Howard Hesseman, known to TV fans as Dr. Johnny Fever and teacher Charlie Moore, died Saturday, January 29, at 81. With Khrystyne Haje (b. 1968) on Head of the Class (Image via ABC) His wife, Caroline Ducrocq, confirmed his death, from complications arising after colon surgery in 2021, to THR. Laraine Newman broke the news.…
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Liza & Lorna Reminisce, Sondheim on ‘Company,’ Joni Bolts Spotify & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "She wasn't tragic!" both daughters say of Judy Garland. (Image via video still) ET: Wow! Liza and Lorna sat down together for the first time in forever to reminisce about their lives with their mother. "I woke up, and there was this woman sitting on my bed, just…
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Betty White’s Last Message, Christine Baranski & LeVar Burton Interviews, Meat Loaf Memories & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Her memory of her favor is so touching! (Image via CBS) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Christine Baranski, 69, grants a wide-ranging interview to CBS Sunday Morning. The miniseries is recognized internationally. (Image via ABC) PEOPLE: LeVar Burton, 64, reflects on Roots 45 years to the day (January 23, 1977)…
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‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
ITEM: Kolchak: The Night Stalker was one of the strangest series in TV history when it debuted on September 13, 1974, a bizarre hybrid of the supernatural and old-school hard-boiled detective stories — a pure embrace of pulp sensationalism that was equal parts an unnervingly scary monster mash and a gigantic, wet-grinned wink. The story…
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Stand-Up Legend Louie Anderson Dies of Cancer @ 68
Just days after it was announced that he was battling diffuse large B cell lymphoma, stand-up comic and actor Louie Anderson has died. He was 68. Anderson as Christine — the mother of all TV performances (Image via FX) ExtraTV reports that Anderson died in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson was born in St. Paul,…
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Rock Icon Meat Loaf Dies @ 74 of COVID-19
Operatic-rock legend Meat Loaf, who sold some 100 million copies of his iconic Bat Out of Hell albums featuring the songs of Jim Steinman, died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19. He was 74. As Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Image via 20th Century Fox) His sudden death was announced on Facebook in…
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Yvette Mimieux Dies @ 80
About 10 days after turning 80, '60s actress Yvette Mimieux has died. Mimieux celebrated her 80th on January 8, and reportedly died in her sleep January 18, 2022. A family rep confirmed her death, due to natural causes, to Deadline. Mimieux got her start on television, first on the Jock Mahoney (1919-1989) action-adventure series Yancy…
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Liza Sings on CBS, My Interview with Alan Eichler, Roseanne’s Daughter on Abuse & More
Links from the past, with relevance today: A true original (Images via video stills) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Liza Minnelli, 75, made a sweet appearance on CBS Sunday Morning on which she also sang a bit. https://youtu.be/eEs8PQZL27M Always welcome an opportunity to see this living legend. Alan Eichler, a "recording" artist (Images via Alan Eichler &…
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‘Back in St. Olaf! Back in St. Olaf! Back in St. Olaf!’ — Every One of Rose’s Stories
This is incredible, but TV Land seemingly gathered every St. Olaf story Rose aka Betty White ever told on The Golden Girls! "I've kept these bitter butter memories for too long!" (Image via video still) It's a dumbfounding finding of dumb: https://youtu.be/Q1Z3E4d02xk
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‘Be My Baby’ Singer Ronnie Spector Dies @ 78
Ronnie Spector, an indelible voice in popular music from her time with the Ronettes through an abusive marriage to Phil Spector and beyond, has died following what her family describes as a brief bout with cancer. She was 78. From her late-'80s comeback swing (Image via Columbia) In a statement, her loved ones said, "Our…
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