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Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast

I've been fascinated by which classic TV series still have surviving cast members and for how long, mostly spurred on by the fact that so many actors have departed of late. One of TV's earliest surviving titular leads — Jerry Mathers! (Image via CBS) I mean ... the entire main cast of Laverne & Shirley…

Carole Cook, Frequent ‘The Lucy Show’ Guest & ‘Sixteen Candles’ Grandma, Dies @ 98

Carole Cook, one of the oldest living actors with name recognition, died January 11, 2022, of heart failure in L.A. She had been injured in a fall recently. Cook in 2018 at 94 (Image by Matthew Rettenmund) Cook was three days shy of 99 years old. Her nephew announced her death on Facebook, writing, "My…

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Links to the past, with relevance today: How is this NOT hitting Milwaukee?! (Image via MeMyselfAndShirley.com) ME, MYSELF & SHIRLEY: Yes, of course I want to see a one-woman show starring Cindy Williams discussing her life and career, and dishing on her encounters with Penny Marshall, Maggie Smith, Andy Kaufman, Gene Hackman and Richard Dreyfus.…

Olivia Gets ‘Physical’ (Again), Nicole Kidman as Lucy, ‘Candy Man’ Writer Dies & More

Links from the past, with relevance today: Olivia, via her charitable foundation, still fights the good fight against cancer. (Image via video still) YOUTUBE: Olivia Newton-John, 73, reminisces about her massive hit "Physical" as it turns 40. The song represented a total reset of her career and public image, and arguably did the same for…

Eastwood’s New Flick at 91, Sally Struthers on ‘All in the Family’s’ Legacy & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: The whales of July (Image via Warner Bros.) EW: Pretty incredible that at 91, Clint Eastwood is still directing and starring in movies, including his newest — Cry Macho, a road-trip western set in the '70s. He is in spitting distance of the age (93) at which Lillian…

‘Munsters’ Reboot Wigs Out, Prince Harry Tell-All, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ & More

Links to the past, with relevance today: But who will hang upside down in this?! (Image via Instagram) INSTAGRAM: Rob Zombie is teasing his upcoming The Munsters movie reboot, sharing an image of Grandpa's wig. I'm not exactly thrilled about this remake, considering Lily will be played by Zombie's own wife. PEOPLE: Prince Harry has…

Does Nicole Kidman Really Look Like Lucy? + ‘Hairspray’ Forever + Meeting Dolly & More!

Links to the past with relevance today: I flipped my wig when I saw this movie. (Image via New Line) THE FILM EXPERIENCE: A terrific run-down on 1988's Hairspray. DO YOU REMEMBER?: A woman was charged with a felony over a 22-year-old overdue VHS tape of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. https://twitter.com/HollywoodLife/status/1387783797312208898?s=20 HOLLYWOOD LIFE: The entertainment-news…

Lucie Arnaz Defends Nicole Kidman’s Casting as Lucy

As you may have read, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are now set to play Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in the upcoming feature film Being the Ricardos. Lucie will have your balls if you don't calm down! (Image via CBS) Many fans are apoplectic at Kidman's casting, having a hard time envisioning her evoking…

Screech Cancer Scare, Lucy Biopic Has ‘Splaining to Do & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Diamond hasn't been close with his castmates in years. (GIF via GIPHY) TMZ: Saved by the Bell's "Screech," Dustin Diamond, who just turned 44, has been hospitalized with what doctors fear may be cancer. PAGE 6: Bruce Willis, 65, left a Rite Aid in COVID-19-drenched L.A. because he…

Screech 86ed, Close on Close, the Day Lucy Said Goodbye to Viv & More!

Links the past, with relevance today: Just the four of us! (Image via Peacock) TV LINE: The Saved by the Bell reunion episode squeeze Lisa Tuttle in, but Screech was disappeared. That's what you get for being a turncoat actor who trashes his former co-stars! Oh, baby! (Image via Warner Bros.) GREG IN HOLLYWOOD: The…

Tag Archives: Lucille Ball

Networking: TV Shows of the ’40s & ’50s with Surviving Regular & Recurring Cast

Carole Cook, Frequent ‘The Lucy Show’ Guest & ‘Sixteen Candles’ Grandma, Dies @ 98

Cindy Williams on Tour, ABBA Album Sells 180K+ in 6 Days, Melissa Gilbert on ‘Little House’ & Landon, and More

Olivia Gets ‘Physical’ (Again), Nicole Kidman as Lucy, ‘Candy Man’ Writer Dies & More

Eastwood’s New Flick at 91, Sally Struthers on ‘All in the Family’s’ Legacy & More

‘Munsters’ Reboot Wigs Out, Prince Harry Tell-All, ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ & More

Does Nicole Kidman Really Look Like Lucy? + ‘Hairspray’ Forever + Meeting Dolly & More!

Lucie Arnaz Defends Nicole Kidman’s Casting as Lucy

Screech Cancer Scare, Lucy Biopic Has ‘Splaining to Do & More!

Screech 86ed, Close on Close, the Day Lucy Said Goodbye to Viv & More!

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