Category Archives: ’70s

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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Hugh Does Something To Me …

April 19, 2020, would have been rugged actor Hugh O'Brian's 95th birthday. Where it's squat! (All images via movie still) Sadly, he died on September 5, 2016, at 91, but we will forever have his performances — and his pictured! — by which to remember him. Those tan lines ... Born in Rochester, New York,…
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Emmy Rossum Is Angelyne in New Trailer

Emmy Rossum is starring as once-mysterious (and now, not-so-mysterious) billboard queen and ageless L.A. icon Angelyne in a new biopic for the streaming service Peacock — and the first teaser is pink, jiggly, archly asexual and spot-on. Watch: https://twitter.com/peacockTV/status/1250620785422729216?s=20 I met Angelyne — but it cost me! She doesn't have a great reputation if you…
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Brian Dennehy Dies @ 81

Veteran stage and screen actor Brian Dennehy died Wednesday, April 15, at his home in Connecticut, his daughter announced on social media: It is with heavy hearts we announce that our father, Brian passed away last night from natural causes, not Covid-related. Larger than life, generous to a fault, a proud and devoted father and…
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