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Barbara Ling, Oscar-Winning Production Designer on ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Dies at 73

The Hollywood Reporter

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July 11, 2026

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Her credits also included ‘The Pee-Wee Herman Show,’ ‘Falling Down, ‘The Doors,’ ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ and ‘Michael.’

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Variety

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· Jul 11, 2026

Barbara Ling, Production Designer of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘Michael,’ Dies at 73

Barbara Ling, the Oscar-winning production designer of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” who also designed films including “The Doors” and “Michael,” died July 9. She was 73. Ling’s career spanned four decades, during which she worked on Oliver Stone’s “The Doors” and Joel Schumacher’s “Falling Down.” She designed the sets for Antoine Fuqua’s Michael []

The Eastern Herald

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· Jul 11, 2026

Barbara Ling, Production Designer of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Dies at 73

Barbara Ling, production designer of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, died July 10 in Santa Barbara after a cancer battle. She was 73. The Oscar winner's career spanned Batman Forever, Batman Robin, and more than 200 theater productions before her film debut.

ArcaMax

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· Jun 27, 2026

Ann Blyth, Oscar nominee for 'Mildred Pierce,' dies at 98

LOS ANGELES — Ann Blyth, who was nominated for an Academy Award for playing the wicked, manipulative daughter in the 1945 noir melodrama Mildred Pierce, has died at age 98. Announced by her family, her death occurred in Rancho Santa Fe. No ...

China Global Television Network

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· Jun 24, 2026

The Chinese women who stitched NY fashion into history

The Chinese women who stitched NY fashion into history

DNyuz

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· Jun 26, 2026

Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for ‘Mildred Pierce’, dead at 98

Ann Blyth, who earned an Oscar nomination playing Joan Crawford’s malicious and deceitful teenage daughter in the classic 1945 melodrama “Mildred Pierce” and thrived in light and heavy ​roles during Hollywood’s Golden Age, died on Wednesday at age of 98, according to media reports Blyth, who trained as ‌an opera singer and was comfortable in []

The i Paper

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· Jul 11, 2026

I became a stay-at-home mum at 40 – then, 16 years later, I learned to code

After thinking her career was over, Padma transformed her life by becoming a tech expert in her 50s

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Related coverage for "Barbara Ling, Oscar-Winning Production Designer on ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ Dies at 73": Variety — Barbara Ling, Production Designer of ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,’ ‘Michael,’ Dies at 73. The Eastern Herald — Barbara Ling, Production Designer of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Dies at 73. ArcaMax — Ann Blyth, Oscar nominee for 'Mildred Pierce,' dies at 98. China Global Television Network — The Chinese women who stitched NY fashion into history. DNyuz — Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for ‘Mildred Pierce’, dead at 98. The i Paper — I became a stay-at-home mum at 40 – then, 16 years later, I learned to code