April 25, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: Name another movie from 40 years ago with its entire main cast still living! (Image via 20th Century Fox) THR: Jennifer Aniston is producing an update of the classique 9 to 5! https://youtu.be/G7VITWIIZZo?si=0X31d0Zhyxnwa-ot TIME OUT: Jessica Lange turned 75 this week, and is celebrating with…
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The Ladies Who Lunched, Liza Out & About, Jackie Chan on Turning 70 & More!
April 8, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: It's the cover story of the publication's 10th "Yesteryear" Issue (Image via New York Magazine) NEW YORK: New York Magazine checks in with a fascinating piece that tracks the city's social history completely through restaurants. "Who Ate Where" is delicious. INSTAGRAM: Blonde bombshells stick together…
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Louis Gossett Jr. Dies @ 87 — Trailblazing Emmy, Oscar Winner Worked 1953-2023
March 29, 2024 Louis Gossett Jr., one of the most prolific and honored actors of his generation — and a trailblazer as a Black performer who began working in 1953 and did not stop for 70 years — died March 29, 2024, at 87. No cause of death was offered by his grieving family, though…
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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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Frances Sternhagen, Broadway Legend & Memorable Mom on ‘Cheers, ‘Sex & the City,’ Dies @ 93
November 29, 2023 Frances Sternhagen, an actor who blossomed in middle age — by playing women many years older than herself — died Monday, November 27, at her New Rochelle, New York, home. The New York Times and ExtraTV confirmed her death. The mother of all mothers (Image via HBO) She was 93. Born January…
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Kristin Davis Remembers Frances Sternhagen, Brenda Lee No. 1?, Cher Racks Up a New Record & More
November 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: A sweet send-off (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Kristin Davis, 58, is paying tribute to her late co-star Frances Sternhagen, who just died this week at 93. TWITTER: Brenda Lee is in contention for #1 song on the Hot 100 next week. It would be her…
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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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RIP Suzanne Somers — Why the ‘Three’s Company’ Star & Fitness Guru Was My Queen of Camp
October 15, 2023 Suzanne Somers had survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 20 years, and in July confirmed she was battling a recurrence of the disease. Still, it comes as a shock to many — People Magazine posted an exclusive about her birthday plans this morning — to learn that she died…
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