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Subject Author Date Msgs Healthwatch: NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson Suffered a stroke Friday, January 30, 01:17:31pm 1 Andrew Fischer, Father of 1st Known Surviving US Quintuplets Dead at 89 Friday, January 30, 01:06:34pm 2 The Fischer Quints & parents -- Andrew Fischer was around 39 when this picture was taken, Friday, January 30, 01:06:34pm Poet & Songwriter Rod McKuen Dies at 81 Friday, January 30, 12:47:09pm 13 I just heard this song last night! -- "Oliver Twist", Thursday, January 29, 03:39:40pm "The Mummy"- Bob & Dor (Dor was Rod McKuen) -- ., Thursday, January 29, 03:40:46pm "The Beat Generation" -- Bob & Dor, Thursday, January 29, 03:41:29pm Didn't Like Rod McKuen Much -- Der Bingle, Thursday, January 29, 06:20:06pm Nor was I a fan ... but anyone who wrote songs that were performed by Johnny Cash, Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Frank Sinatra, Chet Baker and Dolly Parton had to have something special. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Thursday, January 29, 06:50:36pm "Seasons In the Sun" written by Rod McKuen -- Terry Jacks, Thursday, January 29, 07:50:40pm Rod McKuen also wrote "Jean" for Oliver in 1969 -- Rob Durkee, Thursday, January 29, 11:07:40pm I interviewed Rod 82 days ago: it may have been his final interview -- Ronnie Allen, Thursday, January 29, 08:42:03pm Wow, that is a pretty good distinction. I think the last time I saw him was his appearance on the screen review of friend Elaine Stritch's "At Liberty", in 2002. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 29, 11:01:50pm Baby, Its Cold Outside by Petula Clark & Rod McKuen -- Link, Friday, January 30, 03:28:28am Which songs did he compose the melody as opposed to writing the lyrics (NT) -- "Seasons in the Sun" was a Jacques Brel translation, Friday, January 30, 05:24:05am "Jean" (NT) -- from "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, Friday, January 30, 12:47:09pm Happy 96th Birthday! Physician Pacifico Marcos, Director Michael Anderson is 95, Actress Dorothy Malone is 91, Football's Bump Elliott turns 90. (NT) jlp Friday, January 30, 12:19:41pm 3 Actor Gene Hackman is 85 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 30-, Friday, January 30, 12:05:57pm Producer, director Harold Prince is 87, writer Shirley Hazzard is 84, writer Ted Honderich is 82, actress Elsa Martinelli is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, January 30, 12:19:41pm Robert Ladd, Executed Texas Friday, January 30, 12:13:33pm 1 Healthwatch: Actor Robbie Coltrane Hospitalized Friday, January 30, 12:11:30pm 1 Healthwatch?:The latest Enquirer says Chevy Chase has "9 months to live" (NT) Since he supposedly weighs 320 Friday, January 30, 12:08:30pm 2 He does look rather "portly" in this pic -- Link, Friday, January 30, 12:08:30pm REMEMBRANCE: January 27, 1945 ~Holocaust survivors gathered along with several world leaders today to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Red Army. ... The infamous camp in Poland was where more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed. Friday, January 30, 12:04:37pm 6 How can Germany ever be forgiven for the Holocaust? (NT) -- HOW?, Thursday, January 29, 12:10:21pm The same way we can forgive America for slavery and Native-American atrocities. ...We learn from it, and move on from it, never to repeat. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 29, 12:36:24pm Have we learned from it? -- Teller, Thursday, January 29, 01:09:12pm Hitler and other Nazis can't be forgiven, Germany is not just Hitler and the Nazis.. -- obitchecker, Thursday, January 29, 09:19:12pm There's a book titled "Hitler's Willing Executioners" that argues that ordinary Germans were more than willing to do Hitler's atrocities (NT) -- ., Friday, January 30, 12:04:37pm Bernice Gordon, legendary crossword puzzle writer Dies at 101 Friday, January 30, 11:19:49am 2 Now she's 6 down and 4 across. (NT) -- Puzzled, Friday, January 30, 11:19:49am Terry Carter, actor with roles in the TV series Battlestar Galactica and McCloud killed in hit and run accident at age 86. Apparently killed by Death Row Records mogul Suge Knight Friday, January 30, 10:57:11am 9 No link provided -- Here's one, Friday, January 30, 07:55:19am Photo -- Sharon, Friday, January 30, 08:07:29am Also injured was actor/former bloods gangbanger Cle Shaheed Sloan, best known as 'Bones' head drug dealer in finale 'the Jungle' scene in Denzel Washington's "Training Day". ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 30, 08:50:05am Apparently, this was a hoax, misunderstanding or very poorly reported story. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 30, 10:01:53am Well I saw it on the late news last night, hearing a witness say "Suge Knight killed Terry Carter with his truck". ...NO, this is no hoax! lol Knight was arerested for murder this morning. -- theChronicler, Friday, January 30, 10:46:01am The 'hoax' is that the fatality victim Tery Carter' was NOT the octogenarian actor, but a local mechanic friend of Knight. ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 30, 10:54:11am Link ... -- Link, Friday, January 30, 10:55:59am The Terry Carter, actor (in his 80) is alive ... -- Colt, Friday, January 30, 10:57:11am Today's Picture: Alice Herz-Sommer (NT) An Inspiration to All Friday, January 30, 08:56:18am 4 What a sweet lady she was. Sommer died at age 110, just one week before the documentary "The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life" won 'Best Documentary' at last year's 86th Academy Awards. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 29, 04:42:26pm Good thing she was found to be ... (NT) -- ..."useful" in the camps., Friday, January 30, 08:52:08am Wow, Sommer was age 40(!) when she was liberated from Nazi camps! Sadly, her husband died of typhus in Dachau camp, just six weeks before that camp was liberated. (NT) -- Their son Raphael, an accomplished cellist and conductor, died of a stroke in 2001, aged 64., Friday, January 30, 08:56:18am Neil Levang, longtime musician on The Lawrence Welk Show and provided music for dozens of films and TV shows Dies at 83 Friday, January 30, 05:34:21am 5 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 29, 12:17:41pm "Ghost Riders In The Sky" -- Neil LeVang, Thursday, January 29, 12:25:21pm He played on "Freak Out", The Mothers of Invention's first album! (NT) -- RIP, Thursday, January 29, 07:09:52pm I've long held that the musicians don't care what genre of music they're playing, and work is work (NT) -- it's the fans that get all bent out of shape, Friday, January 30, 05:34:21am OT: Actor Joel Gey comes out as gay Father of Jenifer Grey Thursday, January 29, 03:33:40pm 3 Geez, 82 years old, ...it's about time! But we always knew who he was. (NT) -- But daughter Jennifer? After her nose job, I couldn't pick her out in a lineup!, Wednesday, January 28, 07:30:54pm Little Freudian slip on the initial post (NT) -- ^^^, Thursday, January 29, 01:18:52pm Bill Guisewite, father of 'Cathy' cartoonist Dead at 94 Thursday, January 29, 01:36:51pm 1 Happy 104th Birthday! Artist Kazuya Naka, Writer Masashige Narusawa is 90, Actress Ann Jillian turns 65. (NT) jlp Thursday, January 29, 01:04:39pm 5 Actress Katharine Ross is 75. Actor Tom Selleck is 70 -- Other birthdays, Jan. 29-, Thursday, January 29, 12:11:52pm Tom Selleck is only 5 years younger than Len Cariou, who plays his father on "Blue Bloods" (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 29, 12:12:36pm Guitarist Franco Cerri is 89, actor Peter Byrne is 87, Judge George Ross Anderson is 86, writer Christopher Collier is 85, composer Leslie Bricusse is 84, photographer Fred Jüssi is 80 (NT) -- Biologist Roger Payne is 80, Thursday, January 29, 12:29:10pm Today, W.C. Fields would've been 135 (1-29-1880-12-25-1946) (NT) -- Findagrave listed illegitimate son William Rexford Fields Morris died November 28,2014 age 97., Thursday, January 29, 01:04:39pm Rose Marie McCoy, Songwriter (Elvis' "Trying To Get To You" and "I Beg Of You" ) Dead at 92 Thursday, January 29, 12:50:35pm 6 "Dippin' in My Business" -- Rose Marie McCoy, Monday, January 26, 04:48:18pm "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" -- Ike & Tina Turner, Monday, January 26, 05:04:12pm I haven't seen any mainstream press about this (NT) -- There was a Rose Marie McCoy who died earlier this month - not the real McCoy though, Tuesday, January 27, 10:57:46am Obituary finally published -- Died in Champaign, IL, Thursday, January 29, 09:34:49am "Tryin' to Get to You" -- The Eagles, 1954 (obviously, not the 70's "Take it Easy" group), Thursday, January 29, 12:50:35pm Chen Yu-lung, Killed in accident on set of Martin Scorsese's latest film Taiwan Thursday, January 29, 12:46:27pm 1 Animator/Director Phil Robinson RIP Thursday, January 29, 12:30:26pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Thursday, January 29, 12:30:19pm Imdb -- Link, Thursday, January 29, 12:30:26pm Lt. Col. Edward Saylor (Doolittle Raiders) Dies at 94 Thursday, January 29, 12:23:59pm 2 Pic. -- RIP, sir, Thursday, January 29, 12:23:59pm Colleen McCullough, author of The Thorn Birds, dies wWDI Thursday, January 29, 12:22:32pm 4 She was 77. (NT) -- Russ, Thursday, January 29, 09:36:03am Pic -- ., Thursday, January 29, 12:15:18pm Her book "Tim" was filmed in 1979 starring Mel Gibson (NT) -- One of his earliest roles, Thursday, January 29, 12:22:32pm Lotte Hass, Austrian diver and underwater filmmaker Dead at 86 Thursday, January 29, 12:20:17pm 2 Pic (w/ husband Hans) -- Link, Thursday, January 29, 12:20:17pm Mercy Haystead, British actress of 1950's television and film dies at 84 Hollywood Reporter Thursday, January 29, 12:14:05pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Thursday, January 29, 12:14:05pm OT: Will Bill Cosby ever respond directly to the charges by multiple women? And is his former reputation and future career irreperally shattered? Thursday, January 29, 10:13:39am 16 You may not realize it--as it's never been mentioned in the press coverage--but many of these women sued him and got a nice cash settlement. (NT) -- Don't believe them when they say it's not done for money., Saturday, December 20, 11:51:12am And here's the unpleasant truth... -- ., Saturday, December 20, 12:01:04pm So 20+ women over 30+ years are nothing but liers, whores, golddiggers and opportunists? -- The Happy Reaper, Saturday, December 20, 02:07:54pm Just my luck, the only time I come here and find Reaper defending a black man ...and he's a rapist. ~Oh, Lawd! (NT) -- Please fear the reaperrr., Tuesday, January 27, 09:46:18pm Well I wont be defending your reading comprehension skills anytime soon. -- The Happy Reaper, Thursday, January 29, 03:40:58am I think you have it twisted. That should read ... -- Only a few claimed that one., Saturday, December 20, 03:21:12pm JUST IN (Jan.2015): Add another accuser to rape case. Longtime wife of Oscar-winning producer Alan Ladd Jr, film exec/philanthropist Cindra Ladd claims was drugged and raped by Cosby, years ago. ... -- Link, Tuesday, January 27, 12:27:49pm How the hell was he able to get away with it, for DECADES? (NT) -- It boggles the mind!, Tuesday, January 27, 12:29:08pm You have no idea how the elite lives. When you have money and power, much is turned a blind eye. (NT) -- They're have been notables who've gotten away (with unwitting public) with murder -literally., Tuesday, January 27, 12:32:25pm Then again, several of these women have settled in the past for a ca$h $ettlement. (NT) -- But that fact's conveniently left out of news coverage., Tuesday, January 27, 04:35:36pm How Cosby Got Away With It ... -- guitargirl, Tuesday, January 27, 02:03:46pm Well stated. -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 27, 02:05:44pm Thanks Chron...I appreciate that. (NT) -- guitargirl, Tuesday, January 27, 05:18:24pm Guitargirl agree with Chron very well stated and agree 100 %....... (NT) -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Thursday, January 29, 02:58:48am Thank you Janet....I appreciate your kind words. (NT) -- guitargirl, Thursday, January 29, 10:13:39am Geraldine Doucet, Canadian actress and singer Dead at 85 Wednesday, January 28, 09:22:55pm 2 I well recall her husband Roger singing the national athems at the Montreal Forum. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, January 28, 09:22:55pm Happy 99th Birthday! Art Historian Florentine Mutherich, Politician Hyun Soong-jong is 96, Actress Anne Jeffreys is 92, Guitarist Robert Bain is 91, Religious Figure Ugo De Censi is 91, (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 28, 08:57:28pm 14 Resistance Fighter/Poet Armand Gatti is 91, CIA Agent James McCord is 91, Actress Joan Leslie turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, January 26, 04:18:42am Cool! Happy 90th to Joan Leslie. We just saw 1942's "The Male Animal" on TCM with Joan and screen big sister Olivia deHavilland -who's now 98! -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 11:09:33am Sportscaster- actor Bob Uecker is 80 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 26-, Monday, January 26, 11:44:51am Actor William Hopper was born 100 years ago today (died 1970) -- "Paul Drake" on "Perry Mason", Monday, January 26, 11:54:32am Theologian David Jenkins is 90, cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 86, sculptor Napoleon Abueva is 85, cyclist Ercole Baldini is 82, publisher Roger Landry is 81 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 26, 11:58:42am Hopper's father actor, singer, comedian, and theatrical producer DeWolf Hopper was born in 1858! -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 12:26:32pm Eddie Van Halen is 60 today! -- Wow!, Monday, January 26, 12:52:54pm "Mr. Big Stuff" -- Jean Knight, Monday, January 26, 04:50:21pm "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" -- Wham!, Monday, January 26, 04:51:52pm William Hopper's widow, Jeanette, died in Oct., 2008, in El Monte, Calif. (NT) -- ., Monday, January 26, 01:08:29pm William Hopper's screen wife Rochelle Hudson ("Rebel Without a Cause"), LIKE Hopper, died at age 55. Hopper died on her 54th birthday in 1970. Hudson would die days from his birthdate (January), too. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 02:18:47pm Speaking of Anne Jeffreys, here in California we had a great local PBS series w/Huell Howser. Here's a great special he did called, "The Two Anns". ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 28, 07:59:40pm Nice interview. (NT) -- Thanks for sharing it., Wednesday, January 28, 08:57:28pm Happy 104th Birthday! Politician John van Hulst, Japanologist Patrick Lennox Tierney is 101,Bandleader Niels Foss i s99, Politician Ciro Domenico Kroon is 99, Actress Scotty Bloch turns 90. (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 28, 08:06:52pm 7 Scotty Bloch is the second actress named Scotty to turn 90 this month (NT) -- Katherine Scottie MacGregor is also 90, Wednesday, January 28, 07:04:50am Actor Alan Alda is 79 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 28-, Wednesday, January 28, 12:04:07pm Painter George Papassavas is 91, writer Vera Williams is 88, sculptor Claes Oldenburg is 86, writer Roy Clarke is 85, film director Jack Hill is 82, writer David Lodge is 80 (NT) -- Actor Nicholas Pryor is 80, Wednesday, January 28, 12:27:39pm Alan Alda, yet another 'celeb kid' who's pushing 80!! (NT) -- I read yesterday that Alan Ladd Jr. is 77! His dad killed himself at 50., Wednesday, January 28, 02:30:19pm Here's Alan Alda in "Purlie Victorious" (1963) -- A decade before "MASH"!, Wednesday, January 28, 04:07:36pm He had a brief cameo (no lines) in the first episode of George C. Scott's one season drama "East Side West Side" (NT) -- Also in 1963, Wednesday, January 28, 08:06:52pm On this date in 1977, comedian Freddie Prinze (star of "Chico & the Man") shot himself. He died the next day (NT) First celeb death to really affect me Wednesday, January 28, 07:05:40pm 3 Hard to believe he was only 22, when he died. -His son Freddie Jr. (b.1976) has gone above and beyond to keep his father's heritage and legacy, alive! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 28, 05:32:08pm Father Karl Preutzel died in 1979. Mother Maria died in 2013, at 92 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 07:05:40pm Here's some trivia- Pawel Czolgosz, father of McKinley assassin Leon Czolgosz, outlived his son over 40 years, dying in 1944 aged 101! One of Leon's sisters died in 1976, at 100! Wednesday, January 28, 07:01:31pm 1 Broadway Producer Peter Neufeld Dies at 78 Wednesday, January 28, 06:50:11pm 2 IBDb -- Link, Wednesday, January 28, 06:50:11pm On this date in 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after take off (NT) 29 years ago! Wednesday, January 28, 05:56:29pm 4 . We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God." (NT) -- Ronald Reagan, Wednesday, January 28, 04:09:47pm Actually, it was written by Peggy Noonan, who came up with the speech. She also wrote, Bush's "Read my lips: no new taxes" during his 1988 presidential run. (NT) -- Later worked as a consultant on the TV drama, "The West Wing"., Wednesday, January 28, 05:56:29pm I remember that day -- Der Bingle, Wednesday, January 28, 04:44:56pm Kel Nagle, Australian golfer who defeated Arnold Palmer by 1 stroke to win The British Open in 1960 dies at 94. Australian media reporting Wednesday, January 28, 04:18:53pm 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 04:18:53pm Archive: Hal Smith, Jan. 28, 1994 Character actor Wednesday, January 28, 04:18:11pm 4 Gotta love 'Otis the town drunk'! ... -- Smith was great at what he did., Wednesday, January 28, 02:33:45pm He was "Calver Weems" in "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken" (NT) -- Luther thought he was dead!, Wednesday, January 28, 04:17:36pm Burt mustin was in "Mr Chicken", too (NT) -- Played "Mr. Delagondo", Wednesday, January 28, 04:18:11pm Archive: Burt Mustin, Jan. 28, 1977 Elderly character actor Wednesday, January 28, 04:13:15pm 4 I just saw him on Dragnet as an elderly burglar (NT) -- !, Wednesday, January 28, 12:08:24pm God love Burt Mustin, began his acting career at 67!! ...One of my favorite roles came in Burt's last, as 'Arthur' in TV's "Phyllis". He was dead a month after classic episode aired (Dec. 1976)! