February 9, 2023 Burt Bacharach, a songwriter, composer and record producer whose indelible hits at times defined their era, died Wednesday, February 8, at his L.A. home. He was 94. Songwriter of a generation — or two (Image via Spotify) Bacharach had been a rare pop maestro whose face was as well-known as his work, thanks…
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Brooke Shields on Franco Zeffirelli, George Michael #1 on Fans’ List for Rock Hall & More
February 5, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: Shields just sold her highly anticipated doc about her life to Hulu. (Image via Deadline) FACEBOOK: Brooke Shields, still gorgeous at 57, was asked about that exploitation lawsuit filed by the stars of Romeo and Juliet (1968). Her response was very measured, but it is…
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Rick Astley on Giving Up, Oral History of Hollywood, RIP Tom Verlaine & More
January 29, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today ... There's more to Rick than Rick-rolling. (GIF via GIPHY) RETROPOP: Rick Astley was a pop "It" boy from 1987-1993. Now 56, he's opening up about why he stepped away from recording. I'm more than ready for this! (Image via Harper) AMAZON: An 800-page book…
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Simple Minds Rocks On, TV Star Opens Up About ’50s Open Marriage, Madonna Tickets Sell Out & More
January 20, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today: The band's latest incarnation (Image via Facebook) EXTRATV: A new direction for Simple Minds, and a catch-up with Jim Kerr, 63. https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1616350371055603712?s=20&t=jpRxDXC9KoDoKLd5-bwztQ TWITTER: This video ... is something. BILLBOARD: Madonna, 64, has taken abuse for being irrelevant for about 15 years. In spite of nasty,…
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Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’s Only Child, Dies @ 54
Elvis died tragically young at 42 of heart disease. Now, on January 12, 2023, his only child — singer Lisa Marie Presley — has died at 54 following what was reportedly "full cardiac arrest." A rare image of Lisa Marie Presley with her four kids (Image via Instagram) Lisa Marie had just been at the…
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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…
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‘Babylon’s’ 1920s Hollywood Flashback, 100-Year-Old WWII Photographer on War, Bob Saget’s Widow Remembers & More
December 26, 2022 Links to the past, with relevance today: "It" girls Clara Bow & Margot Robbie (Images via vintage still & Paramount) VARIETY: Was '20s Hollywood really as debauched as it is portrayed in Babylon? (YUP.) THR: Oh, man, remember Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)?! DO YOU REMEMBER?: Demi Moore is about to be…
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Céline Dion Reveals Devastating News of Rare Disorder
Céline Dion, 54, has not looked well for some time. Now, she's finally ready to explain. Dion's video address is devastating. (Image via YouTube) In an emotional, direct-to-camera video posted early December 8, Dion explained she is suffering from a rare disorder: Stiff Person Syndrome. The disorder has caused spasms and is known to cause…
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Nancy Olson’s Ready for Her Close-Up, Kennedy Center Honorees, Remembering Leslie Jordan & More
Links to the past, with relevance today: Between now and July, Nancy will become twice the age Gloria Swanson was when she shot Sunset Boulevard! (Image via Dr. Ward Bond) YOUTUBE: Fabulous, hour-long chat with Nancy Olson Livingston, Oscar nominee for Sunset Boulevard (1950) whose new memoir is being published at the age of 94.…
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Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac Dies @ 79
A "short illness" has taken the life of legendary singer-songwriter Christine McVie, who died Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in a London hospital. She was 79. Upon the occasion of the release of a compilation album in June, McVie had told Rolling Stone she was in "quite bad health," noting she was dealing with severe back…
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