February 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: The auction where all the clothing started out half off! (Image via Warner) THR: Items personally owned and worn by the late Raquel Welch will soon be on the auction block at Julien's, one of the premier houses for entertainment memorabilia. Among the items up…
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Billy Dee Williams Almost Got Brandoed, Ageless Jennifer Beals & More
February 10, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: Billy Dee in his prime is Billy Dee AT ANY TIME. (Image via vintage still) EW.COM: Billy Dee Williams has been around long enough that he recalls being hit on by Marlon Brando. He wasn't offended — but doesn't swing that way. You can't spell…
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Jodie Foster Was Almost Leia!, ‘Sports Illustrated’ Chaos, Pat Boone’s New Single, Brat Pack Doc & More
January 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: 70 years and out. (Image via Sports Illustrated) NYT: The future of Sports Illustrated has been thrown into chaos — every single employee was just laid off. NYT: Nobody liked Hef ... the second after he died. VARIETY: Kenya Barris will present a 10-part series…
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Emmys 2023 In Memoriam Snubs: Richard Moll, Ryan O’Neal, Joyce Randolph & More
I loved the Emmys! My review here. Who wants to tell her?! (Image via NBC) The In Memoriam was gorgeously sung and conceived. However, unless I am wrong — and there is no full video for me to check yet — I believe these 23 people were left out, and some are real shockers. (I'm…
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Roz Returns to ‘Night Court,’ Globes Skip DeMille & Burnett Awards, Cher on Cher & More
January 4, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: Return to Roz (Image via NBC) UPI: Marsha Warfield returned to the rebooted Night Court this week as Roz, who is now engaged to a woman. The veteran stand-up comic and actor says: "Roz could not have been gay then. We never even considered such…
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Shecky Greene, Iconic Las Vegas Stand-Up King, Dies @ 97
January 1, 2024 Shecky Greene, a Las Vegas legend for a stand-up career that left his name synonymous with laughter, died at his home on New Year's Eve. He was 97. Mugging in History of the World Part I (Image via 20th Century Fox) Greene died of natural causes, his wife told The Las Vegas Review-Journal.…
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20 Most Impactful Celebrity Deaths of 2023
January 1, 2024 Simply the best (Image via Capitol) Every year, I highlight the 20 celebrity deaths that seem to have been the most culturally impactful. Usually, it's a mix of legends who have faded away after seeming they might last forever, and younger, shocking departures. Every Other Year from 1976 on RIGHT HERE! This…
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Tom Smothers Dies @ 86 … But Mom Always Liked Dick Better
Tom Smothers, who with younger sibling Dick Smothers was one half of the culture-defining, norm-tweaking Smothers Brothers, died Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at his Santa Rosa California, home. Tom was an impish figure, but a holy terror when crossed behind the scenes. (Image via CBS) He was 86. Smothers had announced earlier in the year…
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Anita Baker vs. Camera, Biggest Babs Collection Is a Burden & More
December 18, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: https://youtu.be/dZl3EFiH1Vk?si=TOHiCpoJLrMomzrl INSTAGRAM: Anita Baker, 65, had a rough, rough concert this week. She only did a few songs, forgot words and, well, did THIS to fans (above). Sam, you made the archive too big! (Image via Cartelera Turia) L.A. TIMES: Every collector over 50 begins…
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Ryan O’Neal, ’70s Superstar, Dies @ 82
Ryan O'Neal's acting career began in 1960, with a bit part on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. With Tony Dow on 'Beaver (Image via video still) It is interesting to think of him on shows like that and Leave It to Beaver, on which he appeared in 1961, considering the mega-star he became a…
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