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John Turturro on His New York-Centric Career

John Turturro on His New York-Centric Career
June 6, 2023 John Turturro appeared June 5, 2023, at the Museum of the City of New York, submitting to a lively Q&A with journalist Alison Stewart (yes, she of MTV fame) about his long career. With Spike Lee in 1989, in one of his greatest performances — as racist Pino in Do the Right…
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Barry Newman, ‘Vanishing Point’ Star, Dies @ 92

Barry Newman, ‘Vanishing Point’ Star, Dies @ 92
June 4, 2023 Vanishing Point actor Barry Newman died May 11 at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center, ExtraTV reports. With co-star Susan Howard (b. 1944) in a scene from Petrocelli (Image via NBC) Though all online sources listed him as having been 84, his widow, Angela, confirmed he was actually 92. Newman was born…
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George Maharis, Eternally Handsome ‘Route 66’ Star, Dies @ 94

George Maharis, Eternally Handsome ‘Route 66’ Star, Dies @ 94
May 27, 2023 George Maharis, who played Buz Murdock on Route 66 from 1960-1963, died Wednesday, May 24, at 94. Maharis never lost his trademark looks. (Image via handout) His death, according to ExtraTV, was confirmed by a close friend. Maharis was a sensation on the series opposite co-star Martin Milner (1931-2015), but departed after…
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Ed Ames of ‘Daniel Boone’ & Ames Brothers Fame Dies @ 95

Ed Ames of ‘Daniel Boone’ & Ames Brothers Fame Dies @ 95
Singer and actor Ed Ames, whose poor marksmanship with a tomahawk made for the most hilarious Tonight Show blooper, died at his L.A. home on May 21, Variety reports. Ames's music was counterprogramming during the hippie era. (Image via RCA) He was 95. Ames played Mingo, a Native American, on TV's Daniel Boone (1964-1968), though he…
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Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Icon of Survival, Dies @ 83

Tina Turner, Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Icon of Survival, Dies @ 83
May 24, 2023 Peter Ashworth's iconic cover of Private Dancer (Image via Capitol) She was the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll, the Acid Queen, Auntie Entity, an eight-time Grammy Award winner and one of the 20th century's most iconic live performers. https://youtu.be/dVTmckFWOYM On May 24, 2023, Tina Turner, who had long battled issues including intestinal…
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Helmut Berger, Austrian Arthouse Star, Dies @ 78

Helmut Berger, Austrian Arthouse Star, Dies @ 78
May 18, 2023 Film star Helmut Berger, 78, died Thursday in Austria. He had been famous for his work in the '60s and '70s, when he was a leading European sex symbol. At the dawn of his career (Image via Warner Bros./7 Arts) Berger, who was bisexual, was a nearly singular screen presence, a rare…
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Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Case Cracked? & More!

Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers Case Cracked? & More!
May 17, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The theft was quite a feet! (Image via MGM) THE GUARDIAN: The dancing-a-jig is up for a septuagenarian alleged to have stolen a pair of ruby slippers from 1939's The Wizard of Oz in 2005. A grand jury has indicted Terry Martin on charges related…
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