Celebrity Deaths

One of the most popular ongoing segments in Dean Haglund and Phil Leirness’ long-running, weekly “Chillpak Hollywood Hour” has always been when they celebrate the lives and legacies of those who made indelible marks in the arts or in media. Some listeners have even let us know they would gladly listen to whole shows about celebrity deaths. Now, thanks to Chillpak Hollywood Presents …, those listeners have their chance! On this episode, the following notables get celebrated: *Greg Brown, a founding guitarist of the alternative-rock band Cake *Jerry Kennedy, who helped shape country music while working for more than six decades as a guitarist, record producer and industry exec *Billy Steinberg, an acclaimed American songwriter whose lyrics helped define 1980s and '90s pop music *Civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician, the Reverend Jesse Jackson *Perhaps the greatest American documentary filmmaker of all time, Frederick Wiseman *Philippe Gaulier, a French master clown and influential theatre teacher who shaped generations of actors and comedians *Jane Baer, a pioneering animator on classic films like Sleeping Beauty and Who Framed Roger Rabbit *Oscar-winner Robert Duvall, regularly hailed as one of the great American actors of the 20th and 21st centuries Postmortems are rarely as funny, fascinating and inspiring as they are on this installment of “Celebrity Deaths”! Chillpak Hollywood Presents ... is a listener-supported publication. To receive new shows and support our work, please become a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit deanandphil.substack.com/subscribe