Category Archives: ’60s

Ken Clark’s Not-So-Small, but Pivotal, Part

I got completely caught up in the Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-1962) marathon on Halloween in 2015. As big a fan of Hitchcock as I always have been, I'd actually seen very few of these episodes; this was not a widely re-run series in my youth. (more…)

Jim Nabors of ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ Fame Dies @ 87

Another TV icon is gone — Jim Nabors, whose character Gomer Pyle made "goll-ly" one of the most instantly recognizable catchphrases in TV history, has died. (more…)

Shirley Jones on David Cassidy: ‘David Is Now with His Dad’

In a sweet statement released by Shirley Jones's (b. 1934) manager to multiple media outlets, the Oscar winner remembered her former stepson and co-star warmly. (more…)

Della Reese, ‘Touched by an Angel’ Star, Dies @ 86

Della Reese, a jazz singer who went on to become a familiar face on TV, has died at 86, Variety reports. (more…)

‘Cosby Show’ Actor Earle Hyman Dies @ 91

Earle Hyman, the veteran actor best known for playing Bill Cosby's (b. 1937) dad on The Cosby Show (1984-1992) — in spite of being only 11 years older — has died, NBC reports. (more…)

Ann Wedgeworth, ‘Three’s Company’ & ‘Evening Shade’ Actress, Dies @ 83

Ann Wedgeworth, familiar to TV fans as man-hungry Lana on Three's Company (1979) and as Merleen on Evening Shade (1990-1994), has died, We Love Soaps reports. She was 83. (more…)

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…

Liz Smith, whose gossip columns chided and cheered the elites of New York and Hollywood for decades, has died. She was 94. (more…)

Princess Grace: Pictures of a Beauty Queen

Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, would have turned 88 years old today. (more…)

Leatrice Joy — a silent-movie star famous for her independent female characters, her boyish bob and for marrying mega-star John Gilbert (1897-1936) and bearing him a child — was born 124 years ago today. (more…)

Category Archives: ’60s

Ken Clark’s Not-So-Small, but Pivotal, Part

Jim Nabors of ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.’ Fame Dies @ 87

Shirley Jones on David Cassidy: ‘David Is Now with His Dad’

Della Reese, ‘Touched by an Angel’ Star, Dies @ 86

‘Cosby Show’ Actor Earle Hyman Dies @ 91

Ann Wedgeworth, ‘Three’s Company’ & ‘Evening Shade’ Actress, Dies @ 83

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

Liz Smith, Gossip Queen, Dies @ 94

Princess Grace: Pictures of a Beauty Queen

Enjoy the Silents: Leatrice Joy

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