AFP: Italian film legend Antonioni dies 07 August

Opera diva Maria Callas died of a heart attack in Paris on September 16, 1977 at the age of 53. Born in the United States to Greek parents, the singer is widely regarded as one of the best opera singers of the 20th century. Thirty years after her death, Greece prepares to honour the opera legend.

Ingmar Bergman, one of the most influential film directors of the 20th century, died Monday at his home on the Swedish island of Faaro. He was 89. Bergman won three best foreign language film Oscars and, despite his dark themes, was widely acclaimed for movies such as the perennial arthouse favourite "The Seventh Seal" (1957) and "Fanny and Alexander" (1982). For many movie buffs, Bergman was the greatest of the authorial film-makers of the 1950s and 1960s, outranking such figures as Federico Fellini, Luis Bunuel or Jean-Luc Godard. Photos of Ingmar Bergman.

Film producer David Puttnam said Minghella's death was a "shattering blow". "He was a great guy, a very, very nice man, a brilliant writer, excellent director and someone who contributed more than most to our industry." British Film Institute Director Amanda Nevill said: "His art was about communicating to you and allowing you to see the world differently. He was just such a wonderful man."

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BORN JOHNNY ALLEN HENDRIX ON 27TH NOVEMBER, 1942 AND DIED 18 SEPTEMBER 1970. HE WAS WIDELY HAILED AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL ELEECTRIC GUITARISTS IN HISTORY.

Trailer for the film Water Me Before I Die by director Nathan Christoffel

He died of respiratory complications and heart failure doctors linked to the post-polio syndrome that had kept him wheelchair-bound for years. He is best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey".