One of a small number of famous performers about to turn 100 fell just short of the century mark — household face Larry Storch died Friday, July 8, 2022, in his NYC apartment at 99. Meeting Larry in 2019 (Image via Matthew Rettenmund) Storch's manager Matt Beckoff confirmed the sad news to THR. The actor…
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Lorna Luft Lights Up Empire State Building, Unveils Portrait at Stonewall Honoring Judy Garland
You've heard of Dueling Bankheads? How about Dueling Wainwrights? Even the cake was rainbow-themed! (All images by Matthew Rettenmund) On Tuesday, Grammy nominee Rufus Wainwright appeared at the Empire State Building by day and the Stonewall Inn by night to deliver his trademark passionate rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”: https://youtu.be/fsBQTT-AfzI The first go-round, he…
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Walking in L.A.: Cool, Boosted ’50s Footage
It isn't meant to be completely historically accurate, but this remastered footage of women walking in Los Angeles in the '50s has been colorized to make it more accessible. It was also painstakingly restored, giving it an eerily current look — with only the women's striking fashions (and those shoes!) to give it away as…
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Bob Mackie’s a ‘No’ on Kim Kardashian in Marilyn’s Gown, RIP Maggie Peterson & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Bob tut-tuts Kim (Image by Matthew Rettenmund; image above by Alejandro Mogollo Diez) EW: Bob Mackie, 82, who drew the original sketch for the Jean Louis dress Marilyn Monroe made famous when she cooed "Happy Birthday" to lover JFK, is finally speaking out about Kim Kardashian wearing the…
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James Olson of ‘The Andromeda Strain’ Dies @ 91
I was just marveling at the long lives lived of the cast of the telekinesis TV movie The Spell (1977), and now the repressive dad in that, James Olson, has died at 91. The actor in his early years (Image via headshot) Olson died April 17, and his death was just reported. Born October 8,…
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Vintage McDonald’s Bag Found During Reno, Fred Savage Fired, Tony Dow Ill & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Keep your eyes on your fries! (Image via Today) TODAY SHOW: A couple's home renovation unsealed a vintage bag of McDonald's — complete with the original fries! (Um, preservatives much?!) INSTAGRAM (FOLLOW ALONG!): Inside the book launch for N Is for the Nanny, a new book featuring a…
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‘Seinfeld’s’ Liz Sheridan Dies @ 93: How Could Anyone Not Like Her?!
Liz Sheridan, Jerry's protective mom on the iconic sitcom Seinfeld, died Friday in her sleep of natural causes. She was 93. She hates you like poison. (Image via NBC) Her death came five days after her birthday (April 10) and on the birth anniversary of her late best friend, Elizabeth Montgomery. Born in New York…
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Debbie Reynolds: A 90th Birthday Remembrance
Today, April 1, marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of Debbie Reynolds. Debbie at Cinecon in '12 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) I first encountered her at her Cafe Carlyle show in NYC in 2009. She was just great! And she guess my partner and I were gay, inviting me to "touch my one good…
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Oscars In Memoriam Snubs & Flubs 2022
It was not the most controversial thing that happened at the 94th Oscars, but as usual, the In Memoriam segment had its fair share of detractors. Anne Rice was a writer, but some of her works were made into very famous films. (Image via selfie) First, there seems to be a cultural divide over whether…
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Pacino on ‘The Godfather,’ Moreno on ‘West Side Story,’ Dolly Demurs on Rock Honor & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Looking back, 50 years later (Image via Paramount) NYT: Al Pacino, 81, reflects on the movie that gave him his career: The Godfather. Humble, 9 to 5 (Image via Twitter) TWITTER: Dolly Parton has begged off from consideration for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The late,…
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