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 28, 02:53:26pm And Judith Lowry, who Mustin "married" on "Phyllis", died before the episode even aired! (NT) -- She died Nov. 29, 1976- episode aired in Dec., Wednesday, January 28, 04:13:15pm Yves Chauvin, Received 2005 Nobel Prize for Chemistry Dies at 84 Wednesday, January 28, 04:10:41pm 3 Two Nobel Laureates have died in the last 24 hours. :-( (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 02:40:15pm Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 04:10:41pm John Myers, ex- Congressman from Indiana Dead at 87 Wednesday, January 28, 12:15:25pm 3 Congressional bio -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 12:14:51pm Pretty skimpy obit, considering he was in Congrress for 30 years (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 28, 12:15:25pm Warren Hill, Executed for killing fellow inmate Georgia Wednesday, January 28, 12:11:01pm 1 L.D. Cox, Survivor of USS Indianapolis sinking, dies at 88 only 35/317 survivors remain Wednesday, January 28, 11:17:17am 2 Well it's that time, again. ... -- Cue QUINT, Wednesday, January 28, 11:17:17am UPDATE....... Dad is Home Came home yesterday FINALLY...... Yippee....... (NT) noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran) Wednesday, January 28, 04:09:12am 2 Very good news... Wishing him a speedy recovery (NT) -- Harris, Wednesday, January 28, 04:09:12am Any East coasters toughing out the storm? (NT) stay safe Wednesday, January 28, 03:11:48am 21 I'm right on the fringe here in the Poconos in Northeast Pennsylvania.. (NT) -- So far, so good. But we aren't getting the worst of it., Monday, January 26, 06:03:50pm So far so good -- Cher (Brooklyn NY), Monday, January 26, 07:23:30pm The wind is really picking up here in Taunton, MA (NT) -- -, Monday, January 26, 07:43:51pm There is a strange clear liquid falling from the skies here in Los Angeles. So far, no deaths. (NT) -- Buckeye, Monday, January 26, 09:17:13pm Lol (NT) -- ☔️, Monday, January 26, 09:38:33pm Storm was a pussycat (NT) -- Not what they thought. Ordinary snow storm (Brooklyn NY), Tuesday, January 27, 04:17:44am NYC didn't get much (NT) -- Boston was and continues to be hit hard., Tuesday, January 27, 05:27:33am You mean it was just media hype? (NT) -- When has that ever happened before..., Tuesday, January 27, 05:48:13am Buckeye, hope it helps the drought conditions a bit. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, January 27, 06:04:08am They always claim it's never enough Ed. When it rains they warn of mudslides. When it doesn't they warn of wildfires. It's a wonder anyone wants to live out here. (NT) -- Buckeye, Tuesday, January 27, 09:18:07pm Not really happy - going to have to drive to work - all secondary roads. Don't know what it will be like. Local traffic is a joke! (NT) -- Sharon, Tuesday, January 27, 04:49:49am So true. The media hype was outrageous! -- and don't give me 'storms change directions very quickly', Tuesday, January 27, 06:07:25am I'm a bit further inland, and so we're doing all right .... -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, January 27, 06:07:59am We're in western PA; we tend to mostly luck-out. It can get very unpleasant, but we're equipped for it since it's a regular thing. (NT) -- We rarely experience 3 ft. of snow, however. Last yr: Maybe 15-20" + drifting., Tuesday, January 27, 06:30:33am I agree too many complainers about precautionary alerts. But gotta love you New Englanders. ~A hardy bunch! -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 27, 10:59:44am Things are a mess here in Boston. (NT) -- Ted G., Tuesday, January 27, 07:09:28am Ocean breach reported in Rhode Island and Massachusettes. (NT) -- High tide at 5pm, reported to be a rough one!, Tuesday, January 27, 11:42:14am Weird weather. It's sunny and 70 here in KC. (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, January 27, 09:47:41pm Portland, Maine: 21.5 inches -- Loren, Wednesday, January 28, 02:07:19am well we were supposed to get it but we were disappointed..... but thats ok but the other may be going up north to help out ( he is an electrician) (NT) -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Wednesday, January 28, 03:11:48am In 1978 Scottsdale, Arizona Bob Crane was murdered. Another crime happened there then that took 30 years to solve! The Happy Reaper Wednesday, January 28, 02:48:54am 1 Nobel laureate and laser inventor Charles Townes dies ... ...at age 99. Tuesday, January 27, 09:13:16pm 5 Townes won the Nobel for Physics in 1964, same year Martin Luther King was awarded the prize for Peace. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 27, 08:25:51pm What is the earliest year now where someone is still living who won a Nobel Prize? (NT) -- Any idea?, Tuesday, January 27, 08:26:12pm Looks like the earliest living recipients may be Chen-Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee, who shared the Physics Prize in 1957 -- Harris, Tuesday, January 27, 09:13:16pm I assume there aren't many Nobel Prize winners left from the 1960's. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 27, 08:26:28pm Luke Martin, Jr., Father was a slave, fought in the Civil War! Dead at 97 Tuesday, January 27, 07:41:32pm 3 His father was born in 1836! (NT) -- Wow!, Tuesday, January 27, 06:54:48pm "179 years after his father was born" (NT) -- That really is amazing, Tuesday, January 27, 07:41:32pm Musician John Bilezikjian Dies at 66 Tuesday, January 27, 04:30:49pm 5 John Bilezikjian on the oud -- ., Tuesday, January 27, 04:08:31pm You pretty much have the market cornered if you can master an unusual musical instrument (NT) -- ,, Tuesday, January 27, 04:09:16pm Ravi Shankar and Zamfir come to mind. (NT) -- And they played?, Tuesday, January 27, 04:18:24pm The sitar & the pan flute! (NT) -- !, Tuesday, January 27, 04:30:49pm Vadim Dorofeyev, Russian actor, dies fighting for ISIS He was 31 Tuesday, January 27, 02:50:04pm 2 Allah Akbar (NT) -- You scum, Tuesday, January 27, 02:50:04pm Healthwatch: Richard Simmons Where is he? Tuesday, January 27, 02:17:09pm 2 Friends filed 'elder abuse' charges w/county. Investigators visited a well-spirited healthy Simmons at his home. Other than a persistent limp (knee injury), ALL checked out 100%, TMZ reports. ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 27, 02:17:09pm Archive: William Nolde, Jan. 27, 1973 Last US soldier killed in Vietnam War Tuesday, January 27, 01:39:43pm 2 First US soldiers killed in Vietnam- Army Major Dale R. Buis and Master Sergeant Chester M. Ovnand, July 8, 1959 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 27, 01:39:43pm Michael Lambert, Ireland's oldest man Dead at 107 Tuesday, January 27, 12:44:11pm 1 Gunshots fired at city council meeting, 2 police officers shot, gunman killed New Hope, Minn. Tuesday, January 27, 12:43:34pm 2 Shooting at Two Cops Shot Inside New Hope, Minnesota, City Hall After Ceremony. Shooter killed. ... -- VIDEO Link, Tuesday, January 27, 12:43:34pm Healthwatch: Golf Hall of Famer Charlie Sifford Suffers stroke Tuesday, January 27, 12:39:57pm 1 Marshall Schlom, Script Supervisor for Hitchcock, Kramer and Nichols Dead at 86 Tuesday, January 27, 12:35:19pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 27, 12:35:19pm Bob Bardo, TV producer (Dick Clark Productions) Dead at 71 Tuesday, January 27, 12:32:23pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 27, 12:32:23pm Happy 100th Birthday! Actress Maria Salome, Politician Gabriel Paul is 97, Actress Holly Betaudier turns 90. (NT) jlp Tuesday, January 27, 12:29:47pm 5 Actor James Cromwell (“Babe”) is 75 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 27-, Tuesday, January 27, 11:59:25am Actor Brian Rix is 91, actor Michael Craig is 87, German politician Hans Modrow is 87, businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed is 86, inventor Nigel Vinson is 84, French politician Édith Cresson is 81 (NT) -- Racer George Follmer is 81, writer Gillian Beer is 80, Tuesday, January 27, 12:15:41pm Mohamed Al-Fayed is the father of Dodi Al-Fayed (killed in car wreck with Princess Diana). (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 27, 12:29:14pm Hard to believe his son has been dead nearly 20 years! (NT) -- Time marches on., Tuesday, January 27, 12:29:47pm Christopher “Kit” Carson, Chief of staff for radio host Rush Limbaugh Dead at 56 Tuesday, January 27, 12:07:17pm 1 Joe Franklin, longtime NYC radio and TV host who helped originate the talk show format has died at age 88. (NT) Just heard on a NYC radio station. Haven't seen anything official yet. Tuesday, January 27, 12:03:03pm 25 He was a true TV pioneer; his show ran from 1950-1993. -- Lgevirtz, Saturday, January 24, 07:12:07pm Conducted over 300,000 interviews. Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, John Belushi got their first TV exposure on his show. (NT) -- Even had a cameo role in Ghostbusters. Rest in Peace., Saturday, January 24, 07:35:31pm Obituary -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 07:38:48pm That's a BLOG, not an Obit. (NT) -- And nationally recognized news sources??, Saturday, January 24, 07:40:36pm True. The "blog" states no details on death (ie;place/cause of death, survivors, etc) (NT) -- Smells like hoax., Saturday, January 24, 07:42:28pm I Think It Will Come Out As True -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 07:49:28pm Another Source -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 07:51:54pm That source is known for posting false info. -- Wiki doesn't allow them to used as a reference., Saturday, January 24, 08:01:14pm Back Up On WIKI -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 08:03:47pm Gone again, If the clown posting this provides a reliable source I'll leave it alone. -- If true TMZ would be all over it. All I'm seeing is blogs & Facebook, Saturday, January 24, 08:19:58pm Sounds like you're just wanting attention. (NT) -- Kinda pathetic, if ya ask me., Sunday, January 25, 11:59:46am Wow, that's a fantastic BLOG! (NT) -- PS) BTW, last night, I just saw Franklin in Woody Allen's BROADWAY DANNY ROSE!, Tuesday, January 27, 12:03:03pm CONFIRMED: New York Daily News article -- Official enough?, Saturday, January 24, 08:16:28pm Thank you -- Works for me, Saturday, January 24, 08:20:51pm I have lived in Brooklyn for 66 years and I have never heard of this guy (NT) -- I guess everyone wants to be a celebrity in death., Saturday, January 24, 09:11:09pm How much does a Brooklyn cave cost to live in? (NT) -- How out of touch can you be?, Saturday, January 24, 09:28:13pm Billy Crystal famously impersonated Franklin on SNL in the 80's. (NT) -- The world knew who Franklin was even if they never heard of him before., Sunday, January 25, 05:26:47am Billy speaks of Joe Franklin on DAVID LETTERMAN (1984) with impression! -FUNNY ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 25, 11:41:26am You have to be joking; he was an institution and had a somewhat campy following (NT) -- He also had a long running radio show, Memory Lane, on WOR 710in NY, Sunday, January 25, 04:03:15pm I grew up in California, and I even remember Franklin’s latenight talk on cable’s WOR. He had record for the longest continuously running TV talk show in history (WJZ/WOR1950-93)! ~Fun show ...... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 25, 11:30:30am Likewise, I've lived on the West Coast my whole life, & I've heard of Joe Franklin (NT) -- RIP, Sunday, January 25, 12:32:32pm Franklin was in "Ghostbusters" playing himself -- Link to Imdb, Sunday, January 25, 12:34:00pm In the film "The Aristocrats" (2005) Sarah Silverman told a joke about Joe Franklin raping her when she was a child. Franklin sued her (NT) -- They settled out of court, Sunday, January 25, 12:38:12pm The Ramones on the Joe Franklin Show, 1988 -- Link, Sunday, January 25, 02:06:50pm Cops: Ex-Fox producer kills himself outside NYC headquarters Worked at an Austin, TX affiliate Tuesday, January 27, 08:09:11am 2 If you have time, you should watch (listen to) his lengthy youtubes on the subject of his firing. (NT) -- Kind'a interesting stuff. {The link was on mediaite}, Tuesday, January 27, 08:09:11am Today's pic: Jeremiah Denton (former Vietnam POW and Alabama senator) (NT) RIP Tuesday, January 27, 07:48:23am 1 Singer Demis Roussos dies aged 68 Sherlock Tuesday, January 27, 07:28:11am 5 Obit -- BBC, Monday, January 26, 11:41:33am Charted one song in the US, "That Once In A Lifetime", #47 in 1978 -- Russ, Monday, January 26, 04:45:39pm Not to be confused with Motown's Ron Miller & Orlando Murden song "For Once in My Life". Or the Goffin, King & Spector song, "Just Once in My Life". -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 05:01:07pm Was one of the hostages on the TWA Flight 847 in 1985 (NT) -- Sherlock, Tuesday, January 27, 07:28:11am OT: Here are the last 5 people born in the 1800's Link Tuesday, January 27, 03:49:06am 4 Just goes to show, the women will bury us guys, everytime. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 12:28:08pm That's our reward for puttin' up with y'all ;} (NT) -- a few peaceful years, Monday, January 26, 05:52:50pm That's our penalty for thinking with our schlongs... (NT) -- Mr. X, Tuesday, January 27, 03:49:06am Bill Monbouquette, Pitched for the Boston Red Sox Dead at 78 Monday, January 26, 08:13:21pm 3 Seems to be a trend: signing someone to a 1-day contract so they can officially retire as a member of an organization. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Monday, January 26, 07:04:16pm A truly dumb trend (NT) -- Like a divorced person signing a one-day marriage certificate, Monday, January 26, 08:13:21pm OT: Actress Debbie Reynolds to receive SAG Lifetime Achievement Award jlp Monday, January 26, 06:26:31pm 10 Well deserved! (NT) -- Lgevirtz, Sunday, January 25, 04:00:35pm Did not seem her normal self during her acceptance speech. Seemed tired, unprepared and confused. (NT) -- Hope she is feeling ok., Monday, January 26, 07:22:39am I agree. She'll be 83 soon, and seemed very slowed and uneasy. I'm afraid time finally caught up the the unsinkable Debbie Reynolds. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 10:12:08am Yes - I'm afraid I have to agree as well. I was expecting feisty Debbie but she did seem uneasy. (NT) -- Sharon, Monday, January 26, 10:52:06am Uneasy, and don't forget, repeated herself a few times. Poor thing. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 12:29:39pm Perhaps too much celebration at the table? (NT) -- NT, Monday, January 26, 10:20:51am Wow - I just watched the clip. She seemed so out of it (NT) -- senile or Alzheimers?, Monday, January 26, 10:46:58am Nah, like mentioned above, it might have been a lil 'liquid courage' celebration from the table? But she seems time marching for Tammy. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 11:00:18am I met her in 1987. She was absolutely lovely. (NT) -- Lovely, Monday, January 26, 06:26:31pm Awwww-today's pic Clarissa Dickson Wright the last of The Two Fat Ladies, youngest person to 'pass the bar' in The UK and a personal fav-died 15 March 2014 (NT) TOBY Monday, January 26, 06:12:37pm 8 Saw that show a few times, They were a riot. (NT) -- Teller, Monday, January 26, 02:12:46pm I suspect she drank heavily (like her father) throughout her life, looking much older beyond her 66 years, at time of death. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 02:22:16pm Wow, reading her bio, she had QUITE the life and career. Her father a surgeon, she inherited million$ after her parents' deaths, only to become homeless later! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 02:28:59pm She looked awful. Alcohol + English genetics = pic: -- The Happy Reaper, Monday, January 26, 03:41:54pm I've seen worse. (NT) -- Teller, Monday, January 26, 04:43:24pm Once again, money isn't everything (NT) -- (but it sure as heck helps!), Monday, January 26, 05:49:33pm But liquor is quicker? Wright once claimed that, during her alcoholic years, she had sex with a public official, behind the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons! ...Where's my hurl bucket?? (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 06:12:37pm Octavio Orduno, Oldest bicyclist in Long Beach, Ca., if not the world Dead at 106 Monday, January 26, 05:02:38pm 2 Riding his bike on his 104th birthday -- Link, Monday, January 26, 05:02:38pm William Geoghegan, Gave RFK Stadium its name Dead at 90 Monday, January 26, 02:06:50pm 1 Fatema Qadib, Egypt's oldest person Dead at 114 Monday, January 26, 01:12:20pm 1 Paul Serrano, Musician, recording engineer Dead at 82 Monday, January 26, 12:55:57pm 1 Healthwatch: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad (Nation's longest serving Governor) Hospitalized Monday, January 26, 11:47:15am 1 Buddy, Ritchie and Jape death being investigated Rory B Monday, January 26, 11:39:15am 4 Speaking of Buddy Holly, here's a recently discovered interview from 1958 -- Even hardcore fans never heard it before!, Sunday, January 25, 04:38:47pm This isn't a conspiracy theory. It's just an explanation of what might have caused the accident. (NT) -- Learn what "conspiracy theory means," please. Thanks., Sunday, January 25, 05:44:24pm He says he's heard some conspiracy theories about the crash. He doesn't say that this is one, just something new (NT) -- Your reading comprehension skills obviously need improvement, Monday, January 26, 11:39:15am SAG In Memoriam list Mitch Monday, January 26, 11:32:51am 7 Not in: Richard Bull, Martha Hyer, Bob Hastings, Ken Weatherwax (NT) -- Donna Douglas, Rod Taylor & Anita Ekberg...to recent?, Sunday, January 25, 07:07:59pm Too recent? Luise Rainer made the list. Do you have to be a SAG member to be an actor? -- Sharon, Monday, January 26, 05:14:36am No, there's always the complainers who want the most obscure people recognized for everything in every list everywhere. (NT) -- Life just doesn't work that way., Monday, January 26, 05:56:31am The cut off date for inclusion is probably December 31. Luise Rainer died December 30, Donna, Rod and Anita died the following week. (NT) -- They will be honored next year., Monday, January 26, 06:05:32am That dog don't hunt. ...Last year's SAG Memoriam ceremony (1/18/2014) included Joseph Ruskin (12/28), James Avery (12/31), Juanita Moore (1/1), and Carmen Zapata (1/5)! (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 26, 10:44:42am Rod Taylor and Richard Bull acted extensively in the last 5 decades. No excuse for their omittance. But they included Luise Rainer who had 3 acting jobs in the last 60 years. (NT) -- Not saying Luise shouldn't be there, but other people deserve the honor just as much., Monday, January 26, 11:32:51am Happy 93rd Birthday! Geneticist Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Actress Ellen Vogel is 93, Pharmacologist Arvid Carlsson is 92, Cinematographer Ivan Barnett is 90, (NT) jlp Sunday, January 25, 07:40:38pm 6 Actress Jadranka Stilin is 90, Production Sec. Vicky Fuggle is 90, Pianist Barbara Carroll turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, January 25, 04:40:47am Actor Dean Jones is 84 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 25-, Sunday, January 25, 12:26:01pm Canadian politician Jérôme Choquette is 87, writer Robert Faurisson is 86, musician Benny Golson is 86, ex- US Sen. Conrad Burns is 80, ex- Pres. of Portugal António Ramalho Eanes is 80 (NT) -- Actor Gregory Sierra is 74, Sunday, January 25, 12:45:12pm Jazz sax great Benny Golson, 86, is one of only TWO survivors (with Sonny Rollins, 84) of the 57 notables, in the iconic Art Kane photo, "A Great Day in Harlem" [1958]. ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 25, 07:34:09pm I often wonder why at nearly age 70, photographer Kane killed himself just days after a documentary about his iconic photo was nominated for an Oscar? Booze, health problems? Love issues? (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 25, 07:40:38pm Archive: Ava Gardner, Jan. 25, 1990 Actress Sunday, January 25, 07:05:23pm 3 Was in "Ghosts on the Loose" (1943) starring the Bowery Boys & Bela Lugosi (NT) -- Within a few years, she was o- starring with Clark Gable!, Sunday, January 25, 01:17:19pm I remember when Ava died alone, leaving me thinking, it's sad she died childless, having aborted Sinatra's baby during their marriage. (NT) -- That kid might have been a comfort to her in her old age., Sunday, January 25, 07:05:23pm Actor Robert Boon 1916-2015 Sunday, January 25, 04:02:03pm 15 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, January 25, 06:32:31am I assume that he was the oldest living Twilight Zone actor. (NT) -- Rod, Sunday, January 25, 10:05:36am Yes, he was and before him it was Don Keefer -- The oldest now is June Foray, Sunday, January 25, 10:47:15am Was in TZ episodes "Death's Head Revisted" & "Mute" (NT) -- Also in a film I was just thinking about recently- "Verboten!", Sunday, January 25, 12:27:57pm "Deaths-Head Revisited" was the only episode without an American actor, Robert Boon (Dutch), Joseph Schildkraut (Austrian), Oscar Beregi (Hungarian), Karen Verne (German), Ben Wright (English) -- TZ Fanatic, Sunday, January 25, 01:02:27pm Lol. Yea, ok. (NT) -- -, Sunday, January 25, 03:05:35pm You obviously found something funny. -- Please share it with us., Sunday, January 25, 03:11:17pm Perhaps it was the incredibly false claim made by a 'fan' (NT) -- there are all kinds of people here, lol., Sunday, January 25, 03:22:22pm Exactly how was it false? There are no credited American actors in that episode. IMDb says 2 uncredited ones appear but those claims have not been proven. -- Name one other episode without an American actor in the cast., Sunday, January 25, 03:31:16pm On a technicality, you could include "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" -- I don't count this one because it wasn't an actual TZ episode, Sunday, January 25, 03:43:02pm Not been proven by whom? We all know how accurate IMDB is. (NT) -- Admit it, you made a claim that cannot be substantiated., Sunday, January 25, 03:58:01pm I'll admit that with the way I originally worded it. -- Let me rephrase that, It's the only one with no credited American actor., Sunday, January 25, 04:02:03pm PHOTOS ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 25, 11:33:13am Boon was in "Queen of Blood" (1966) notable as one of Basil Rathbone's last films (NT) -- Dennis Hopper was in it too!, Sunday, January 25, 01:11:32pm Archive: Ray Peterson, Jan. 25, 2005 Singer Sunday, January 25, 01:36:51pm 2 "Tell Laura I Love Her" -- Ray Peterson, Sunday, January 25, 01:36:51pm Fridays photo- I don't know his name but isnt he the Japanese soldier who hid in the jungle until the 1970's because he didnt know WWII had ended? (NT) Darren Sunday, January 25, 12:30:43pm 12 It's Hiroo Onoda -- Todd, Friday, January 23, 09:57:53pm You are correct, Darren. In 1974, Hiroo Onoda's former commander traveled from Japan to a Philippine island to personally issue orders relieving him from duty ...from WWII. -- theChronicler, Saturday, January 24, 07:26:47am Not long after Onoda's discovery, The SIx Million Dollar Man aired a similar episode with character actor John Fujioka in a similar role. Fujioka turns 90 this June. (NT) -- TOBY, Saturday, January 24, 11:54:16am Don't forget Gilligan's island did an episode with the same theme! (NT) -- "So Sorry, My Island Now", Saturday, January 24, 12:11:44pm How can one use the same theme when the story was a decade away from being broken? (NT) -- Just curious how that works, Saturday, January 24, 12:47:47pm Because the Gilligan's Island writers saw into the future (NT) -- That's how that works, Saturday, January 24, 01:10:00pm DUH! Because for decades prior, there were forgotten WWII Japanese soldier hold-outs all along the South Pacific. -Fascinating topic. Onoda was the LAST Japanese holdout. ... -- LINK, Saturday, January 24, 02:38:49pm I remember that "Gilligan's Island" episode with ITALIAN-American actor Vito Scotti in the stereotypical buck-toothed part. Seems the 60s loved casting non-Asian in racist characature depictions. ... -- It smacks of Micky Rooney in "Breakfast at Tiffany" and Alec Guiness in "A Majority of One"!, Sunday, January 25, 12:10:42am How is that racist? (NT) -- its an act., Sunday, January 25, 05:22:55am Most are ugly stereotypes. (NT) -- Much like whites doing black face., Sunday, January 25, 11:43:35am Wanna see a really ugly Asian stereotype? -- Even worse because it was aimed at children!, Sunday, January 25, 12:30:43pm OT: Freda Rosen - she played Rita in the Honeymooners' "Alice And The Blonde" classic episode Anything definitive on her status? Sunday, January 25, 12:21:05pm 3 I guess the answer is -- nothing is definitive about her status, Sunday, January 25, 11:38:05am Freda was the widow of writer Arnie Rosen (NT) -- According to public records she lives in Beverly Hills Ca. birthdate Oct. 31, 1928, Sunday, January 25, 12:21:05pm Healthwatch: Author Ruth Rendell Critical condition after a stroke Sunday, January 25, 01:38:05am 1 Amy Arnaz, wife of Desi Jr and daughter in law of Lucille Ball has died Betty Saturday, January 24, 11:51:32pm 30 Rest in peace and without pain🎈 (NT) -- Cher, Friday, January 23, 02:46:51pm So sad. She must have been so young (NT) -- Desi Jr. turned 62 on Monday, Friday, January 23, 02:47:17pm Desi was born on the same day that Lucy "gave birth" to Little Ricky on I Love Lucy (NT) -- Eisenhower was inaugurated the next day, Friday, January 23, 03:32:53pm Desi Jr.'s first wife was actress Linda Purl (NT) -- They were married less than 2 years, Friday, January 23, 04:02:14pm He dated Patty Duke for a while, and when she got pregnant, she hinted it might be Desi's (NT) -- Which pissed off Lucy, Friday, January 23, 06:36:40pm I watched an episode of Password Plus last night with Lucille Ball, Desi Jr and Betty White. LB got real crusty in her old age. She was totally snubbing a 60's something BW (NT) -- TOBY, Friday, January 23, 07:35:41pm Probably why she was too stubborn to change the format of her 1986 sitcom that flopped (NT) -- She was 75 while trying to act like she did 30 years before, Friday, January 23, 07:46:56pm Say what you want, but Lucy was the best thing that ever happened to TV. (NT) -- To call her a legend isnt enough., Friday, January 23, 07:58:20pm In what capacity was she the greatest? There was like, 10 shows back then. (NT) -- TOBY, Saturday, January 24, 11:58:16am Yeah, but how many of those shows are still watched today? (NT) -- Not much call for ""My Little Margie"!, Saturday, January 24, 12:13:36pm TOBY, you may not like her but you cant disagres that she was a TV legend. (NT) -- did you get the show in Canada?, Saturday, January 24, 01:22:57pm Desi Arnaz Was The Best Thing -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 12:37:09pm Has anyone ever heard Lucill Balls' radio show, "My Favorite Husband" in which Richard Denning played her spouse? (NT) -- Show ran from 1948- 1951, Saturday, January 24, 12:44:21pm I agree. Lucy was the best. No one has even come close. (NT) -- Burnett is often compared, but she isnt even in the Top Ten, Saturday, January 24, 01:20:46pm Tina Fey? (NT) -- son, you have a lot to learn LOL, Saturday, January 24, 01:21:41pm How can Carol Burnett not be in the top 10? -- She's easily top 3 as far as I'm concerned., Saturday, January 24, 01:34:25pm She tried too hard to be Lucy and she failed. (NT) -- hair, physical comedy, etc., Saturday, January 24, 02:52:13pm Failed? Only one of the great female comedic talents in history. (NT) -- How ignorant., Saturday, January 24, 03:06:30pm Like most failures, her show lasted 11 years (NT) -- LOL, Saturday, January 24, 03:15:11pm TV Guide ranked Lucy #2. It ranked Burnett #22. (NT) -- enough said., Saturday, January 24, 04:12:04pm TOBY, I am surprised to hear you of all people are not a fan of Lucy. -- isnt she a gay icon or is that just Judy Garland?, Saturday, January 24, 04:15:03pm Tiny Fey Is Funnier -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 04:22:22pm You cannot compare two women from such different generations. (NT) -- You couldnt even say 'pregnant' in 1953., Saturday, January 24, 04:26:23pm Sure I Can -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 24, 06:37:03pm I guess TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, People, Time, etc., are all wrong. (NT) -- LOL, Saturday, January 24, 07:37:10pm Very true ..."two women from such different generations", but MORESO, the fact Lucy did NONE of her own writing AND always questioned if the content was indeed 'funny' -going back to I LOVE LUCY? ... -- Notorious for having NO sense of humor in life, but was GREAT as comic actor!, Saturday, January 24, 11:51:32pm Apparently, she was suffering from a brain tumor -- -, Saturday, January 24, 07:20:14pm Ernie Banks - Mr. Cub Dead at 83 Saturday, January 24, 09:29:34pm 9 CBS News -- :-(, Friday, January 23, 08:21:25pm A happy warrior, indeed. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Friday, January 23, 08:29:01pm Sad to hear this. He certainly was Mr. Cub in the '50s and '60s. (NT) -- obitchecker, Friday, January 23, 10:51:26pm His mother, Essie Banks died in 2009 at 97 (NT) -- Ernie was 78 then, Saturday, January 24, 07:18:32am Pic -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:03:59pm Imdb -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 12:20:42pm Longtime fan Bill Murray gave his son the middle name Banks (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 05:11:46pm Homer Banks Murray to be exact (NT) -- Mr. Cub had 512 of them, Saturday, January 24, 09:29:34pm Frank Mazzola, Film Editor and ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ Actor Dead at 79 Saturday, January 24, 05:57:22pm 6 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, January 21, 12:30:09pm Suffering from dementia, he was reported missing for several days last year -- sad, Wednesday, January 21, 12:32:06pm And the roll of people who worked with James Dean grows smaller (NT) -- Mazzola had a small role in "East of Eden" as well, Thursday, January 22, 12:05:41pm James Dean 24, Nick Adams 36, Sal Mineo 37, Natalie Wood 43, Williams Hopper & Rochelle Hudson (Wood's screen parents) BOTH died at 55! (NT) -- theChronicler (Corey Allen), Thursday, January 22, 12:17:14pm Rebel without a Cause Deaths -- Tim, Saturday, January 24, 05:57:22pm Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Vincenza Balassone-Colucci, Educator Daphne Lorraine Gum is 99, Sailor/Professor Marvin Creamer is 99, Actor Jerry Maren is 95, (NT) jlp Saturday, January 24, 05:15:36pm 10 Test Pilot Bob Hoover is 93, Painter Genevieve Asse is 92, Obstetrician Catherine Hamlin is 91, Politician Robert Kastenmeier is 91,Writer Richard Rohmer turns 91. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, January 24, 04:22:52am Please post them all in one post jlp, stop bumping your posts.. (NT) -- Chukka cann, Saturday, January 24, 08:39:17am He can't Chunkka. Only allows 200 character per post. (NT) -- jess tellin ya, Saturday, January 24, 09:11:51am Other birthdays, Jan. 24- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, January 24, 12:06:08pm Writer Desmond Morris is 87, actor Terence Bayler is 85, painter Mahmoud Farshchian is 85, comic book artist John Romita is 85, writer Jaan Puhvel is 83, writer Bamber Gascoigne is 80 (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:24:45pm "Ahab the Arab" -- Ray Stevens, Saturday, January 24, 01:45:31pm "Tell it Like it Is" -- Aaron Neville, Saturday, January 24, 01:46:34pm "Solitary Man" -- Neil Diamond, Saturday, January 24, 01:47:13pm "Goodbye Baby" -- Jack Scott (79 today), Saturday, January 24, 05:15:36pm Barrie Ingham, actor and voice of ‘Great Mouse Detective Dies at 83 Saturday, January 24, 05:13:01pm 4 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 05:00:43pm Appeared on a lot of US TV shows in the '80's (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 05:09:54pm Barrie Ingham Showreel -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 05:13:01pm Toller Cranston, figure skater and painter He was 65 Saturday, January 24, 03:31:19pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 24, 03:31:19pm Anime Voice Actor Rome Elliot Dies at 45 Saturday, January 24, 01:29:58pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 01:29:58pm Mark Mansfield, Child actor turned CIA spokesman Dead at 56 Saturday, January 24, 01:17:55pm 1 Father Ye Yaomin, China's oldest priest Dead at 105 Saturday, January 24, 01:12:36pm 1 Archive: Larry Fine, Jan. 24, 1975 Stooge Saturday, January 24, 12:27:43pm 2 I remember hearing the news of Larry's death, & then, only a few months later, Moe was gone as well (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:27:43pm Ann Mara, Matriarch of the NY Giants Hospitalized after a fall Saturday, January 24, 12:18:12pm 1 C.J. Bascaglia, guitarist and producer for the band Green Jelly/Green Jello (NT) Has died at 51. according to the site www.geeksofdoom.com Saturday, January 24, 12:15:29pm 2 "Three Little Pigs" -- Green Jelly, Saturday, January 24, 12:15:29pm Leatrice Joy Gilbert Fountain, Author and daughter of silent film stars John Gilbert and Leatrice Joy (NT) Has died according the site lastgoddessblogspot.com. She was 90 Saturday, January 24, 12:10:41pm 3 Her FB Page has numerous condolences as well -- Mitch, Saturday, January 24, 11:51:16am Wrote a good book about her dad John Gilbert titled "Dark Star" (NT) -- RIP, Saturday, January 24, 12:10:41pm PBA Hall of Fame charter member Chuck Pezzano Dies at 86 Saturday, January 24, 12:07:50pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:07:50pm Jean Lindenmann, a co-discoverer of interferon, age 90 ..... Ed Tracey Saturday, January 24, 12:06:56pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:06:56pm Ted O'Connell, Guitarist with the Treble Makers Dead at 57 Saturday, January 24, 12:04:47pm 5 "The Treblemakers Vs the Doomsday Device" -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 01:01:58pm Ted O'Connell, Guitarist with the Treble Makers -- Peter Brooks (Saddened and Shocked), Friday, January 23, 06:25:03pm I'm saddened and shocked that the email I just sent you bounced. (NT) -- Why is that?, Saturday, January 24, 08:56:03am Because the e- mails ALWAYS bounce on these phony sympathy messages (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:04:47pm Today's Archive: 24th January 1965, Sir Winston Churchill dies aged 90 Sherlock Saturday, January 24, 12:01:19pm 2 Daughter Diana committed suicide in Oct. 1963 at 54, son Randolph died at 57 on June 6, 1968 (same day RFK died) (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 24, 12:01:19pm OT: IMDB page on oldies living actress is NOT updated with Luise Rainer and Joan Fontaine Jess saying Saturday, January 24, 11:38:20am 6 The page was last updated - 11 Jul 2013 (NT) -- Duh!!!!! Totally useless page therefore, Saturday, January 24, 09:46:44am Use my list -- Colt, Saturday, January 24, 09:54:48am Great list, Colt. (NT) -- Thanks for sharing., Saturday, January 24, 10:15:21am I posted the initial messages. (NT) -- Thanks, Colt!, Saturday, January 24, 10:29:55am Pretty cool link. So it lists the OLDEST entertainment figures, still living? (NT) -- I see ol' Lupita and Connie near the top!, Saturday, January 24, 11:38:20am Tommy Mason, Pro-Bowl running back, first Minnesota Vikings draft pick in 1961 75 Saturday, January 24, 10:02:26am 7 Football card -- ., Thursday, January 22, 05:00:48pm He was briefly married to gymnast Cathy Rigby (NT) -- She competed in the Olympics for the U.S., Thursday, January 22, 07:19:39pm From 1972-1981 (NT) -- They had two sons, Friday, January 23, 11:34:11am Imdb says Mason & Rigby were married on Jan. 20, 1973 (day Nixon was sworn in for a 2nd term) (NT) -- So, Mason died just after what would've been their 42nd anniversary, Friday, January 23, 12:23:06pm They got divorced a few years later (NT) -- She was the second of his FOUR wives, Friday, January 23, 12:38:52pm I've also read they were married 1975-1985, and that she met her second husband the same year she was divorced-- (NT) -- Is that what ended the marriage?, Saturday, January 24, 10:02:26am Saudi King Abdullah dies aged 91 . Saturday, January 24, 10:00:47am 14 What is the protocol for this funeral in terms of who attends? I believe everyone for Prince Charles to Dick Cheney attended the last royal Islamic funeral in 2005. (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 04:10:03pm Send Cheney again (NT) -- LOL, Thursday, January 22, 04:33:36pm Oil and gas prices will be rising tomorrow. Oil companies will say to much uncertainty in the region now. (NT) -- Emir, Thursday, January 22, 04:51:01pm Well, I just filled up today, so I'm good for now (NT) -- $1.61, Thursday, January 22, 07:20:21pm Where? (NT) -- ., Friday, January 23, 07:07:48am Northern Ohio (NT) -- Get it while it's low, Friday, January 23, 09:37:53am I remember the King from those infamously embarrasing pics where George W. and he were holding hands and kissing him on the mouth. -- PHOTO, Thursday, January 22, 07:53:17pm What's embarrassing about them? He was following custom and protocol. (NT) -- Nothing wrong with honoring another culture's traditions., Friday, January 23, 06:14:21am Queen Elizabeth is now the oldest monarch in the world. (NT) -- she turns 89 in April, Friday, January 23, 11:05:59am Monday will mark 23,000 days since she became Queen. (NT) -- Charles in waiting., Friday, January 23, 11:45:36am Speaking of Elizabeth, she passes up her great- great grandmother Victoria as longest reigning British Monarch in Sept. 2015. ... -- Victoria died Jan. 22, 1901, after 63 years, 7 mos. on the throne., Friday, January 23, 01:55:09pm I'm sure they'll have a big celebration. (NT) -- God save the Queen!, Friday, January 23, 01:55:44pm King Abdullah was buried Friday afternoon in an unmarked grave, his body shrouded in a simple beige cloth without a coffin. .... -- Burial was in line with Islamic tradition that all people -even kings are equal in death before God., Friday, January 23, 08:00:31pm SkyMall, 25 Russ Saturday, January 24, 08:47:52am 1 Vince Camuto, 78, Founder of Nine West NY Times Saturday, January 24, 03:30:59am 1 Composer/Orchestrator Norman Henry Mamey Dies at 66 Saturday, January 24, 12:49:45am 2 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 12:49:45am Director/Producer Richard F. McWhorter Dies at 100 Saturday, January 24, 12:43:17am 2 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, January 24, 12:43:17am Happy 109th Birthday! 