Stanley Donen, the final surviving director from the Golden Age of Hollywood — and one of its most acclaimed — died of heart failure February 21 at home in Manhattan, his sons confirmed. (See ExtraTV.com for a version of his obit.) He was 94. Donen was born April 13, 1924, in South Carolina. To deal…
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Jackie Shane, Trans Soul Pioneer, Dies @ 78
Jackie Shane, a transgender singer who tasted trailblazing success in the '60s before disappearing from public view from 1971-2010, has died, her label confirmed. She was 78. Jackie Shane: May 15, 1940-February 2019 (Image via Numero Group) Born in 1940 in Nashville, Shane moved to Montreal in 1960. There, still presenting as male, she was invited…
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Peter Tork, the Offbeat Monkee, Dies @ 77
Peter Tork, a bassist and singer with '60s teen sensations the Monkees, has died Thursday at 77. His sister, Anne Thorkelson, confirmed his death. Peter Tork: February 13, 1943-February 21, 2019 (Image via NBC) Though no cause of death has been given, he had been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a cancer of the tongue,…
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Past & Curious: ‘First Wives’ Wallop, Rue’s Health Secrets & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... It was a hit! (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Diane Keaton (b. 1946) really clobbered Marcia Gay Harden (b. 1959) with a foam bat in The First Wives Club (1996). Are you an Ann fan? (Image via Warner Bros.) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: A glorious look back at birthday…
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Karl Lagerfeld, Fashion Icon, Dies @ 85
Karl Lagerfeld, one of the most prolific and influential fashion designers in history, died Tuesday in Paris. He was 85. Karl Lagerfeld: September 10, 1933-February 19, 2019 (Image via Lagerfeld) His death was confirmed by Chanel, for which he has been creative director since 1983. He was also creative director of Fendi since 1965, and…
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Lee Radziwiłł, American Princess, Dies @ 85
Lee Radziwiłł, the sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994) and a prominent American socialite and style icon in her own right, died Friday, Vogue reports. She was 85. (Image via The New York Times Style Magazine) Born into wealth as Caroline Lee Bouvier on March 3, 1933, the young stunner fancied a career in acting,…
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Bruno Ganz, ‘Wings of Desire’ Angel, Dies @ 77
Swiss actor Bruno Ganz, a legend in German-language film known as Damiel the angel in Wings of Desire and for his portrayal of Hitler in Downfall, died Friday following a battle with intestinal cancer. He was 77. Ganz debuted onstage in 1961 and was viewed as a stage actor for 20 years in spite of…
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Past & Curious: Bulging with Talent, ‘Jaws’-Dropping & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Roy Thinnes (b. 1938) looking rather thickes (Image via movie still) POSEIDON'S DEPTHS: This mega-post on mens' bulges throughout TV and movie history could put your eye out! Then there is this glimpse from 1987! He had it all ... (Image via movie still) METROGRAPH: Bogie's platform shoes!…
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Patricia Nell Warren, ‘The Front Runner’ Author, Dies @ 82
Boy Culture reports that The Front Runner (1974) author Patricia Nell Warren died Saturday at 82. Warren with her most famous work (Images via headshot/Bantam) Born in Helena, Montana, on June 15, 1936, Warren wrote from her earliest years and was the winner of the Atlantic Monthy College Fiction Contest. Through an early marriage to Ukrainian poet…
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Past & Curious: ‘Fatal’ Distraction, ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ Reunion & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... Close is marvelous in The Wife — see it if you haven't! (Image via ABC) ABC NEWS: Glenn Close, 71, is arguably cruising to her first Oscar win after six nominations. Here, she candidly discusses the harm she thinks Fatal Attraction (1987) may have done in the…
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