Don't get too excited — or too afraid — because that bizarre The Nanny 2019 video making the rounds is just a clever mash-up of existing footage of the original cast. Still fun to watch and contemplate, and that Golden Girls music is inspired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpduBFVw8XY&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR0QRfvqybcmK3E1C2fTsUtz4uIHQdnr6eLjWiWgum4HIq2MFvvR9qVs-a0
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‘Laverne & Shirley’ Marathon!
The Garry Marshall Theatre (4252 W. Riverside Dr., Burbank, Calif.) is hosting what sounds like a superfun event: a free Laverne & Shirley marathon featuring Cindy Williams, 71, in person! Penny Marshall Obit Here The marathon is Sunday, January 27, from 10 a.m - 10 p.m. — get tickets now. The went together like milk…
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Verna Bloom, ‘Animal House’ Cougar, Dies @ 80
Verna Bloom, perhaps most widely known as the libidinous wife of Dean Wormer (John Vernon, 1932-2005) in Animal House (1978), died Wednesday, January 9, in Bar Harbor, Maine, of complications of dementia, THR reports. She was 80. Verna Bloom: August 7, 1938-January 9, 2019 (Image via Universal) The actress made her Broadway debut in 1967's…
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Past & Curious: Return to ‘Oz,’ Elvira’s Back & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... Blonde ambition (Image via MGM) POSEIDON'S UNDERWORLD: As The Wizard of Oz (1939) hits 80, a new book gathers as much info as possible about what may be the most beloved movie of all time. Elvira: Mistress of Netflix? (Image via New World) MOVIE WEB: Cassandra Peterson…
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Past & Curious: Seeing Stars, Branding ‘Seinfeld’ as Inappropriate & More!
Links to the past with relevance today ... (more…)
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The Lady from the ‘Mary Tyler Moore’ Opening: Found!
No, she isn't still alive, but yes, there is information on the puzzled-looking lady from the Mary Tyler Moore (1970-1977) series opening credits! (more…)
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Past & Curious: Tippi Hedren’s Hitchcockian New Ad, Marie Osmond’s Shame & More!
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Celebs We’ve Lost in 2019 … So Far
Following is a list of the celebrated figures we've lost in 2019. Each name is followed by the deceased's age, birth and death dates, and a description. Nehanda Abiodun, 68 (June 29, 1950-January 30, 2019) Radical black revolutionary charged in he deadly Brink's robbery of 1981 who fled to Havana Theo Adam, 92 (August 1,…
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‘Super Dave’ Bob Einstein of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Dies @ 76
Bob Einstein, the Emmy-winning writer best known as Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm, died Wednesday in Indian Wells, California. He was 76. (more…)
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Dead Reckoning: Which Year Was the Worst for Celeb Deaths?
By the end of 2016, it felt as if everyone famous had died. We lost an incredible number of A-listers, including, but not limited to, Carrie Fisher and her mom Debbie Reynolds, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, David Bowie, Prince and George Michael. (more…)
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