November 1, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: She directed my favorite film — Desperately Seeking Susan. (Image via St. Martin's Press) AMAZON: Coming in June 2024 is the memoir from director Susan Seidelman, the filmmaker behind Desperately Seeking Susan, Smithereens, She-Devil and more! EXTRATV: Céline Dion, 55, made her first public appearance…
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‘General Hospital’ Star Faces Cancer, Brooke Shields Name-Checks Trump & Madonna and More
September 20, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today .... The actor's optimism is inspiring. (Images via video still/headshot) PEOPLE: General Hospital's John J. York, 64, has been diagnosed with two forms of cancer — but he is approaching it as another new challenge to fix. NYT: Brooke Shields, at 58, is more than…
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Eric Braeden’s Cancer-Free, Remembering Norma Shearer & More
August 14, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: A bad guy on TV, a good guy in real life (Images via CBS & Facebook Live) FACEBOOK LIVE: Soap star Eric Braeden, 82, is cancer-free! He told fans he was grateful for their thoughts and prayers, and said his latest bladder test reveals he…
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TV History Up for Grabs, Valerie Perrine, Richard Lewis & Michael J. Fox on Parkinson’s Battles & More
April 30, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: You'll drop out of bidding faster than a speeding bullet ... (Image via HA) HA: The fabled Comisar Collection, made up of totally iconic TV items ranging from the early days of TV until the present, is up for grabs! The collector behind the hoard…
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‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More
December 26, 2022 Links to the past, with relevance today: "It" girls Clara Bow & Margot Robbie (Images via vintage still & Paramount) VARIETY: Was '20s Hollywood really as debauched as it is portrayed in Babylon? (YUP.) THR: Oh, man, remember Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)?! DO YOU REMEMBER?: Demi Moore is about to be…
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Céline Dion Reveals Devastating News of Rare Disorder
Céline Dion, 54, has not looked well for some time. Now, she's finally ready to explain. Dion's video address is devastating. (Image via YouTube) In an emotional, direct-to-camera video posted early December 8, Dion explained she is suffering from a rare disorder: Stiff Person Syndrome. The disorder has caused spasms and is known to cause…
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Blythe Danner Reveals Cancer Battle, Sinbad’s Stroke Recovery & More
November 21, 2022 — Links to the past, with relevance today: Hollywood royalty (Image via goop) PEOPLE: Blythe Danner, 79, reveals she battled the same oral cancer that killed her husband, Bruce Paltrow (1943-2002). She also talks about the awful moment she told her daughter, Gwyneth Paltrow, the eerily bad news that she had the…
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Maureen McGovern’s Sad Alzheimer’s Announcement
Yesterday, Maureen McGovern fans were told to expect a major announcement today, Friday, August 19, at 7:30 p.m. ET. Many hoped it would be info about a long-awaited return to the road. That indelible hit (Image via PYE) Sadly, the news is that McGovern has been diagnosed with "posterior cortical atrophy, with symptoms of Alzheimer's…
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Vincent Irizarry, Soap Favorite, Undergoes Brain Surgery After Senseless Attack
UPDATED: He's doing better! (Images via Instagram) Vincent Irizzary, the Daytime Emmy-winning actor known for work on Guiding Light, Santa Barbara, All My Children, One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless, Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful, is in need of your well-wishes. Irizarry in one of his many…
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Christina Dearest, The Marcia Chronicles, ‘Addams’ Casting News & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Christina gets schooled. (Image via eBay) EBAY: Here's a humdinger of a letter from 1952 — Joan Crawford writing a not-too-subtly bitchy note to her daughter Christina, chastising her for not writing more. Christina would have been 12 when she received it. VULTURE: Queen's Brian May speaks out…
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