April 14, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Cool Rider? I hardly know 'er! (Image via Twitter) TWITTER: Maxwell Caulfield is 63 and looking fine. DAILY MAIL: I think Jack Nicholson looks fine for 85. His work as a gay character was almost singular for its time. (British Lion Films) BRITISH LIBRARY: Murray…
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Louise Fletcher, Oscar Winner as Nurse Ratched, Dies @ 88
Oscar winner Louise Fletcher, known for her iconic portrayal of evil Nurse Ratched in the 1975 hit One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, died Friday of natural causes at 88. Andrew Bick, her son, confirmed to THR that Fletcher died at her Montdurausse, France, home. Few performances have touched the soulless perfection of Fletcher's take on Ratched.…
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Peter Fonda Dies @ 79
A month after the 50th anniversary of Easy Rider, the iconic '60s film that he co-wrote and in which he starred, actor Peter Fonda has died at 79. One of the most iconic films of the '60s (Image via Columbia) People magazine reports exclusively that Fonda died of respiratory failure due to lung cancer. In a statement…
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Past & Curious: Nancy McKeon Returns, Soap Star Fired + More!
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Milos Forman, Oscar Winner for ‘Cuckoo’s Nest,’ ‘Amadeus,’ Dies @ 86
Milos Forman, the Czech director who fled his native country in search of freedom of expression in the U.S. — and who wound up helming some of the greatest films of the past 50 years in the process — has died, ExtraTV reports. (more…)
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Susan Anspach of ‘Hair’ and ‘Five Easy Pieces’ Dies @ 75
Susan Anspach, a gutsy, rebellious actor who made her mark in the '60s and '70s, died April 2 at her L.A. home, The New York Times reports. She was 75. (more…)
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