1906 SF Quake survivor William Del Monte, Asst. Dir, Roy Parkinson is 99, Resistance Fighter/Historian Jean-Louis Cremieux-Brillhac is 98, (NT) jlp Friday, January 23, 11:15:05pm 19 Hockey's Elmer Lach is 97, Composer Sid Ramin is 96, Religious Figure Jan Chryzostom Korec is 91, Writer Vangelis Goufas turns 90. (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 10:48:58am Just how many 1906 S.F. Quake survivors, are still around? (NT) -- It WAS a 109 years ago!, Thursday, January 22, 10:50:17am Only 2 or 3, at most! (NT) -- Ruth Newman's another one, Thursday, January 22, 12:11:26pm Actress Piper Laurie is 83 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 22-, Thursday, January 22, 12:18:31pm Actress Diana Dill is 92 today. Mother of Michael Douglas, 70 (NT) -- Ex- husband Kirk Doughlas is 98, Thursday, January 22, 12:35:09pm British politician Betty Lockwood is 91, lawyer Alan Grieve is 87, athlete Galina Zybina is 84, Chef Graham Kerr ("The Galloping Gourmet") is 81 (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 12:38:32pm Just saw her again in THE HUSTLER, last weekend. She was great, and earned the Oscar nod that year! -Sophia won though, for TWO WOMEN. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 22, 12:36:14pm After "The Hustler", Laurie didn't appear in another film until "Carrie" (1976)- 15 years later! (NT) -- !, Thursday, January 22, 12:40:36pm A tribute to her talent, she was nominated for Oscars for both performances! A 3rd nod came a decade later in "Children of a Lesser God", and won an Emmy that same year in "Promise" (1986). (NT) -- Appeared in 1995's THE GRASS HARP, w/CARRIE film-daughter Sissy Spacek -this time playing sisters!, Thursday, January 22, 02:41:49pm That reminds me of when Tom Hanks & Sally Field played boyfriend- girlfriend in "Punchline", & several years later. played mother- son in "Forrest Gump"! (NT) -- !, Thursday, January 22, 04:53:59pm Laura Dern was just nominated for an Oscar playing Reese Witherspoon's mother (NT) -- There's only nine years difference, Thursday, January 22, 07:17:46pm I saw Grass Harp and the Carrie connection never dawned on me (NT) -- Nell Carter was also in that movie - she died 12 years ago today, Friday, January 23, 11:15:05pm The only other SF Quake of 1906 survivor still alive is Ruth Newman, age 113. (NT) -- Lgevirtz, Thursday, January 22, 01:39:48pm Ruth Newman is not among the verified supercentenarians (NT) -- she has not supplied adequate proof - many believe her to be much younger, Thursday, January 22, 01:41:09pm DelMonte is creeping upon the world's oldest men. (NT) -- scitea, Thursday, January 22, 02:45:24pm William DelMonte is probably the last living person who was a millionaire and lost it all in the 1929 Stock Market Crash (NT) -- Darren, Thursday, January 22, 07:09:00pm Irving Kahn (also 109) was an investor (NT) -- but actually doubled his money during the crash of '29, Thursday, January 22, 07:52:20pm Edythe Kirchmaier is 107 -- cameron, Thursday, January 22, 07:56:27pm Today's photos: Alicia Rhett and Mary Anderson (NT) Both were in GWTW. Just watched Anderson in Lifeboat - she was great Friday, January 23, 10:49:42pm 3 Absolutely great film! Hitchcock did some of his best efforts in "Lifeboat" (1944), of which Anderson was its sole cast member left, until her death last year. (NT) -- And alicia Rhett was the oldest surviving GWTW member, until her death at 98, last year., Thursday, January 22, 07:19:25pm That's a really nice picture of Mary. -- obitchecker, Friday, January 23, 10:49:42pm OT: Greta Van Susteren, Rev. Franklin Graham among the passengers when elevator suddenly plunges 4 floors Hanoi Friday, January 23, 04:09:55pm 3 Wonder if Greta's chin shifted to the other side (NT) -- Rev. Graham probably blurted out, "Holy sh**", Friday, January 23, 12:38:10pm Video -- Link, Friday, January 23, 03:08:03pm Tangerine Dream Founder Edgar Froese Dies at 70 Friday, January 23, 04:00:02pm 2 "Mothers Of Rain" -- Tangerine Dream, Friday, January 23, 04:00:02pm Happy 101st Birthday! Football's Jim Freeman, Burlesque Dancer Betty Rowland is 99, Photojournalist David Douglas Duncan is 99, Politician Ten Koko Sonoda is 96, (NT) jlp Friday, January 23, 12:29:15pm 6 Architect Gottfried Bohm is 95, Sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga is 94, '52 Olympic Athlete Horace Ashenfelter is 92, Poster Designer Silvano Campeggi is 92, (NT) -- jlp, Friday, January 23, 05:23:11am Conservationist Luc Hoffmann is 92, Actress/Director Jeanne Moreau turns 87. (NT) -- jlp, Friday, January 23, 05:24:36am Actress Chita Rivera is 82 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 23-, Friday, January 23, 12:14:28pm Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart was born 100 years ago today (died 1985) -- Said he couldn't define porn, but "Knew it when he saw it", Friday, January 23, 12:25:49pm Writer Phillip Knightley is 86, Nobel winning chemist John Polanyi is 86, athlete Bill Sharpe is 83, educator, activist Robert Parris Moses is 80, Opera singer Teresa Zylis-Gara is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, January 23, 12:29:15pm Ian Allen, Former Negativland Member Dead at 56 Friday, January 23, 12:19:30pm 1 OT: I just discovered that many Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts are on Youtube! (NT) A Great Find for Me! Friday, January 23, 11:12:35am 8 This is a fantastic find! (NT) -- Wonder if a lot of Columbo episodes and "Twilight Zones" are on YouTube., Friday, January 23, 09:16:43am Why not share the link (NT) -- ?, Friday, January 23, 09:36:45am There isn't just one link - go to Youtube and search "Dean Martin Celebrity Roast" (NT) -- dozens will show and they're all complete roasts., Friday, January 23, 10:06:23am My FAVORITE was always Foster Brooks. God bless his tipsy soul. ... -- LINKS, Friday, January 23, 10:45:46am He was always my least favorite. I thought his drunken bit got old very quickly. (NT) -- But, he was a good comedian nonetheless., Friday, January 23, 10:46:20am Thanks. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 23, 10:48:49am I always loved Red Buttons "...Never Gotta Dinner" schtick. .... -- ., Friday, January 23, 11:12:35am Stan Irwin, Producer, manager (Johnny Carson) Dead at 94 Friday, January 23, 11:10:56am 3 He did the voice of Lou Costello in the Abbott & Costello cartoons of the late 60's -- Bud Abbott did his own voice, Thursday, January 22, 05:14:01pm I used to watch those cartoons when I was a kid (NT) -- I had wondered if he was still alive., Friday, January 23, 11:10:56am Actress Sandy Balson Dies at 84 Friday, January 23, 01:43:40am 2 IMDb -- Link, Friday, January 23, 01:43:40am Joe Dowell ("Wooden Heart") turns 75 Rockin' Robin Thursday, January 22, 10:26:56pm 1 OT: This week's Entertainment Weekly has a great interview with Olivia DeHavilland, 98 Sadly, she's another celeb who outlived a child Thursday, January 22, 07:17:41pm 2 Same issue has a great article on the late Mr. Blackwell (NT) -- Claimed he had sex with Cary Grant, Randolph Scott, & Tyrone Power!, Thursday, January 22, 07:17:41pm This pic of LBJ talking to Walter Cronkite was taken on Jan. 12, 1973 10 days later, he was dead Thursday, January 22, 07:16:39pm 13 This page has a pic of LBJ at Dolph Briscoe's inaugeration as Texas Gov. on Jan. 16, 1973 -- Unfortunately, the pic is pretty small, Wednesday, January 21, 01:34:23pm I always thought the psychological affect LBJ went through was fascinating. In the end, haunted by the war and its young protesters, he grew hair long and wore beads! Here's last public speach. ... -- VIDEO shows LBJ in much heart pain, popping nitro pills. Died 5 weeks later., Wednesday, January 21, 03:22:59pm in his final days LBJ would listen to "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel repeatedly while agonizing over his legacy; worrying that he would only be remembered for the Vietnam war (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 21, 04:59:20pm LBJ speaks to Richard Nixon on Jan. 2, 1973 -- Says he "feels pretty good", Wednesday, January 21, 05:03:27pm The fact that he died just as the Vietnam War was ending is incredibly ironic (NT) -- Considering it ended his Presidency, Wednesday, January 21, 08:45:31pm LBJ was to ill to attend Nixon's inauguration (NT) -- he died two days later., Thursday, January 22, 07:10:11am In the 10 years from 1963- 73, five Presidents died (JFK, Hoover, Ike, Truman, & LBJ) in the 42 years since then, 3 have died- (Nixon, Reagan, & Ford) (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 12:02:19pm LBJ died just ONE day before the Paris Peace Accords ending the Vietnam War, ...just 2 days after what would have been the end to his 2nd term, had he run and been reelected in 1968! (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 22, 12:06:11pm Henry Kissinger said he called LBJ a few days before he died to tell him the peace treaty was going to be signed (NT) -- So, Johnson knew the war was ending, Thursday, January 22, 12:17:24pm Humphrey could have been president for under 2 days (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Thursday, January 22, 07:12:18pm No, because Johnson died 2 days AFTER his term would've ended (NT) -- Of course, if he'd run again in 1968, the stress of the job might've killed him before 1973!, Thursday, January 22, 07:16:15pm More than likely, he would have run in 1972 (NT) -- Then HE would have died in office in 1978, Thursday, January 22, 07:16:39pm Peggy Charren, Advocate for children's TV Dead at 86 Thursday, January 22, 05:07:22pm 1 Ruth Manchester, Mother of singer Melissa Manchester Dead at 93 Thursday, January 22, 04:47:47pm 1 Arnold Prieto, Killer of 3, executed Texas Thursday, January 22, 01:47:09pm 1 QUESTION: Dead rock and roll bands Please read Thursday, January 22, 01:25:45pm 41 Four Tops and Temptations (NT) -- Come to mind, Friday, January 16, 08:45:53am Abdul "Duke" Fakir of the Four Tops is still alive (NT) -- Last survivivng member, Friday, January 16, 12:22:18pm And Otis Williams of the Temptations is still alive (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 12:23:14pm Ramones (NT) -- Erik, Friday, January 16, 09:24:48am Aren't all of the original founding members of Canned Heat dead? (NT) -- I seem to recall reading that somewhere., Friday, January 16, 10:35:27am Drummer Fito De La Parra is still alive, as is bassist Larry Taylor (don't know if he was an original member, though). (NT) -- Ted G., Saturday, January 17, 10:16:10am Larry Taylor was indeed an original member - de la Parra joined for the 2nd Canned Heat album. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Sunday, January 18, 05:30:22pm Amazingly, aren't all of Buddy Holly's Crickets still living? (NT) -- I think they're all 75+!, Friday, January 16, 10:47:40am The Four Tops and The Temptations have one original member living. (NT) -- Canned Heat bassist Larry Taylor ,drummers Frank Cook and Aldolfo Fita de la Parra are still alive., Friday, January 16, 11:19:57am Nicki Sullivan, one of Holly's Crickets, died in 2004 -- He was 66, Friday, January 16, 11:22:35am Here's a rock group where all the members are dead -- Inside, Friday, January 16, 11:23:30am That group never had any charted records. (NT) -- Jess saying, Friday, January 16, 12:19:28pm OK, that was pretty funny. (NT) -- <Permanently stoned., Friday, January 16, 01:41:16pm Don and Juan ("What;'s Your Name" and McFadden and Whitehead ("Ain't No Stopping Us Now") (NT) -- All deceased, Friday, January 16, 12:20:52pm All three members of The Jimi Hendrix Experience are deceased (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 12:24:41pm From Ruby and the Romantics, only Ruby survives ..... (NT) -- and all female Orlons are dead: Stephen Caldwell is still with us, Friday, January 16, 12:23:59pm The original Platters are all dead (NT) -- Last was Herb Reed in 2012, Friday, January 16, 01:28:27pm Also all of the "classic" Coasters? (NT) -- I think so., Friday, January 16, 01:35:23pm Leon Hughes of The Coasters is alive (NT) -- He's 85, Friday, January 16, 01:43:16pm The Four Aces, Four Freshman, The Moonglows, (NT) -- The Kalin Twins and Mickey & Sylvia are dead, Friday, January 16, 01:58:10pm One of the "classic" Coasters? (NT) -- What hit was he in? Duh., Friday, January 16, 03:12:12pm QUESTION: What rock band from the 1950's has all it's original members, still living? (NT) -- TRIVIA: And who was the first Rock 'n Roll fatality?, Friday, January 16, 01:43:09pm Johnny Ace died 1954. And The Fleetwoods are all living (NT) -- now well into their 70s, Friday, January 16, 01:59:36pm My dad talks to The Fleetwoods Gary Troxel occasionally on the phone- always gets a Christmas Card from him too- (NT) -- Darren, Friday, January 16, 02:58:16pm Gary was active in fighting for grandparents' rights after his son-in-law won custody of his grandchild and cut off contact with Gary and his wife. Unfortunately, SCOTUS sided with the son-in-law. (NT) -- obitchecker, Tuesday, January 20, 08:48:47pm Wow, I'd forgotten about The Fleetwoods! They were the first group in the world to have multiple No. 1 Hits top The Billboard Hot 100 in a single year! (NT) -- Also the first mixed-gender trio ever with more than one No. 1 hit!, Saturday, January 17, 02:25:03am Anyone know the status on Lee Andrews and the Hearts? Not that many years ago, all were still living and on a revival special. -- obitchecker, Tuesday, January 20, 08:53:42pm Les Paul and Mary (NT) -- Ford, Friday, January 16, 05:47:42pm The Browns. Jim Ed, Maxine and Bonnie are still here. (NT) -- Ted G., Saturday, January 17, 10:18:02am Prayers for Jim Ed, who is battling lung cancer (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 17, 10:19:34am The Chords and the Silhouettes are all deceased -- Rockin' Robin, Sunday, January 18, 08:56:00pm Speaking of Silhouettes, there's the group called the Rays who recorded "Silhouettes" (NT) -- Lead singer Hal Miller is the only surviving member of that group, Monday, January 19, 10:08:56am Four Preps: only one Prep is still standing - lad singer Bruce Belland (NT) -- ., Monday, January 19, 08:52:05am They were all lad (male) singers but I meant LEAD singer (NT) -- I shall now head to Typo Prison, which is 26 miles away, Monday, January 19, 10:07:33am the Paris Sisters trio - only Sherrell is still with us (NT) -- Priscilla died a few years ago; Albeth died a few weeks ago, Monday, January 19, 10:12:13am Here's a few more 50s / 60s groups... -- list inside, Monday, January 19, 12:39:12pm 3/4 of Badfinger are gone (Joey Molland is the sole survivor) and everyone who's ever been in Spanky and Our Gang are gone (six people) except for Spanky and drummer John Seiter. (NT) -- Ted G., Tuesday, January 20, 10:02:37pm 3/4 of The Mama & the Papas are also gone -- Only Michelle Phillips is left, Tuesday, January 20, 10:15:59pm Is Ron from Badfinger alive? Because that'd make him the only survivor from the original lineup (NT) -- Joey joined after their first record so isn't an original member, Thursday, January 22, 08:10:10am Yes, Ron Griffiths is still alive. He was said to have been ousted from the band due to a rift with bassist Tom Evans. (NT) -- Ted G., Thursday, January 22, 01:25:45pm Violetta Degtiareva, Russian tennis player Dead at 23 Thursday, January 22, 01:03:16pm 2 Was primed to be the next (NT) -- Anna Kournakova., Thursday, January 22, 01:03:16pm Pauline Yates, British actress Dead at 85 Thursday, January 22, 12:32:13pm 3 Imdb -- Link, Thursday, January 22, 12:30:30pm Boy, there's a lot of British TV shows I've heard of, but never seen..."Dixon of Dock Green", "Z Cars", "Coronation Street"... & "Dr. Who" (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 12:32:13pm Vince Camuto, Shoe designer Dead at 78 Thursday, January 22, 12:26:53pm 2 Was married to Miss Sweden 1989 and Miss Universe first runner-up Louise Camuto. (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 22, 12:26:53pm John Bayley, Oxford Don was married to writer Iris Murdoch Dead at 89 Thursday, January 22, 12:25:49pm 2 Their story was told in the film "Iris" (2001) (NT) -- Judi Dench played Iris, Thursday, January 22, 12:25:49pm Archive: Jack Lord, Jan. 21, 1998 Steve McGarrett Thursday, January 22, 12:16:00pm 4 "Hawaii 5-0 Theme" -- ., Wednesday, January 21, 04:55:17pm Add Lord to celebs who survived the death of child. In 1955, Lord's teen son died of hepatitis. Other reports say 'an accident'? Sadder still, they say Lord had no relationship with his son. