Category Archives: ’40s

Dick Van Dyke Craves a Comeback, Jean Smart to ‘Frasier’?, Rick Schroder vs. Costco & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Taking it on the chim. (Image via Disney) WAPO: Dick Van Dyke is 95 and ... can't wait to get back onstage! “Oh, God, I knew I liked it, but I didn’t know how much I would miss it. I really miss getting up in front of an…

Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106

Norman Lloyd, considered one of the world's oldest living actors, died Tuesday at his L.A. home at the incredible age of 106. Lloyd in Saboteur (Image via Universal) His death, reported by THR, was confirmed by his son, Michael. Born on November 8, 1914, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Lloyd grew up in Brooklyn, although he…

Tina, Go-Go’s, Carole King Entering Rock Hall, HBD Homer, RIP Norman Lloyd & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Girls who rock (Images via IRS, Capitol & Ode) ROLLING STONE: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame truly got it right this time — the '21 class of inductees includes Tina Turner, the Go-Go's, Carole King, JAY-Z, Todd Rundgren and the Foo Fighters. Turner is already in…

Mac Daddy: Culkin’s 1st Child Born, Ann-Margret on Elvis & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: He'll soon be 40, and is now a daddy! (Image via 20th Century Fox) ESQUIRE: Former child star Macaulay Culkin, 39, has announced the birth of his first child, a son with actress Brenda Song, 33. Dakota Song Culkin — named for his late sister — arrived on April…

‘Dennis the Menace’ Mom Gloria Henry Dies @ 98

B-movie actress Gloria Henry — best known as mom Alice Mitchell on TV's Dennis the Menace — died Saturday, one day after her 98th birthday. The mother of all mothers (Image via CBS) "It is with great sadness to let [all of] my dear and amazing mother's fans know that she passed peacefully... in her…

Peter Marshall, COVID-19 Survivor, Celebrated on His 95th by Host of Stars

Peter Marshall, the legendary host of The Hollywood Squares for decades, almost did not live to celebrate his 95th birthday this week — he spent a couple of months battling COVID-19. The Emmy-winning Boy Singer (Image via NBC) In fact, he was sent home to die in comfort, but defied the odds and seems to…

Fonda Swears Off Sex, Shatner’s Embarrassed to Be 90, RIP Larry McMurtry & More

Links the past, with relevance today: Raising the Barbarella (Image via Harper's Bazaar) HARPER'S BAZAAR: Jane Fonda, at 83, is as slinky and fit as ever — and more importantly, she is mentally astute and more outspoken than most public figures allow themselves to be, putting her money where her mouth is. As her new cover…

Forties child star Margaret O'Brien, now 84, was one of the little queens of MGM, a big draw who appeared in such hits as Journey for Margaret (1942), Thousands Cheer (1943) and Jane Eyre (1943). Bob Hope (1903-2003) handed her the coveted award. (Images via Margaret O'Brien) Her most famous role wound up being as…

A George Chakiris Memoir, Loren’s Movie Idols, Saying No to Pepé Le Pew & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: "I don't think I'll try to talk too much," he said while accepting his Oscar. (Lyons Press) FOX NEWS (BOO!): George Chakiris, 86, has released a memoir, My West Side Story, in which he tells the story of his life and career. In remembering co-star Natalie Wood (1938-1981),…

Celebrate Elizabeth Taylor’s Birthday Watching Her AFI Tribute

At long last, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award Special devoted to Elizabeth Taylor from 1993 has been uploaded to YouTube in high quality. Just in time for the 89th anniversary of the legend's birth (Taylor was born February 27, 1932), the upload includes countless clips from her career, as well as touching tributes…

Category Archives: ’40s

Dick Van Dyke Craves a Comeback, Jean Smart to ‘Frasier’?, Rick Schroder vs. Costco & More!

Norman Lloyd, Whose Career Spanned 9 Decades, Dies @ 106

Tina, Go-Go’s, Carole King Entering Rock Hall, HBD Homer, RIP Norman Lloyd & More

Mac Daddy: Culkin’s 1st Child Born, Ann-Margret on Elvis & More!

‘Dennis the Menace’ Mom Gloria Henry Dies @ 98

Peter Marshall, COVID-19 Survivor, Celebrated on His 95th by Host of Stars

Fonda Swears Off Sex, Shatner’s Embarrassed to Be 90, RIP Larry McMurtry & More

How Margaret O’Brien Got Her Oscar Back

A George Chakiris Memoir, Loren’s Movie Idols, Saying No to Pepé Le Pew & More!

Celebrate Elizabeth Taylor’s Birthday Watching Her AFI Tribute

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