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The Naked Truth About Nude Swimming at School

I'd heard of this, but wasn't aware I just missed it (THANK GOD — I was fat and accused of having breasts playing shirts vs. skins basketball), but boys in the U.S. were mostly required to swim totally nude in school pools right through the early '80s. Girls were usually allowed to wear simple suits.…

Today is hunky Hart Bochner's 61st birthday. (more…)

TMZ is reporting that rock god Tom Petty was discovered in full cardiac arrest at his home Sunday night, was rushed to the hospital and was put on life support. According to the gossip site, which is rarely wrong on matters of health, Petty was removed from life support after it was determined he had…

Golden Palace: Review of Rue de la Rue Café

Earlier this year, the so-called Golden Girls restaurant — actually called the Rue de la Rue Café — opened in NYC following a flurry of international press. (more…)

One of the world's greatest and most beloved living stars, Dame Julie Andrews, turns 82 today. (more…)

Monty Hall of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Dies @ 96

Let's Make a Deal host Monty Hall, one of the most iconic figures in his field, has died, Variety reports. He was 96. (more…)

Anne Jeffreys of ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ ‘Topper’ Dies @ 94

Anne Jeffreys, the regal beauty who got her start in B movies for Republic and RKO, starred on Broadway and appeared on General Hospital for 20 years has died. She was 94. Jeffreys' death was confirmed in a tweet by KABC's George Pennacchio. (more…)

Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic & ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ MVP, Dies @ 92

Via The Guardian: Shelley Berman, the stand-up comic known for his biting take on modern living from the '50s on — and a staple of Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2002-2009) — died at age 92 from complications of Alzheimer's disease on September 1. (more…)

Joan Collins Returns To Movies — Plus, 7 Other Joan Gems!

Joan Collins (b. 1933) is best-known as Dynasty's Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan, but she's been in some movies over the years that are well worth checking out. (more…)

On September 2, 2005, writer and Old Hollywood fan extraordinaire Austin Mutti-Mewse and his love Joanna exchanged vows. (more…)

Yearly Archives: 2017

The Naked Truth About Nude Swimming at School

Hart Bochner Turns 61: An Appreciation

Tom Petty, Rock God, Dies @ 66

Golden Palace: Review of Rue de la Rue Café

Happy 82nd Birthday, Julie Andrews

Monty Hall of ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ Dies @ 96

Anne Jeffreys of ‘Kiss Me Kate,’ ‘Topper’ Dies @ 94

Shelley Berman, Stand-Up Comic & ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ MVP, Dies @ 92

Joan Collins Returns To Movies — Plus, 7 Other Joan Gems!

Wedding Well-Wishes from Old Hollywood

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