by ABC News

Influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom many consider the godfather of modern Black cinema, has died at age 89. On behalf of his family, The Criterion Collection and Janus Films confirmed his passing in a statement posted Wednesday.

23-year-old woman uses TikTok to highlight influential Latinas

Monday, September 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- One Arizona woman is on a mission to educate others about influential Latin women -- by using her TikTok. Fernanda Cortes, 23, immigrated to Phoenix with her family from Guadalajara, Mexico, when she was in elementary school. Growing up, to connect her to... Read More.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle featured in TIME100 Most Influential People issue

Thursday, September 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Prince Harry and Meghan have made this year's TIME100 Most Influential People in the World list. The TIME cover portrait featuring the Duke and Duchess of Sussex marks the first... Read More.

Norm Macdonald, influential comic and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star, dead at 61

Tuesday, September 14 by ABC News

Norm Macdonald, stand-up comic, actor, and one of the most influential and well-remembered anchors on Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" news desk, has died. He was 61. Macdonald's management team, Brillstein Entertainment Partners, confirmed Macdonald's death to ABC News. Macdonald reportedly had been privately battling... Read More.

Leslie West, Mountain frontman and influential hard-rock guitarist, dead at 75

Wednesday, December 23 by ABC News

Mountain frontman Leslie West died Wednesday morning, his brother, Larry West Weinstein, confirmed to Rolling Stone. He was 75. Larry told the magazine that Leslie suffered cardiac arrest Monday at his home near Daytona, Florida, and was... Read More.

Steve Winwood pays tribute to “influential” late former band mate Spencer Davis

Wednesday, October 21 by ABC News

Steve Winwood has penned a tribute to his former Spencer Davis Group band mate Spencer Davis, who died Monday at the age of 81 while being treated for pneumonia. Winwood was just 14 when he joined The Spencer... Read More.

Stories tagged with: influential

Ivan Reitman, influential director of ‘Ghostbusters’, ‘Stripes’, ‘Animal House’, dead at 75

Influential filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles dies at 89

23-year-old woman uses TikTok to highlight influential Latinas

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle featured in TIME100 Most Influential People issue

Norm Macdonald, influential comic and ‘Saturday Night Live’ star, dead at 61

Leslie West, Mountain frontman and influential hard-rock guitarist, dead at 75

Steve Winwood pays tribute to “influential” late former band mate Spencer Davis

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