April 30, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: You'll drop out of bidding faster than a speeding bullet ... (Image via HA) HA: The fabled Comisar Collection, made up of totally iconic TV items ranging from the early days of TV until the present, is up for grabs! The collector behind the hoard…
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Harry Belafonte, Crossover Icon & Political Activist, Dies @ 96
April 25, 2023 The ultimate stage star (Image via head shot) The loss of Harry Belafonte at 96 is truly the loss of a great figure, not only in entertainment — where his supremacy was the stuff of legend — but also in the field of social justice and civil rights. The Jamaican-American "King of…
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Betty White’s Home Razed, Terry Moore on ‘Unthinkable’ Things Howard Hughes Did, Little Richard’s Legacy & More
April 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Moore a few years ago and (inset) in Silent Life (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & Dave Friedman) PEOPLE: Actress Terry Moore, 94, opens up about her relationship with the late Howard Hughes — to whom she has claimed she was married — telling People he…
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Barry Humphries, Dame Edna Everage’s Host Body, Dies @ 89
Via ExtraTV: Australian comic Barry Humphries, better known as his saucy drag persona Dame Edna Everage, died Saturday at 89 in Sydney, the BBC reports. Hello, possums! (Image via supplied) His death was attributed to complications from hip surgery in March, following a fall in February. Humphries was born February 17, 1934, in Melbourne. Artistic and…
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Carol Locatell of ‘Friday the 13th V’ Dies @ 82
The death of Carol Locatell, best known for a wild appearance in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, was announced by friends on social media. She had a mouth on her! (Image via Dimension) She was 82. Locatell was Ethel Hubbard, the mother of Junior Hubbard, in the film, earning a place in the hearts…
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Paul Robeson Mural in D.C. Destroyed 1 Week After His Birthday
April 17, 2023 Paul Robeson is an undisputed American icon, and in particular an African-American icon. He was one of the first — if not the first — Black men to cross over as a major star with name recognition among white audiences, and his work in the theater, in films and as an activist…
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Jack Nicholson & Maxwell Caulfield Today, ‘After Hours’ Gets Criterioned & More
April 14, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Cool Rider? I hardly know 'er! (Image via Twitter) TWITTER: Maxwell Caulfield is 63 and looking fine. DAILY MAIL: I think Jack Nicholson looks fine for 85. His work as a gay character was almost singular for its time. (British Lion Films) BRITISH LIBRARY: Murray…
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Michael Lerner, Oscar Nominee for ‘Barton Fink,’ Dies @ 81
April 9, 2023 Michael Lerner who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his stellar performance in 1991's Barton Fink, died Saturday, April 8, at 81. Lerner in a scene from No Escape, a 1994 drama (Image via Columbia TriStar) Lerner's death was announced by his actor nephew, Sam Lerner, known for his work on The Goldbergs.…
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Andrés García, Enduring Latin Sex Symbol & Telenovela Star, Dies @ 81
April 6, 2023 These portraits illustrate how the actor's physicality was his calling card. (Images via IMDb, movie still & tear sheet) Andrés García, who became a superstar of Mexican telenovelas after a career in films, died April 4, 2023, at 81. His widow, Margarita Portillo, shared (in Spanish) on Instagram, “With a pain that…
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Brooke Shields Unveils Her ‘Pretty Baby,’ Warner Bros. at 100, RIP Seymour Stein & More
April 3, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Shields seems more resentful of the media than of the filmmakers. (Image via video still) GMA: Brooke Shields, 57, is promoting her documentary Pretty Baby, talking about how the film lays out her life and career, which was uniquely affected by her perceived beauty —…
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