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Betty White Hired, RIP Roy Horn, Cher Fired Up & More — Past & Curious

Betty White Hired, RIP Roy Horn, Cher Fired Up & More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: EW: I had thought Betty White, 98, was winding down — but she just signed on to appear in a new Lifetime Christmas movie: Not kissing off yet! (GIF via GIPHY) "Betty White has signed on to star in a Lifetime Christmas movie, the network announced on Thursday. In the untitled…
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‘Honey West’ Actor John Ericson Dies @ 93

‘Honey West’ Actor John Ericson Dies @ 93
John Ericson, the handsome German-born actor who made his mark on Broadway, in the movies, on TV and in the pages of Playgirl Magazine, died at 93 on May 3 at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. THR reports the actor died of pneumonia. Born on September 25, 1926, in Düsseldorf, Germany, he moved…
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Bad Goods, Dench Does ‘Vogue,’ Leif-time Ban: Past & Curious

Bad Goods, Dench Does ‘Vogue,’ Leif-time Ban: Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: Born to be sold ... by Faye Dunaway. (Image via video still) HUFF POST: Terrible movies from the past you can see for free on YouTube — and baby, the price is right! NYT: Couple married 71 years die days apart, he of COVID-19, she more likely of…
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‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer Millie Small Dies @ 73

‘My Boy Lollipop’ Singer Millie Small Dies @ 73
Millie Small, the Jamaican teen who nearly topped the charts with her bluebeat-pop confection “My Boy Lollipop” in 1964, died in London Tuesday at 73. According to a statement released by Island Records, Small became ill over the weekend and never recovered, reportedly succumbing to a stroke. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, 82, who had…
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Kelly Clarkson Covers Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’

Kelly Clarkson Covers Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’
"Like a Prayer" (1989) is easily one of the best songs Madonna ever wrote and sang, and Kelly Clarkson is one of the Queen of Pop's most ardent admirers. In fact, Clarkson auditioned for American Idol way back when using Madonna's "Express Yourself" (also 1989) as her song of choice! Now, the budding talk show…
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A Wild 47-Year-Old Interview with 94-Year-Old Cloris Leachman

A Wild 47-Year-Old Interview with 94-Year-Old Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman — who turns 94 today, April 30 — has many accomplishments on her résumé, including eight Emmy wins, a Daytime Emmy win and, of course, an Oscar for Last Picture Show (1971). She has worked steadily for at least 73 years, and has four films currently in post-production. But one thing often forgotten as…
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Ultimate ‘Goonies’ Reunion on Zoom!

Ultimate ‘Goonies’ Reunion on Zoom!
Josh Gad is launching what we can only hope will be a series with many more episodes to fill up all of our quarantine down time: Reunited Apart! "Hey, you guys! (Image via Reunited Apart) The first installment is going to be incredibly hard to top: Everyone associated with the 1985 classic The Goonies showed…
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