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 22, 12:01:39pm According to this, the boy drowned -- Link, Thursday, January 22, 12:16:00pm Former British politician Leon Brittany dies aged 75 Sherlock Thursday, January 22, 12:13:36pm 2 His name was Leon Brittan, he was Home Secretary -- Link to BBC obit, Thursday, January 22, 12:13:36pm Former KY Governor Wendell Ford Dies at 90 Thursday, January 22, 12:07:06pm 2 Also served as a US Senator -- Link to pic, Thursday, January 22, 12:07:06pm OT: Healthwatch - Bill Belichick's and his team's reputation? The Pats should be DQed from the Super Bowl. ... But of course they won't. Thursday, January 22, 10:33:38am 13 The best immediate solution: suspend Belichick from the Super Bowl (NT) -- Ouch!, Wednesday, January 21, 11:41:34am I don't get the problem. Don't both teams in a game play with the same footballs? So an advantage for one would be the same advantage for the other? (NT) -- Forest, Wednesday, January 21, 02:23:01pm Smacks of Billy Martin's keen eye and bat/pine tar scandals. Geo.Brett's homer taken away. (NT) -- Belichick should be suspended from Bowl., Wednesday, January 21, 02:43:39pm Each team has to provide the balls they play offense with. Refs are supposed to check them before the game. (NT) -- Get the problem., Wednesday, January 21, 03:51:55pm Forest, each team plays with it's own footballs while on offense. The Colts were able to tell the balls the Pats were using were deflated when they intercepted a pass. -- I agree, the Pats have a history of thumbing their noses at the rules - Buckeye, Wednesday, January 21, 09:24:40pm I'm not following closely, but did the Colts alert the refs as soon as they noticed? Or was this all Monday a.m. stuff? (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, January 22, 06:49:11am I don't see what the big deal is - clearly the Pats are the better team (NT) -- and the Colts are looking for reasons to chip away at their credibility., Thursday, January 22, 07:09:16am Mmmm...yes,problem. Thanks. I don't follow football. (NT) -- Forest, Thursday, January 22, 07:10:35am If the Patriot were also using under-inflated balls throughout the season, they should be DQ'ed from the Super Bowl -- Piggy Light, Thursday, January 22, 09:00:35am Sorry ..... "Patriots" ..... then again they are SORRY Patrtiots (NT) -- but of course they won't be apologetic!, Thursday, January 22, 09:01:57am Wow - do you hate the Patriots that bad? -- Don't hate them because they are a good team., Thursday, January 22, 09:04:07am Who said anything about hating them? I think it is wrong if they cheated. -- I also think Bonds and Clemens and McGwire cheated., Thursday, January 22, 10:33:38am Today's photo: Polly Bergen (NT) Kisses for My President Wednesday, January 21, 03:25:37pm 5 2 actors who appeared in "Kisses For My President" died in 2014 -- Polly Bergen & Eli Wallach, Wednesday, January 21, 12:25:58pm Speaking of Wallach, I was watching 1987's NUTS. And saw nearly everyone in courtroom scenes dead now. -Robert Webber (d.1989), Martin Balsam (d.1996), Maureen Stapleton (d.2006), now Wallach in 2014. (NT) -- And BOTH James Whitmore & Karl Molden died in 2009., Wednesday, January 21, 02:33:09pm Who was Karl Molden? (NT) -- Never heard of him., Wednesday, January 21, 03:02:54pm Can we have less snark over grammar/typos? (NT) -- Thank you,, Wednesday, January 21, 03:25:37pm Melvin Gordon, CEO of Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Dead at 95 Wednesday, January 21, 01:38:55pm 1 Happy 96th Birthday! World War 2 Military Figure Eric Brown, Musician/Actor Lennie Bluett is 96, Baseball's Sam Mele turns 93. (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 21, 12:21:18pm 4 Bluett had an uncredited role in Gone With the Wind -- Here is a video of him last year at 95, Wednesday, January 21, 06:34:50am Actress Ann Wedgeworth ("Evening Shade") is 81 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 21-, Wednesday, January 21, 12:00:34pm Ex- US Rep. Abner Mikva is 89, writer Gene Sharp is 87, basketball coach John Chaney is 83, actress Audrey Dalton is 81, educator Neil Rudenstine is 80 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 21, 12:21:18pm Healthwatch: Actor Brian Blessed Collapsed on stage Wednesday, January 21, 12:09:19pm 1 Healthwatch: Lindsay Lohan Hospitalized Wednesday, January 21, 12:06:24pm 1 Shanice Clark, Univ. of Pa. basketball player Chewing gum may have played a role in her death Wednesday, January 21, 12:04:33pm 5 She was a student of California University of PA, NOT University of PA (NT) -- guitargirl, Tuesday, January 20, 01:14:49pm Has there been other cases of death by chewing gum? (NT) -- Just Curious, Tuesday, January 20, 01:22:19pm Just people who can't walk & chew gum at the same time! (NT) -- !, Tuesday, January 20, 04:51:48pm Wasn't it LBJ who said of Jerry Ford, "He can't walk & chew gum at the same time"? -- Makes you wonder why he put him on the Warren Commission, Wednesday, January 21, 12:04:33pm Happy 96th Birthday! Singer Lucille Dumont, Politician Harry M. Moss is 96, Poet Marcos Ana is 95, Bandleader Ray Anthony is 93,. (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 21, 12:00:44pm 20 Singer Nora Brockstedt is 92, Poet Ramon Xirau is 91, Director Guido Stagnaro is 90, Poet Ernesto Cardenal is 90, Photographer James Fonseca is 90. Actor Peter Donat turns 87 (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, January 20, 04:56:57am Comic icon George Burns was born 119 years ago today! And it was just 19 years ago today, he celebrated his 100th birthday, quietly, in frail health, with his family. (NT) -- Burns would die just 48 days, after his 100th birthday., Tuesday, January 20, 10:18:36am George Burns is among my favorites - he was just a one-of-a-king guy! (NT) -- -, Tuesday, January 20, 10:43:59am Son Ronnie Burns appeared on TV's "Larry King LIVE" on Burns's 100th birthday, with all-star panel -who are most all dead now, including Ronnie. ... -- VIDEO of Burns visiting his gravesite years before. ..., Tuesday, January 20, 10:54:57am Does anyone know if Burns' daughter is alive or not? (NT) -- I'd imagine she would be in her 80s?, Tuesday, January 20, 10:56:34am Wikipeida says Sandra Burns died in 2010 -- Born in 1934, Tuesday, January 20, 11:16:36am Sandra was reported to have died August 12, 2010 (NT) -- In Newton Mass. under name Sandra Jean Burns-Day age 76, Tuesday, January 20, 01:07:28pm True. Ronnie was adopted (at 3 months old) a year after his sister Sandra, in 1934, making her 80, if alive? ... -- Sandra Jean Burns-Luckman, lived in Mission Beach, CA, but has reported died a few years back., Tuesday, January 20, 11:40:13am Great video, but it was from 2003, on what would have been Burns' 107th birthday (NT) -- Nice man - touching how he visited Gracie's tomb monthly, Wednesday, January 21, 12:00:44pm Burns had made plans to play the London Palladium on his 100th birthday (NT) -- A bathtub fall ended those plans, Tuesday, January 20, 11:27:57am In July 1994, Burns underwent surgery to remove fluid in his skull, after a bathtub fall. By Dec. 1995, he attended Sinatra's Christmas party, where he caught the flu -weeks before his 100th birthday. (NT) -- And of course on March 9, 1996, Burns, now weakened by illness, he dies of heart failure., Tuesday, January 20, 12:00:00pm Both Burns and Bob Hope died less than two months after turning 100 (NT) -- Once they reach the milestone, it's time to slip away, Tuesday, January 20, 12:03:23pm Comedian Arte Johnson is 86 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 20-, Tuesday, January 20, 12:03:34pm Soldier, "Survivor" contestant Rudy Boesch is 87, drummer Jimmy Cobb is 86, football player, coach Frank Kush is 86, astronaut Buzz Aldrin is 85, Nobel winning physicist David Lee is 84 (NT) -- Hockey player Lou Fontinato is 83, actor Tom Baker ("Dr. Who") is 81, Tuesday, January 20, 12:12:25pm Jimmy Cobb is the only surviving musician who performed on Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" - the best-selling jazz album of all time. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, January 20, 05:07:18pm Arte Johnson's "Twilight Zone" episode, 'The Whole Truth' originally aired on his birthday in 1961 -- Probably the earliest mention on a TV show of JFK being President, he was sworn in earlier that day., Tuesday, January 20, 02:13:11pm Funny how vintage-TV hardly mentioned current affairs, then. I think "I Love Lucy" only mentioned pop culture names a couple times -President Eisenhower and "Elvis-what's-his-name". (NT) -- The latter came in the "Lucy Misses the Mertzes" -aired February 11, 1957., Tuesday, January 20, 02:42:09pm Yes, Ricky complained that his newspaper got wet, & it looked like Pres. Eisenhower was golfing with Little Orphan Annie! (NT) -- !, Tuesday, January 20, 04:53:11pm Actually it was Cornel Wilde, not 'Ricky', who said it during those Hollywood location episodes! (NT) -- "The Star Upstairs" episode (April 18, 1955)!, Tuesday, January 20, 05:19:42pm Alice Bernard, Louisiana's last known Orphan Train rider Dead at 98 Wednesday, January 21, 10:58:46am 5 This is an Amazing part of America's history that should be far better known about (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Monday, January 19, 09:30:20pm Last known living Orphan Train Rider in Louisiana Alice Bernard has died -- Harold Dupre, Wednesday, January 21, 03:32:08am Harold, how come your email doesn't work? (NT) -- Just a question., Wednesday, January 21, 05:48:37am Wow, 250,000 babies dumped into families all along the country into Canada, to place them to homes!? (NT) -- No background checks, no health conditions inspected, I'm sure. God bless those kids., Wednesday, January 21, 10:58:46am Sarah Kemp, Australian actress Died Jan. 9th Wednesday, January 21, 09:11:23am 3 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 20, 05:10:41pm Charlie Darling!(youtube) -- Betty, Wednesday, January 21, 09:11:23am I found on Imdb that actress Kay Johnson died Jan. 20, 1980, at 56. She was married to Russell Johnson (Gilligan's Professor) She was in TZ episode "Night of the Meek" Tuesday, January 20, 11:23:29pm 9 Their son David Johnson (named after Russell's brother) was an AIDS program coordinator, died in 1994, of affects of AIDS. He was 39. -- David's obit ..., Tuesday, January 20, 06:41:01pm Jack Weston and his wife Marge Redmond appeared in "The Bard". Also Howard Duff and Ida Lupino appeared on the series (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 07:04:42pm John McIntire was in TZ's "The Chaser" (1960), and his wife Jeanette Nolan was in TZ's "The Hunt" (1962), as 'Rachel', and "Jess-Belle (1963), as local witch 'Granny Hart'! (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 20, 07:41:03pm There were several married couples that appeared on the series -- List:, Tuesday, January 20, 07:49:01pm Marge Redmond Cool Whip commercial -- Link, Tuesday, January 20, 07:53:54pm I've got a great, but probably too easy trivia question. -- What well-known actor was being carried by his mother during the filming of her episode?, Tuesday, January 20, 08:04:51pm "Lotta Love" - Nicolette Larson with Paul Barrere of Little Feat on guitar -- His parents, Paul & Claudia Bryar were both on TZ, Tuesday, January 20, 08:53:18pm Amazingly Redmond is still with us, at 90! I remember her best as 'Sister Jacqueline' in TV's "The Flying Nun"! MORE amazing is TV co-star Madeleine Sherwood, who played 'Reverend Mother', is now 92!! (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 20, 11:23:29pm Actor Don Harron Dies at 90 Tuesday, January 20, 08:40:02pm 21 Beat me by 7 seconds! (NT) -- !, Saturday, January 17, 04:28:15pm If you ever watched "Hee Haw", you'll remember him -- Link to pic, Saturday, January 17, 04:29:23pm Imdb -- Link, Saturday, January 17, 04:30:32pm I remember him mailnly from "Hee Haw" -- Also from "Mission: Impossible" and "The Outer Limits", Saturday, January 17, 04:38:08pm Oops -- Should be mainly, Saturday, January 17, 04:39:06pm I think that leaves only Gordy Tapp and Roy Clark as (NT) -- surviving HeeHaw male regular cast members, Saturday, January 17, 07:32:28pm Gailard Sartain is still living -- Several female cast members are still with us, Saturday, January 17, 07:40:10pm Lulu Roman, Cathy Baker, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Barbi Benton might disagree with your erroneous presumption! (NT) -- Don't piss off them Hee Haw honeys!, Sunday, January 18, 06:07:31am Exactly what was erroneous about it? -- Kathie Lee doesn't count, she was never a cast member of "Hee Haw", Sunday, January 18, 06:21:19am Uh...Kathie Lee WAS on Hee-Haw. -- Here's a pic, Sunday, January 18, 06:52:03am Thanks for the pic but I never said she wasn't on "Hee Haw." -- I said she wasn't a cast member., Sunday, January 18, 07:24:40am Daughter Mary Harron is a writer/director whose films include (NT) -- I shot Andy Warhol, American Psycho, The notorious Bette Page, and The moth diaries., Sunday, January 18, 12:27:35pm Ex-wife Virginia Leith was the star of (NT) -- The brain that wouldn't die., Sunday, January 18, 12:28:30pm That's one of my favorite movies! -- Here's the trailer!, Sunday, January 18, 12:34:10pm Kathie Lee was a regular on "Hee Haw HONEYS" (NT) -- A one-season spin-off; Misty Rowe was on it as well, Sunday, January 18, 09:17:40pm Kathie Lee was a regular cast member on Hee-Haw. That picture posted was from the show. (NT) -- IMDB isn't the be-all, end-all., Monday, January 19, 06:56:58am I realize that IMDb isn't always correct but regardless of that, Kathie Lee was never a cast member of "Hee Haw." Wiki isn't always reliable either but they agree with me. (Link) -- Show me some proof other than a photo that she was a cast member., Monday, January 19, 05:38:36pm You want more proof? Even the official "Hee Haw" website doesn't acknowledge her as being a cast member. (Link) -- She may have made an appearance or 2 but that's all., Monday, January 19, 05:55:40pm What don't you understand about the (NT) -- "male", Monday, January 19, 05:30:21pm He was on several episodes of "The F.B.I.", usually as a by-the-book Communist agent. On "The Fugitive", he played a by-the-book general who in the end let Kimble go. -- obitchecker, Tuesday, January 20, 08:40:02pm 50 year ago (January 20, 1965), legendary DJ Alan Freed died Rockin' Robin Tuesday, January 20, 05:51:47pm 13 Tim McIntire was born on this day in 1944 -- Fine actor, died way too young., Monday, January 19, 07:11:27pm According to Wikipedia, he was born 1/19/44 -- Rockin' Robin, Monday, January 19, 07:35:52pm That's what I meant. -- Today is the 19th, Monday, January 19, 08:06:52pm What are you guys talking about?? Tim McIntire was born in JULY! -- Reading in fundamental!, Tuesday, January 20, 10:44:09am I apologize, don't know where my mind was when I posted that. -- I thought it said Jan 19 but it was July., Tuesday, January 20, 11:26:17am Sad irony, actor Tim McIntire, who played Freed in "American Hot Wax" (1978), ...BOTH Freed and McIntire died of 'the drink', in their 40s! (NT) -- McIntire was outlived by his actor parents John McIntire, 79, and Jeanette Nolan, 74, at the time., Tuesday, January 20, 12:05:08pm Upon further review, his DOB was 7/19/44 (NT) -- Rockin' Robin, Tuesday, January 20, 05:51:47pm Freed's ashes were removed from the RRHOF in Cleveland -- They're now in nearby Lake View Cemetary, Monday, January 19, 07:16:26pm Freed is one of the few notables to have THREE separate final resting places! (NT) -- Few can find other celebs, who had three separate gravesites., Tuesday, January 20, 10:23:18am Freed died the day LBJ was sworn in as President (NT) -- For his four year term, Tuesday, January 20, 12:00:33pm Speaking of world leader, just days later, former UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, dies at 90. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 12:11:06pm Alan Freed interviews Buddy Holly, Oct. 2, 1958 -- They talk about FLYING!, Tuesday, January 20, 04:56:06pm Alice K. Turner, Fiction editor at Playboy for two decades Dead at 75 Tuesday, January 20, 05:16:13pm 2 She became fiction editor in 1979 when the previous editor, Sheldon Wax, died in the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 near Chicago in 1979 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 05:16:13pm Dallas Taylor, former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Drummer Dies at 66 Tuesday, January 20, 05:10:24pm 9 "Marrakesh Express" -- Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sunday, January 18, 02:00:44pm More about Dallas Taylor ...... -- Ed Tracey, Sunday, January 18, 05:42:12pm Clear Light also gave us Cliff DeYoung, who charted #17 in -- geazer, Monday, January 19, 04:27:41pm Here's the group "Clear Light" performing in th film "The President's Analyst" (1967) -- Link, Monday, January 19, 04:36:55pm Their album sure doesn't sound like they looked in that cut. Here's -- geazer, Monday, January 19, 05:12:39pm Their album is on the you tubes. -- geazer, Monday, January 19, 05:16:03pm That's because in the film, Barry McGuire ("Eve of Destruction") replaced Cliff DeYoung as the lead singer (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 11:57:42am Ah. Never saw the film, and the clip was too painful to watch closely. (NT) -- An okay tune, though., Tuesday, January 20, 05:10:24pm Paul Campbell, Actor who appeared in " "The Fighter" & "American Hustle", killed by police, after stabbing his mother to death He was 49 Tuesday, January 20, 05:03:33pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 20, 05:03:33pm OT: Recent Jerry Lewis pic Link Tuesday, January 20, 04:54:23pm 9 Like Don Rickles, also 88, the years catch up with the great comics. (NT) -- -, Tuesday, January 20, 12:36:32pm I think that's not a great comparison. Rickles is doing great for his age... (NT) -- And looks just fine. (And he's a helluva nice guy), Tuesday, January 20, 01:01:40pm Well, Rickles was in a wheelchair for months due to a leg infection (NT) -- I don't see how the two are different - both known for physical comedy, now frail., Tuesday, January 20, 01:29:11pm It's amazing though, how many comics have lived to their late 80's & 90's (NT) -- Guess laughter IS the best medicine!, Tuesday, January 20, 01:01:54pm The Enquirer isn't known for publishing flattering pictures (NT) -- "What's the worst one we have?", Tuesday, January 20, 02:00:22pm I was lucky enough to meet and speak to Lewis on his last birthday (March). He was still very sharp mentally, never using a wheelchair, -at least then (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 20, 04:01:59pm Very sad pic. (NT) -- 😏😞, Tuesday, January 20, 04:02:40pm Jerry turns 89 on Mar. 16th. He's been in show biz longer than most people have been alive (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 04:54:23pm Darren Shahlavi, Martial Artist in ‘Mortal Kombat’ and ‘Arrow’ Dead at 42 Tuesday, January 20, 12:21:02pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 20, 12:21:02pm Ricardo dos Santos, pro surfer Dead at 24 (gun shot) Tuesday, January 20, 12:01:32pm 2 Pic -- ., Tuesday, January 20, 12:01:32pm Healthwatch: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Hospitalized after he was thrown from horse Tuesday, January 20, 09:14:08am 7 I hope he gets well. This sounds more like an accident from 1800, not 2015. I don't think I've ever heard of falling off a horse while on an African safari. (NT) -- Very rare accident, Monday, January 19, 04:57:41pm I'm sure the African animals would like to thank the horse. (NT) -- Fish, Monday, January 19, 05:27:40pm The only kind of safari I would ever go on would be to shoot animals---with a camera. (NT) -- Animal Advocate and Conservationist #1, Monday, January 19, 05:31:45pm Not as uncommon as you might think! In the US, there are about 500 serious horse-related injuries a year, with about 20 deaths. (NT) -- Worldwide it's much greater, Tuesday, January 20, 07:33:30am See Christopher Reeve (NT) -- Survived nine-plus years, Tuesday, January 20, 08:12:50am They say laughter is the best medicine (NT) -- Always tickle someone with a broken rib cage, Tuesday, January 20, 09:14:08am TMZ reporting that Peter Mayhew is hospitalized with pneumonia (NT) He played Chewbacca Tuesday, January 20, 02:35:23am 4 No link -- BBC, Monday, January 19, 08:13:31pm The 7'-3" Brit actor now lives in Texas, with wife of 15 years. ... -- TMZ healthwatch link ..., Tuesday, January 20, 01:06:00am In 2013, he was forced to undergo double knee replacement surgery as a result of 'Marfan Syndrome.'