June 27, 2023 Julian Sands, the handsome star of such films as A Room with a View and Gothic, has been declared dead following the discovery of human remains over the weekend. He was 65. Sands, an avid hiker, vanished in California's Mount Baldy wilderness area in January, leading to an extensive and ultimately fruitless…
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Glenda Jackson, 2-Time Oscar Winner, Dies @ 87
Glenda Jackson, the acclaimed actress who gave it all up in the middle of her career to work in politics, has died. She was 87. Glenda Jackson, one of England's most celebrated stage and screen stars — and an accomplished Labour MP — died Thursday at her Blackheath, London, home. She was 87. Jackson died…
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Betty White’s Home Razed, Terry Moore on ‘Unthinkable’ Things Howard Hughes Did, Little Richard’s Legacy & More
April 22, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: PEOPLE: Actress Terry Moore, 94, opens up about her relationship with the late Howard Hughes — to whom she has claimed she was married — telling People he did "unthinkable" things and took advantage of her naivete. She also gives the thumbs-up to The Aviator…
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Griffin Dunne & Amy Robinson Revisit 1985’s ‘After Hours’
February 26, 2023 On Sunday, actor Griffin Dunne, 67, and former actor Amy Robinson, 74, appeared at NYFCC's screening of After Hours (1985), one of many classic films the two produced as creative partners. If you've never seen the film, it was director Martin Scorsese's foray into black comedy, a film he decided to direct…
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Raquel Welch, International Sex Symbol, Dies @ 82
February 15, 2023 The death of Raquel Welch today at 82 — after what was reportedly a brief illness — is one of those wake-up calls that yes, everyone dies. Though she'd mostly been in hiding following the cancellation of the Canadian series Date My Dad and the smashing success of her final film, How to…
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Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast
I've been fascinated by which classic TV series still have surviving cast members and for how long, mostly spurred on by the fact that so many actors have departed of late. I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley (January 27, 1976-1983) is gone except for Michael McKean (b. October 17, 1947)…
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Brooke Shields on Franco Zeffirelli, George Michael #1 on Fans’ List for Rock Hall & More
February 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: FACEBOOK: Brooke Shields, still gorgeous at 57, was asked about that exploitation lawsuit filed by the stars of Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her response was very measured, but it is important to note that on her excellent podcast, she recently chatting with Christopher Atkins and…
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Lisa Loring, 1st Wednesday Addams, Dies at 64
Lisa Loring, the former child star who was the first actor to bring Wednesday Addams to life, died at 64 on Saturday, four days after suffering a massive stroke. Loring's passing was reported by Laurie Jacobson on Facebook Sunday. Jacobson reported, "It is with great sadness that I report the death of our friend, Lisa Loring. 4…
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Carole Cook, Frequent ‘The Lucy Show’ Guest & ‘Sixteen Candles’ Grandma, Dies @ 98
Carole Cook, one of the oldest living actors with name recognition, died January 11, 2022, of heart failure in L.A. She had been injured in a fall recently. Cook was three days shy of 99 years old. Her nephew announced her death on Facebook, writing, "My dear aunt Carole died this afternoon ... She was…
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80 Stars Turning 80 in 2023
Check out this list of 80 famous names who will turn 80 in 2023: Doris Kearns Goodwin — presidential historian (b. January 4, 1943) Richard Moll — Bull on Night Court (b. January 13, 1943) Holland Taylor — Two and a Half Men star, Sarah Paulson’s mate (b. January 14, 1943) Ronnie Milsap — country singer (b. January 16, 1943)…
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