Category Archives: ’70s

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Rosson at her desk (Image via Brigham Young University) THE DAILY MIRROR: Remembering Gladys Rosson, who as Cecil B. DeMille's right-hand woman knew more about the great director's personal life and career than any other person alive. Fascinating summary of her mostly forgotten life. WoW: The true story…

Johnny Brown from ‘Good Times’ Dies @ 84

Johnny Brown, who played the perennial punching bag Bookman on the classic Norman Lear (b. 1922) sitcom Good Times, died March 2 at 84. It was the best of times, it was the Good of Times (Image via CBS) His Broadway actress daughter Sharon Catherine Brown, 60, announced his passing in an anguished Instagram post on Friday:…

Jerry Lewis: Predator, Tribute to Vanity 6, Queen Licks COVID & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Holiday gets a lot off her chest with this. Gripping. (Images via video still & publicity photo) VANITY FAIR: If you're burned out by #MeToo, try not to be. There are myriad stories that we still need to hear. Vanity Fair's piece — and its accompanying video, featuring…

Sally Kellerman of ‘M*A*S*H’ Fame Dies @ 84

Sally Kellerman, Oscar-nominated as Hot Lips Houlihan in M*A*S*H (1970), died Thursday at 84. Loretta Swit shared her condolences regarding Kellerman's death. (Image via Instagram) ExtraTV reported she had battled dementia and died in a care facility. Born on June 2, 1937, in Long Beach, California, Kellerman moved with her family as a girl and…

Marla Gibbs on Her Never-Too-Late Start, Weitzes to Immortalize Grandma Lupita Tovar & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: There was always something about Mary. And Florence! (Image via NBC) THR: The Hollywood Reporter published a long Q&A with the legendary Marla Gibbs, 90. She talks about how she got her start in acting at 44, interpersonal relationships on The Jeffersons, her hot-and-cold relationship with Norman Lear…

Carleton Carpenter, Who ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon’-ed with Debbie Reynolds, Dies @ 95

Carleton Carpenter, who had been a living link Broadway's distant past — as well as to the Golden Age of Hollywood — died Monday at his home in New York state. He was 95. Carpenter in 2012 and in Sky Full of Moon (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & via MGM) Carpenter was born July 10,…

Howard Hesseman, ‘WKRP,’ ‘Head of the Class’ Star, Dies at 81

Howard Hesseman, known to TV fans as Dr. Johnny Fever and teacher Charlie Moore, died Saturday, January 29, at 81. With Khrystyne Haje (b. 1968) on Head of the Class (Image via ABC) His wife, Caroline Ducrocq, confirmed his death, from complications arising after colon surgery in 2021, to THR. Laraine Newman broke the news.…

Liza & Lorna Reminisce, Sondheim on ‘Company,’ Joni Bolts Spotify & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: "She wasn't tragic!" both daughters say of Judy Garland. (Image via video still) ET: Wow! Liza and Lorna sat down together for the first time in forever to reminisce about their lives with their mother. "I woke up, and there was this woman sitting on my bed, just…

Betty White’s Last Message, Christine Baranski & LeVar Burton Interviews, Meat Loaf Memories & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Her memory of her favor is so touching! (Image via CBS) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Christine Baranski, 69, grants a wide-ranging interview to CBS Sunday Morning. The miniseries is recognized internationally. (Image via ABC) PEOPLE: LeVar Burton, 64, reflects on Roots 45 years to the day (January 23, 1977)…

‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars

ITEM: Kolchak: The Night Stalker was one of the strangest series in TV history when it debuted on September 13, 1974, a bizarre hybrid of the supernatural and old-school hard-boiled detective stories — a pure embrace of pulp sensationalism that was equal parts an unnervingly scary monster mash and a gigantic, wet-grinned wink. The story…

Category Archives: ’70s

Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More

Johnny Brown from ‘Good Times’ Dies @ 84

Jerry Lewis: Predator, Tribute to Vanity 6, Queen Licks COVID & More

Sally Kellerman of ‘MAS*H’ Fame Dies @ 84

Marla Gibbs on Her Never-Too-Late Start, Weitzes to Immortalize Grandma Lupita Tovar & More

Carleton Carpenter, Who ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon’-ed with Debbie Reynolds, Dies @ 95

Howard Hesseman, ‘WKRP,’ ‘Head of the Class’ Star, Dies at 81

Liza & Lorna Reminisce, Sondheim on ‘Company,’ Joni Bolts Spotify & More

Betty White’s Last Message, Christine Baranski & LeVar Burton Interviews, Meat Loaf Memories & More

‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars

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