Tag Archives: Jane Fonda

Tony Bennett’s Alzheimer’s Battle, Dishing on Fontaine & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: Tony Bennett today (Image via TonyBennett.com) AARP: Living legend Tony Bennett, 94, is deep within the grips of Alzheimer's disease. His doctor, Dr. Gayatri Devi, says: “He is doing so many things, at 94, that many people without dementia cannot do. He really is the symbol of hope…
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‘Golden Girls’ Reimagined, Fonda’s Latest Chapter & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Thank you for being a friend. Not a white friend, not a Black friend. A friend. (Image via Zoom) ZOOM: Tracee Ellis Ross, 47, Regina King, 49, Sanaa Lathan, 48, and Alfre Woodard, 67, are the main cast reading a script from The Golden Girls tonight, Tuesday, September…
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‘Atta Girl’: ‘9 to 5’ Actress Peggy Pope Dies @ 91

Peggy Pope, the comedic actress whose line "atta girl!" in 1980's 9 to 5 became a classic movie quote, died May 27 in Fort Collins, Colorado. She had just turned 91. Variety reports that Pope's family made the announcement of her death, and promises a June 27 celebration of life. Born Florence Margaret Pope in…
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Past & Curious: RIP Roger Rabbit, Asner Supports Harper & More

Links to the past with relevance today: A major talent has passed. (GIF via GIPHY) EW: Roger Rabbit creator dies at 86. VARIETY: Western Stars, a Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949) doc, has been sold to Warner Bros. And they said it wouldn't last ... (Image via Chloe Kooper/People) PEOPLE: A couple who met at Woodstock…
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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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