Category Archives: ’50s

‘Lost in Space’ Actor Mark Goddard Dies @ 87

Mark Goddard, the boyishly handsome star of the '60s classic Lost in Space, died October 10 after a monthslong illness. Let's get Lost! (Image via CBS) His wife Evelyn confirmed his death in a statement: "I’m so sorry to tell you that my wonderful husband passed away on October 10th. Several days after celebrating his…
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Phyllis Coates, TV’s 1st Lois Lane, Dies @ 96

Phyllis Coates, the first to play Lois Lane in a feature and the first to play her on TV, died Wednesday, October 11, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, ExtraTV reports. One of the first, one of the best! (Image via ABC) She was 96. Her death…
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Eric Braeden’s Cancer-Free, Remembering Norma Shearer & More

August 14, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: A bad guy on TV, a good guy in real life (Images via CBS & Facebook Live) FACEBOOK LIVE: Soap star Eric Braeden, 82, is cancer-free! He told fans he was grateful for their thoughts and prayers, and said his latest bladder test reveals he…
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