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Past & Curious: ‘Ebony’/’Jet’ Pix Saved, Cosby Settles & More

Past & Curious: ‘Ebony’/’Jet’ Pix Saved, Cosby Settles & More
Links to the past with relevance today: Saved from corporate greed (Images via Ebony) NBC NEWS: Nonprofit donors have banded together to pay $30M for the Ebony/Jet photo archive — and will donate millions of historically important images to museums. Not even Just Jack! (GIF via GIPHY) BOY CULTURE: Will & Grace is ending ... again.…
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Charo Didn’t Know Her Husband Took His Own Life at First

Charo Didn’t Know Her Husband Took His Own Life at First
Ageless musical icon Charo lost her husband, Kjell Rasten, in February, when he took his own life via gunshot. He had been depressed, and was particularly beaten down over an aggressive skin disease he was battling. Co-host Sheryl Underwood's husband took his own life, too, nearly 30 years ago. (Image via CBS) Horrifically, Charo was…
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‘Blade Runner,’ ‘The Hitcher’ Star Rutger Hauer Dies @ 75

‘Blade Runner,’ ‘The Hitcher’ Star Rutger Hauer Dies @ 75
Rutger Hauer, the intense, blond actor who throughout his 50-year career was at his best playing the worst people, died last week following "a very short illness." He was 75. RIP Rutger Hauer (Image via Warner Bros.) Hauer died at his home in the Netherlands. Born January 23, 1944, in Breukelen, Utretcht, he made his…
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Past & Curious: Siren Conned, Judy’s Shoes, New Elvis & More!

Past & Curious: Siren Conned, Judy’s Shoes, New Elvis & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Lollobrigida is still alert, but is allegedly the victim of a scam. (GIF via GIPHY) MSN: The family of Gina Lollobrigida, 92, have accused her 32-year-old manager (and onetime chauffeur) of defrauding her of millions, including properties, a car and cash. Lost — and found (Image via ABC…
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Kathy Garver Is ‘Aunt Cissy’!

Kathy Garver Is ‘Aunt Cissy’!
Kathy Garver, 73, is one of those actors who has been blessed and cursed with instant recognition from an iconic project — she was sweet Cissy on TV's Family Affair (1966-1971), coming into our living rooms weekly with Brian Keith (1921-1997), Sebastian Cabot (1918-1977), Johnny Whitaker (b. 1959) and Anissa Jones (1958-1976). Forever Cissy (Images…
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‘Hart to Hart’: 40 Years On

‘Hart to Hart’: 40 Years On
Just about 40 years after the debut of TV's Hart to Hart (1979-1984) — which bowed on August 25, 1979 — series stars Robert Wagner, 89, and Stefanie Powe√rs, 76, are reminiscing about the hit, their chemistry and some behind-the-scenes secrets. Couple of detectives (Image via ABC) Things we learn from their new joint interview: √…
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Past & Curious: Your ‘Rhoda’ Needs You + More!

Past & Curious: Your ‘Rhoda’ Needs You + More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Harper in 2017 with Ed Asner, then 86 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) EXTRATV: Valerie Harper, 79, is badly in need of money to pay for her ongoing cancer treatment. She's managed to hold on for 10 years since first being diagnosed with lung cancer, and six years after…
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Report: Charles Levin, ‘Golden Girls’ & ‘Seinfeld’ Actor, Found Dead

Report: Charles Levin, ‘Golden Girls’ & ‘Seinfeld’ Actor, Found Dead
UPDATE: Radar reports Levin's son thinks his father's death was "a tragic accident," and does not suspect foul play. Charles Levin, the 70-year-old actor remembered as the nervous mohel on the 1993 Seinfeld episode "The Bris", is thought to have been found dead in Grants Pass, Oregon, KOBI5 reports. Levin's mohel was hysterical — in…
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Past & Curious: Tab Hunter + Valentina Cortese & More!

Past & Curious: Tab Hunter + Valentina Cortese & More!
Links from the past with relevance today: Keeping Tabs (Image via SXSW) NEWNOWNEXT: Tab Hunter died at 86 a year ago. Now, his husband, Allan Glaser (b. 1959), is opening up about his death, which came out of nowhere. Cortese in her Oscar-nominated Day for Night (1973) role (GIF via Warner Bros.) NYT: Iconic Italian…
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Oscar Nominee Rip Torn Dies @ 88

Oscar Nominee Rip Torn Dies @ 88
Rip Torn, the force-of-nature actor who won an Emmy for his performance on The Larry Sanders Show, died Tuesday. He was 88. Torn in the 1997 mega-hit Men in Black (Image via Sony) His publicist announced that Torn died "peacefully at his home" in Lakeville, Connecticut, with his actress wife Amy Wright (b. 1950) and…
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