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‘Come Into My Life’ Singer Joyce Sims Dies @ 63

‘Come Into My Life’ Singer Joyce Sims Dies @ 63
I'm so sad to hear that singer Joyce Sims died this week at 63 — no cause given. When I was in college in Chicago, I — a Top 40 fanatic — was exposed to so many club songs that never crossed paths with Casey Kasem. Chicago, a music mecca, was a place where songs…
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Dionne Warwick Dazzles at Saks

Dionne Warwick Dazzles at Saks
Dionne Warwick, 81, was the special performer at a Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation event on October 11, 2022, to raise money and awareness for the cause of mental health. Warwick — from the front row! (Images by Matthew Rettenmund) The veteran entertainer can still captivate a room, as she at L'Avenue at Saks while crooning…
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Michael Callan, ‘West Side Story’s’ Original Riff, Dies @ 86

Michael Callan, ‘West Side Story’s’ Original Riff, Dies @ 86
Michael Callan, the original Riff in Broadways West Side Story on Broadway, died October 10 at 86. Callan (seated) when he was professionally known as Mickey Calin in West Side Story (Image via NYPL) His death, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, was attributed to pneumonia by…
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Loretta Lynn, the Boundary-Pushin’ First Lady of Country Music, Dies @ 90

Loretta Lynn, the Boundary-Pushin’ First Lady of Country Music, Dies @ 90
Loretta Lynn, one of country music's most indelible icons and the form's most-awarded artist, died on Tuesday at 90. Lynn's final album (Image via Victrola) A family statement reported that the legend passed away at her Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, home. Lynn's family confirmed their "precious mom" had "passed peacefully in her sleep." https://twitter.com/LorettaLynn/status/1577312734529601536?s=20&t=tcRWQcwdvzqCcV1K9MNqJQ Reba McEntire…
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Irene Papas, Greek Acting Legend, Dies @ 93

Irene Papas, Greek Acting Legend, Dies @ 93
Irene Papas, the Greek acting legend revered for her classical performances and turns in several international classics, died on September 14 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Papas, called one of the most beautiful women ever captured on film (Image via still) “Magnificent, majestic, dynamic, Irene Papas was the personification of Greek beauty on…
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Monroe v. Wade, Carter at 98, ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Winks & More

Monroe v. Wade, Carter at 98, ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Winks & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: That new Marilyn movie? Get rid of it! (Image via Netflix) THR: Seemingly nobody likes Blonde, the sensationalistic new account of Marilyn Monroe's life, starring an actress who is a dead ringer — with a Cuban accent. But along with criticisms of the film's mistreatment of Monroe, Planned…
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88

Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88
Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, known for her iconic portrayal of evil Nurse Ratched in the 1975 hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died Friday of natural causes at 88. Andrew Bick, her son, confirmed to THR that Fletcher died at her Montdurausse, France, home. Few performances have touched the soulless perfection of Fletcher's take on Ratched.…
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