Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, would have turned 88 years old today. (more…)
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Princess Grace: Pictures of a Beauty Queen
Enjoy the Silents: Leatrice Joy
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…)
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Last Heard: Most Recent Top 40 Hits from 125 Legends
What follows is a list of 125 household-name artists grouped by the last years in which they appeared on a single that hit the Top 40 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart in America. (more…)
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‘A Tad Overweight, but with Violet Eyes to Die For’: Elizabeth Taylor’s Middle Age
Garry Trudeau (b. 1948) immortalized Elizabeth Taylor's (1932-2011) mid-life dilemma in Doonesbury with a series of strips lampooning her role as a politician's wife during her marriage to future Sen. John Warner (b. 1927), a Virginia Republican. (more…)
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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’
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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Tina Is Back! New Q&A, New Show
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical begins performances March 21, 2018, at the Aldwych Theatre in London, and the ageless icon is opening up about what fans can expect from the show. (more…)
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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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Charo: She’s Still Aquí
Legendary moneymaker-shaker Charo, a no-B.S. virtuoso on the guitar, is ageless. (Kind of literally, since she once had 10 years shaved off her official birth certificate legally, meaning she is currently admitting to being just 66.) (more…)
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‘Lou Grant’ Actor Jack Bannon Dies @ 77
Jack Bannon, who appeared on Lou Grant as Art Donovan from 1977-1982, has died at 77, THR reports. (more…)
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