January 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: 70 years and out. (Image via Sports Illustrated) NYT: The future of Sports Illustrated has been thrown into chaos — every single employee was just laid off. NYT: Nobody liked Hef ... the second after he died. VARIETY: Kenya Barris will present a 10-part series…
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Emmys 2023 In Memoriam Snubs: Richard Moll, Ryan O’Neal, Joyce Randolph & More
I loved the Emmys! My review here. Who wants to tell her?! (Image via NBC) The In Memoriam was gorgeously sung and conceived. However, unless I am wrong — and there is no full video for me to check yet — I believe these 23 people were left out, and some are real shockers. (I'm…
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Quite a Hunk! ‘Happy Days’ Hotties
January 15, 2024 Ted McGinley, Anson Williams, Henry Winkler & Scott Baio (All images via ABC unless noted) The New York Times just interviewed surviving Happy Days cast members Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Anson Williams, Don Most and Marion Ross on the occasion of the series' 50th anniversary. Yes, the famous show about the '50s…
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‘Happy Days’ at 50, Mel Brooks Gets New Oscar to Sell, Hot Sal Mineo, Barbra Streisand’s Sales & More
January 15, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: The core cast — RIP Tom Bosley & Erin Moran (Image via ABC) NYT: It's incredible that Happy Days, the beloved show about the '50s is itself 50 ... years old. Fascinating to hear the core surviving cast talk about the landmark series. One juicy…
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Joyce Randolph, Last Surviving ‘Honeymooners’ Star, Dies @ 99
On Saturday, January 13, 2024, we lost Joyce Randolph, one of the last remaining connectors to '50s TV. (Images via CBS & and by Matthew Rettenmund) The original Trixie on The Honeymooners (1955-1956) — after replacing Elaine Stritch in the role on Cavalcade of Stars (1951-1952) sketches — died at 99 at her NYC home.…
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Roz Returns to ‘Night Court,’ Globes Skip DeMille & Burnett Awards, Cher on Cher & More
January 4, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: Return to Roz (Image via NBC) UPI: Marsha Warfield returned to the rebooted Night Court this week as Roz, who is now engaged to a woman. The veteran stand-up comic and actor says: "Roz could not have been gay then. We never even considered such…
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Shecky Greene, Iconic Las Vegas Stand-Up King, Dies @ 97
January 1, 2024 Shecky Greene, a Las Vegas legend for a stand-up career that left his name synonymous with laughter, died at his home on New Year's Eve. He was 97. Mugging in History of the World Part I (Image via 20th Century Fox) Greene died of natural causes, his wife told The Las Vegas Review-Journal.…
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20 Most Impactful Celebrity Deaths of 2023
January 1, 2024 Simply the best (Image via Capitol) Every year, I highlight the 20 celebrity deaths that seem to have been the most culturally impactful. Usually, it's a mix of legends who have faded away after seeming they might last forever, and younger, shocking departures. Every Other Year from 1976 on RIGHT HERE! This…
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