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Pop Culture: David Naughton Turns 70

Pop Culture: David Naughton Turns 70
In honor of David Naughton's 70th birthday (February 13, 2021), let's take a little mid-air-heel-click walk down memory lane. Naughton first caught the public's attention thanks to a series of inspired Dr. Pepper commercials. Gallery of David's HOTTEST Pics Here! In 2019, he recalled that he went to a dance audition in the '70s for…
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Cloris Leachman, Oscar & Emmy Legend, Dies @ 94

Cloris Leachman, Oscar & Emmy Legend, Dies @ 94
Cloris Leachman, the Oscar winner best known for her TV work on Mary Tyler Moore — and who racked up a record-setting nine Emmy wins — has died at 94, ExtraTV reports. Leachman died of natural causes at home in Encinitas, California. Her daughter Dinah was with her. Leachman's son told TMZ: "She had the best…
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Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl & Angel, Dies @ 65 — Again

Tanya Roberts, Bond Girl & Angel, Dies @ 65 — Again
Shortly after an undignified mixup resulted in actress Tanya Wood's death being reported prematurely, it is now confirmed that she has succumbed. Roberts, 65, passed out after walking her dog on Christmas Eve and was put on a ventilator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. It is unclear whether she ever regained consciousness. On January…
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Dawn Wells, Forever Mary Ann, Dies @ 82

Dawn Wells, Forever Mary Ann, Dies @ 82
Dawn Wells, iconic as all-American Mary Ann on the frothy sitcom Gilligan's Island in the '60s, died Wednesday morning in L.A. at 82, Extra reports. The cause of death was complications of COVID-19, a sad reminder that we are not through the pandemic yet. A press release sent out on Wells' behalf stated she had died…
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‘Falcon Crest’s’ Julia Cumson, Abby Dalton, Dies @ 88

‘Falcon Crest’s’ Julia Cumson, Abby Dalton, Dies @ 88
Abby Dalton, who had a deceptively long career on TV that was capped off by her memorably successful run on the nighttime soaper Falcon Crest, died November 23 in Los Angeles at 88. The cause of death, which was confirmed by her family, was not specified, but was attributed to "a long illness." Born Gladys Wasden…
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Sophia Loren Staten Island Style

Sophia Loren Staten Island Style
In honor of Sophia Loren's 86th birthday today, September 20, I am re-sharing my September 2016 post from when I paid to see her during a rare U.S. Q&A on Staten Island in NYC. It was a hot mess, but sooo worth it! September 2016: Last night, I did something new after 24 years in…
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Remembering Frances Farmer, Muppet Mania & More!

Remembering Frances Farmer, Muppet Mania & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: NYT: The Muppets are back! YOUTUBE: Are you a Judy Garland fan? Seth Sikes definitely is — and he's covering a Judy tune in a 2020 way to promote Fire Island. This parody/tribute is based on a song from 1946's The Harvey Girls. What say you? BOY CULTURE:…
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Carl Reiner Dies @ 98

Carl Reiner Dies @ 98
Just two days before his death at 98 from natural causes, comedy great Carl Reiner tweeted what now sounds like his last words: Except these were not his last words, not even on social media. He went on to excoriate Donald Trump, lament Hillary Clinton's loss and then praise the late icon Noel Coward with…
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Hugh Does Something To Me …

Hugh Does Something To Me …
April 19, 2020, would have been rugged actor Hugh O'Brian's 95th birthday. Sadly, he died on September 5, 2016, at 91, but we will forever have his performances — and his pictured! — by which to remember him. Born in Rochester, New York, and raised in Pennsylvania and Chicago, Hugh Charles Krampe distinguished himself early…
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‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!

‘Weird’ Al, Dolly Parton, James Drury, Leslie Jordan & MORE!
Links to the past with relevance today: NYT: RIP James Drury, who was The Virginian (1962-1971). He died of natural causes at 85. POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Classic Hollywood tub scenes. DO YOU REMEMBER?: Aw, Paul Stanley, 68, is celebrating his dad's 100th birthday from afar, due to social distancing norms. He's asking fans to raise Dad's…
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