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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1st Bond Girl, Eunice Gayson, Dies @ 90
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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The Final Journey of a Film Star in Decline
Tiny American actress Mildred Shay (1911-2005), busy in the '30s both on the screen and between the sheets (wink!), peaked in the '30s, winding up in poverty, forgotten and without any of the things that once made her so fabulous. (She's pictured above with Nelson Eddy (1901-1967). (more…)
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William Phipps, Voice of Prince Charming, Dies @ 96
William Phipps, whose work in sci-fi films made him a staple of the genre, and who voiced Prince Charming in the Disney animated classic Cinderella (1950), has died at 96, Variety reports. (more…)
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Renée Taylor Returns to the New York Stage
In a return to her Off-Broadway roots, 85-year-old Renée Taylor will appear in a revival of her one-woman show My Life on a Diet. (more…)
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Robert Mandan of ‘Soap’ Dies @ 86
Robert Mandan, the silver-haired lothario Chester Tate on Soap (1977-1981), has died at 86, ExtraTV reports. According to THR, a friend reported his death occurred on April 29 following a long illness. (more…)
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When Mae West Was Good: Hot New Book!
Goodness has something to do with it — but greatness has more. Michael Michaud, the author of engrossing books on celebs — Sal Mineo: A Biography (2011), Famous Enough: A Hollywood Memoir (with Diane McBain, 2014) and Alan Sues: A Funny Man (2017) — has just published his latest (and greatest?) tome, Mae West: Between the Covers (BearManor,…
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Loretta Swit: The Art of Saving Animals
On Tuesday, Gr8erDays attended an intimate dinner at Jue Lan Club in NYC in honor of Loretta Swit and her new book SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry and Animal Activism of Loretta Swit. (more…)
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