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Charles Kimbrough, Broadway Star & Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies @ 86

Charles Kimbrough, an acclaimed stage actor who gave life to rigid Jim Dial on the long-running TV classic Murphy Brown, died earlier this year at 86. Kimbrough has said he was at first sad to be seen as stuffy — he later spun it to his advantage. (Image via CBS) ExtraTV reports Kimbrough died January…

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…

Angela Lansbury, Versatile Old Hollywood Star Iconic on Stage and Screen, Dies @ 96

When news broke of Angela Lansbury's death on October 11, 2022, Harvey Fierstein tweeted, "She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING!" Her film career lasted from 1944-2022, but will she always be Jessica? (Image via CBS) It would be hard to think of a better, more succinct way of summarizing the career of a woman who made indelible…

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…

Kate Bush’s Rare Interview on ‘Running Up That Hill’ Success, Christie Brinkley Stuns at 68 & More

Long-distance "Run"-ner (Image via EMI) POP CRAVE: Kate Bush granted a rare interview to BBC Radio 4 to discuss the out-of-nowhere renewed success of her 1985 song "Running Up That Hill," which was used to great effect on Stranger Things. In the U.K., the song shot to #1 (taking 37 years to hit the pole…

‘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…

Carleton Carpenter, Who ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon’-ed with Debbie Reynolds, Dies @ 95

Carleton Carpenter, who had been a living link Broadway's distant past — as well as to the Golden Age of Hollywood — died Monday at his home in New York state. He was 95. Carpenter in 2012 and in Sky Full of Moon (Images by Matthew Rettenmund & via MGM) Carpenter was born July 10,…

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…

Sally Ann Howes, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s’ Truly Scrumptious, Dies @ 91

Such sad news to hear that Sally Ann Howes, the enduring British singer-actress whose career was launched over 80 years ago, has died. She passed away on December 19 from an unspecified cause, three months after losing her husband of 49 years. With Dick Van Dyke in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Image via UA) Warmly…

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.…

Tag Archives: Broadway

Charles Kimbrough, Broadway Star & Jim Dial on ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies @ 86

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

Angela Lansbury, Versatile Old Hollywood Star Iconic on Stage and Screen, Dies @ 96

Liza Minnelli Seen in Historic Chat with John Kander & Fred Ebb

Kate Bush’s Rare Interview on ‘Running Up That Hill’ Success, Christie Brinkley Stuns at 68 & More

‘Better Than Cats’: Where That Came From

Carleton Carpenter, Who ‘Aba Daba Honeymoon’-ed with Debbie Reynolds, Dies @ 95

Joan Copeland, Broadway & Soap Actress, Sister of Arthur Miller, Dies @ 99

Sally Ann Howes, ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’s’ Truly Scrumptious, Dies @ 91

Tom Holland to Play Fred Astaire, Alan Alda on Being ‘Lithe,’ Bob Dole Dies & More

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