Reviews of earlier volumes: ""Useful"" - Booklist/RBB; ""highly recommended"" - Choice; ""a must-have...recommended"" - Classic Images; ""the best source"" - Big Reel. The obituaries of performers and filmmakers, musicians and producers, dancers and composers, writers and others associated with the performing arts who died in 2002 can be found. For each, the date, place and cause of death are provided, along with a brief recap of their career and citations from major newspaper and periodical stories reporting the death. Filmographies are given for film and television performers, and photographs of many of the individuals are included. Individual books in this annual series are available dating back to 1994. A subscription plan is available for future issues.