Charles Kimbrough, an acclaimed stage actor who gave life to rigid Jim Dial on the long-running TV classic Murphy Brown, died earlier this year at 86. Kimbrough has said he was at first sad to be seen as stuffy — he later spun it to his advantage. (Image via CBS) ExtraTV reports Kimbrough died January…
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Brooke Shields on Franco Zeffirelli, George Michael #1 on Fans’ List for Rock Hall & More
February 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Shields just sold her highly anticipated doc about her life to Hulu. (Image via Deadline) FACEBOOK: Brooke Shields, still gorgeous at 57, was asked about that exploitation lawsuit filed by the stars of Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her response was very measured, but it is…
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Melinda Dillon, ‘Close Encounters,’ ‘A Christmas Story’ Star, Dies @ 83
Melinda Dillon, the critically acclaimed actress who made her mark on the silver screen in Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and A Christmas Story (1983), died January 9, her family told THR. Dillon as Mother Parker (Image via MGM/UA) She was 83. Dillon was born in Hope, Arkansas, on October 13, 1939. She…
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Cyndi Lauper, Kate Bush, George Michael & More Up for Rock Hall, Lily & Jane Team Up Again & More
February 2, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Will George Michael be too funky for the Rock Hall? (GIF via GIPHY) TWITTER: Paul Rudd's long-lost performance from 1987! KENNETH IN THE (212): The nominees for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are an '80s smorgasbord! The full list: Kate Bush…
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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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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More
January 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... There's more to Rick than Rick-rolling. (GIF via GIPHY) RETROPOP: Rick Astley was a pop "It" boy from 1987-1993. Now 56, he's opening up about why he stepped away from recording. I'm more than ready for this! (Image via Harper) AMAZON: An 800-page book…
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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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Gina Lollobrigida, ’50s Bombshell, Photojournalist, Tabloid Sensation, Dies @ 95
"She makes Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple." When Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957) says that about you, you're an icon. "I didn't do daring pictures — never. You can't find it." (Image via movie still) Gina Lollobrigida, the siren in question, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at an Italian clinic, The New York Times confirms. She…
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