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Conrad Janis Turns 93 — Check Out This Juicy Interview!

Conrad Janis Turns 93 — Check Out This Juicy Interview!
You gotta watch this great, long interview with Conrad Janis, who is now turning 93. Younger (!) fans remember him from Mork & Mindy (1978-1982), and yet he made his film debut some 77 years ago, in 1945's Snafu. Janis's career stretches back to the Golden Age Image via ABC) Amazing, living Hollywood legacy of…
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Julie Andrews on Christopher Plummer, RIP Leon Spinks & More

Julie Andrews on Christopher Plummer, RIP Leon Spinks & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: The eternal dance (GIF via GIPHY) TODAY: Julie Andrews is remembering her The Sound of Music co-star Christopher Plummer, who died this week at 91. She said, in a statement: "The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the…
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Tony Bennett’s Alzheimer’s Battle, Dishing on Fontaine & More

Tony Bennett’s Alzheimer’s Battle, Dishing on Fontaine & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Tony Bennett today (Image via TonyBennett.com) AARP: Living legend Tony Bennett, 94, is deep within the grips of Alzheimer's disease. His doctor, Dr. Gayatri Devi, says: “He is doing so many things, at 94, that many people without dementia cannot do. He really is the symbol of hope…
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Tippi at 91, Scoop on ‘This Was Hollywood,’ Dolly Mounring & More!

Tippi at 91, Scoop on ‘This Was Hollywood,’ Dolly Mounring & More!
Links to the past: A coupla birds (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Melanie Griffith proudly shared photos of her living-legend mom Tippi Hedren in honor of the Hitchcock heroine's 91st, writing: "Happy Birthday Mom!! You are as beautiful today , at 91 years old , as you were at 22 in this first photo. I love…
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Lucie Arnaz Defends Nicole Kidman’s Casting as Lucy

Lucie Arnaz Defends Nicole Kidman’s Casting as Lucy
As you may have read, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are now set to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the upcoming feature film Being the Ricardos. Lucie will have your balls if you don't calm down! (Image via CBS) Many fans are apoplectic at Kidman's casting, having a hard time envisioning her evoking…
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Raunchy Hollywood, Phil Spector Dies, Betty White Lives & More!

Raunchy Hollywood, Phil Spector Dies, Betty White Lives & More!
Links to the past: In like Flynn (Image via Last Movie Outpost) LAST MOVIE OUTPOST: A deep dive into the hedonism of the Garden of Allah, a Hollywood hot spot from the late 20s through the end of the 50s where such A-listers as Errol Flynn used to romp with abandon. Spector in 2019 (Image…
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Screech Cancer Scare, Lucy Biopic Has ‘Splaining to Do & More!

Screech Cancer Scare, Lucy Biopic Has ‘Splaining to Do & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Diamond hasn't been close with his castmates in years. (GIF via GIPHY) TMZ: Saved by the Bell's "Screech," Dustin Diamond, who just turned 44, has been hospitalized with what doctors fear may be cancer. PAGE 6: Bruce Willis, 65, left a Rite Aid in COVID-19-drenched L.A. because he…
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Fun Flashback: ‘Storybook Squares’ Debuts (1969)

Fun Flashback: ‘Storybook Squares’ Debuts (1969)
Fifty-two years ago today, on January 4, 1969, NBC debuted the unique game show Storybook Squares, a special dress-up version of Hollywood Squares. Doc Severinsen, Bonnie Franklin, Roddy McDowall, William Shatner & Julie McWhirter (Image via NBC) The gimmick was that all the stars were in costume as storybook characters of one sort or another,…
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