. (NT) -- Will appear as 'Chewbacca' in Star Wars Episode VII (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) due in Dec. 2015., Tuesday, January 20, 02:35:23am Ward Swingle, Jazz musician Dead at 87 Monday, January 19, 06:39:33pm 3 "Flight of the Bumblebee" -- The Swingle Singers, Monday, January 19, 04:52:10pm I always thought "Swingle Singers" was a play on "single swingers". (NT) -- who knew?, Monday, January 19, 06:39:33pm Happy 99th Birthday! Computer Designer Harry Huskey, Musician Shep Shepherd is 98, Conservationist Leo Drey is 98, Politician Roberto Marcelo Levingston is 95, Diplomat Javier Perez de Cuellar is 95, (NT) jlp Monday, January 19, 05:03:27pm 12 Actor Rudolf Wessely is 90, Writer Fabio Carpi is 90, Musician Henry Gray turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, January 19, 05:27:16am Actor Fritz Weaver is 89. Actress Tippi Hedren is 85 -- Other birthdays, Jan. 19-, Monday, January 19, 11:53:07am journalist Robert MacNeil (The MacNeil Lehrer Report) is 84, film director Richard Lester ("A Hard Day's Night", Help!") is 83 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 19, 12:03:30pm On Nov. 22, 1963, moments after JFK was shot, Robert MacNeil ran to the Texas Book Depository & asked a man leaving the building where the nearest phone was (NT) -- The man is believed to have been Lee Harvey Oswald, Monday, January 19, 12:05:48pm Oswald's mother called up Bob Schieffer that day and asked him to drive her to the police station (NT) -- He was working for a Dallas newspaper at the time, Monday, January 19, 12:47:26pm "Johnny Angel" -- Shelley Fabares, Monday, January 19, 04:29:40pm "Puppy Love" -- Dolly Parton, age 13, in 1959, Monday, January 19, 04:30:50pm "Everything About You" -- Ugly Kid Joe, Monday, January 19, 04:32:06pm Fritz Weaver was in 2 of the best TZ episodes, "Third from the Sun" & "The Obsolete Man" -- Shelley Fabares was in one of the worst, "Black Leather Jackets", Monday, January 19, 04:50:35pm Chancellor: (Resolve broken; frantic) In the name of God let me out! (NT) -- Wordsworth: Yes, Chancellor, in the name of God I will let you out., Monday, January 19, 04:55:27pm Happy 60th birthday to TZ actress Tracy Stratford ("Little Girl Lost" & "Living Doll") -- Also the voice of Lucy Van Pelt, Monday, January 19, 05:03:27pm Harry DeMaso, former Michigan State Senator Dies at 93 Monday, January 19, 03:39:04pm 1 Don Albosta, Ex- US Rep.(D, Mich) Dead at 89 Monday, January 19, 03:13:05pm 3 Congressional bio -- ., Monday, January 19, 02:13:03pm Hope these don't come in threes (NT) -- Jess saying, Monday, January 19, 03:13:05pm Herbert Harris, Ex- US Rep. (D, Va.) Dead at 88 Monday, January 19, 03:12:31pm 3 Congressional bio. -- ., Monday, January 19, 02:13:54pm Hope these don't come in threes (NT) -- the Jess Saying idiot, Monday, January 19, 03:12:31pm Anne Kirkbride, British actress Dead at 60 Monday, January 19, 02:06:17pm 2 She's been on the British soap opera "Coronation Street" since 1972 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 19, 02:06:17pm British actress Anne Kirkbride dies aged 60 Sherlock Monday, January 19, 02:05:32pm 1 Conrad Johnson, Oldest Man in the USA Dead at 110 Monday, January 19, 01:22:10pm 16 Pic -- Link, Tuesday, December 23, 06:51:28pm Not any longer! (NT) -- !!!, Tuesday, December 23, 08:03:38pm Oldest man in US could now be John Hart, Sr of Oregon, born in July, 1904 -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 11:58:23am Don't forget Wash Wesley, born January 1904. (NT) -- Lgevirtz, Wednesday, December 24, 05:07:44pm John Hart -- Derp, Sunday, January 18, 07:11:19am Who was the last American born in 1800s? (NT) -- Curious., Sunday, January 18, 10:37:07am There are 3 known Americans still living. Gertrude Weaver Age 116. And Jeralean Talley and Susannah Jones at age 115. (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 18, 10:55:44am Considering what they have experienced in America in their lifetime, does it also seem odd to others, that it amazes that all these African-American ladies survived this long?? (NT) -- Imagine their stories??, Sunday, January 18, 11:44:17am Gertrude Weaver, at 116 years old, has a son who is ....93 years old! (NT) -- Beats celeb singer Connie Haines, who was survived by her mother (109), when Connie died at age 87., Sunday, January 18, 12:00:51pm No, not at all. Louis Zamperini lived through far worse and died in July at age 97!!! Longevity is trickey. -- The Happy Reaper, Monday, January 19, 01:22:10pm I know the guy who ran the Supercentenarian list recently died, but there doesn't seem to be many new additions to the list since early last year. (NT) -- The list is down to 60. At one point it was near 100., Sunday, January 18, 11:08:07am It seems some info is still being posted on Wikipedia (trustworthy?) (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Monday, January 19, 07:27:21am There are prior examples of Supercentenarians having died that had living children in the 90's (NT) -- Lemnpiper (willWeaver make it to her 100th wedding anniversary ?), Monday, January 19, 07:29:44am When Sarah Knauss died in 1999 at 119, she was survived by a 96 year old daughter! (NT) -- !, Monday, January 19, 11:54:45am Now the oldest living man in Europe, Philippe Vocanson has died at 110. (NT) -- ., Monday, January 19, 12:30:59pm Robert Manzon, Last surviving driver from Formula One's debut world championship season in 1950 Dead at 97 Monday, January 19, 01:04:21pm 2 Pic. -- ., Monday, January 19, 01:04:21pm Philippe Vocanson, French Supercentenarian and oldest living man in Europe dies at 110 (NT) Liberation Newspaper of France confirms. Monday, January 19, 12:50:33pm 2 Obit (in French) -- Link, Monday, January 19, 12:50:33pm Origa - Russian singer and voice actress Dead at 44 (lung cancer) Monday, January 19, 11:51:25am 2 Pic -- ., Monday, January 19, 11:51:25am Tony Verna, Inventor of Instant TV Replay Dies at 81 Monday, January 19, 11:50:36am 2 Pic -- Link, Monday, January 19, 11:50:36am Director/Producer Gene Lasko RIP Monday, January 19, 07:44:33am 2 IMDb -- Link, Monday, January 19, 07:44:33am Greg Plitt dead: Fitness model and Hollywood actor killed by train Ricardo Monday, January 19, 05:12:34am 7 IMDB -- Ricardo, Sunday, January 18, 05:17:03am Another brainy model (NT) -- Culling the herd, Sunday, January 18, 09:43:02am As he was working on location near the tracks, it's likely he had headphones on, AND had his back to the train, when he was unwittingly struck, between camera takes. (NT) -- I think more victims than not ...had stupid headphones on at the time!, Sunday, January 18, 11:49:19am What a terrible waste. rest in peace (NT) -- :(, Sunday, January 18, 12:00:56pm If you've your back to an oncoming train with headphones on...you are the stupid one not the headphones. (NT) -- TOBY, Monday, January 19, 05:12:34am I couldn't figure out how I knew him (NT) -- He was a carpenter on HGTVs Designed to Sell, Sunday, January 18, 02:00:22pm joe kirkwood Jr (1920-2006) ???? Colt Sunday, January 18, 08:30:39pm 3 Joe Kirkwood Jr. (Reginald Kirkwood) -- Lark E. Kirkwood, Sunday, January 18, 05:23:14pm What do you mean? (NT) -- Curious, Sunday, January 18, 08:30:39pm Healthwatch (me) Rory B Sunday, January 18, 05:20:12pm 11 Good luck and hang in there😘 (NT) -- Cher, Wednesday, January 14, 07:51:07pm Hang in there Rory. (NT) -- Nik, Wednesday, January 14, 08:21:57pm Good luck with this. (NT) -- Buckeye, Wednesday, January 14, 09:20:03pm Godspeed, Rory! Don't sweat the tests. All the cardios are just gonna show, is that you're ALL heart. ~Thank you for starting this all. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 15, 12:19:13am Positive vibes... (NT) -- Rhonda, Thursday, January 15, 09:34:04am Best wishes. (NT) -- Teller, Thursday, January 15, 10:27:14am Prayers & Good Thoughts -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 17, 03:56:05am thank you Rory for the compliment..... I do so hope you are better soon.... my prayers.... (NT) -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Saturday, January 17, 02:21:53pm Thanks everyone (update) -- Rory B (Rohr), Sunday, January 18, 03:55:54pm GO RORY - and - GO SEAHAWKS!! (NT) -- Rhonda, Sunday, January 18, 05:20:12pm Walt Peregoy, Cartoonist worked for Disney, Hanna- Barbera Dead at 89 Sunday, January 18, 04:58:25pm 2 Imdb -- ., Sunday, January 18, 04:58:25pm Former Entertainment Executive Alan Hirschfield Dies at 79 Sunday, January 18, 04:51:02pm 2 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 18, 04:51:02pm Ed Call actor (Help) Colt Sunday, January 18, 04:17:42pm 1 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Gladys Hooper, Physicist Edward J. Lofgren is 101, WW2 Military Figure Kenneth Mayhew is 98, Composer Richard LaSalle is 97, Composer Juan Orrego-Salas is 96, (NT) jlp Sunday, January 18, 02:13:49pm 7 Physicist Yoichiro Nambu is 94, Actor Jerome Landfield is 90, Actress Krystyna Kamienska turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, January 18, 06:03:59am Other birthdays, Jan. 18- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, January 18, 12:03:08pm Today, Joe Biden, 72, passes up John Garner, is now 4th oldest serving Veep -- 3 oldest are..., Sunday, January 18, 12:06:14pm Speaking of Joe Biden, shots were fired outside his home last night -- He wasn't home, Sunday, January 18, 12:20:03pm "Little Things" -- Bobby Goldsboro, Sunday, January 18, 02:12:07pm "Mr. Kirby"- The New Yorkers -- Actually, the Hudson Bros, 1967, Sunday, January 18, 02:13:49pm Music producer and rapper ASAP Yams dead at 26 (NT) Rolling Stone magazine reports, drug overdose suspected Sunday, January 18, 02:01:51pm 2 Link to Rolling Stone article -- ., Sunday, January 18, 02:01:51pm Mary Evelyn Parker, Louisiana’s first female state treasurer Dead at 94 Sunday, January 18, 12:12:46pm 1 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Johanna Klink, Mathematician Ivan Vidav is 97, Canadian Football's Tony Golab is 96, Politician Luis Echeverria Alvarez is 93, Actress Betty White is 93. (NT) jlp Sunday, January 18, 11:37:49am 14 Politician Newton Minow turns 89. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, January 17, 05:01:21am Allan Sherman got his name wrong in his song "Oh Boy" (NT) -- Mentioned him as Newton B. Minow ... but it is actually Newton N. Minow, Saturday, January 17, 06:43:38am Newton Minow's the FCC chairman who called TV a "vast wasteland" back in the early '60's (NT) -- And that was decades before reality TV!, Saturday, January 17, 11:58:37am Actor James Earl Jones is 84 today -- Other birthdays, Jan.17-, Saturday, January 17, 12:00:40pm James Earl Jones's father, Robert, died in 2006, at 96 (NT) -- Longevity runs in the family, Saturday, January 17, 12:02:48pm Muhammad Ali released from hospital in time to celebrate 73rd birthday at home (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 17, 12:06:06pm Conductor Lorna Cooke deVaron is 94, actor Herbert Ellis is 94, actress Carol Raye is 92, ex- Gov. of Virginia Douglas Wilder is 84, actor Stuart Nisbet is 81 (NT) -- Ex- Gov. of Delaware Ruth Ann Minner is 80, Saturday, January 17, 12:15:11pm Edgar Ray Killen, Ku Klux Klan leader who planned and directed the murders of three civil rights activists—(James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner), is 90 today (NT) -- The good truly do die young!, Saturday, January 17, 12:18:35pm Michelle Obama is 51. (NT) -- FLOTUS, Saturday, January 17, 12:30:15pm Living First Ladies (ranked by age) -- Inside, Saturday, January 17, 12:37:33pm "Let's Dance" -- Chris Montez, Saturday, January 17, 04:36:55pm Bess Truman is at the top! (NT) -- She lived to be 97 before her death in 1982!, Sunday, January 18, 11:33:14am Bess Truman was born (Feb. 12, 1885) one year, almost to the day, after TR's wife Alice's death, while giving birth to their first child. (NT) -- Alice Hathaway Lee-Roosevelt died Valentines Day 1884., Sunday, January 18, 11:37:49am Jazz Musician & Music Editor George Probert ("Dallas", "Lost in Space") Dies at 87 Saturday, January 17, 06:55:09pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, January 17, 06:50:42pm "Algiers Strut" -- George Probert, Saturday, January 17, 06:55:09pm Camille Cook, Singer, wife of ex- congressman Dead at 68 Saturday, January 17, 04:53:15pm 1 Jean-Claude Baker, Adopted son of Josephine Baker Dead at 71 Saturday, January 17, 04:30:10pm 2 Suicide - NY Times obit -- Todd, Saturday, January 17, 04:30:10pm Don Harron, Canadian actor- writer Dead at 90 Saturday, January 17, 04:27:18pm 1 Rebecca Lockhart, Utah Speaker of the House Dead at 46 (rare neurodegenerative disease) Saturday, January 17, 02:58:24pm 1 Anyone know if Jane Garfield, granddaughter of Pres. James A. Garfield, is still alive today? She'd be over 100 now Saturday, January 17, 02:45:33pm 5 No - she died in 2004 at the age of 93 -- Mitch, Saturday, January 17, 01:38:13pm According to Findagrave Jane Garfield Cheever (NT) -- Died January 1, 2004 age 93., Saturday, January 17, 01:38:41pm Here's some pics of Grover Cleveland's grandson, George -- Link, Saturday, January 17, 01:46:59pm Lyon Gardiner Tyler just turned 90 on January 3rd (NT) -- His brother Harrison was born in 1928, Saturday, January 17, 02:45:33pm Archive: Ted Cassidy, Jan. 16, 1979 "Lurch" Saturday, January 17, 02:27:23pm 6 Lurch appears on "Batman"! -- Rare chance to see Lurch in color!, Friday, January 16, 04:39:32pm When Lurch appeared on Batman in Dec., 1966, the Addams Family had been cancelled 9 mos. earlier. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 04:41:58pm Less than one month earlier, Carolyn Jones played Marsha, Queen of Diamonds (NT) -- Less than 2 mos. later, John Astin played Riddler, Friday, January 16, 06:21:15pm Rare? Everybody remembers his knife fight in 1969's "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid"! ... -- SPOILER: Newman wins fight!, Friday, January 16, 11:27:54pm Great scene! (NT) -- Love that movie, Saturday, January 17, 02:27:23pm Healthwatch: Muhammad Ali Back in hospital Saturday, January 17, 02:15:53pm 3 Turns 73 on Sunday (NT) -- Hopefully, this is a brief trip, Thursday, January 15, 06:07:10pm It was (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 17, 02:15:53pm Actress Patsy Garrett Dies at 93 Saturday, January 17, 02:14:34pm 10 IMDb -- Link, Friday, January 16, 02:34:50pm Was the purina cat chow lady in ads in the 1970's (NT) -- Had recurring roles in Nanny and The Professor, Room 222 and The Benji movies, Friday, January 16, 02:44:26pm I remember pudgy actress, well. -PHOTO & VIDEO ... -- Can't place the face?, Friday, January 16, 03:19:41pm For some reason I remember her best as one of Debbie Reynolds friends in the 60s classic (IMO) "Divorce, American Style". (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, January 16, 03:22:53pm Husband, Alexander Kokinacis, died July 8, 1996, at 79 (NT) -- He's buried at Forest Lawn, Friday, January 16, 04:27:22pm Rip doll (NT) -- :), Friday, January 16, 07:36:34pm Speaking of 70's TV commercials. who remembers THESE? -- ?, Saturday, January 17, 01:44:57pm Oh dear. I remember all of them. (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 17, 02:08:50pm Here they are again, this time embedded -- !, Saturday, January 17, 02:14:34pm Archive: Billy Stewart, Jan. 17, 1970 Singer Saturday, January 17, 02:12:37pm 2 "Summertime"- Billy Stewart -- Greatest version ever, Saturday, January 17, 02:12:37pm Actress Faten Hamama Dies at 83 Saturday, January 17, 01:54:50pm 2 Ex- wife of Omar Sharif (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 17, 01:54:50pm George Dickerson 1933-2015 Colt Saturday, January 17, 01:37:28pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 17, 01:37:28pm Today's pic please (NT) Who Saturday, January 17, 01:12:42pm 4 I'm gonna say the less-than-courageous woman who killed herself in November (NT) -- Since she was dying of a brain tumor, Saturday, January 17, 08:12:58am Really Now?!?!?! -- Der Bingle, Saturday, January 17, 01:12:42pm That was my guess too (NT) -- Rip, Saturday, January 17, 09:31:15am Stuart Loory, Globe-trotting journalist and CNN executive Dead at 82 Saturday, January 17, 12:09:08pm 1 Songwriter Dixie Hall (Wife of Tom T.) Dies at 80 Saturday, January 17, 12:07:26pm 2 Pic of Tom & Dixie -- Link, Saturday, January 17, 12:07:26pm Healthwatch: Civil Rights leader Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery Hospitalized Saturday, January 17, 12:04:59pm 1 Happy 100th Birthday! Director Leslie H. Martinson, Gunnery Officer Susan Ahn Cuddy is 99, Virologist Karl Maramorosch is 99, '48 Olympic Athlete Bill Lucas is 98, Politician Wim Aantjes turns 92. (NT) jlp Saturday, January 17, 06:59:09am 9 '36 Olympic Athlete Guo Jie turns 103. (NT) -- jlp, Friday, January 16, 06:11:51am Other birthdays, Jan. 16- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, January 16, 11:28:11am