Yearly Archives: 2020

Don’t Speak!: 13 Hottest Silent Actors

Don’t Speak!: 13 Hottest Silent Actors
If someone were creating a list of the sexiest male actors in the history of the movies, many obvious names spring to mind: Montgomery Clift (1920-1966), James Dean (1931-1955), Rock Hudson (1925-1985). But it's very likely any such list would exclude most of the actors whose stars burned brightest — or exclusively — in the…
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‘Gypsy’ Star Faith Dane Dies @ 96

‘Gypsy’ Star Faith Dane Dies @ 96
"You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from the 1959 Broadway hit Gypsy is one of the show-stoppers of all time — and now, 60 passionately lived years later, the show has stopped for that number's MVP, Faith Dane. The colorful performer, who was cast in the show based on her own years parodying burlesque in a nightclub…
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Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!

Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh ... (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Turns out Stevie Nicks, 71, only just recently heard a white-winged dove singing. Heath worked opposed Vincent Price (1911-1993) in three films. (Image via International Pictures) THR: Hilary Heath, who acted in International Pictures horror flicks like…
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John Schneider: 10 Times He Was HOT

John Schneider: 10 Times He Was HOT
Dukes of Hazzard darling John Schneider turned an impossible-to-believe 60 years old this week, meaning we've had him to ogle for over 40 years already. Without further adieu, 10 times the hunk was Bo-yoo-ti-ful: Practically nekkid with his co-star Tom Wopat He stacked up back as well as front, in case you wondered! Some latter-day…
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‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!

‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: "Heroes do the right thing — they make the right choices." — James Drury (Image via video still) NYT: RIP James Drury, who was The Virginian (1962-1971). He died of natural causes at 85. Rory Calhoun soup (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Classic Hollywood tub scenes. A…
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‘Mad’ Illustrator Mort Drucker Dies

‘Mad’ Illustrator Mort Drucker Dies
Mort Drucker, the quintessential Mad Magazine artist — known for his knack for capturing celebrated faces with his careful strokes — died April 9 at his Woodbury, New York, home. He was 91. The New York Times confirmed Drucker's passing with his daughter, Laurie Bachner. Born Morris Drucker on March 22, 1929, in Brooklyn, he began…
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Bond’s Pussy Galore Honor Blackman Dies @ 94

Bond’s Pussy Galore Honor Blackman Dies @ 94
Honor Blackman, the English beauty who achieved icon status as James Bond's Pussy Galore, died of natural causes April 5 at her home. She was 94. Her family said in a statement: “It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman, aged 94. She died peacefully of natural causes at…
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Natalie Wood’s Daughter Speaks About Her Death in New Doc

Natalie Wood’s Daughter Speaks About Her Death in New Doc
A new trailer for the HBO doc Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind reveals her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, speaking with great vulnerability about her late mom. "The day my mom died, my entire world was shattered. Since then, there's been so much focus on how she died that it's overshadowed who she was as a…
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’80s No Waver Cristina Dies @ 61 of COVID-19

’80s No Waver Cristina Dies @ 61 of COVID-19
Cristina Monet-Palacci aka Cristina Monet Zilkha — a No Wave recording artist who performed under the name Cristina on NYC's underground scene in the '80s — died April 1, reportedly of COVID-19. Cristina's friend announced her passing. (Image via Facebook) According to a 2004 interview, Cristina had by that time been battling "an MS-like ailment"…
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‘Lean on Me’ Singer Bill Withers Dies @ 81

‘Lean on Me’ Singer Bill Withers Dies @ 81
Bill Withers, the singer-songwriter famous for such hits as "Lean on Me," has died of heart complications at 81, his family said in a statement. The statement read: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved, devoted husband and father. A solitary man with a heart driven to connect to the world at large,…
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