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He Said/They’re Dead: Doc Profiles Hollywood Pimp Scotty Bowers

He Said/They’re Dead: Doc Profiles Hollywood Pimp Scotty Bowers
When Full Service was published several years ago, battle lines were drawn: You either believed Scotty Bowers, then 90, when he talked about having had sex with everyone from Bette Davis to Rock Hudson and having procured sex partners for no less a Hollywood great than Katharine Hepburn (and hundreds of others), or you dismissed…
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Lois Smith Joins Twitter … at 87!

Lois Smith Joins Twitter … at 87!
Perhaps smelling blood in the water after Rose Marie joined Twitter at age 94 and gained over 100,000 followers just like that, acclaimed actress Lois Smith (b. 1930) has now joined the social network in honor of turning 87. Her attitude upon joining Twitter is to be admired: "I don't know what I'm doing here, but…
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What’s a Rose Marie? A Review of ‘Wait for Your Laugh’

What’s a Rose Marie? A Review of ‘Wait for Your Laugh’
I first experienced Rose Marie (b. 1923) when I stumbled upon the 1933 pre-Code film International House on TV back when I was a kid in the '70s. Watching this cute little girl, whose career predates that of Shirley Temple (1928-2014), belting "My Bluebird's Singing the Blues" — not to mention suggestive elements like racy…
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JFK Auction: No Shirt, No Problem!

JFK Auction: No Shirt, No Problem!
(Above: 1942 family photo of JFK signed to his sis. Images via RR Auction) JFK is in the news as files related to his assassination see the light of day 54 years after the fact, but the truth is that the Kennedy clan is always the object of adulation from a segment of the population.…
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5 Famous People with 100-Year-Old Parents

5 Famous People with 100-Year-Old Parents
Only a few truly famous people, people noteworthy for more than simply longevity, have lived past 100. But there are a number of famous folks past the age of 70 who you may be surprised still have a living parent, all of them 100 or more! (more…)
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