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Jodie Foster Was Almost Leia!, ‘Sports Illustrated’ Chaos, Pat Boone’s New Single, Brat Pack Doc & More

January 19, 2024 Links to the past, with relevance today: 70 years and out. (Image via Sports Illustrated) NYT: The future of Sports Illustrated has been thrown into chaos — every single employee was just laid off. NYT: Nobody liked Hef ... the second after he died. VARIETY: Kenya Barris will present a 10-part series…

Roxette Memoir, Treat Williams Driver Charged, What Happens When Collectors Die & More

August 1, 2023 Links to the past, with relevance today! The limited collector's edition is loaded with added value. (Image via 1984) 1984: Just this past week, 1984 Publishing launched the final memoir from the late Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson, Listen to My Heart: Life, Love & Roxette, written with Helena von Zweigbergk. As you…

The latest Julien's Auctions sale, Legends, is happening today (June 13) and tomorrow (June 14) — and it has some pretty amazing, and amusing, goodies for fans of Hollywoodiana. Book 'er! (Image by Harold Lloyd/Julien's) Among the most interesting lots? Lots 'n' lots of personal Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) items, and some stunning original photos of…

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…

There's no place like a temperature-controlled safety deposit box! (more…)

Jerry Maren, Last Adult ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin, Dies @ 98

After surviving a March 2016 death hoax, last surviving adult Wizard of Oz Munchkin Jerry Maren has died for real, at age 98. THR reports he passed away sometime in May. (more…)

Dorothy Barrett, Who Appeared in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Dies @ 101

Dorothy Barrett, a lifelong performer who was a bit player in some of Hollywood's most memorable movies, has died. (more…)

Tag Archives: Wizard of Oz

Jodie Foster Was Almost Leia!, ‘Sports Illustrated’ Chaos, Pat Boone’s New Single, Brat Pack Doc & More

Roxette Memoir, Treat Williams Driver Charged, What Happens When Collectors Die & More

Auction: Marilyn, ‘Oz’ & More — Oh, My!

Past & Curious: Return to ‘Oz,’ Elvira’s Back & More!

‘Wizard of Oz’ Scripts Could Fetch $1M+

Jerry Maren, Last Adult ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkin, Dies @ 98

Dorothy Barrett, Who Appeared in ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Dies @ 101

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