So many things we took for granted as children are now, in the cold light of (to-)day so bizarre — corporal punishment, women smoking while pregnant, wives receiving allowances, boys swimming stark naked in public. (more…)
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Louise Watson, Silent Era Child Star, Dies @ 98
Louise Roberts née Watson died June 5 in Burbank, California, at the age of 98, a published obituary confirms. (more…)
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Carole Cook Is ‘Back Where She Belongs’
Carole Cook is becoming forgetful — oh, she remembers everything that ever happened to her in her 94 years, and she remembered all the snappy one-liners in her wildly successful, two-night run at 54 Below in NYC June 19-20, but there is no arguing that the woman has simply forgotten to age. (more…)
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Music Legend Seymour Stein on Madonna, the Talking Heads & More
I attended a book signing and talk with Seymour Stein, 76, the legendary head of Sire Records who signed everyone from the Ramones to Madonna and back again. (more…)
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Georgann Johnson of ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ Early TV Series, Dies @ 91
It feels like a large number of stars who have made it to 90 are passing away en masse this year. Their ages make their departures perhaps not so surprising, but no less sad. Georgann Johnson, a prolific actress on the stage, on TV, and in film died June 4 in L.A. Her daughter confirmed…
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Past & Curious: Old Head Shots + Joan’s House + Judy’s B’day!
Ten dips into the past that are amusing us at present ... (more…)
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1st Bond Girl, Eunice Gayson, Dies @ 90
Bad stretch for personalities 90 and over lately — James Bond's first-ever Bond girl, English actress Eunice Gayson, has passed away at age 90. (more…)
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Tab Hunter & Anthony Perkins Biopic Coming
The steamy affair between heartthrob Tab Hunter (b. 1931) and the late Anthony Perkins (1932-1992) is going from closely guarded secret to the subject of a big-screen biopic. (more…)
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Jerry Maren, Last Adult ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin, Dies @ 98
After surviving a March 2016 death hoax, last surviving adult Wizard of Oz Munchkin Jerry Maren has died for real, at age 98. THR reports he passed away sometime in May. (more…)
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Writer Donald Ross, Widower of Patti Deutsch, Dies @ 75
Donald Ross, the playwright and screenwriter widower of comedy writer Patti Deutsch (1943-2017), has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. (more…)
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