February 25, 2023 Mirisch became a beloved and outspoken authority on the art and business of film. (Image via video still) Walter Mirisch, who was the only person ever to win the Irving G. Thalberg Award, an Oscar for Best Picture and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award — and who had been the oldest-surviving Oscar…
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Recent Posts by Matthew Rettenmund
Shelley Duvall on Her Return to Acting, Neo-Nazis vs. ‘Parade’ & More
February 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: I have faith her new movie won't be what used to be called "hagploitation." Everything she does has instant depth. (Image via video still) PEOPLE: Shelley Duvall, 73, has had a tough go of it, but lately, she's rebounding. In a new Q&A, she posits…
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Barbara Bosson, of ‘Hill Street Blues’ & ‘The Last Starfighter,’ Dies @ 83
February 20, 2023 Sad to report Barbara Bosson, who was the achingly vulnerable divorcée Fay Furillo on Hill Street Blues, died Saturday, February 18, 2023, in L.A. in her sleep. Bosson as Fay (Image via NBC) Born November 1, 1939, in Pennsylvania, she lived in Florida before moving to NYC to pursue acting. She was…
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Richard Belzer, Stand-Up Great & ‘SVU’ Mainstay, Dies @ 78
February 19, 2023 The great — and edgy — Richard Belzer died today at 78. The marvelous Munch (Image via NBC) He was at his home in France when he died, and his confirmed last words were: "F**k you, motherf**ker!" — definitely in keeping with his raunchy stand-up persona. Belzer was a comedian's comedian —…
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Stella Stevens, Comedic Sex Kitten Who Rocked ‘Poseidon,’ Dies @ 84
February 17, 2023 Another legendary Hollywood sex symbol has left the theater — blonde bombshell Stella Stevens died at 84 on Friday, February 17, 2023, in L.A. Modeling for Coppertone and promoting How to Save a Marriage ... in 1968 (Image via Coppertone) According to her actor-producer son, Andrew Stevens, 67, she had been in…
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Dick Van Dyke, 97, Still Poppin’! Watch Him on ‘The Masked Singer’
February 16, 2023 The sight of him next to Nick Cannon is something quite atrocious, but ... (Image via FOX) Dick Van Dyke is one of the most beloved entertainers of all time. Att 97, he is one of the most famous performers ever to reach such an advanced age — and is still active,…
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Raquel Welch, International Sex Symbol, Dies @ 82
February 15, 2023 The death of Raquel Welch today at 82 — after what was reportedly a brief illness — is one of those wake-up calls that yes, everyone dies. Welch was 71 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Though she'd mostly been in hiding following the cancellation of the Canadian series Date My Dad and the smashing…
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Warren Beatty Revisits Dick Tracy Character in Rights Gambit
February 11, 2023 Warren Beatty, 85, memorably played Dick Tracy in the film of the same name back in 1990. The colorful homage made over $160 million at the box office, featured an incredible cast and it won three Oscars — Makeup, Art Direction and Original Song. Warren Beatty is Zooming at 85. (Image via…
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Burt Bacharach, Ultimate Pop Composer of the 20th Century, Dies @ 94
February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach, a songwriter, composer and record producer whose indelible hits at times defined their era, died Wednesday, February 8, at his L.A. home. He was 94. Songwriter of a generation — or two (Image via Spotify) Bacharach had been a rare pop maestro whose face was as well-known as his work, thanks…
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Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast
I've been fascinated by which classic TV series still have surviving cast members and for how long, mostly spurred on by the fact that so many actors have departed of late. One of TV's earliest surviving titular leads — Jerry Mathers! (Image via CBS) I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley…
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Recent Comments by Matthew Rettenmund
- August 7, 2023 on ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
- July 31, 2023 on Jane Birkin, ‘It’ Girl Actress, Singer & Birkin Bag Inspiration, Dies @ 76
- May 28, 2023 on Marlene Clark, Model, ‘Ganja & Hess,’ ‘Sanford & Son’ Actress, Dies @ 85
- May 11, 2023 on ‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
- April 18, 2023 on Dewey Martin, ‘Twilight Zone’ Vet, Dies @ 94
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