Authorities Wednesday afternoon identified James Earl Hoddy, 54, as the man found dead early that morning in a burning house ...

Athol Fugard, the South African playwright of works including ” ‘Master Harold’…and the Boys,” ”The Road to Mecca,” “Boesman ...

Oscars ignited controversy for leaving out actors such as Michelle Trachtenberg, Tony Todd and Olivia Hussey. “Beverly Hills, ...

The decision about which stars are included -- or excluded -- from the tribute at the Oscars comes down to time.

Oscars got reflective with the traditional In Memoriam segment celebrating the entertainment figures who died over the past ...

Michelle Trachtenberg was left out of the in memoriam segment of the Academy Awards just days after her death, with tributes ...

The Hackman segment was followed by the annual “in memoriam” montage of film figures who died since the last Academy Awards .

There was also the annual In Memoriam segment, which paid tribute to such icons as Bob Newhart, David Lynch and James Earl ...

Honoring members of the film industry who died last year, this year’s In Memoriam sequence featured members of Hollywood from ...

James Earl Jones, Maggie Smith, Donald Sutherland, David Lynch were honored and remembered at the Academy Awards ...

Randy Shropshire/Getty;Evan Agostini/Getty;Mark Sagliocco/Getty (L-R) Gene Hackman, Michelle Trachtenberg and James Earl ...