Director Leslie Martinson, 100 today, directed a couple of Batman epsodes as well as the 1966 Batman movie (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 11:41:27am Painter Keith Shackleton is 92, scientist Peter Hirsch is 90, writer William Kennedy is 87, writer Norman Podhoretz is 85, actress Paula Tilbrook is 85, physicist Robert L. Park is 84 (NT) -- Opera singer Marilyn Horne is 81, racer A. J. Foyt is 80, Friday, January 16, 11:46:09am "You'll Lose A Good Thing"- Barbara Lynn -- She played guitar- a rarity for a girl in the '60's!, Friday, January 16, 12:47:52pm "Spiders & Snakes" -- Jim Stafford, Friday, January 16, 12:48:43pm "Smooth Operator" -- Sade, Friday, January 16, 04:29:02pm Racing Great A J Foyt is 80 on Jan 16th (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Saturday, January 17, 06:59:09am Singer Vincent Ferrizzi ( Vinnie Rome And The Rainbeaus ) Dies at 75 Saturday, January 17, 03:14:18am 1 Archive: Glenn Corbett, Jan. 16, 1993 Actor Saturday, January 17, 02:05:22am 11 Another actor from the 'tribe' to change name-for-fame. Corbett, born Glenn Edwin Rothenburg! -- Bernie Schwartz, Friday, January 16, 01:53:24pm Maybe or maybe not. I'm guessing its a German/Swedish name. This photo seems almost like one of the puppets from... -- The Happy Reaper, Saturday, January 17, 02:05:22am Tribe (NT) -- What the heck, Friday, January 16, 02:08:20pm Definition ... -- Link, Friday, January 16, 02:22:40pm Glenn Corbett's character of Lincoln Case on "Route 66" was probaly the first Vietnam veteran on a TV show (NT) -- Character introduced on Mar. 22, 1963, Friday, January 16, 04:20:34pm The last Route 66 of that season had a young Alan Alda playing a doctor (NT) -- A decade before MASH, Friday, January 16, 06:22:36pm Route 66 is a favorite of mine. I didn't get into it till it ran on reruns on Nick at Nite in the mid 80s. An under appreciated classic imo. (NT) -- Buckeye, Friday, January 16, 06:32:00pm One episode from the final season wasn't broadcast by CBS: "To Kill a King" dealt with a potential political assassination -- It was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 11/29/63!!!, Friday, January 16, 08:56:59pm This is both rude and unnecessary. Glenn Corbett was an actor and a nice man. Who cares why he changed his name? A man or woman's character and actions are more important than their birth name! (NT) -- Bernie Schwartz (aka Tony Curtis) who are YOU to judge?, Friday, January 16, 08:08:07pm OMG! It's less a "judgement", than it is a 'fun fact'. Sheesh! ...Lighten up, Francis. (NT) -- Chip N. Showldur, Friday, January 16, 11:13:38pm OT" "The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven" did NOT! Publisher is pulling the book. (NT) But wjhat can you expect from someone whose name is Malarkey? Friday, January 16, 07:29:58pm 6 My take is that the media and the public can fall for anything. -- Anyone remember the "Balloon Boy"?, Friday, January 16, 03:14:54pm I think this random wonky post is 'malarkey'! (NT) -- Deletion candidate?, Friday, January 16, 03:16:22pm "I hereby declare my candidacy for President on the Deletion Party ticket" -- Malarkey Post, Friday, January 16, 05:08:28pm The post was not wonky but the kid was -- My take, Friday, January 16, 05:18:55pm The kid was mentally challenged. The father took the boy's tale and made a book, w/o giving the kid dime one. (NT) -- It's actually a really sad story of post-divorce parental antics, Friday, January 16, 07:29:58pm R&R deaths Jim Ruffalo Friday, January 16, 04:31:05pm 2 Yes, Danny Cedrone, lead guitarist for bill Haley, died only 2 mos. after recording "Rock Around the Clock" (NT) -- Never saw it become a hit!, Friday, January 16, 04:31:05pm Andrew Brannan, Executed Georgia Friday, January 16, 04:15:58pm 3 Charles Warner, Baby killer, executed -- Oklahoma, Friday, January 16, 04:15:05pm Johnny Shane Kormondy, Executed -- Florida, Friday, January 16, 04:15:58pm Kim Fowley, Music Impresario and Runaways Manager, Dies at 75 Link Friday, January 16, 02:37:04pm 12 "America's Great National Pastime" - The Byrds -- Link, Thursday, January 15, 05:20:31pm The article is WRONG. Fowley did NOT write the Murmaids' "Popsicles And Icicles." -- David Gates wrote that song. Fowley produced it., Thursday, January 15, 06:43:32pm You are correct. -- Great catch!, Thursday, January 15, 06:51:15pm "The Trip" -- Kim Fowley, Thursday, January 15, 07:08:53pm "The Worst Record In The World" -- Aletha & The Memories (Kim Fowley, vocal), Thursday, January 15, 07:10:30pm "Nut Rocker" -- B. Bumble & the Stingers, Friday, January 16, 11:26:12am "Gloria's Dream" -- The Belfast Gypsies, Friday, January 16, 11:33:26am Father, actor Douglas Fowley (1911- 1998) was in "Singin' in the Rain" (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 11:38:54am Douglas' most famous role was in 1979s 'The North Avenue Irregulars' (NT) -- with Edward Hermann, who recently died., Friday, January 16, 01:08:02pm Another well remembered role of Douglas Fowley (NT) -- The tramp who befriends Opie in an episode of The Andy Griffith Show>, Friday, January 16, 02:37:04pm "Charge!"- The Renegades, 1959 -- Fowley's first producing credit, Friday, January 16, 12:45:45pm Archive: Les Baxter, Jan.15, 1996 Film, TV composer Friday, January 16, 02:30:43pm 3 "Voodoo Dreams / Voodoo" -- Les Baxter, Thursday, January 15, 05:04:52pm He was buried not far from John Wayne, in California. ... -- Pic, Friday, January 16, 02:30:43pm Archive - Harry Nilsson January 15 1994. Jump Into The Fire Friday, January 16, 02:20:26pm 3 "Without You" -- Nilsson, Thursday, January 15, 04:58:26pm Sadly, Nilsson lent out his London flat to two friends, on separate occasions. Both friends died in the bedroom there, years apart. Cass Elliot in 1974, and Keith Moon in 1978. (NT) -- Nillson carried much guilt for years, over this no-fault event., Friday, January 16, 02:20:26pm OT: Nico Charisse Der Bingle Friday, January 16, 01:59:13pm 4 Interesting story. Thanks for sharing. (NT) -- Nik, Thursday, January 15, 07:26:43pm Yes thanks (NT) -- ;), Thursday, January 15, 07:56:08pm Sad to read how alcohol (that's certainly how it reads) is an alternative for many to bathe/soothe the tragedies in their lives. (NT) -- BUT that was fascinating about his wife's death., Friday, January 16, 01:59:13pm British Supercentenarian Ethel Lang Dies at 114 Friday, January 16, 01:46:05pm 7 Only 11 known people left who were born in the 19th century. (NT) -- Father Time, Friday, January 16, 05:08:19am Actually I count 12 but what do I know? (NT) -- Mother Time, Friday, January 16, 01:17:34pm Last living British person who was alive during the reign of Queen Victoria who ruled from 1837 to 1901. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 08:20:28am Pic -- Link, Friday, January 16, 11:29:21am She was 25 when my grandmother (who died in 2011 at 86) was born (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 11:30:19am Shoot, my grandfather was a TEEN, when old Ethel Lang was BORN, in 1900! (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, January 16, 01:46:05pm Frances Dillinger Thompson Dies at 92 Sister of John Dillinger Friday, January 16, 01:13:08pm 6 Dillinger's sister was still alive? That's as surprising as when I heard that Fatty Arbuckle's widow was still around! (NT) -- !, Friday, January 16, 11:21:14am 80 years ago today, Jan. 16, 1935, Ma Barker & her son Fred were killed in a hail of bullets by G- men in Ocklawaha, Florida (NT) -- ., Friday, January 16, 11:48:24am Or John Tyler (president 1841)'s grandson(s) still alive. -- Mr. X, Friday, January 16, 11:53:44am John Tyler's 2 grandsons are almost certainly the last 2 grandkids of someone who fought in the War of 1812! (NT) -- John Tyler served in a Virginia militia in 1813!, Friday, January 16, 12:20:49pm This was his half-sister for what it's worth (NT) -- -, Friday, January 16, 01:13:08pm Chikao Ôtsuka, Japanese actor Dead at 85 Friday, January 16, 11:37:10am 1 Wed. pic: Werner Franz, last surviving crew member from the Hindenburg. Link to the story of his death at 92; August, 2014. Friday, January 16, 09:23:02am 11 Any surviving passengers? (NT) -- Just curious, Wednesday, January 14, 06:08:36am The last surviving passenger is Werner G. Doehner (b. 1928) -- Wikipedia, Wednesday, January 14, 07:49:22am Actually, that was TUESDAY's pic. ...Today is G.I.Joe creator Donald Levine, creator of the first 'action figure' "G.I. Joe", which was first developed in 1964. ... -- Backstory, Wednesday, January 14, 09:37:54am Also: Ben Dova (1905-86) Hindenburg Survivor and actor -- in Marathon Man (1976) link ...., Thursday, January 15, 08:43:50am Many proctologists go by that name (NT) -- Sounds like a joke name, Thursday, January 15, 10:31:08am There is a chiropractor here named Dr Tickle (NT) -- He mainly works on ribs, Thursday, January 15, 11:43:45am Grab any phone book and you likely to find a surgeon named Dr. Cleaver and a dentist named Dr. Payne (NT) -- I know a OB-GYN named Dr. Moon., Thursday, January 15, 12:23:01pm I found a doctor named Cutter & a lawyer named Cheatham (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 12:33:32pm Two of my HS classmates became lawyers with last names of Crook & Wurm. (NT) -- Sawdust, Friday, January 16, 09:18:51am Years ago (70's) the guy from the AZ. Fish & Game Commission was really named... (NT) -- David Crockett, Friday, January 16, 09:23:02am Unconfirmed: Ervin Drake, songwriter, 95 Todd Friday, January 16, 02:47:17am 12 I'm sure some appreciate the notice, but why not wait for a confirmation? (NT) -- I'd hate to have this site be the start of another rumor, Thursday, January 15, 09:54:43am Here's mention of it -- Link, Thursday, January 15, 11:11:18am Thanks for the info Todd (NT) -- *, Thursday, January 15, 11:35:13am So far only the Theater Pizzazz website has announced it. (NT) -- Other websites apparently slowpokes!, Thursday, January 15, 11:43:32am Ervin Drake tells how Frank Sinatra came to record "It Was a Very Good Year" -- Link, Thursday, January 15, 11:54:13am "I Believe" -- Frankie Laine, Thursday, January 15, 11:55:37am One of the BEST uses of the song I've EVER seen was when it was used for the montage between seasons one and two on The Sopranos. EXCELLENT use. -- Here's the clip, Thursday, January 15, 11:58:51am I should mention that the link is NSFW--which is why it wouldn't let me embed. You'll see why. (NT) -- Now you know why they call him Paulie WalNUTS!, Thursday, January 15, 12:06:07pm Obit on Hollywood.com -- Todd, Thursday, January 15, 12:42:40pm He collaborated in recent years with the folksinger Christine Lavin ...... -- Ed Tracey, Thursday, January 15, 05:04:47pm "Good Morning Heartache" is one of my special favorites. -- Danny (Louisville), Friday, January 16, 02:47:17am Happy 100th Birthday! Actress Ann Shepherd, '48 Olympic Athlete Sulo Leppanen is 99, Actress Elaine Riley is 98, Politician Lee Teng-hui is 92, (NT) jlp Thursday, January 15, 04:31:32pm 12 Actor Ignacio Lopez Tarso is 90, Asst. Dir. Charles Norton is 90, Actor Theodor Michael is 90, Actress Phyllis Coates turns 88. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, January 15, 06:47:10am Other birthdays, Jan. 15- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, January 15, 11:52:08am Pianist Ruth Slenczynska is 90, musician Queen Ida is 86, artist Lee Bontecou is 84, athlete Dean Smith is 83, TV host Frank Bough is 82, writer Ernest J. Gaines is 82, writer Robert Silverberg is 80 (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 12:07:24pm Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill are the 2 original screen Lois Lanes & are still with us... (NT) -- Ms. Coates at 88 today, and Ms. Neill at 94!, Thursday, January 15, 12:05:29pm Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) is still alive, too! (NT) -- Pretty remarkable, considering "Superman" aired 60 years ago!, Thursday, January 15, 12:16:13pm "The Adventures of Superman" is currently playing on Me-TV. (NT) -- I always preferred Phyllis Coates' "Lois Lane"., Thursday, January 15, 01:10:54pm Trivia: Anyone know what was the first TV show filmed in color? (NT) -- ?, Thursday, January 15, 01:29:52pm Cisco Kid? (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Thursday, January 15, 01:31:45pm Bonanza was pretty early - maybe the first whole series? (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, January 15, 01:48:00pm Cisco KId it was! Filmed in color in 1950! (NT) -- He was a friend of mine!, Thursday, January 15, 04:19:28pm Entertainer Charo is reportedly 64 today, but if so, that means she was 15 when she wed 66 year old Xavier Cigaut in 1966 (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 04:31:32pm Al Bendich, Lawyer defended Lenny Bruce's comedy Dead at 85 Thursday, January 15, 04:23:32pm 2 Pic (w/ Lenny Bruce) -- Link, Thursday, January 15, 04:23:32pm TV Director Sid Smith Dies at 93 Thursday, January 15, 04:20:50pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Thursday, January 15, 02:42:17pm He directed "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" (1977) (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 04:20:50pm OT (Somewhat): Ailing Glen Campbell nominated for an Oscar for Best Song Will the sympathy vote win it for him? Thursday, January 15, 03:39:51pm 12 Could be... (NT) -- or his talent, Thursday, January 15, 07:05:59am No, Hollywood cares little of Nashville stars. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 15, 12:06:20pm Maybe - Does anybody have film recommendations? I have only seen Grand Budapest & Gone Girl. (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, January 15, 07:11:45am Selma got screwed (NT) -- Though they did get a Best Picture nomination, Thursday, January 15, 07:15:18am 1985's THE COLOR PURPLE, another quintessential black-experience film (directed by S.Spielberg), was nominated 11 times, including Picure, 3-'Best' Actress nods, AND Best director ...NO WINS! Amazing! (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 15, 12:10:34pm 1977's THE TURNING POINT beat them to it. 11 nominations...ZERO WINS! -- The Happy Reaper, Thursday, January 15, 02:48:51pm And last year's American Hustle - 10 with no wins. (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, January 15, 03:39:51pm Either way Neil Patrick Harris is hosting so I wont be watching.. (NT) -- willard_death, Thursday, January 15, 07:26:19am Not a fan?? (NT) -- Barney, Thursday, January 15, 08:19:36am Danielle Brisebois (steffanie from all in family ) also nominated in same category (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Thursday, January 15, 08:50:18am "Dick Poop" nominated for Oscar! -- LOL!, Thursday, January 15, 11:58:49am Two Tuskegee Airmen die on same day in Los Angeles Both were 91 Thursday, January 15, 01:28:58pm 4 Arthur Carter, Indiana's last Tuskegee Airman -- Dead at 92, Thursday, January 15, 01:10:20pm How many were there? Thousands?? (NT) -- -, Thursday, January 15, 01:16:49pm Counting pilots and ground personnel, there were perhaps as many as 19,000 Tuskegee Airmen (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 01:28:58pm Body of Aspiring Mexican Actress Found Decomposing in a Drinking Water Tank Mexico City Thursday, January 15, 01:12:14pm 1 Healthwatch: Writer Ruth Rendell Critical condition after stroke Thursday, January 15, 12:01:08pm 1 Archive: Agatha Christie, Jan. 12, 1976 Greatest mystery author of all time Thursday, January 15, 08:46:05am 8 Here's the NY Times's obit for Hercule Poirot in 1975 -- Christie killed him off in "Curtain", Monday, January 12, 01:36:02pm Her "Murder on the Orient Express" adapted-to-film story, is a must see movie! (NT) -- One of the best ensembles put together on film!, Monday, January 12, 05:57:57pm Roger Ebert's review from 1974 -- The Happy Reaper, Tuesday, January 13, 09:05:07am "...The movie provides a good time, high style, a loving salute to an earlier period of filmmaking..." (NT) -- Pretty accurate., Tuesday, January 13, 10:26:13am Still alive from "Murder on the Orient Express"- Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 11:59:04am Speaking of Michael York, there were stories a year or 2 ago he was pretty ill (NT) -- Wonder how he's doing?, Tuesday, January 13, 12:00:27pm also the 1945 version of "And There There Were None" (NT) -- is a great film, Thursday, January 15, 08:46:05am TV Director/Producer Wes Kenney Dies at 89 Thursday, January 15, 01:38:44am 4 IMDb -- Link, Wednesday, January 14, 11:06:35pm Heather North was an actress I believe (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 15, 01:10:07am She was the 2nd actress to voice for Daphne on "Scooby-Doo" -- IMDb link, Thursday, January 15, 01:38:44am Balloon with note to late father travels 435 miles. ... theChronicler Thursday, January 15, 01:33:44am 2 I had a similar experience in 1988, found a balloon out back of the restaurant I worked for at the time. -- It was released in Hilliard, Ohio, and landed in Denton, NC (Approx 435 miles), Thursday, January 15, 01:33:44am Site about famous crimes 👍 Thursday, January 15, 01:08:36am 1 Jefferson Airplane Manager Bill Thompson Dies at 70 Wednesday, January 14, 06:02:36pm 3 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 11:52:29am He bought the Airplane's office/mansion in 1968 ... and sold it seventeen years later at nearly ten times the price. