About: Matthew Rettenmund

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I’m With Yma — A Blast from the Past

I’m With Yma — A Blast from the Past
I fell hard for Yma Sumac — born on this day 99 years ago — when I went off to college in cosmopolitan Chicago, where I was able to browse LEGIT used record stores near my Hyde Park dorm. I saw her 1950 Voice of the Xtabay album and was enchanted. I bought it and…
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Art Metrano, Comic & ‘Police Academy’ Star, Dies @ 84

Art Metrano, Comic & ‘Police Academy’ Star, Dies @ 84
Art Metrano, a comic actor who made his mark in two Police Academy movies, died Wednesday at his home in Aventura, Florida, at 84. Metrano in his Police Academy drag (Image via Warner Bros.) His son Harry Metrano's Instagram post made the sad announcement: "Yesterday I lost my best friend, my mentor, my dad. He was…
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No, Betty White Isn’t the Last Surviving ‘MTM’ Veteran …

No, Betty White Isn’t the Last Surviving ‘MTM’ Veteran …
Cute snap of MTM co-workers Ted Knight & Ed Asner taken during the show's 1970-1977 run. The original main cast members of Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977) have all died, but as many on social media argue, Betty White, who hits age 100 in January, should count as a main cast member, if not an original…
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Jean-Paul Belmondo, Icon of the French New Wave, Dies @ 88

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Icon of the French New Wave, Dies @ 88
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the French film icon closely associated with the New Wave genre of the early '60s, and who went on to become one of his country's most bankable action stars, died Monday, September 6, at his Paris home. An indelible image from Breathless (GIF via GIPHY) He was 88. Belmondo, born April 9, 1933,…
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‘Today’s’ Willard Scott, 1st Ronald McDonald, Dies @ 87

‘Today’s’ Willard Scott, 1st Ronald McDonald, Dies @ 87
Willard Scott did not make it to the front of the Smucker's jar. Famous for announcing the birthdays of centenarians using the sponsor's jelly jars on Today from 1980-2015, Scott died at 87 Saturday. https://youtu.be/PzlTcJGDrEA His death was announced by his friend and successor, Al Roker, on Instagram. Roker wrote: "We lost a beloved member…
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More Than Lily Munster: Celebrating Yvonne De Carlo

More Than Lily Munster: Celebrating Yvonne De Carlo
Trodding the boards in Follies (Image via Playbill) In honor of the great Yvonne De Carlo's birth anniversary (she would be turning 99 — five months younger than Betty White is), check out these videos, which illuminate some of the breadth of her talent beyond her charming and iconic performance as Lily on The Munsters. First…
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TV Icon Ed Asner Dies @ 91

TV Icon Ed Asner Dies @ 91
Ed Asner, a TV icon for his performances on Mary Tyler Moore and Lou Grant, died Sunday at his home Sunday. He was 91. Didn't we all? (GIF via GIPHY) His family announced his death on Twitter, writing, "We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning peacefully. Words cannot express the…
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