When news broke of Angela Lansbury's death on October 11, 2022, Harvey Fierstein tweeted, "She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING!" Her film career lasted from 1944-2022, but will she always be Jessica? (Image via CBS) It would be hard to think of a better, more succinct way of summarizing the career of a woman who made indelible…
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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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That’s All She Wrote: 20 ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Swan Songs
Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996) starring Angela Lansbury (b. 1925) was famous for its folksiness, its longevity, the fact that the star seemed to find hersel mixed up in hundreds of colorful murders ... and for luring dozens of old-time stars to perform. (more…)
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Ken Swofford, Prolific TV Actor, Dies @ 85
Ken Swofford, a prolific actor on TV and in movies, died November 1, 2018, according to a tweet from his filmmaker grandson Brandon Swofford. (more…)
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10 Megan Mullally Performances You Never Knew Existed
It's hard to fathom, but Will & Grace (1998-2006; 2017-present) star Megan Mullally, 59, has been working on TV and in movies for 37 years — and she's popped up in some projects that are likely to surprise you. (more…)
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