Mickey Kuhn, the final surviving credited cast member from the 1939 classic Gone with the Wind, died November 20 in hospice in Florida. Kuhn in his big GWTW scene Image via MGM) He was 90. Kuhn was born September 21, 1932, in Waukegan, Illinois, but was moved to L.A. by his family within a year.…
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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…
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Marsha Hunt, Last Leading Lady of the ’30s, Blacklist Victim, Dies @ 104
RIP to beautiful-inside-and-out Marsha Hunt, who died September 7, 2022, at the ripe old age of 104. Hunt in her glory days — what could possibly go wrong? (Image via film still) According to a Facebook page for the 2015 doc about her life, Marsha Hunt's Sweet Adversity, Hunt died on September 7, 2022, at…
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‘Magnum, P.I.’ Star Roger E. Mosley Dies @ 83 After Car Crash
Roger E. Mosley, who appeared on more than 150 episodes of the '80s classic Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck, has died at 83 following a car crash. Following the accident, which happened Thursday in Lynwood, California, Mosley was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A., where he died early Sunday, August 7, 2022. Mosley with…
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George Segal of ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ & ‘The Goldbergs,’ Dies @ 87
George Segal, an actor with a more than 60-year career that spanned Broadway, TV and the movies, died Tuesday following complications from heart-bypass surgery. As Nick in Woolf (Image via Warner Bros.) He was 87. ExtraTV reports Segal's final episode of the sitcom The Goldbergs — on which he has appeared as genial patriarch Pops…
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Elvis Presley’s Grandson Commits Suicide, Super Mario Super Auction & More!
Links to the past, with relevance today: Lisa Marie Presley with all four of her kids, Benjamin on the right (Image via Lisa Marie Presley) EXTRATV: RIP to Benjamin Keough, Elvis Presley's grandson. Giving parts of your anatomy a death wish (Image via video still) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: Our favorite retro blogger is back with a…
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ABC Superstar Flashback, RIP Hugh Downs & More — Past & Curious
Links to the past, with relevance today: She was gonna fly then! (Image via ABC) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: If you missed John Wayne, Lola Falana and Charo all in the same place, Greg rounds it up. https://youtu.be/Ou9ELddBHvo What was Billie Hayes doing with Chuck Connors?! P.S. Here's what purports to be the entire opening, with…
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‘Airwolf’ Star Jan-Michael Vincent Dies @ 74
Jan-Michael Vincent, a he-man actor noted for action roles including as Stringfellow Hawke on Airwolf (1984-1987), has died. Jan-Michael Vincent: July 15, 1944-February 10, 2019 (Image via head shot) TMZ reports the troubled star, who had suffered from substance abuse-related issues, survived two car crashes and lost his leg to a 2012 infection, died of…
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Past & Curious: Oscar Faves, Frampton Retiring & More!
Links from the past with relevance today ... Bette boozes, loses (Image via 20th Century Fox) GR8ERDAYS: Don't miss our GALECA-approved list of the 10 best pics about the Oscar race. Some were Oscar-worthy, some were Razzie-bound. One of the greats is saying goodbye. (Images via Rolling Stone) EXTRATV: So sad! Peter Frampton, 68, is…
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100-Year-Old Marsha Hunt on FDR, John Wayne & the Blacklist
Golden Age of Hollywood actress Marsha Hunt will turn 101 this fall, but like Olivia de Havilland (b. 1916) — who won the role of Melanie in Gone with the Wind right out from under her — Hunt is a true survivor, and isn't voluntarily going away any time soon! (more…)
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