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Andrew Prine, Western Actor Seen in ‘The Miracle Worker,’ Dies @ 86

Andrew Prine, Western Actor Seen in ‘The Miracle Worker,’ Dies @ 86
Andrew Prine, whose performances in westerns earned him a Golden Boot Award in 2001, died Monday while traveling in Paris. He was 86. He was also in V and V: The Final Battle. (Image via NBC) His wife, actress-producer Heather Lowe, confirmed his death was due to natural causes, calling him "the sweetest prince." Born…
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Liza Minnelli Seen in Historic Chat with John Kander & Fred Ebb

Liza Minnelli Seen in Historic Chat with John Kander & Fred Ebb
Liza Minnelli, now 76, had a long, intimate chat with John Kander (b. 1927) and Fred Ebb (1928-2004) about their creative process and history almost 50 years ago ... and thankfully, it was filmed. A meeting of the minds (Image via video stills) Now, though it has been in the collection of the New York…
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‘Better Than Cats’: Where That Came From

‘Better Than Cats’: Where That Came From
If you sarcastically go around saying of new, terrible Broadway shows, "I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats," there are (probably) a couple of reasons for that. Lee Wilkof, Ellen Greene & Hy Anzell in the original Little Shop of Horrors (Image via handout) But one reason you say it is not because…
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Joan Copeland, Broadway & Soap Actress, Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies @ 99

Joan Copeland, Broadway & Soap Actress, Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies @ 99
Joan Copeland, a longtime fixture of the New York stage who was the younger sister of playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005), died early Tuesday, January 4, at 99. Born June 1, 1922 — exactly four years before her future sister-in-law Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) — Copeland's theater credits included Detective Story (1949), Not for Children (1951), Handful of…
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Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: I can see it! (Images via IG & movie still) AP ENTERTAINMENT: Tom Holland confirms he will play Fred Astaire in a new film: https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1467599912489525256?s=20 EW: Ridley Scott, the legendary director who just turned 84, went ballistic on a journalist who seemingly accidentally insulted him about his films.…
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Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Carmine, Dies @ 69

Eddie Mekka, ‘Laverne & Shirley’s’ Carmine, Dies @ 69
Just 69 years old, Eddie Mekka — most famous as Laverne & Shirley's resident belter Carmina The Big Ragu Ragusa — died at his Newhall, California, home on November 27. I met Mekka about 10 years ago at an autograph show (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) No cause was given. A friend announced, "R.I.P. Big Ragu: It…
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