Conrad Janis, most familiar to TV fans as Mindy's music store-owning dad on Mork & Mindy, died March 1, just a few weeks after his 94th birthday. He gave good head shot. (Image via head shot) Janis, an accomplished jazz trombonist and art dealer with expansive knowlege of Modernist art, moved between the fields of…
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Cecil B. DeMille’s Female Max, Spielberg vs. Oscars, ‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ Coming & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Rosson at her desk (Image via Brigham Young University) THE DAILY MIRROR: Remembering Gladys Rosson, who as Cecil B. DeMille's right-hand woman knew more about the great director's personal life and career than any other person alive. Fascinating summary of her mostly forgotten life. WoW: The true story…
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Carleton Carpenter, Who ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon’-ed with Debbie Reynolds, Dies @ 95
Carleton Carpenter, who had been a living link Broadway's distant past — as well as to the Golden Age of Hollywood — died Monday at his home in New York state. He was 95. Carpenter in 2012 and in Sky Full of Moon (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & via MGM) Carpenter was born July 10,…
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Liza & Lorna Reminisce, Sondheim on ‘Company,’ Joni Bolts Spotify & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: "She wasn't tragic!" both daughters say of Judy Garland. (Image via video still) ET: Wow! Liza and Lorna sat down together for the first time in forever to reminisce about their lives with their mother. "I woke up, and there was this woman sitting on my bed, just…
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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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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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‘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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Rooney Mara to Play Audrey Hepburn, Betty White’s Final Days & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Close enough? (GIF via GIPHY) INSTYLE: Rooney Mara has been cast as Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming biopic. JUST JARED: This actress was briefly Faye Dunaway's assistant. On the plus side, she went over her annotated Chinatown script with her. On the negative side, she was Faye Dunaway's…
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Sidney Poitier, Oscar-Winning Icon, Dies @ 94
It's a truly sad day, as one of Hollywood's most impactful talents, the trail-blazing Sidney Poitier, has died. He was 94. None like him (Image via movie still) His passing was confirmed, with no details, by Bahamas Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell. No specific cause was given. In December, it had been announced that a play…
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Joan Copeland, Broadway & Soap Actress, Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies @ 99
Joan Copeland, a longtime fixture of the New York stage who was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005), died early Tuesday, January 4, at 99. Born June 1, 1922 — exactly four years before her future sister-in-law Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) — Copeland's theater credits included Detective Story (1949), Not for Children (1951), Handful of…
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