Tab Hunter passed away July 8, a few days shy of 87. It was the end of the remarkable life of a man who seemed indifferent toward his own stunning good looks — and took a similarly so-what? approach to being gay at a time when that should've kept him from becoming one of the…
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Tab Hunter, ’50s Superstar, Dies @ 86
Tab Hunter, a wildly popular movie star with a #1 hit single in the '50s who later spoofed his heartthrob status in films like Polyester, has died a few days short of his 87th birthday. No cause has been given. (more…)
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Terence Stamp on His Career, Being Zod & Meeting Brando
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, film legend Terence Stamp made a rare U.S. appearance to promote his new book, the acclaimed The Ocean Fell Into the Drop: A Memoir (Repeater Books, $14.99). (more…)
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Past & Curious: ‘Tootsie’ Valentine, ‘Batman’ Remembered & More!
A list of posts that are all the not-so-latest news ... (more…)
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Terrifying Children’s Shows of the Past
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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