Robert Clary, who played impish foodie Corporal LeBeau on the sitcom Hogan's Heroes – and who had been the legendary show's final living main cast member — has died at 96. Clary's death, on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, was confirmed to THR by a granddaughter, though little other information exists about his children and grandchildren.…
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Leslie Jordan, Emmy Winner & Late-Blooming Instagram Star, Dies @ 67
Leslie Jordan, the pint-sized, flamboyant character actor who became famous — and won an Emmy — for his role as Beverely Leslie on Will & Grace (2001-2007; 2017-2020), died Monday after crashing his car into a building in Hollywood. He was 67. Authorities have theorized that Jordan had a medical event that led to the…
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Dionne Warwick Dazzles at Saks
Dionne Warwick, 81, was the special performer at a Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation event on October 11, 2022, to raise money and awareness for the cause of mental health. The veteran entertainer can still captivate a room, as she at L'Avenue at Saks while crooning the songs "If I Want To," "What the World Needs…
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88
Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, known for her iconic portrayal of evil Nurse Ratched in the 1975 hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died Friday of natural causes at 88. Andrew Bick, her son, confirmed to THR that Fletcher died at her Montdurausse, France, home. Fletcher was born on July 22, 1934, in Birmingham, Alabama. From the…
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Marsha Hunt, Last Leading Lady of the ’30s, Blacklist Victim, Dies @ 104
RIP to beautiful-inside-and-out Marsha Hunt, who died September 7, 2022, at the ripe old age of 104. According to a Facebook page for the 2015 doc about her life, Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity, Hunt died on September 7, 2022, at the Sherman Oaks, California, home in which she'd lived for over 75 years. Interestingly, she…
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Mary Lambert on Making ‘Pet Sematary,’ Working with Stephen King & Fred Gwynne
MoMA in NYC hosted a massive horror retrospective this summer (on through September 5), and the guest for August 25, 2022, was director Mary Lambert, whose 1989 horror film Pet Sematary has a scary number of —you should pardon the expression — diehard fans. After a screening of the movie — which stars Dale Midkiff,…
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Maureen McGovern’s Sad Alzheimer’s Announcement
Yesterday, Maureen McGovern fans were told to expect a major announcement today, Friday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Many hoped it would be info about a long-awaited return to the road. Sadly, the news is that McGovern has been diagnosed with "posterior cortical atrophy, with symptoms of Alzheimer's and/or dementia." The diagnosis is one…
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Pat Carroll, TV Vet & ‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Ursula, Dies @ 95
I had a great time when I met Pat Carroll — Ursula from The Little Mermaid, to you! — in 2012 at the Hollywood Show. Pushing 85, she was bubbly and was floored when I produced an original '50s image of her. In the photo, she is mugging, and she told me it was her…
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Tony Dow, TV’s Wally Cleaver, Dies of Cancer @ 77
Just two months after announcing a terminal cancer diagnosis, TV's Tony Dow has died at 77. In a since-deleted post on his Facebook page, Dow's death was confirmed: “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning. Tony was a beautiful soul — kind,…
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Larry Storch of ‘F Troop’ Dies @ 99
One of a small number of famous performers about to turn 100 fell just short of the century mark — household face Larry Storch died Friday, July 8, 2022, in his NYC apartment at 99. Storch's manager Matt Beckoff confirmed the sad news to THR. The actor was forever remembered for F Troop, in spite…
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