Brat-pack writer-director John Hughes dies
August 7, 2009 Writer and director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured and cornered the teen market with such favorites as ``Home Alone,'' ``The Breakfast Club'' and ``Ferris Bueller's Day Off,'' died Thursday, a spokeswoman said.
Actor Geoffrey Hughes, famous for his roles in Coronation Street and Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 68.