Yearly Archives: 2021

Bronski Beat’s Steve Bronski Dies @ 61

Bronski Beat’s Steve Bronski Dies @ 61
Steve Bronski, co-founder of the British synthpop trio Bronski Beat, died this week at 61. Teen fodder circa 1984 (Image via Smash Hits) Further details were not immediately available, but his old bandmate Jimmy Somerville, 60, who bolted the group in 1985, took to social media to remember him, writing: It was also a triumph…
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Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: I can see it! (Images via IG & movie still) AP ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Holland confirms he will play Fred Astaire in a new film: https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1467599912489525256?s=20 EW: Ridley Scott, the legendary director who just turned 84, went ballistic on a journalist who seemingly accidentally insulted him about his films.…
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Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Carmine, Dies @ 69

Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Carmine, Dies @ 69
Just 69 years old, Eddie Mekka — most famous as Laverne & Shirley's resident belter Carmina The Big Ragu Ragusa — died at his Newhall, California, home on November 27. I met Mekka about 10 years ago at an autograph show (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) No cause was given. A friend announced, "R.I.P. Big Ragu: It…
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Arlene Dahl, Movie Star & Beauty Expert, Dies @ 96

Arlene Dahl, Movie Star & Beauty Expert, Dies @ 96
One of Hollywood's most glamorous redheads, Arlene Dahl, died Monday, November 29, in NYC. She was 96. A stunner for the ages (Image via head shot) Also an enterprising beauty expert and glamorous presence at red-carpet events for decades, she was the mother of Falcon Crest star Lorenzo Lamas, 63, with fellow actor Fernando Lamas…
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Stephen Sondheim, Broadway’s Biggest Legend, Dies @ 91

Stephen Sondheim, Broadway’s Biggest Legend, Dies @ 91
Stephen Sondheim, whose work resonated with generations of American theatergoers, died Friday unexpectedly at 91. What a dear man, and what a ferocious talent. (GIF via GIPHY) https://twitter.com/BarbraStreisand/status/1464364472399761413?s=20 He had celebrated Thanksgiving the day before with friends, and less than two weeks prior ventured from Connecticut to NYC to check out new productions of his…
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Gavan O’Herlihy, Mysterious Son Chuck from ‘Happy Days,’ Dies @ 70

Gavan O’Herlihy, Mysterious Son Chuck from ‘Happy Days,’ Dies @ 70
Gavan O'Herlihy has become the second Happy Days Cunningham kid to die after Erin "Joanie Cunningham" Moran. O'Herlihy died September 15 in England at age 70, his agent Michael Emptage has belatedly confirmed. "Yes, Chuck?" (Image via ABC) No cause of death was provided, but it was not related to COVID-19. In a statement, Emptage…
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