Died 2016

Character actor from “Spider-Man” and Spike Lee films…

Max Mannheimer, Holocaust survivor, author and painter, died Friday, September 23, 2016 in Munich, Germany, according to multiple news sources. He was 96.

Musician known as Buckwheat Zydeco…

Five people were shot and killed inside a Macy’s at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, according to multiple news sources. The victims included four women and …

Thaddeus Farrow, a son of actress and activist Mia Farrow, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in an auto accident in Danbury, Connecticut, according to multiple news sources. He was 27. …

James Westmoreland, an actor who starred on soap operas during the 1970s and ‘80s, has died at the age of 80.

Atlanta-based hip-hop artist Shawty Lo was known for hit singles such as “Laffy Taffy” and “Dey Know.”

Writer won Oscar for “L.A. Confidential,” directed Eminem in “8 Mile”…

C. Martin Croker, an animator and voice actor whose credits include “Space Ghost Coast to Coast” and “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” died Sept. 18, 2016, according to multiple news sources. …

Charmian Carr, an actress known best for playing the eldest daughter in “The Sound of Music” movie, died Sept. 17, 2016, according to multiple news sources. She was 73. Carr’s …