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Sharon Farrell, Prolific TV Actress Who Elevated Films Like ‘It’s Alive,’ Died in May @ 82

August 4, 2023 Shockingly, fabulous babe and underrated actor Sharon Farrell apparently died in May at 82 — and her death went unreported. (Image via movie still) As ExtraTV reports, a family dispute may have kept the sad news hidden from the world for months, but her sister has confirmed on Facebook that Farrell died…

‘Vertigo’ Remade, Andie MacDowell on Aging, James Hong Tugs Out the Tears & More

March 27, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Me, when I heard this news. (GIF via GIPHY) VARIETY: Paramount is considering remaking Vertigo (1958), the Hitchcock classic that is widely considered one of the best films ever made. The horrifying idea is that it would star Robert Downey Jr. from a script by…

Mickey Kuhn Dies @ 90; Had Been Last Credited ‘Gone with the Wind’ Cast Member

Mickey Kuhn, the final surviving credited cast member from the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind, died November 20 in hospice in Florida. Kuhn in his big GWTW scene Image via MGM) He was 90. Kuhn was born September 21, 1932, in Waukegan, Illinois, but was moved to L.A. by his family within a year.…

Anna May Wong Gets Her Due, Kevin Spacey Gets Off, Horror TV Celebrated & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: A long time coming (GIF via GIPHY) CNN: Anna May Wong, the silent film star who was the first Asian celebrity in the U.S., will become the first Asian face on American currency. EBAY: The coolest Debbie Harry promotional item of all time. When Debbie and H.R. Giger…

Depeche Mode on the Road, Wynonna on Mom Naomi Judd’s Deathwish, RIP ‘Odd Couple’ GF & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: I hope they never let me down again! (Image via DepecheMode.com) CLASSIC POP: New album and world tour for Depeche Mode. She was Dr. Nancy Cunningham. (Image via ABC) INSTAGRAM: RIP Joan Hotchkis, who has died at 95. You'll probably best remember her as Oscar's sometimes girlfriend on…

The Emmys' in memoriam segment included a lot of people I was worried they'd forget — but it inexplicably forgot quite a few others. No sale?! (Image via CBS) Maybe if the Queen's Gambit director had shut his trap sooner? Just as bad, the director decided to shoot a lot of footage of the performers…

Patricia Hitchcock, ‘Strangers on a Train’ Star, Dies @ 93

Patricia Hitchcock, whose performance as a bespectacled Barbara in the film classic Strangers on a Train included participation in an iconic scene, has died at 93. Ms. Hitchcock through the years (Images via headshots) THR reports she died at her Thousand Oaks, California, home on Monday. The daughter of Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)…

Farley Granger on Gay Subtext in ‘Rope’: ‘It Was Never Discussed’

The late Farley Granger lives again, courtesy of a never-seen 40-minute interview conducted by TCM in 1995 that has just been uploaded to the channel's popular YouTube account. Granger, Hitch, Stewart & John Dall (Image via Warner Bros.) In the footage, Granger, then around 70, discusses his unique career, characterized by his rebellious decision to…

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…

Doris Day, One of the World’s Most Beloved Stars, Dies @ 97

Doris Day, the woman who made iconic marks in the worlds of music, radio, movies and television — and one of the most famous animal advocates in history — has died. She was 97. Doris Day: April 3, 1922-May 13, 2019 (Image via headshot) The Doris Day Animal Foundation announced her passing early Monday in…

Tag Archives: Alfred Hitchcock

Sharon Farrell, Prolific TV Actress Who Elevated Films Like ‘It’s Alive,’ Died in May @ 82

‘Vertigo’ Remade, Andie MacDowell on Aging, James Hong Tugs Out the Tears & More

Mickey Kuhn Dies @ 90; Had Been Last Credited ‘Gone with the Wind’ Cast Member

Anna May Wong Gets Her Due, Kevin Spacey Gets Off, Horror TV Celebrated & More

Depeche Mode on the Road, Wynonna on Mom Naomi Judd’s Deathwish, RIP ‘Odd Couple’ GF & More

20 Emmys In Memoriam Snubs

Patricia Hitchcock, ‘Strangers on a Train’ Star, Dies @ 93

Farley Granger on Gay Subtext in ‘Rope’: ‘It Was Never Discussed’

Tippi at 91, Scoop on ‘This Was Hollywood,’ Dolly Mounring & More!

Doris Day, One of the World’s Most Beloved Stars, Dies @ 97

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