Katherine Helmond, five-time Emmy nominee TV fans will always remember as scatter-brained Jessica Tate on Soap and libidinous Mona Robinson on Who's the Boss? has died. Helmond with her younger hubby, David Christian, circa 1977 (Image via After Dark) She was 89. THR reports Helmond died February 23 at home in Los Angeles. The cause is reportedly Alzheimer's disease…
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Century Marks: On All Things 100
I turn 50 this year, my parents are 75 and my last grandparent turned 100, so that may be the secret behind my string of age-related posts. In this one, I focus on the magic of 100 ... (more…)
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Dead or Alive: Famously Dead, Surprisingly Alive
This post combines two elements of pop culture nostalgia that regularly come up in terms of celebs of the past — "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she died!" and, "Oh, my God, I can't believe he/she is still alive!" ... (more…)
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Barbara Harris of ‘Nashville,’ ‘Family Plot,’ ‘Freaky Friday’ Dead @ 83
Barbara Harris, the delightfully quirky star of Freaky Friday (1976), died today of lung cancer, Variety reports. [caption id="attachment_6291" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Barbara Harris, July 25, 1935—August 21, 2018 Image via GIPHY)[/caption] She was 83. (more…)
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Louise Latham, Mom in ‘Marnie,’ Dies @ 95
Louise Latham, the character actress whose first-ever film role at age 42 was as the title character's manipulative mother in the Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) classic Marnie (1964), died February 12, 2018, at age 95. (more…)
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John Gavin, Star of ‘Spartacus’ & ‘Psycho,’ Dies @ 86
Handsome leading man John Gavin, who appeared in three films consistently ranked among the best of all time, died on February 9, Variety reports. He was 86. (more…)
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‘Soap’ Star Donnelly Rhodes Dies @ 80
Via Deadline: Veteran actor Donnelly Rhodes, whose career stretched back to early TV and encompassed over 160 movies and series, has died. He had just turned 80 last month. (more…)
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Princess Grace: Pictures of a Beauty Queen
Grace Kelly, Princess Grace of Monaco, would have turned 88 years old today. (more…)
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5 Famous People with 100-Year-Old Parents
Only a few truly famous people, people noteworthy for more than simply longevity, have lived past 100. But there are a number of famous folks past the age of 70 who you may be surprised still have a living parent, all of them 100 or more! (more…)
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25 Stars’ 1st & Last TV & Film Gigs
I thought it would be easy. I was wrong. (more…)
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