http://www.btlnews.com Voice of the Crew Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/john-d-lowry-1932-%e2%80%93-2012/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/john-d-lowry-1932-%e2%80%93-2012/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:02:33 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=24494 John D. Lowry passed away Jan. 21. Details have not been released, but Lowry was to receive a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation at the Beverly Wilshire on Feb. 11.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/john-d-lowry-1932-%e2%80%93-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/gil-cates-passes-away-at-77/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/gil-cates-passes-away-at-77/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:41:51 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=20782 Gil Cates died Monday evening at the age of 77. In addition to his numerous directing credits, Cates was founding Dean of the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television, and founder and producing director at the Geffen Playhouse. Cates is perhaps best known for producing the Academy Awards 14 times between 1990 and 2008, more than any other individual.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/gil-cates-passes-away-at-77/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/costume-designer-ray-aghayan-passes-away-at-83/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/costume-designer-ray-aghayan-passes-away-at-83/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:29:54 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=20194 Ray Aghayan – who was honored in 2008 by the Costume Designers Guild with a career achievement in television award – died Oct. 10 at the age of 83 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He is survived by his lifetime partner, costume designer Bob Mackie.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/costume-designer-ray-aghayan-passes-away-at-83/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/steve-jobs-passes-away-at-56/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/steve-jobs-passes-away-at-56/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:59:57 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=19840 Apple founder and CEO, Steve Jobs passed away this afternoon at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer. A statement on the Apple website reads: "Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, and the world has lost an amazing human being. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to know and work with Steve have lost a dear friend and an inspiring mentor. Steve Leaves behind a company that only he could have built, and his spirit will forever be the foundation of Apple."]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/steve-jobs-passes-away-at-56/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/iconic-film-and-television-director-reza-badiyi-dies/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/iconic-film-and-television-director-reza-badiyi-dies/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:48:46 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=17827 Reza Badiyi died peacefully on Aug. 20 at the UCLA Medical Center due to medical complications. He was surrounded by his immediate family and loved ones. He was 81 years old... Badiyi directed such classics as, Mission Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Barretta, The Six Million Dollar Man, Cagney & Lacey, The Trails of Rosie O’Neill, Falcon Crest, Star Trek, Baywatch, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, La Femme Nikita, Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and many more. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/iconic-film-and-television-director-reza-badiyi-dies/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/richard-%e2%80%9cdicky%e2%80%9d-deats-passes-away-at-66/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/richard-%e2%80%9cdicky%e2%80%9d-deats-passes-away-at-66/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:35:52 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=17588 Richard “Dicky” Deats passed away in his beloved Montana on July 14 at the age of 66. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/richard-%e2%80%9cdicky%e2%80%9d-deats-passes-away-at-66/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/tak-miyagishima-passes-away-at-83/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/tak-miyagishima-passes-away-at-83/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:30:01 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=17332 Tak Miyagishima, one of the most esteemed design engineers in the motion picture industry, passed away, Aug. 5 surrounded by his three sons and wife after a 38-day battle with pneumonia. Miyagishima made his first mechanical drawing for Panavision in 1954, and worked there continuously for over 50 years, retiring in 2009 as senior vice president of engineering. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/tak-miyagishima-passes-away-at-83/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/hilary-araujo-passes-away-at-65/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/hilary-araujo-passes-away-at-65/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:13:40 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=14565 Hilary Araujo, The Tiffen Company's vice president of marketing, passed away April 14, 2011 at the age of 65 after a short illness. Based in Hauppauge, New York, Araujo had been responsible for the company’s overall advertising, marketing, and public relations programs since June 2004.]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/hilary-araujo-passes-away-at-65/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/bill-varney-passes-away-at-77/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/bill-varney-passes-away-at-77/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:52:48 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=14265 Bill Varney, CAS passed away in Fairhope, Alabama, April 2 at the age of 77. A veteran of over 80 feature films, Varney’s sound work won him two Oscars in 1981 and 1982 for the films Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark. He was also nominated for the films Dune and Back to the Future. His work on Roots secured him an Emmy nomination. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/bill-varney-passes-away-at-77/feed/ 0 http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/dennis-l-maitland/ http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/dennis-l-maitland/#comments Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:41:49 +0000 Staff http://www.btlnews.com/?p=14178 Dennis L. Maitland, CAS, passed away in New York, April 1 at the age of 80. ]]> http://www.btlnews.com/community/obits/dennis-l-maitland/feed/ 0