News Nuggets: Oscar producer Gil Cates (1934-2011)
Oscar producer Gil Cates has died at age 77: "'Gil was our colleague, our friend and a former governor of the Academy,' said Academy President Tom Sherak ... 'His passing is a tremendous loss to the entertainment industry, and our thoughts go out to his family.' Cates produced the Academy Awards® 14 times between 1990 and 2008, more than any other individual. He was responsible for first brin…