Jane Withers, an actress known as a foil for Shirley Temple as a child actress, as a star of the movie classic Giant, and as larger-than-life Josephine the Plumber on a long-running series of TV spots, has died at 95. At the peak of her fame (Image via 20th Century Fox) Withers died Saturday evening,…
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Celebrate Elizabeth Taylor’s Birthday Watching Her AFI Tribute
At long last, the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award Special devoted to Elizabeth Taylor from 1993 has been uploaded to YouTube in high quality. Just in time for the 89th anniversary of the legend's birth (Taylor was born February 27, 1932), the upload includes countless clips from her career, as well as touching tributes…
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Armed & Dangerous: Hollywood’s Best Biceps
The first in a series zeroing in on the parts that make the sum of the man — to kick things off, some of Hollywood's best biceps ... (more…)
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Georgann Johnson of ‘Midnight Cowboy,’ Early TV Series, Dies @ 91
It feels like a large number of stars who have made it to 90 are passing away en masse this year. Their ages make their departures perhaps not so surprising, but no less sad. Georgann Johnson, a prolific actress on the stage, on TV, and in film died June 4 in L.A. Her daughter confirmed…
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GR8ERDAYS Millennial Challenge! Do Young People Know Icons of the Past?
I was inspired to do a video project when, speaking with a millennial friend a year ago, it became clear he had never heard of ... Will & Grace! [caption id="attachment_4003" align="aligncenter" width="400"] She's comin' out — but are kids still noticing?[/caption] Having long been curious as to whether stars like Bette Davis and Judy Garland…
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5 Early TV Dramas That’ll Knock Your Socks Off
Early TV was filled with play-like dramas, often attracting top stars to the new medium. (more…)
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