Category Archives: ’90s

Richard Lewis, Stand-Up Legend, Dies @ 76

February 28, 2024 Richard Lewis, acknowledged as one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, died at 76 of a heart attack on February 27, 2024. This 1974 appearance kicked off 50 years of Richard Lewis. (Image via NBC) His death comes less than a year after he retired from stand-up due to a…
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Barbra Streisand Spills on New Memoir

November 5, 2023 She's never not been fascinating. (Image via Penguin Random House) In a new sit-down with Gayle King for CBS Sunday Morning, Barbra Streisand, 81, opens up about her long-awaited memoir, My Name Is Barbra, out this week. In the chat, she discusses her notoriously chilly relationship with her mom, persistent rumors that…
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Burt Young, ‘Rocky’ Staple, Dies @ 83

Burt Young, the Lee Strasberg-trained actor known for his ability to deliver working-class tough guys with layers, died October 8 at 83, his daughter confirmed. His Paulie was an all-time screen favorite. (Image via UA) Young was instantly recognizable for his Paulie from the Rocky films, all of them from Rocky (1976) to Rocky Balboa…
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Lara Parker, ‘Dark Shadows’ Star, Dies at 84

Lara Parker, whose performance as Angelique on the cult-hit Gothic soap Dark Shadows endeared her to generations of fans of the series, died October 12 at 84. Suicide blonde (Image via video still) Her death was confirmed by longtime friend and co-star Kathryn Leigh Scott, who wrote on Facebook, "We met as 'Josette' and 'Angelique'…
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Phyllis Coates, TV’s 1st Lois Lane, Dies @ 96

Phyllis Coates, the first to play Lois Lane in a feature and the first to play her on TV, died Wednesday, October 11, at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California, ExtraTV reports. One of the first, one of the best! (Image via ABC) She was 96. Her death…
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