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…
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Brooke Shields Re-Learning to Walk, Ricki Lake Engaged, Woody Allen Slams Doc & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Brooke has a positive outlook. (Images via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Brooke Shields, 55, has to re-learn to walk after breaking her femur. She's taking it, quite literally, in stride, writing: "Broke my femur. Beginning to mend. No matter what your challenge is, make a positive choice, for yourself, to…
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Conrad Janis Turns 93 — Check Out This Juicy Interview!
You gotta watch this great, long interview with Conrad Janis, who is now turning 93. Younger (!) fans remember him from Mork & Mindy (1978-1982), and yet he made his film debut some 77 years ago, in 1945's Snafu. Janis's career stretches back to the Golden Age Image via ABC) Amazing, living Hollywood legacy of…
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‘Sound of Music’ & Stage Legend Christopher Plummer Dies @ 91
Via ExtraTV: Christopher Plummer, the stage legend best known for his performance in the all-time movie classic The Sound of Music, died Friday at the age of 91. A timeless image (GIF via GIPHY) Deadline reports the beloved actor died at his Weston, Connecticut, home. He was with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, who later confirmed he…
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Tony Bennett’s Alzheimer’s Battle, Dishing on Fontaine & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Tony Bennett today (Image via TonyBennett.com) AARP: Living legend Tony Bennett, 94, is deep within the grips of Alzheimer's disease. His doctor, Dr. Gayatri Devi, says: “He is doing so many things, at 94, that many people without dementia cannot do. He really is the symbol of hope…
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Icon Cicely Tyson Dies @ 96
The legendary Cicely Tyson has died at 96. Goodbye, dear woman. (Image via CBS) Tyson died Thursday, as reported by ExtraTV and confirmed by her longtime manager Larry Thompson in a statement from her family that read: "With a heavy heart, the family of Miss Cicely Tyson announces her peaceful transition this afternoon. At this time, please…
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Cloris Leachman, Oscar & Emmy Legend, Dies @ 94
Cloris Leachman, the Oscar winner best known for her TV work on Mary Tyler Moore — and who racked up a record-setting nine Emmy wins — has died at 94, ExtraTV reports. Her career lasted over 70 years. (Image via Playbill) Leachman died of natural causes at home in Encinitas, California. Her daughter Dinah was with…
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Tippi at 91, Scoop on ‘This Was Hollywood,’ Dolly Mounring & More!
Links to the past: A coupla birds (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Melanie Griffith proudly shared photos of her living-legend mom Tippi Hedren in honor of the Hitchcock heroine's 91st, writing: "Happy Birthday Mom!! You are as beautiful today , at 91 years old , as you were at 22 in this first photo. I love…
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Raunchy Hollywood, Phil Spector Dies, Betty White Lives & More!
Links to the past: In like Flynn (Image via Last Movie Outpost) LAST MOVIE OUTPOST: A deep dive into the hedonism of the Garden of Allah, a Hollywood hot spot from the late 20s through the end of the 50s where such A-listers as Errol Flynn used to romp with abandon. Spector in 2019 (Image…
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‘Night Court’ in Session, McKellen ‘Euphoric,’ Rita Moreno Doc & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: I'll only watch if Markie Post, 70, is part of it! (Image via NBC) DEADLINE: The '80s hit-com Night Court is being revived, this time focusing on nasty Dan Fielding (played by John Larroquette, 73) and the daughter of Judge Stone, who was played by the late Harry…
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