February 17, 2023 Another legendary Hollywood sex symbol has left the theater — blonde bombshell Stella Stevens died at 84 on Friday, February 17, 2023, in L.A. Modeling for Coppertone and promoting How to Save a Marriage ... in 1968 (Image via Coppertone) According to her actor-producer son, Andrew Stevens, 67, she had been in…
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Dick Van Dyke, 97, Still Poppin’! Watch Him on ‘The Masked Singer’
February 16, 2023 The sight of him next to Nick Cannon is something quite atrocious, but ... (Image via FOX) Dick Van Dyke is one of the most beloved entertainers of all time. Att 97, he is one of the most famous performers ever to reach such an advanced age — and is still active,…
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Raquel Welch, International Sex Symbol, Dies @ 82
February 15, 2023 The death of Raquel Welch today at 82 — after what was reportedly a brief illness — is one of those wake-up calls that yes, everyone dies. Welch was 71 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Though she'd mostly been in hiding following the cancellation of the Canadian series Date My Dad and the smashing…
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Warren Beatty Revisits Dick Tracy Character in Rights Gambit
February 11, 2023 Warren Beatty, 85, memorably played Dick Tracy in the film of the same name back in 1990. The colorful homage made over $160 million at the box office, featured an incredible cast and it won three Oscars — Makeup, Art Direction and Original Song. Warren Beatty is Zooming at 85. (Image via…
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Burt Bacharach, Ultimate Pop Composer of the 20th Century, Dies @ 94
February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach, a songwriter, composer and record producer whose indelible hits at times defined their era, died Wednesday, February 8, at his L.A. home. He was 94. Songwriter of a generation — or two (Image via Spotify) Bacharach had been a rare pop maestro whose face was as well-known as his work, thanks…
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Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast
I've been fascinated by which classic TV series still have surviving cast members and for how long, mostly spurred on by the fact that so many actors have departed of late. One of TV's earliest surviving titular leads — Jerry Mathers! (Image via CBS) I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley…
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Melinda Dillon, ‘Close Encounters,’ ‘A Christmas Story’ Star, Dies @ 83
Melinda Dillon, the critically acclaimed actress who made her mark on the silver screen in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and A Christmas Story (1983), died January 9, her family told THR. Dillon as Mother Parker (Image via MGM/UA) She was 83. Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas, on October 13, 1939. She…
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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More
January 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... There's more to Rick than Rick-rolling. (GIF via GIPHY) RETROPOP: Rick Astley was a pop "It" boy from 1987-1993. Now 56, he's opening up about why he stepped away from recording. I'm more than ready for this! (Image via Harper) AMAZON: An 800-page book…
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Simple Minds Rocks On, TV Star Opens Up About ’50s Open Marriage, Madonna Tickets Sell Out & More
January 20, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The band's latest incarnation (Image via Facebook) EXTRATV: A new direction for Simple Minds, and a catch-up with Jim Kerr, 63. https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1616350371055603712?s=20&t=jpRxDXC9KoDoKLd5-bwztQ TWITTER: This video ... is something. BILLBOARD: Madonna, 64, has taken abuse for being irrelevant for about 15 years. In spite of nasty,…
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Gina Lollobrigida, ’50s Bombshell, Photojournalist, Tabloid Sensation, Dies @ 95
"She makes Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple." When Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) says that about you, you're an icon. "I didn't do daring pictures — never. You can't find it." (Image via movie still) Gina Lollobrigida, the siren in question, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at an Italian clinic, The New York Times confirms. She…
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