RIP to beautiful-inside-and-out Marsha Hunt, who died September 7, 2022, at the ripe old age of 104. Hunt in her glory days — what could possibly go wrong? (Image via film still) According to a Facebook page for the 2015 doc about her life, Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity, Hunt died on September 7, 2022, at…
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Betty White Auction: Outfits, Autographs, SAG Award & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: This is me in September. (Image via NBC) JULIEN'S AUCTIONS: The first big Betty White sale is coming September 23, and it includes over 1,000 items from the personal collection of the First Lady of Television. Mixed in with animal-themed doo-dads and jewelry, you'll find original scripts from…
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Mildred Kornman aka Ricki VanDusen, ‘Our Gang’ Star, Dies @ 97
According to most sources, as of last week, there were just three human beings alive who appeared in any capacity in a Silent Era silent film — no stars, the last having died in 2020. Kornman (second from L, next to Pete the Pup) (Image via vintage still) On August 19, 2022, the last woman…
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Joan Collins Rocks Bikini at 89, Madonna Revisits ‘Material Girl’!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Dynasty of 1 (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: She's older than Jessica Tandy was when she won her Oscar, and older than Gloria Stuart when she appeared in Titanic, but you can't keep a glamour gal down: Joan Collins posts bikini pic at 89. The video should include Keith…
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Pat Carroll, TV Vet & ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Ursula, Dies @ 95
I had a great time when I met Pat Carroll — Ursula from The Little Mermaid, to you! — in 2012 at the Hollywood Show. Weren't we cute?! (Image via Matthew Rettenmund) Pushing 85, she was bubbly and was floored when I produced an original '50s image of her. In the photo, she is mugging,…
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Marilyn Monroe Goes ‘Blonde,’ RIP Bernard Cribbins, Laurie Anderson at 75 & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: The NC-17 look at Monroe is adapted from the Joyce Carol Oates novel. (Image via Netflix) THR: Yet another take on Marilyn Monroe, this one starring Ana de Armas — and Blonde takes on the dark side of the dream: https://youtu.be/aIsFywuZPoQ WORLD OF WONDER: 100 years of Norman…
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Tony Dow, TV’s Wally Cleaver, Dies of Cancer @ 77
Just two months after announcing a terminal cancer diagnosis, TV's Tony Dow has died at 77. Unsurprisingly, a generation crushed on Wally (Image via CBS/ABC) In a since-deleted post on his Facebook page, Dow's death was confirmed: “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony…
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‘Munsters’ Reboot Movie Looks Horrifying, ’70s California Beaches, RIP Mickey Rooney Jr. & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: The movie seems to contain a duet on "I Got You, Babe" between Lily and Herman ... (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: "Give Rob Zombie a chance!" they said. "Wait till you see what he does with!" they said. But now that we have an official trailer for…
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L.Q. Jones, Western Actor & ‘A Boy and His Dog’ Director, Dies at 94
L.Q. Jones, the western star who wrote, produced and directed the sci-fi cult favorite A Boy and His Dog, died at 94 of natural causes on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Jones was familiar to generations of moviegoers. (Image via movie still) Born August 19, 1927, in Beaumont, Texas, Jones made his film debut in Battle…
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Larry Storch of ‘F Troop’ Dies @ 99
One of a small number of famous performers about to turn 100 fell just short of the century mark — household face Larry Storch died Friday, July 8, 2022, in his NYC apartment at 99. Meeting Larry in 2019 (Image via Matthew Rettenmund) Storch's manager Matt Beckoff confirmed the sad news to THR. The actor…
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