March 29, 2024 Louis Gossett Jr., one of the most prolific and honored actors of his generation — and a trailblazer as a Black performer who began working in 1953 and did not stop for 70 years — died March 29, 2024, at 87. No cause of death was offered by his grieving family, though…
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Gordon Thomson of ‘Dynasty’ on Joan, John, Being Outed & #MeToo
March 13, 2024 Gordon Thomson, who played devilish Adam Carrington on Dynasty, is opening up in a wide-ranging new interview about his time on the show — and his own #MeToo moment from before his debut on the series. Interestingly, he talks about how great and professional Joan Collins was, but also points out that…
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Raquel Welch’s Clothing Up for Grabs, Regina King as Shirley Chisholm, John Schneider’s Gross Beyoncé Remark & More
February 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: THR: Items personally owned and worn by the late Raquel Welch will soon be on the auction block at Julien's, one of the premier houses for entertainment memorabilia. Among the items up for grabs, a One Million Years,B.C.-style bikini. YOUTUBE: Regina King looks fantastic as…
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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. 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. She appeared on TV as early as '44,…
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Marty Krofft, Co-Creator of ‘Land of the Lost,’ ‘H.R. Pufnstuf,’ Dies @ 86
November 25, 2023 Marty Krofft, one half of the Krofft brand of brothers who brought us a slew of iconic '70s kids' shows, died Saturday, November 25, 2023, of kidney failure in L.A. He was 86, and is survived by older brother Sid, who is 94. Mr. Krofft, born on April 9, 1937, in Montréal,…
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Peter White of ‘All My Children’ & ‘The Boys in the Band’ Dies @ 86
November 3, 2023 Peter White was sharing the stage with legend Myrna Loy in the late '60s when he was offered the opportunity to create the role of Alan in the daring play The Boys in the Band. He was nervous — a gay play, albeit playing a nebulously straight man in one, could be…
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Piper Laurie, Golden Age Ingenue Turned Oscar-Nominated Actor, Dies @ 91
October 14, 2023 Piper Laurie, a rare surviving Golden Age performer who went on to become far better known for a mid-career renaissance, has died at 91. ExtraTV confirms she died in L.A. Saturday, October 14, after a period of being unwell. She was in good health and her mind was sharp as a tack…
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Phyllis Coates, TV’s 1st Lois Lane, Dies @ 96
Phyllis Coates, the first to play Lois Lane in a feature and the first to play her on TV, died Wednesday, October 11, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, ExtraTV reports. She was 96. Her death is attributed to natural causes, according to her daughter. Coates made…
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Sharon Farrell, Prolific TV Actress Who Elevated Films Like ‘It’s Alive,’ Died in May @ 82
August 4, 2023 Shockingly, fabulous babe and underrated actor Sharon Farrell apparently died in May at 82 — and her death went unreported. As ExtraTV reports, a family dispute may have kept the sad news hidden from the world for months, but her sister has confirmed on Facebook that Farrell died at L.A. Downtown Medical…
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Tatum O’Neal Fights to Repair Father-Daughter Bond, Remembering Diahann Carroll & More
July 17, 2023 THR: Tatum O'Neal nearly died from a major stroke, but having survived, she's tried to patch up the fractured relationship she has with her famous dad, Ryan O'Neal, now past 80. Ryan is quoted as having said something heartbreaking in the piece: “I had this peculiar thing on Paper Moon, and that is…
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