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Hugh Does Something To Me …

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 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

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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‘Gypsy’ Star Faith Dane Dies @ 96

‘Gypsy’ Star Faith Dane Dies @ 96
"You Gotta Get a Gimmick" from the 1959 Broadway hit Gypsy is one of the show-stoppers of all time — and now, 60 passionately lived years later, the show has stopped for that number's MVP, Faith Dane. The colorful performer, who was cast in the show based on her own years parodying burlesque in a nightclub…
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Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!

Stevie Nicks, Mark Hamill, Glenn Close, Judy Garland & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: Ooh, baby, ooh, ooh ... (GIF via GIPHY) DO YOU REMEMBER?: Turns out Stevie Nicks, 71, only just recently heard a white-winged dove singing. Heath worked opposed Vincent Price (1911-1993) in three films. (Image via International Pictures) THR: Hilary Heath, who acted in International Pictures horror flicks like…
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John Schneider: 10 Times He Was HOT

John Schneider: 10 Times He Was HOT
Dukes of Hazzard darling John Schneider turned an impossible-to-believe 60 years old this week, meaning we've had him to ogle for over 40 years already. Without further adieu, 10 times the hunk was Bo-yoo-ti-ful: Practically nekkid with his co-star Tom Wopat He stacked up back as well as front, in case you wondered! Some latter-day…
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‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!

‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: "Heroes do the right thing — they make the right choices." — James Drury (Image via video still) NYT: RIP James Drury, who was The Virginian (1962-1971). He died of natural causes at 85. Rory Calhoun soup (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Classic Hollywood tub scenes. A…
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‘Mad’ Illustrator Mort Drucker Dies

‘Mad’ Illustrator Mort Drucker Dies
Mort Drucker, the quintessential Mad Magazine artist — known for his knack for capturing celebrated faces with his careful strokes — died April 9 at his Woodbury, New York, home. He was 91. The New York Times confirmed Drucker's passing with his daughter, Laurie Bachner. Born Morris Drucker on March 22, 1929, in Brooklyn, he began…
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Bond’s Pussy Galore Honor Blackman Dies @ 94

Bond’s Pussy Galore Honor Blackman Dies @ 94
Honor Blackman, the English beauty who achieved icon status as James Bond's Pussy Galore, died of natural causes April 5 at her home. She was 94. Her family said in a statement: “It’s with great sadness that we have to announce the death of Honor Blackman, aged 94. She died peacefully of natural causes at…
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Natalie Wood’s Daughter Speaks About Her Death in New Doc

Natalie Wood’s Daughter Speaks About Her Death in New Doc
A new trailer for the HBO doc Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind reveals her daughter, Natasha Gregson Wagner, speaking with great vulnerability about her late mom. "The day my mom died, my entire world was shattered. Since then, there's been so much focus on how she died that it's overshadowed who she was as a…
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