Category Archives: ’70s

A Wild 47-Year-Old Interview with 94-Year-Old Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman — who turns 94 today, April 30 — has many accomplishments on her résumé, including eight Emmy wins, a Daytime Emmy win and, of course, an Oscar for Last Picture Show (1971). She has worked steadily for at least 73 years, and has four films currently in post-production. But one thing often forgotten as…
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Tony Bennett Joins Sing-Along for Health Care Workers

Tony Bennett is 93 and still out there working his butt off — and still sharing of himself with his fans. Bennett kicked off a sing-along in support of frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic, urging others to join in! https://twitter.com/itstonybennett/status/1254062615367573505?s=20 Using the hashtag #SingOutSF, people are encouraged to post their versions of "I Left…
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‘Sweet Bird of Youth’ Actress Shirley Knight Dies @ 83

Shirley Knight, nominated for the Oscar twice in the '60s and a familiar face ever since on TV, in movies, and, in smaller doses, on the stage, died Wednesday in San Marcos, Texas, her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins reported on Facebook. She was 83. Part of a tableau in 1968's Petulia (Image via Warner Bros.) In…
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Tom Lester of ‘Green Acres’ Dies @ 81

Tom Lester, the last surviving regular cast member of the TV classic Green Acres (1965-1971), died April 20 at 81 of Parkinson's disease complications. ExtraTV reports Lester died at home in Nashville, his fiancée (and long-term caregiver) Jackie by his side. Born September 23, 1938, in Laurel, Mississippi, Lester was heading toward a career as…
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I Am in Love With Hart Bochner

Okay, the title of this post is hyperbolic and somewhat misleading, but I've always been a huge fan of the model-turned-actor-turned-director, known for appearing in such films as Breaking Away (1979), Making Mr. Right (1987), Die Hard (1988) and the miniseries War and Remembrance (1988-1989). Tell me I'm wrong. (GIF via GIPHY) I fell for…
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