Trailblazing director Roger Corman died Thursday at his Santa Monica home.
Louis Gossett Jr., a groundbreaking actor who won an Oscar and an Emmy in a career spanning nearly seven decades, died Friday.
Fashion retailer and icon Fred Segal died Thursday at a Santa Monica hospital due to complications from a stroke. He was 87.
Klein, 96, a defender of women's rights and the first woman to become a presiding justice in CA, died in Santa Monica on Christmas Eve.
Eddie Van Halen, considered one of the best hard rock guitarists of all time, died after a long battle with throat cancer Tuesday.
Curbside visits will be permitted from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. to pay tribute to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Lane Hirabayashi was a son of internment camp survivors and leading scholar on the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Actress Kelly Preston has died after a two-year battle with breast cancer, her husband John Travolta announced late Sunday.
Neil Peart, the lyricst and drummer for the Hall of Fame rock band Rush, died from a years-long battle with cancer.
Byrnes, famous for playing "Kookie" in "77 Sunset Strip" was the rare youth who came to Hollywood and made it against the odds.
Gilberto, a two-time Grammy winner, earned six Grammy nominations between 1964-2000.
Stewart died in a fall from a parking garage in Santa Monica, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
He died peacefully surrounded by family following the progressive debilitation of Alzheimer's disease.
Grainge founded the pioneering label Ensign Records, which was home to some of the most adventuresome acts in the late 1970s and 80s.
Gabriel was credited with making the museum an important part of the community.
David Cline, 35, grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from UC Berkeley.
Tom Hayden, a longtime California lawmaker, anti-war and civil rights activist died in Santa Monica Sunday.
Slaughter was more than just a sports star at UCLA -- he was also senior class president. He died of natural causes at 74, his family said.
Hicks died suddenly on Sunday at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica after post-surgical complications.
Former students were shocked and saddened by Backer's sudden passing.
Simon Ramo was the co-founder of TRW and the chief brain behind the country's intercontinental ballistic missile system.
Rosendahl died last month from cancer. The service at St. Monica's Church will also include readings by friends and family members.
A large wave swept the teen, a track star and top student at her school, into the water as she volunteered at a beach cleanup.
Santos made a career of playing good cops in a string of television shows in the '70s and '80s.
Shapley died at age 92 in Tucson, Ariz. in his sleep sometime Saturday night or Sunday morning, according to RAND and UCLA.
The fame ELP keyboardist was was found by his girlfriend in their Santa Monica home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Hundreds lined the street to watch the procession. The L.A. Fire Department displayed large American flags at 2 of locations on the route.
Flick, who couldn't return to hard news after the shootings, became the head writer for 'Entertainment Tonight.' He was 84.
Climate experts upgraded the existing El Niño, warning it could be among the most powerful three to ever hit California.
The college, NFL and broadcasting great died Sunday at the age of 84.
He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for his screenplay.
Omar Sharif famed for his iconic roles in "Dr. Zhivago" and "Lawrence of Arabia" died in a Cairo hospital.
His career began on Broadway in the 1930s but he is most remembered for "Eight is Enough."
MGM Grand founder and Las Vegas icon, Kirk Kerkorian, died Monday in his Beverly Hills home.
'Black in America' rapper MC Supreme killed when allegedly drunk driver plows into his parked car on PCH in Malibu.
The former Los Angeles prosecutor, who penned the best-selling "Helter Skelter" about the Manson Family murders, died from cancer.
Ellen Albertini Dow, a 101-year-old actress best known for rocking Rapper's Delight in 'The Wedding Singer,' died Monday in Los Angeles.
A Santa Monica documentarian working on a film about the Everest climbers at Base Camp was killed by the avalanche's air blast.
Funeral services are pending for the Emmy-winning actor.
Leonard Nimoy, who immortalized the character Spock on Star Trek, died today in his Bel Air home.