Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, known for her iconic portrayal of evil Nurse Ratched in the 1975 hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died Friday of natural causes at 88. Andrew Bick, her son, confirmed to THR that Fletcher died at her Montdurausse, France, home. Few performances have touched the soulless perfection of Fletcher's take on Ratched.…
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‘Miami Vice’ Guest-Star Orgy, Happy John Ritter Day & More!
September 17, 2020 Links to the past, with relevance today: Yes, Liam was on MV. So was Chris Rock! (How old IS he?) (Image via video still) TWITTER: Wow, he's playing my song! Didn't even like the series, but how could I not love this adoringly assembled guest-star montage from Miami Vice?! The show turned…
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Brilliant Baddie Henry Silva Dies Just Shy of 96
Henry Silva was always so good at playing so bad, earning a spot in our memories for the intensity of his performances and that unusually cruel, menacingly handsome mug The peripheral Rat Packer (Dean Martin's daughter remembered him on Twitter upon his death), who was so popular in Hollywood, died Wednesday in Woodland Hills, California,…
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Mark Miller of ‘Please Don’t Eat the Daisies’ Dies @ 97
Mark Miller, who played wholesome suburban dad Jim Nash on TV's Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965-1967), died September 9 at his Santa Monica home of natural causes. Oh, father ... (Image via NBC) He was 97. Miller's daughter, actress Penelope Ann Miller, announced his passing. Born in Houston on November 20, 1924, he studied…
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Marsha Hunt, Last Leading Lady of the ’30s, Blacklist Victim, Dies @ 104
RIP to beautiful-inside-and-out Marsha Hunt, who died September 7, 2022, at the ripe old age of 104. Hunt in her glory days — what could possibly go wrong? (Image via film still) According to a Facebook page for the 2015 doc about her life, Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity, Hunt died on September 7, 2022, at…
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