It's always so hard to narrow this down to just 20 famous faces we will no longer have with us ... which celeb deaths had the greatest impact on you? https://youtu.be/QzsEU7ioITA
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Recent Posts by Matthew Rettenmund
‘Variety’ Picks Top 100 Films Ever — Headed Up by ‘Psycho’
The truth hurts. (GIF via GIPHY) Variety, a publication that brags it is as old as the movies, has cooked up a list of the Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time. They report, "[I]n making this list, we wanted to reflect the beautiful, head-spinning variety of the moviegoing experience. We don’t just mean different…
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Diane McBain, ‘Batman,’ ‘Claudelle Inglish’ Actress & Elvis Co-Star, Dies @ 81
Diane McBain, a blonde beauty who enjoyed popularity mainly on TV in the '60s, died Wednesday, December 21, at 81. The cause was liver cancer. McBain in Mary, Mary (Image via Warner Bros.) McBain was born May 18, 1941, in Cleveland, Ohio, but her family quickly relocated to Glendale, California, putting her in Hollywood's orbit.…
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‘Seinfeld’ Actors Who Expired in 2022
It's hard to remember that Seinfeld debuted way back in the '80s, if at the very end of them. In the ensuing 30+ years, a somewhat surprising number of recurring and guest cast members have died — even if we are still lucky to have all the main cast with us. (Image via NBC) In…
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Stuart Margolin, Emmy Winner for ‘The Rockford Files’ Dies @ 82
Stuart Margolin, the character actor fondly remembered as slippery Angel on 37 episodes of The Rockford Files, died Monday at 82. There must be an Angel ... (Image via NBC) His death was confirmed by his stepson. Born January 31, 1940, Margolin's career touched on the fields of stage, film and TV after growing up…
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Shelley Duvall Returns to Acting, Carpenters Christmas Glory & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "You're a fuckin' murderer!" (Image via video still) PEOPLE: Shelley Duvall has returned to acting after 20 years. L.A. TIMES: Sharon Gless, 79, is back on the PR trail for her memoir Apparently There Were Complaints. My 2019 Q&A with Sharon Gless — HERE CLOSER WEEKLY: Tina Turner,…
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Céline Dion Reveals Devastating News of Rare Disorder
Céline Dion, 54, has not looked well for some time. Now, she's finally ready to explain. Dion's video address is devastating. (Image via YouTube) In an emotional, direct-to-camera video posted early December 8, Dion explained she is suffering from a rare disorder: Stiff Person Syndrome. The disorder has caused spasms and is known to cause…
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Kirstie Alley, Emmy Winner for Cheers, Dies @ 71
A short, private battle with cancer has ended the life of TV and movie star Kirstie Alley at 71. The Rebecca days (Image via NBC) Her family announced her death on her official social media accounts: (Image via Twitter) Alley was born on January 12, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, but relocated to Los Angeles in…
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Nancy Olson’s Ready for Her Close-Up, Kennedy Center Honorees, Remembering Leslie Jordan & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Between now and July, Nancy will become twice the age Gloria Swanson was when she shot Sunset Boulevard! (Image via Dr. Ward Bond) YOUTUBE: Fabulous, hour-long chat with Nancy Olson Livingston, Oscar nominee for Sunset Boulevard (1950) whose new memoir is being published at the age of 94.…
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Mylène Demongeot, French Movie Legend, Dies @ 87
The very year she appeared in one of the most successful films of her career — Retirement Home — French movie star Mylène Demongeot has died at 87. As Milady de Winter in The Three Musketeers (Image via Pathé) Demongeot died of primary peritoneal cancer on Thursday, December 1, in a Paris hospital. Born September…
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Recent Comments by Matthew Rettenmund
- August 7, 2023 on ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
- July 31, 2023 on Jane Birkin, ‘It’ Girl Actress, Singer & Birkin Bag Inspiration, Dies @ 76
- May 28, 2023 on Marlene Clark, Model, ‘Ganja & Hess,’ ‘Sanford & Son’ Actress, Dies @ 85
- May 11, 2023 on ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
- April 18, 2023 on Dewey Martin, ‘Twilight Zone’ Vet, Dies @ 94
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