Archive for Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper, easy-rider art enthusiast

Hollywood made him famous, but that was just one of his aspects. He also championed artists, and made art as well. As an exhibition of his work opens at MOCA, he is remembered by some who knew him.

It was a year ago, late on a June gloom Venice afternoon, when I last sat down with Dennis Hopper. We had been working for over 18 months on a publication of his photographs for Taschen Books. It was our last meeting before the book went to print and he was reading, with a mix of curiosity and bemusement, a biography I had written for the publication.


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Dennis Hopper Death Certificate

Filed under: Dennis Hopper

TMZ has just obtained Dennis Hopper ’s death certificate … which lists his cause of death as hepatic (liver) failure and prostate cancer.  According to the doc , Hopper had hepatic failure for 3 days and prostate cancer for 9 years. The…

Read more

Posted by: TMZ Staff on Monday, June 7th, 2010

Dennis Hopper’s on-screen tribute, coming this fall


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Monday, May 31st, 2010

Hopper: My complicated relationship with James Dean

A James Dean double bill with 1955’s “East of Eden” and “Rebel Without a Cause,” will take on more poignancy because of the death of Dennis Hopper.


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Dennis Hopper — Probate Battle Brewing

Filed under: Dennis Hopper, Celebrity Justice, R.I.P.

Dennis Hopper may have died peacefully, but TMZ has learned a war is about to erupt over his estate — partially because Dennis died a married man. Dennis had been desperately trying to divorce Victoria Hopper — he filed in January — but the clock…

Read more

Posted by: TMZ Staff on Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Dennis Hopper dead at 74 after long battle with prostate cancer

Actor Dennis Hopper died Saturday at his Venice home of complications from prostate cancer, a friend of the actor said.


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Saturday, May 29th, 2010

An uneasy ride with Dennis Hopper

Appreciation: A writer’s 10-year relationship with Hopper revealed a serious careerist who tenaciously managed his sobriety.


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Dennis Hopper dies at 74; actor directed counterculture classic ‘Easy Rider’

Hopper made his acting debut in ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ in 1955 and later received an Oscar nomination for his role in the 1986 film “Hoosiers.”


Posted by: L.A. Times - Entertainment News on Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Peter Fonda: I Was ‘Blessed’ to Know Dennis Hopper

Filed under: Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda

Peter Fonda , Dennis Hopper ’s close friend and ” Easy Rider ” co-star, gave TMZ this statement on Hopper’s passing: ” Dennis introduced me to the world of Pop Art and ‘lost’ films. We rode the highways of America and changed the way movies were made in…

Read more

Posted by: TMZ Staff on Saturday, May 29th, 2010

Dennis Hopper Dies

Filed under: Dennis Hopper, R.I.P.

Dennis Hopper died at his home in Venice, CA today. He was 74. We’re told his family was by his side when he passed. Hopper had recently been suffering from prostate cancer and going through a difficult divorce from his wife Patricia. Hopper is best…

Read more

Posted by: TMZ Staff on Saturday, May 29th, 2010