His death was announced this week in an obituary posted by the Prestige Memorial Funeral Home, in Gadsden, Ala. A cause of death was not provided.

“He is survived by his loving family. We ask that you please keep this family and those that may be going through the same lifted in prayer,” the announcement read.

Lubin, who played one season as a freshman for the Huskies from 2014-15, later transferred and played at Cal State Northridge for the 2016-17 season. He transferred again to LSU Shreveport, reported CT Insider.

The Alabama native, nicknamed “Rock” for his toughness on the court, was a highly touted three-star recruit coming out of high school.

After moving to Georgia during his adolescence, Lubin led Buford High School to the Georgia 2A state championship his senior year, averaging 20.3 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.

He was named the Georgia Sportswriters 3A Player of the Year, and ultimately committed to play for then-coach Kevin Ollie at UConn in 2013.

During his freshman year, Lubin played in 24 games for the Huskies, but was one of four players suspended from the program that November for violating team rules.

Although he was later reinstated, transferred to Cal State Northridge, where he averaged 18.2 minutes, 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

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He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from LSU Shreveport, according to his LinkedIn page.

Following his basketball career, Lubin was arrested in 2019 for allegedly robbing a Jack’s Family Restaurant in Munford, Ala.

Corman, who spotted and nurtured the talent of Jack Nicholson, Robert De Niro, Ellen Burstyn and legions of other Hollywood household names, died Thursday at age 98, his family said.

Known as the “King of the Bs,” Corman created cult classics including “Little Shop of Horrors” in 1960 and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” in 1957. In addition to the actors he plucked who went on to rise to the top of their craft, Corman hired and mentored directors such as Francis Ford Coppola, Ron Howard, James Cameron and Martin Scorsese. Corman received an honorary Academy Award in 2009.

His family said he died at his home in Santa Monica, Calif.

“He was generous, open-hearted and kind to all those who knew him,” his wife and daughters said in a statement. “When asked how he would like to be remembered, he said, ‘I was a filmmaker, just that.’”

Born in Detroit, Corman grew up in Beverly Hills, earning an engineering degree and serving for three years in the Navy before circling back to Hollywood. His film career began in 1955, going on to produce and direct movies such as “Black Scorpion,” “Bucket of Blood” and “Bloody Mama.” He also adapted stories by Edgar Allan Poe and relished the controversy that greeted such endeavors as 1967’s “The Trip,” starring Peter Fonda as a man tripping on acid.

Corman is survived by his film producer wife, Julie Halloran, and children Catherine, Roger, Brian and Mary.

To the Hollywood heavyweights whose careers he helped launch, Corman was much more than a filmmaker.

Actor and director Ron Howard remembered him for helping him transition from child star to multifaceted director by hiring him for his first directing job, the 1977 action comedy “Grand Theft Auto,” and for expanding opportunities for women.

“Roger not only mentored a couple of generations of high-profile filmmakers, but he also opened doors to many on the production side who were struggling to find career paths in the industry,” Howard said in a statement. “When I was working for Roger, he had far more women in positions of authority throughout his company and various movie departments than any other studio at that time.”

Among them was film and television producer Gale Anne Hurd, known these days for “The Walking Dead,” “Mankiller” and a host of other productions.

“Roger Corman was my very first boss, my lifetime mentor and my hero,” she wrote on X. “Roger was one of the greatest visionaries in the history of cinema. I am absolutely devastated by his loss and send my love and deepest condolences to the Corman family.”

Martin Scorsese long credited Corman with helping frame his approach to filming.

“The one thing I learned from Roger was total preparation,” the director said in a 2015 interview with the Film Screen Archive. “I’ve never seen anybody be so extraordinary in pacing a picture and knowing the audience that it’s for.”

Tributes poured in for Corman as news of his death traveled.

“It was my privilege to know him. He was a great friend. He shaped my childhood with science fiction movies and Edgar [Allan] Poe epics,” John Carpenter, who directed “Halloween,” “The Thing” and other classic horror and action films, wrote on X. “I’ll miss you, Roger.”

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With heavy hearts we are saddened to announce our beloved JAMES GERARD FERGUSON has passed away at the age of 83 in Boynton Beach, FL. He was a Retired New York City Police Detective and U.S. State Department Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent. The Brooklyn native is predeceased by his loving wife of 50 years, Maryanne (“Micki”) and leaves behind his cherished daughter Erin Marie, beloved grandson Michael James, sister Kathleen, and brothers Edmund, Michael and Laurence, cousin William O’Malley, as well as many nieces and nephews. When Irish eyes are smiling, the world seems bright and gay…Jim’s beautiful blue eyes always smiled and our world was better for it.
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Visitation at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel at 81st and Madison on Friday, May 10th, from 4pm to 10pm.

The actor died months after being diagnosed with bile duct cancer in December, his spouse, actor Ben Daniels, wrote on Instagram.

“It is with huge huge sadness and a heavy heart broken into a million pieces that I’m leaving this post to announce the passing of my darling husband and life partner Ian Gelder,” Daniels wrote. “I’d stopped all work to be his carer, but neither of us had any idea that it would all be so fast.”

Gelder was as inspiring in death as in life, his spouse said, describing his partner of 30-plus years as “my absolute rock” and a “wonderful, wonderful actor” who touched everyone with “his heart and light.”

Gelder approached his “dreadful illness” with bravery and a complete absence of self-pity, Daniels added.

Born in 1949, the British actor was also known as Mr. Dekker in 2009’s “Torchwood: Children of Earth,” the sci-fi spinoff of the “Dr. Who” revival of 2005. In “Game of Thrones” he played Lord Tywin’s younger brother Lannister, appearing in 12 episodes before his character’s demise.

The actor has appearances in two more series in the pipeline, with roles in season two of “Interview With the Vampire,” which premieres this Sunday on AMC, and in Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” coming out this summer, according to TV Insider.

Gelder was also a prolific stage actor, appearing frequently with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

“We are saddened to hear of Ian Gelder’s death,” co-directors Daniel Evans and Tamara Harvey said on X, mourning “one of the most kind and gentle people in the business” and noting him as a “regular on the RSC stage” starting in the 1970s.

“Our thoughts are with his family and friends,” they added.

Gelder’s reps also paid tribute.

“It was a pleasure to represent Ian Gelder for the latter part of his career,” agent Daniel Albert posted on X. “The world will be a lesser place without him in it. Ian was such a lovely person and a wonderful actor. I know he will be hugely missed by all those that loved him and worked alongside him.”