Category Archives: ’80s

He Sang/She Sang: ‘Broadway Backwards’

A host of luminaries from the entertainment world got together for the latest annual installment of Broadway Backwards, in which men sing songs traditionally meant for women — and vice versa. I attended one of these years ago (review here) and loved it, getting a chance to see and hear a 99-year-old Patricia Morison perform…

Peter Marshall, COVID-19 Survivor, Celebrated on His 95th by Host of Stars

Peter Marshall, the legendary host of The Hollywood Squares for decades, almost did not live to celebrate his 95th birthday this week — he spent a couple of months battling COVID-19. The Emmy-winning Boy Singer (Image via NBC) In fact, he was sent home to die in comfort, but defied the odds and seems to…

Fonda Swears Off Sex, Shatner’s Embarrassed to Be 90, RIP Larry McMurtry & More

Links the past, with relevance today: Raising the Barbarella (Image via Harper's Bazaar) HARPER'S BAZAAR: Jane Fonda, at 83, is as slinky and fit as ever — and more importantly, she is mentally astute and more outspoken than most public figures allow themselves to be, putting her money where her mouth is. As her new cover…

Jessica Walter, ‘Play Misty for Me,’ ‘Arrested Development’ Star, Dies @ 80

Such a sad and unexpected death — Jessica Walter, the comic and dramatic actress whose career stretched back to Broadway in the early '60s and was capped off by an iconic portrayal on TV's Arrested Development, died March 24 in her Manhattan home. You picked a fine time to leave us, Lucille! (Image via FOX)…

Richard Gilliland, ‘Designing Women’ Actor & Husband of Jean Smart Dies @ 71

Richard Gilliland, an actor best known for his stint as the love interest of Mary Jo Shively on Designing Women, died after "a brief illness" on March 18. Gilliland had been married to fellow Designing Women actor Jean Smart, 69, for nearly 34 years. Born January 23, 1950, in Fort Worth, Texas, Gilliland's first big…

George Segal of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ & ‘The Goldbergs,’ Dies @ 87

George Segal, an actor with a more than 60-year career that spanned Broadway, TV and the movies, died Tuesday following complications from heart-bypass surgery. As Nick in Woolf (Image via Warner Bros.) He was 87. ExtraTV reports Segal's final episode of the sitcom The Goldbergs — on which he has appeared as genial patriarch Pops…

They've talked about her forever! (Image via National Enquirer) Immediately after her 75th birthday — celebrated with a small party at home, and online by a galaxy of stars — living legend Liza Minnelli wants fans to know she's okay, and to avoid believing an upcoming National Enquirer hit piece. She writes on Facebook: "Hey Kids!…

‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Director Talks Madonna, Anita Baker Urges Boycott, RIP Yaphet Kotto & More

Links to the past with relevance today: If you've never seen Susan, desperately seek it out! (Image via Susan Seidelman) VARIETY: Susan Seidelman, 68, talks about casting a young Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan, the 1985 smash that enjoys an enduring following. Estrada on Kolchak: The Night Stalker (Image via ABC) BOY CULTURE: Happy 72nd…

A George Chakiris Memoir, Loren’s Movie Idols, Saying No to Pepé Le Pew & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: "I don't think I'll try to talk too much," he said while accepting his Oscar. (Lyons Press) FOX NEWS (BOO!): George Chakiris, 86, has released a memoir, My West Side Story, in which he tells the story of his life and career. In remembering co-star Natalie Wood (1938-1981),…

Dolly Art on Gay Club Wall, Sophia Loren’s Plan to ‘Go on Forever’ & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: Work of (P)art!(on) (Image via video still) CBS L.A.: Strut in Los Angeles commissioned a fabulous Dolly Parton mural by David Gilmore ... and it is spectacular! https://youtu.be/Jm9lOg1vRnA Parton is really "of the moment," as the establishment's owner, Luke Nero, asserts. More life ahead (Image via Edoardo Ponti/Netflix)…

Category Archives: ’80s

He Sang/She Sang: ‘Broadway Backwards’

Peter Marshall, COVID-19 Survivor, Celebrated on His 95th by Host of Stars

Fonda Swears Off Sex, Shatner’s Embarrassed to Be 90, RIP Larry McMurtry & More

Jessica Walter, ‘Play Misty for Me,’ ‘Arrested Development’ Star, Dies @ 80

Richard Gilliland, ‘Designing Women’ Actor & Husband of Jean Smart Dies @ 71

George Segal of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ & ‘The Goldbergs,’ Dies @ 87

Liza Minnelli to Fans: I’m Fine!

‘Desperately Seeking Susan’ Director Talks Madonna, Anita Baker Urges Boycott, RIP Yaphet Kotto & More

A George Chakiris Memoir, Loren’s Movie Idols, Saying No to Pepé Le Pew & More!

Dolly Art on Gay Club Wall, Sophia Loren’s Plan to ‘Go on Forever’ & More!

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