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Jane Powell, ‘Seven Brides for Seven Brothers’ Star, Dies @ 92

Jane Powell, a leading lady of the '40s and '50s — and later an indefatigable star of musicals on the road — died Thursday, September 16, at the Wilton, Connecticut, home she once shared with her child actor-turned-publicist husband Dickie Moore (1925-2015). Cute as a button! (Image via MGM) ExtraTV reports the 92-year-old actress died…
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Coke Canning Tab, Bassey’s Bad-Ass Comeback, Lansbury’s 95th & More!

Links to the past, with relevance today: Tab's ads were calorie harpers. (Image via Coca-Cola) WSJ: Coca-Cola is pulling the Tab — the '70s-tastic, one-calorie diet soda will no longer exist by 2021. Tiara I breathe ... (Image via Chris Jackson/Canadian Government) PEOPLE: The Queen of England, 94, has posed for her first official portrait…
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Julie Adams, ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ Heroine, Dies @ 92

In news that was initially confirmed by the Creature himself — stuntman Ricou Browning (b. 1930) — legendary horror heroine Julie Adams, whose long career spanned multiple genres, has died. She was 92. (Image via Universal Pictures) Born Betty May Adams in Iowa on October 17, 1926, Adams lived in many states growing up, parking…
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