Monthly Archives: January 2023

Cindy Williams, Star of ‘American Graffiti’ and ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ Dies @ 75

I feel like everyone in my 1977 copies of Tiger Beat is dying. Williams as Shirley (Image via ABC) Out of the blue comes word that Cindy Williams aka Shirley Feeney died on Wednesday, January 25, at 75. She had endured a brief illness. https://www.tiktok.com/@boyculturedotcom/video/7194844752754347306?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7169681111658956331 Extra reports her children Zak and Emily said, via statement:…
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Lisa Loring, 1st Wednesday Addams, Dies at 64

Lisa Loring, the former child star who was the first actor to bring Wednesday Addams to life, died at 64 on Saturday, four days after suffering a massive stroke. One of TV's most indelible characters (Image via ABC) Loring's passing was reported by Laurie Jacobson on Facebook Sunday. Jacobson reported, "It is with great sadness that I…
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‘James at 16’ Star Lance Kerwin Dies @ 62

Lance Kerwin, one of the most familiar faces among youth talent on TV in the '70s, died January 24, 2023, his eldest daughter reported on Facebook. Lance at 17 on James at 16 (Image via NBC) He was 62. Savanah Kerwin posted, "Hello everyoneI am so sorry to those we have not been able to…
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Simple Minds Rocks On, TV Star Opens Up About ’50s Open Marriage, Madonna Tickets Sell Out & More

January 20, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The band's latest incarnation (Image via Facebook) EXTRATV: A new direction for Simple Minds, and a catch-up with Jim Kerr, 63. https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1616350371055603712?s=20&t=jpRxDXC9KoDoKLd5-bwztQ TWITTER: This video ... is something. BILLBOARD: Madonna, 64, has taken abuse for being irrelevant for about 15 years. In spite of nasty,…
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Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s Only Child, Dies @ 54

Elvis died tragically young at 42 of heart disease. Now, on January 12, 2023, his only child — singer Lisa Marie Presley — has died at 54 following what was reportedly "full cardiac arrest." A rare image of Lisa Marie Presley with her four kids (Image via Instagram) Lisa Marie had just been at the…
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Linda Lovelace: A Legacy

Among those born on January 10, in 1949, was Linda Lovelace — a name many people still know to this day, all because she infamously did something that these days is pretty common. Lovelace's appeal was that she was not a typical bombshell, but a "girl-next-door" type. (Image via video still) But Linda Susan Boreman…
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