Video: Wedding Singer's Rapping Grandma Dies at 101

Ellen Albertini Dow, a 101-year-old actress best known for rocking Rapper's Delight in 'The Wedding Singer,' died Monday in Los Angeles.

Local Filmmaker Killed by Nepal Quake's Mount Everest Avalanche

A Santa Monica documentarian working on a film about the Everest climbers at Base Camp was killed by the avalanche's air blast.

Leonard Nimoy, 83, Died in Bel Air Today

Leonard Nimoy, who immortalized the character Spock on Star Trek, died today in his Bel Air home.

Stan Chambers, Face of Los Angeles News, Dies at 91

Stan Chambers, a pioneer of broadcast journalism and longtime Los Angeles reporter, died today.

Child Abuse Deaths Drop By Half as County Reforms Safety Net

With more training for social workers and other reforms, 32 children in LA County were abused to death in 2014 compared to 61 in 2013.

Public Memorial Today for Fitness Guru/Actor Struck By Train

The public is invited to a memorial service today for George Gregory Plitt Jr. at The Church of the Good Shepherd.

Santa Monica's First Jewish Miss America Bess Myerson Dies at 90

Beauty queen, musician, politician and activist against anti-Semitism, Bess Meyerson lived a storied life.

Pacifist, Interfaith Advocate Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman Dies

Bel Air Rabbi Leonard I. Beerman, a soldier turned pacifist who built bridges with the Muslim community died at 93.

Influential Rabbi Harold M. Schulweis Dies

One of the nation's most influential synagogue leaders, Schulweis was among the first conservatives to welcome gays into the synagogue.

Photographer of Hollywood and History, Phil Stern Dies at 95

Phil Stern shot some of the nation's most iconic images chronicling WWII, the Depression and the golden eras of Camelot and Hollywood.

Nearly 1,500 to Be Buried in LA Mass Grave

The county will bury 1,489 people whose bodies went unclaimed in the last two years.

Mike Nichols, EGOT Winner and Director, Dies at 83

The multiple award winner suffered cardiac arrest at his home in New York Wednesday night.

OBIT: March Schwartz, Founding Publisher of the Courier

UPDATED: Funeral information added. Schwartz founded the newspaper in 1965. He was 97.

Robin Williams Had Parkinson's, His Wife Says

Susan Schneider urged other people suffering from depression or facing serious illnesses to seek “the care and support they need.”

Robin Williams Apparent Suicide: Celebrities React

"Robin Williams was like no other,” said Henry Winkler, who worked with the comedic actor in his breakout role as alien Mork.

Actor Robin Williams Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

The actor was found dead in his Bay Area home on Monday.

OBIT: TV Anchorman Jess Marlow

He died Sunday in a Denver-area nursing home from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He was 84.

OBIT: Paula Kent Meehan, Co-Founder of Redken, Promoter of All Things Beverly Hills

She died today at age 82.

Funeral Services Held Today for Off-Duty LAPD Detective Killed in Beverly Hills Crash

Ernest Allen, 52, was killed shortly before 2 p.m. May 9 in the 1000 block of Loma Vista Drive, the same spot another officer was killed in March.

OBIT: Bob O'Connor, Retired BHPD Officer

In his retirement years, he became a PGA golf instructor at Pierce college and worked at Encino/Balboa Golf Course.

Hundreds Mourn Fallen LAPD Officer

"We come before you today with a heavy heart, but as a city filled with love," said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Gov. Brown attended, too.

Service for Fallen LAPD Officer Scheduled for Wednesday

He was killed Friday in Beverly Hills when a dump truck crashed into his squad car.

Oldest Known Holocaust Survivor Dies

Alice Herz-Sommer is the subject of a movie nominated for an Academy Award this year.

OBIT: Legend Sid Caesar, One of TV's First Comedy Stars

"Render unto Caesar what is his due," says Rob Reiner in tribute.

OBIT: Jimmy Murphy, Famed Beverly Hills Restaurateur to the Stars

It was reported Johnny Carson, Bob Newhart and Don Rickles who persuaded him to open his own place.

SAG-AFTRA Pres: Hoffman Was a 'Great Talent'

Hollywood mourns the death of an actor who passed too soon.

Famed Sports and Entertainment Attorney Ed Hookstratten Dies

Remembrances and obituary information for individuals with ties to Beverly Hills.

In Remembrance: Gabriel Coyoca, Bernard M. Glasser, Marilyn Hersh, Barbara Lawrence

Remembrances and obituary information for individuals with ties to Beverly Hills.

Veteran Publicist Julian Myers Dies at Age 95

Myers was a Marina del Rey resident who worked with entertainment icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley.

In Remembrance: Joel David Pressman, Abolghassem Ghaffari, Kenneth Peters, Syd Field

Remembrances and obituary information for individuals with ties to Beverly Hills.

City Mourns Loss of Joel Pressman

Beloved and highly respected Beverly Hills High School performing arts teacher passes away after teaching students for 38 years.

In Remembrance: Dr. Herbert Roedling, Ann Stimson Potter

Remembrances and obituary information for individuals with ties to Beverly Hills.

In Remembrance: Daphne Muriel Lewis, Paul David Roth

Remembrances and obituary information for individuals with ties to Beverly Hills.

Beverly Hills Native Sister Antonia Brenner Dies

Guards and inmates at the Tijuana prison referred to her as the prison angel. In the cellblocks she was known simply as "Mama."

Ruth Kraft, Co-Founder of 'Performing Arts' Magazine, Dead at 86

Actress Bonnie Franklin Dies at 69

The star of 'One Day at a Time' and BHHS grad succumbs to pancreatic cancer.

Obituary: Joseph Paul Kimble, Former Beverly Hills Police Chief

Joseph Paul Kimble died on Oct. 20. He served as chief of police in Beverly Hills from 1969-71.

Remembering BHHS Soccer Coach Darren Davies, 1982-2012

Family, friends, students and school staff paid tribute to the soccer coach, who died suddenly last week at the age of 30.

'Top Gun' Director, Beverly Hills Resident Commits Suicide

Tony Scott has been identified as the man who jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Richard Zanuck Dies at Beverly Hills Home

The Oscar-winning producer had a more than 50-year career in the movie business.