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. One of TV's earliest surviving titular leads — Jerry Mathers! (Image via CBS) I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley…
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Bridget Hanley of ‘Here Come the Brides’ Dies @ 80
Lovely actress Bridget Hanley, best known for her performance as Candy Pruitt on Here Come the Brides (1968-1970) opposite Bobby Sherman (b. 1943), died last week at 80. Hanley with co-stars Robert Brown (still with us at 95), Joan Blondell (1906-1979), David Soul (still with us at 78) and Bobby Sherman (still with us at…
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Barbara Eden on Turning 90, Queen Latifah Comes Out, ‘Cops’ Creator Dies & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Dreamy (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) THR: Barbara Eden, beloved TV icon, is indefatigable. Turning 90, she is now publishing a children's book, and is often a presence at autograph shows, where she is happy to chat about I Dream of Jeannie, her early appearance on I Love Lucy,…
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ABC Superstar Flashback, RIP Hugh Downs & More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: She was gonna fly then! (Image via ABC) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: If you missed John Wayne, Lola Falana and Charo all in the same place, Greg rounds it up. https://youtu.be/Ou9ELddBHvo What was Billie Hayes doing with Chuck Connors?! P.S. Here's what purports to be the entire opening, with…
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Past & Curious: Nutty Baseball Card, ‘Dr. Quinn’ Reunion & More!
Links to the past with relevance today: Ball! (Image via ProCards) ESPN: The story off Keith Comstock (b. 1955), the guy who took a baseball to the groin in the funniest baseball card ever made. Cotton flicker (GIF by Mike Ruiz) KENNETH IN THE (212): Josie Cotton, 63, returns with "Ukrainian Cowboy." MY NEW PLAID…
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First Ladies: Opening Lines from 50+ Memoirs by Actresses
One of my favorite-ever posts at my LGBTQ blog Boy Culture was an exhaustive list of first and last lines from queer novels and novellas, here. (more…)
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Pass the Cheescake: Thanksgiving Pinups!
Have a great Thanksgiving, and enjoy these promotional photos of starlets in Turkey Day poses. (more…)
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Bill Daily of ‘I Dream of Jeannie,’ ‘The Bob Newhart Show,’ Dies @ 91
Another ubiquitous TV presence has passed away — Bill Daily, famous as affable Major Healey on I Dream of Jeannie and as nutty Howard Borden on The Bob Newhart Show, died Tuesday in New Mexico, ExtraTV reports. He was 91. (more…)
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‘Anything Can Be Rented These Days’: Inside the Hollywood Show
I just returned from my latest trip to the Hollywood Show, the venerable autograph fest which hosts venerable celebs and their increasingly venerable fans (us!) (more…)
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