Links to the past, with relevance today: Her memory of her favor is so touching! (Image via CBS) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Christine Baranski, 69, grants a wide-ranging interview to CBS Sunday Morning. The miniseries is recognized internationally. (Image via ABC) PEOPLE: LeVar Burton, 64, reflects on Roots 45 years to the day (January 23, 1977)…
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‘Kolchak: The Night Stalker’: Its Most Frighteningly Memorable Guest Stars
ITEM: Kolchak: The Night Stalker was one of the strangest series in TV history when it debuted on September 13, 1974, a bizarre hybrid of the supernatural and old-school hard-boiled detective stories — a pure embrace of pulp sensationalism that was equal parts an unnervingly scary monster mash and a gigantic, wet-grinned wink. The story…
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Stand-Up Legend Louie Anderson Dies of Cancer @ 68
Just days after it was announced that he was battling diffuse large B cell lymphoma, stand-up comic and actor Louie Anderson has died. He was 68. Anderson as Christine — the mother of all TV performances (Image via FX) ExtraTV reports that Anderson died in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson was born in St. Paul,…
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Rock Icon Meat Loaf Dies @ 74 of COVID-19
Operatic-rock legend Meat Loaf, who sold some 100 million copies of his iconic Bat Out of Hell albums featuring the songs of Jim Steinman, died Thursday after a battle with COVID-19. He was 74. As Eddie in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Image via 20th Century Fox) His sudden death was announced on Facebook in…
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Yvette Mimieux Dies @ 80
About 10 days after turning 80, '60s actress Yvette Mimieux has died. Mimieux celebrated her 80th on January 8, and reportedly died in her sleep January 18, 2022. A family rep confirmed her death, due to natural causes, to Deadline. Mimieux got her start on television, first on the Jock Mahoney (1919-1989) action-adventure series Yancy…
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Liza Sings on CBS, My Interview with Alan Eichler, Roseanne’s Daughter on Abuse & More
Links from the past, with relevance today: A true original (Images via video stills) CBS SUNDAY MORNING: Liza Minnelli, 75, made a sweet appearance on CBS Sunday Morning on which she also sang a bit. https://youtu.be/eEs8PQZL27M Always welcome an opportunity to see this living legend. Alan Eichler, a "recording" artist (Images via Alan Eichler &…
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‘Back in St. Olaf! Back in St. Olaf! Back in St. Olaf!’ — Every One of Rose’s Stories
This is incredible, but TV Land seemingly gathered every St. Olaf story Rose aka Betty White ever told on The Golden Girls! "I've kept these bitter butter memories for too long!" (Image via video still) It's a dumbfounding finding of dumb: https://youtu.be/Q1Z3E4d02xk
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‘Be My Baby’ Singer Ronnie Spector Dies @ 78
Ronnie Spector, an indelible voice in popular music from her time with the Ronettes through an abusive marriage to Phil Spector and beyond, has died following what her family describes as a brief bout with cancer. She was 78. From her late-'80s comeback swing (Image via Columbia) In a statement, her loved ones said, "Our…
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‘Full House’ Star Bob Saget Dies @ 65
Bob Saget, a household name since starring on Full House and hosting America's Funniest Home Videos, died suddenly Sunday, January 9, in his Orlando Ritz-Carlton hotel room. He was 65. Saget appeared on The View in 2020. (Image via ABC) No cause is known at this time, and TMZ has reported no cause is yet…
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‘Dobie Gillis’ Star Dwayne Hickman Dies @ 87
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis star Dwayne Hickman has died at 87, journalist George Pennacchio confirms. With Bob Denver on Dobie (Image via CBS) Hickman died of complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Los Angeles on May 18, 1934, Hickman's older brother was movie actor Darryl Hickman (b. 1931), who became a noted child…
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- 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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