Category Archives: ’40s

Stars (and Everything Else) Turning 100 in 2022 … and a Few Stars Who Would’ve

With the crushing news that Betty White died on New Year's Eve, less than three weeks shy of 100, my attention turns to those stars we have left who are in line to turn 100 in 2022 ... with luck ... as well as to many other people and things that are turning, or would've…

296 Legends Age 80+ Who Are Still With Us!

December 2022 With so many losses of beloved icons in 2021 — it started with Cicely Tyson and ended with Betty White — we can sometimes forget just how many other legends we do have left. Please, 2022, show some mercy! (Image via CBS) Betty was revered, and was arguably the most well-liked, intergenerational, awarded,…

Thank You for Being a Friend, Betty White: Icon Dies @ 99

It's been a terrible year for so many reasons, and now we have another sad milestone — TV icon Betty White has died at 99, just weeks shy of her 100th birthday. A Rose by any other name (Image via NBC) TMZ reported the heartbreaking news that White died at her home in Brentwood. Variety reportsWhite is believed…

Sally Ann Howes, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s’ Truly Scrumptious, Dies @ 91

Such sad news to hear that Sally Ann Howes, the enduring British singer-actress whose career was launched over 80 years ago, has died. She passed away on December 19 from an unspecified cause, three months after losing her husband of 49 years. With Dick Van Dyke in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Image via UA) Warmly…

Cara Williams, Oscar Nominee & Sitcom Star, Dies @ 96

I have been fascinated lately by the number of famous or formerly famous figures who have died and who we seem to forget were part of long-ago iconic productions, or who worked with long-dead icons. It is incredible to me, for example, that Cara Williams — who died at her Beverly Hills home Thursday at…

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: I can see it! (Images via IG & movie still) AP ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Holland confirms he will play Fred Astaire in a new film: https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1467599912489525256?s=20 EW: Ridley Scott, the legendary director who just turned 84, went ballistic on a journalist who seemingly accidentally insulted him about his films.…

Arlene Dahl, Movie Star & Beauty Expert, Dies @ 96

One of Hollywood's most glamorous redheads, Arlene Dahl, died Monday, November 29, in NYC. She was 96. A stunner for the ages (Image via head shot) Also an enterprising beauty expert and glamorous presence at red-carpet events for decades, she was the mother of Falcon Crest star Lorenzo Lamas, 63, with fellow actor Fernando Lamas…

Corey Feldman Releases Box Set, Remembering Harold Ramis, Helen Mirren to Be Honored & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Comments are turned off. (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: Corey Feldman is releasing a box set of all his unreleased bullshit, including this 1986 homemade song and music video. https://youtu.be/FjlcDdrMnV0 Looks like a French skit I did for extra credit. Amazing that he had no professional help with…

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Links to the past, with relevance today: How is this NOT hitting Milwaukee?! (Image via MeMyselfAndShirley.com) ME, MYSELF & SHIRLEY: Yes, of course I want to see a one-woman show starring Cindy Williams discussing her life and career, and dishing on her encounters with Penny Marshall, Maggie Smith, Andy Kaufman, Gene Hackman and Richard Dreyfus.…

Dean Stockwell, 70-Year Hollywood Vet, Star of ‘Quantum Leap,’ Dies @ 85

Scene-stealing actor Dean Stockwell, an Emmy and Oscar nominee who had one of Hollywood's longest careers — 70 years — died Sunday in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, ExtraTV reports. The reluctant cherub (Image via head shot) He was 85, and his death was attributed to natural causes. A child star of the 1940s, which…

Category Archives: ’40s

Stars (and Everything Else) Turning 100 in 2022 … and a Few Stars Who Would’ve

296 Legends Age 80+ Who Are Still With Us!

Thank You for Being a Friend, Betty White: Icon Dies @ 99

Sally Ann Howes, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s’ Truly Scrumptious, Dies @ 91

Cara Williams, Oscar Nominee & Sitcom Star, Dies @ 96

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

Arlene Dahl, Movie Star & Beauty Expert, Dies @ 96

Corey Feldman Releases Box Set, Remembering Harold Ramis, Helen Mirren to Be Honored & More

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Dean Stockwell, 70-Year Hollywood Vet, Star of ‘Quantum Leap,’ Dies @ 85

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