Obituaries

The Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims and a major philanthropist, has died. His son will succeed him.

Betty O’Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she refused to evacuate, dying in the home where she had lived for more than 50 years

Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in figure skating and one the sport’s great innovators, dies at the age of 95.

Marianne Faithfull died Thursday in London at age 78. The singer, actress and ‘It’ girl of 1960s London inspired — or wrote — numerous Rolling Stones songs.

Flores, a beloved figure in L.A. stand-up, was becoming a breakout star at various comedy clubs including Hollywood’s Laugh Factory, the Comedy Store and Hollywood Improv. No cause of death was immediately known.

Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer known for ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim,’ has died at age 66. ‘Will never be another,’ his son says.

Lynn Bann, a celebrity jewelry designer who starred in Netflix’s ‘Bling Empire: New York,’ died Monday. ‘I love you more than life itself,’ her son said.

Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday.