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Ann Jillian: A to Z

Ann Jillian: A to Z
Young'uns have no idea who Ann Jillian was, or that she is! Jillian as we all remember her! (Image via head shot) Born as Ann Nauseda on January 29, 1950, Jillian got her start as a child actor who popped up on episodic TV, including Leave It to Beaver (1960) and Shirley Temple's Storybook (1960)…
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Past & Curious: Burgers with Angie, Caine’s Kiss-Off & More!

Past & Curious: Burgers with Angie, Caine’s Kiss-Off & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... Dickinson reflects (Image via NBC) L.A. TIMES: Cheeseburgers with Angie Dickinson, 87. She still knows how to find her light. Beautiful Michael Parks (1940-2017) lived up Bus! (Image via Universal) RICK'S REAL/REEL LIFE: Remembering Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965). DO YOU REMEMBER?: Disney goes nostalgic with…
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Kaye Ballard, Larger-Than-Life Stage & Screen Star, Dies @ 93

Kaye Ballard, Larger-Than-Life Stage & Screen Star, Dies @ 93
Kaye Ballard, the wisecracking, broad-comedienne perhaps best remembered for a two-year stint on TV's The Mothers-in-Law, has died. She was 93. Kaye Ballard: November 20, 1925-January 21, 2019 (Image by Frances McLaughlin-Gill) According to an extensive and warm obit in The Desert Sun, Ballard had suffered from a heart malady, and slipped away Monday evening…
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What Happened Was: 30 Docs Snubbed by Oscar

What Happened Was: 30 Docs Snubbed by Oscar
The Best Documentary Feature category at the Oscars has a terrible track record — so often, it has completely snubbed docs that were transcendant, that were among the best films (let alone docs) of their year, and that had mainstream commercial success to boot. Paris was burning, but the Best Doc voters yawned. (Image via…
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Past & Curious: Madonna Flashback, Betty’s B’day & More!

Past & Curious: Madonna Flashback, Betty’s B’day & More!
Links from the past with relevance today ... Madonna in 1994; unreleased look from her "Secret" video (Image via WB) BBC SOUNDS: A long-lost '94 interview with Madonna ahead of the release of her Bedtime Stories launch. Madonna on fashion, "BUY? I don't go to BUY the clothes." Also noteworthy: The very sweet and intelligent…
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15 Classic Carol Channing Appearances!

15 Classic Carol Channing Appearances!
As we say goodbye to Broadway icon Carol Channing (1921-2019) — who died today at 97 — let's revisit some of her classic TV appearances. Thankfully, that medium captured her far better than the movies, and is available more widely than her primary home, the theater: https://youtu.be/vMHs6Afdjf0 1953 The Buick Berle Show: Channing tore it…
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Carol Channing, Broadway Icon, Dies @ 97

Carol Channing, Broadway Icon, Dies @ 97
Carol Channing, synonymous with the role of Dolly Levi in the Broadway staple Hello, Dolly!, died early today at her Rancho Mirage, California, home, Broadway World reports. She was two weeks shy of her 98th birthday. "Raspberries!" (Image via Universal) Her publicist Harlan Boll released the following statement confirming her passing: It is with extreme…
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Past & Curious: Sophia Poppins, Dreamy Tony Dow & More!

Past & Curious: Sophia Poppins, Dreamy Tony Dow & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Color me impressed. (Image via Vintag.es) VINTAG.ES: Amazing color pics of the 1964 New York World's Fair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9DfSCk-6Ko YOUTUBE: VHS covers of the past were pretty stunning, as is this highly designed video memorializing them. Gorgeous work. Their union lasted longer than almost any in show biz. (Image…
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