Tag: Five Easy Pieces

  • Chuck Fries, Prolific TV and Film Producer, Dies at 92

    Chuck Fries, Prolific TV and Film Producer, Dies at 92

    Charles “Chuck” Fries, the longtime film and television producer who helped introduce the TV movie concept and shepherded films including “Cat People,” died on Thursday. He was 92.Over his six-decade-plus career, he participated in the production of more than 5,000 episodes of television, 140 television movies and mini-series, and more than 40 theatrical films.Fries oversaw…

  • Susan Anspach, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ Actress, Dies at 75

    Susan Anspach, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ Actress, Dies at 75

    Actress Susan Anspach, best known for roles in landmark 1970s films like “Five Easy Pieces” and “Play It Again, Sam,” has died in Los Angeles. She was 75.Her son, Caleb Goddard, announced the news on Thursday, telling the New York Times she died from coronary failure Monday.Born in New York City in 1942, Read full…

  • Susan Anspach Dies: ‘Five Easy Pieces’ & ‘Play It Again, Sam’ Actress Was 75

    Susan Anspach Dies: ‘Five Easy Pieces’ & ‘Play It Again, Sam’ Actress Was 75

    Actress Susan Anspach, whose style came to epitomize the counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s in such films as Five Easy Pieces, has died. She passed away Monday at her home in Los Angeles from coronary problems, according to her son, Caleb Goddard. Anspach was on the cutting edge of acting in the 1960s. She…

  • Susan Anspach, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and ‘Blume in Love’ Actress, Dies at 75

    Susan Anspach, ‘Five Easy Pieces’ and ‘Blume in Love’ Actress, Dies at 75

    Susan Anspach, the blonde actress known for her roles in ‘70s films including Bob Rafaelson’s “Five Easy Pieces,” Paul Mazursky’s “Blume in Love,” and Woody Allen’s “Play It Again, Sam,” died Monday at her home in Los Angeles. She was 75.Anspach’s son, Caleb Goddard, announced her death to the New York Times and said the…