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, January 14, 06:02:36pm Robert White, Was US Ambassador to Paraguay & El Salvador Dead at 88 Wednesday, January 14, 04:50:41pm 2 Pic. -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 04:50:41pm Happy 101st Birthday! Sports Shooter Madga Fedor, Architect Mohammed Saleh Makiya is 101, Politician Baptist Hempfling is 97, Mountaineer Fred Beckey is 93, Actress Carole Cook is 91, (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 14, 04:43:24pm 9 Actor Weaver Levy turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, January 14, 06:20:50am Other birthdays, Jan. 14- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, January 14, 11:50:02am Game show producer Mark Goodson was born 100 years ago today (died 1992) -- Bio, Wednesday, January 14, 12:06:13pm Actor Warren Mitchell is 89, biochemist Hans Kornberg is 87, scientist Martin Holdgate is 84, actress Caterina Valente is 84, racer Don Garlits is 83, skier Lucile Wheeler is 80 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 12:09:52pm "Slip Away" -- Clarence Carter, Wednesday, January 14, 04:31:39pm "St. James Infirmary" -- Allen Toussaint, Wednesday, January 14, 04:39:27pm "Wives & Lovers" -- Jack Jones, Wednesday, January 14, 04:40:44pm "Big Me"- Foo Fighters -- One of the greatest videos of all time, Wednesday, January 14, 04:43:24pm Puerto Rican Activist Isabel Rosado Morales Dies at 107 Wednesday, January 14, 04:37:40pm 2 She was involved with the same group that tried to asassinate Pres. Truman in 1950, & shot up the US Congress in 1954, wounding 5 congressmen (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 04:37:40pm Darrell Winfield - Marlboro Man Dies at 85 Wednesday, January 14, 04:34:06pm 3 Pic -- Link, Wednesday, January 14, 03:55:23pm "Goin' Back to Marlboro Country" -- Mark Markham and The Jesters, Wednesday, January 14, 04:34:06pm Willie "Popsy" Dixon, Longtime drummer and vocalist for the soul and blues band The Holmes Brothers Dead at 72 Wednesday, January 14, 01:26:06pm 3 'Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down' (seemed appropriate) -- Joan Osbourne on back up vocals, Wednesday, January 14, 01:19:11pm loved their rendition of Amazing Grace -- wWDI, Wednesday, January 14, 01:26:06pm Michelle Sima Yan, Hong Kong actress Dead at 51 Wednesday, January 14, 01:14:26pm 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 01:14:26pm Jason Chin, Theater actor, director Dead at 46 Wednesday, January 14, 01:07:22pm 2 Appeared on "The Cosby Show" in 1985 -- "Theo & the Joint", aired Feb.7, 1985, Wednesday, January 14, 01:07:22pm Chic Littlewood, New Zealand actor ("King Kong", "30 Days of Night") Dead at 84 Wednesday, January 14, 01:03:16pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, January 14, 01:03:16pm Lou Miliano, Longtime CBS Radio News reporter Dead at 67 Wednesday, January 14, 12:02:49pm 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 12:02:49pm A. J. Masters, Singer- songwriter Dead at 64 Wednesday, January 14, 12:01:02pm 2 "Back Home" -- A. J. Masters, Wednesday, January 14, 12:01:02pm Robert Kinoshita, Robot Designer for 'Forbidden Planet' and 'Lost in Space' Dead at 100 Wednesday, January 14, 11:54:11am 7 " Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!" -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 04:31:17pm Another TZ connection ('Hot choc-o-late, I would like a cup of hot choc-o-late') -- Uncle Simon, Tuesday, January 13, 06:01:17pm Great TZ episodes! Here's a clip! ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 13, 08:25:28pm "Uncle Simon" was the last TZ episode to air before JFK took that trip to Dallas -- Aired Nov. 15, 1963, Wednesday, January 14, 11:54:11am Sad that designer Robert Kinoshita died a month ago, and news of it only announced this week. Created such an iconic figure in Americana history, too. -Forgotten in local nursing home. (NT) -- And next-to-NO entertainment-only news sources has covered the obit., Wednesday, January 14, 09:41:57am I only found one 'months late' belated 100th birthday online article from obscure source, from last May! -- Sad., Wednesday, January 14, 09:46:07am Pianist & Composer Frank Glazer Dies at 99 Wednesday, January 14, 11:51:11am 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 14, 11:51:11am Trevor Ward-Davies, best known as Dozy, from the 60s pop group Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, has died 70 Wednesday, January 14, 11:48:35am 2 "Hold Tight" (This was heard in the "Death Proof" film from "Grindhouse") -- Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, Wednesday, January 14, 11:48:35am Doug Cunningham, Football player (49ers, Redskins) Dead at 69 Tuesday, January 13, 07:03:47pm 2 Football card -- Link, Tuesday, January 13, 07:03:47pm Maureen Budway, Jazz singer Dead at 51 Tuesday, January 13, 05:06:11pm 2 "No More Blues" -- Maureen Budway, Tuesday, January 13, 05:06:11pm Al Ferrier, Rockabilly singer Dead at 80 Tuesday, January 13, 04:41:07pm 3 "Let's Go Boppin Tonight " -- Al Ferrier, Tuesday, January 13, 04:40:11pm "My Baby Done Gone Away" -- Al Ferrier, Tuesday, January 13, 04:41:07pm British actor Lance Percival dies at 81. Starred in the film Darling Lili with Julie Andrews and appeared with Rod Taylor in The V.I.P's . Tuesday, January 13, 03:14:17pm 7 Two cast members from the 1963 film The V.I.P's have died within 48 hours of each other. I hope Maggie Smith and Louis Jourdan stick around. (NT) -- Hoping for no triple deaths., Friday, January 09, 08:08:40am He had several collaborations with The Beatles as well. (NT) -- Ringo, Friday, January 09, 08:26:23am BBC obit, he was involved in a fatal car accident that nearly ended his career. -- ., Friday, January 09, 08:30:55am Was also in the film "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter" which starred Herman's Hermits. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 09, 11:21:11am "Shame And Scandal In The Family" -- Lance Percival, Friday, January 09, 04:16:57pm He was the voice of Paul and Ringo in The Beatles cartoons, and the voice of 'Old Fred' the mayor of Pepperland in Yellow Submarine. (NT) -- DialMForMovies, Tuesday, January 13, 03:14:17pm OT: Darwin candidate?? ... Quickest Karma in history? Tuesday, January 13, 02:50:11pm 3 Didn't kill him. (NT) -- So NO, Tuesday, January 13, 02:32:00pm Even if it did kill him, he wasn't doing something stupid. He was a thief with bad luck, but what he did wasn't nonsensical enough to warrant a Darwin (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 02:50:11pm Teen dies day after Eminem fulfills wish Rochester Hills, MI Tuesday, January 13, 01:37:10pm 1 Timothy Patrick Moynihan, Son of late US Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Dead at 58 Tuesday, January 13, 01:35:09pm 2 Tim's younger brother John McCloskey Moynihan, 44, died in 2004, the result of a reaction to acetaminophen. (NT) -- Sister Maura Moynihan, and mother Elizabeth Moynihan survive them., Tuesday, January 13, 01:35:09pm Archive - Actress Louise Kane 1921-2014 (Don't know if this was posted or not) Randolph Scott Tuesday, January 13, 01:15:51pm 4 IMDb -- Link, Tuesday, January 13, 05:54:18am How could she play "Karen, age 9" in "Wyoming" (1947), if she was 26 at the time? (NT) -- ?, Tuesday, January 13, 11:50:12am Smoking stunted her growth. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 01:15:51pm Elderly woman's decomposing body found in house she shared with daughter Had been dead over a year Tuesday, January 13, 01:04:27pm 2 "...woman lived in a downstairs apartment; her daughter lived upstairs...unclear is why her nearby family did not report her death when it happened." (NT) -- Three words ...social security check., Tuesday, January 13, 01:04:27pm Possible healthwatch: Chuck Berry Hasn't performed regular gig in 3 months Tuesday, January 13, 12:11:01pm 1 Beauty queen dies after botched liposuction surgery that was part of pageant prize Ecuador Tuesday, January 13, 12:06:09pm 1 Happy 109th Birthday! Linguist Zhou Youguang, '36 Olympic Athlete Liselotte Landbeck is 99, Educator Yuan Baohua is 99, '48 Olympic Athlete Kim Seong-jip is 96, (NT) jlp Tuesday, January 13, 11:56:47am 5 '48 Olympic Athlete Walter Lehmann is 96, Psychoanalyist Horacuo Etchegoyen, Aviator Milton Crenchaw is 96, WW2 Military Figure Clarence"Bud" Anderson is 93, (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, January 13, 05:17:13am Producer Marilyn Carey is 90, Actress Billie Allen is 90, Author Michael Bond turns 89. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, January 13, 05:18:01am Actress Frances Sternhagen is 85 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 13-, Tuesday, January 13, 11:47:19am Race car designer Ron Tauranac is 90, Nobel winning biologist Sydney Brenner is 88, actor Chris Wiggins is 84, comedian Rip Taylor is 81, actress Elsa Martinelli is 80 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 11:56:47am Al Martinez, Los Angeles Times columnist & TV Writer Dies at 85 Tuesday, January 13, 11:45:57am 4 IMDb -- Link, Monday, January 12, 08:40:12pm I see his credits include "B.A.D. Cats" - I remember this show. -- Sharon, Tuesday, January 13, 04:49:36am "B.A.D. Cats" was a very early show for Michelle Pfeiffer. She'd previously been in "Delta House" a year earlier (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 13, 11:45:57am Anita Ekberg ? Wikipedia is showing her as having died wWDI Tuesday, January 13, 11:42:56am 21 Anita Ekberg dies...link inside... -- Danny (Louisville), Sunday, January 11, 03:57:19am Here she is on What's My Line? in 1958 -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 05:01:46am I'll always remember her as Jerry Lewis's crush in the final Martin and Lewis movie -- :"Hollywood Or Bust", Sunday, January 11, 08:22:24am she portrayed herself in that film (NT) -- campy but quite entertaining, a really good, Sunday, January 11, 08:32:52am a really good "bad" movie (NT) -- is what i was trying to say, Sunday, January 11, 08:33:22am Oh, the irony! "Hollywood" featured a Great Dane accompanying Dean and Jerry on their cross-country car trip to Hollywood -- And guess what may have at least indirectly been partially responsible for Anita's death, Sunday, January 11, 08:51:15am Romantically linked to Rod Taylor in the 60's (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, January 11, 09:12:40am I think they were engaged to be married. I just saw an old newspaper clipping announcing their wedding. (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 11, 10:14:20am Pic of Anita Ekberg & Rod Taylor in 1962 -- Wonder if the death of her old flame led to her demise?, Sunday, January 11, 12:01:47pm Considering it was 53 years ago...No (NT) -- Kind of a stretch, Sunday, January 11, 01:07:26pm Also she died on Rod Taylor's birthday (NT) -- He would have been 85, Sunday, January 11, 02:29:34pm Recent picture - she didn't age well at all -- -, Sunday, January 11, 10:01:07am She looked much better in Playboy in 1956! -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 11:38:24am She was in "Abbott and Costello Go to Mars" (1953) -- Link to Imdb, Sunday, January 11, 11:39:24am NO, the pic was from about a decade ago. Try THIS more recent pic on for size! ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 11, 01:30:38pm Here are some for 2013 -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 01:50:25pm Worst thing an older woman can do is cake on the make-up...esp eye make up. (NT) -- Adds years and fools no one, Sunday, January 11, 05:27:49pm pics from 2013, age 81. -- The Happy Reaper, Sunday, January 11, 08:57:41pm Donna Douglas 82, Anita Ekberg 83...watch out Tina Louise... (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, Sunday, January 11, 09:03:15pm Anita Ekberg- another person the Sacramento Bee felt wasn't worthy of running an obit (NT) -- I'd call it a fish wrapper, but that's an insult to fish wrappers, Tuesday, January 13, 11:42:56am OT: *ahem* How 'bout those Buckeys.....!?! (NT) Buckeye Monday, January 12, 11:53:14pm 2 buckeys crushed the duckeys -- good game but very sloppy for a winning team, Monday, January 12, 11:53:14pm Actor Micheal Biehn daddy again at 58 Colt Monday, January 12, 08:45:31pm 9 I dunno, Alec Baldwin recently announced he'll be a father again- he's 56 (NT) -- There's gonna be a bunch of Hollywood kids with ancient dads!, Sunday, January 11, 11:47:26am And actor Jeff Goldblum is about to become a first time dad- at 62 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 11, 12:29:58pm Wow that's wild (NT) -- :), Sunday, January 11, 09:26:34pm In 2012, Steve Martin, at age 67, became a father for the first time when wife Anne Stringfield gave birth to daughter, in December 2012. (NT) -- But Tony Randall takes cake, becoming first-time-dad at 77, and his second at 78! ...He died at 84., Sunday, January 11, 11:36:21pm Meanwhile, Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, 71, is dating 25-year-old actress (NT) -- Must be nice to be a rock star!, Monday, January 12, 11:45:44am No...that honor goes to Anthony Quinn... -- cameron, Monday, January 12, 06:25:58pm When Anthony Quinn died, his kids ranged in age from 59- 4! (NT) -- !, Monday, January 12, 07:17:30pm No, actually I was referring to "first-time-dads". I believe Randall still taking that cake, at age 77. (NT) -- And when 88 year old Charlie Chaplin died, his children ranged from 51-15 !, Monday, January 12, 08:45:31pm Turner Classic Movies will honor the late Luise Rainer with a day of movie tributes on Monday, January 12, her 104th birthday. . Monday, January 12, 07:00:07pm 7 Sorry, her 105th birthday. (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 10:31:23am Her appearance and interview at the 2011 TCM Film Festival will air on Monday at 7:30pm. (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 10:37:13am & at 7:30 pm they'll be showing the Robert Osborne interview with her & it is a MUST SEE (NT) -- wWDI, Saturday, January 10, 10:41:05am What a delight to see this centenarian among her fans, lovin' on her! Thanks to TCM for rebroadcasting 2011 event. (NT) -- She was a sweet, sweet lady., Monday, January 12, 06:01:11pm OH! ...And happy 105th today, Miss Rainer! (NT) -- Just saw "The Dramatic School" on TCM, today! ~You are missed!, Monday, January 12, 06:02:22pm ^^^ ditto (NT) -- wWDI, Monday, January 12, 07:00:07pm OT: Can anyone guess who this actress is? Trivia time! Monday, January 12, 05:55:48pm 9 My guess -- Todd, Monday, January 12, 01:57:10pm My guess. -- Elmo's tired., Monday, January 12, 02:03:01pm Is it.... -- Betty, Monday, January 12, 02:13:54pm I thought it was -- Rhonda, Monday, January 12, 02:29:02pm It's a dude, right? -- The Happy Reaper, Monday, January 12, 02:32:06pm Todd was right! It's Kathy Bates! From ""Men Don't Leave" (1989) (NT) -- When she was a lot thinner, Monday, January 12, 04:29:19pm Kathy Bates Injured: Actress Cries Out During Golden Globes 2015 Appearance -- Link, Monday, January 12, 05:02:12pm So concensus is that someone just stepped on her foot, at the award show? (NT) -- ...Musta' been a stiletto!, Monday, January 12, 05:55:48pm Producer Bernard Williams Dies at 72 Monday, January 12, 03:49:56pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Monday, January 12, 03:49:56pm OT: OK, THIS is the craziest first-week-of-the-year-OBITS, I ever remembered!!! ... theChronicler Monday, January 12, 02:01:45pm 8 Yes weird combo of people for sure. (NT) -- Thanks for ur hard work Chron (Cher), Thursday, January 08, 06:58:24pm It HAS been a busy first week! I can remember some years when there asn't a big death til much later in the month! (NT) -- !, Thursday, January 08, 07:00:21pm I'd put Ed Brooke on the 3rd on that list as well (NT) -- Harris, Thursday, January 08, 08:51:49pm There sometimes isn't that many even over the course of a year (NT) -- for high profile celebrities, Friday, January 09, 06:36:40am Wow, now with Taylor Negron on the 10th and Anita Ekberg on the 11th, ...the quick list of entertainment celebs dropping like flies, grows longer! (NT) -- Eight, in ten days seems like a lot!, Sunday, January 11, 11:46:34pm I was pleasantly surprised to see Negron's death mentioned on CBS News last night (NT) -- ., Monday, January 12, 11:27:39am Today's VIEW on ABC also gave mention to Negron's death. (NT) -- Guest co-host Mario Cantone was a friend., Monday, January 12, 02:01:45pm Kool And The Gang Trombonist Clifford Adams Dies at 62 Monday, January 12, 12:53:43pm 3 "Get Down On it" -- Link, Monday, January 12, 12:52:02pm "Joanna" -- Kool and the Gang, Monday, January 12, 12:53:43pm Just caught a "Dragnet" episode with Dirk Rambo. I checked Imdb, & saw that it aired on Feb. 16, 1967, only 11 days after Rambo died in a car crash Just the facts Monday, January 12, 12:30:36pm 9 He was hit by a former actress, Kathleen Case -- She has an odd connection with JFK assassination coverage, Saturday, January 10, 09:16:31pm His twin Dack died nearly 21 years ago, now. Dack Rambo died March 1994 at the age of 52 of complications from AIDS. (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 11, 01:39:54pm Dack Rambo died the same day as MacDonald Carey (NT) -- "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of Our Lives", Sunday, January 11, 02:17:57pm His last role was on Another World, which followed DOOL on NBC (NT) -- He quit soon after being diagnosed in 1991, Sunday, January 11, 02:24:30pm Always had a crush on Dack Rambo - loved him on Guns of Will Sonnett! (NT) -- Sharon, Sunday, January 11, 02:30:27pm Frank Overton and Theo Marcuse both died about a month after the two episodes of Star Trek they were aired in 1967 (NT) -- Sherlock, Monday, January 12, 06:11:02am Marcuse died in a drunk driving accident (NT) -- Liquid suicide, Monday, January 12, 12:11:11pm Found a Theo Marcuse Lp at thrift store a few weeks ago, Poetry of Keats & Shelley (Link to photo) -- He and Frank Overton were both on TZ, Monday, January 12, 12:30:36pm Gladys Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievauly/Poet is 99, '48 Olympic Athlete Ricardo Cabot Boix is 98, Chemist Ralph Pearson is 96, Director Matti Kassila is 91,. (NT) jlp Monday, January 12, 12:12:47pm 9 Cyclist Raphael Germiniani is 90, Actress Katherine "Scottie" MacGregor turns 90 (NT) -- jlp, Monday, January 12, 04:33:07am Singer Glenn Yarbrough is 85 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 12-, Monday, January 12, 11:28:58am Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre is 86, writer Jennifer Johnston is 85, comedian Des O'Connor is 83, TV host Michael Aspel is 82, magician Kreskin is 80 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 12, 11:50:40am Here's Des O' Connor with Buddy Holly in 1958 -- Link to pic, Monday, January 12, 11:51:56am "Baby the Rain Must Fall" -- Glenn Yarbrough, Monday, January 12, 11:53:20am "Sail Away" - Oak Ridge Boys -- Link, Monday, January 12, 11:55:03am Rush Limbaugh is 64 today. Shares a birthday with Howard Stern, another radio powerhouse -- Both were on Time magazine's cover of Nov. 1, 1993, Monday, January 12, 12:01:30pm Oscar nominated screenwriter Paul Jarrico, blacklisted in the '50's, was born 100 years ago today (died 1997) -- Bio, Monday, January 12, 12:12:47pm Joe Bell, WW 2 veteran & viral video star Dead at 95 Monday, January 12, 11:46:23am 2 Pic -- ., Monday, January 12, 11:46:23am Former Child Actor Malcolm Hutton 1928-2014 Monday, January 12, 11:44:11am 7 IMDb -- Link, Monday, January 12, 09:08:57am Hutton? Negron? (NT) -- Now we need Wells to complete the deaths in 3's, Monday, January 12, 10:05:42am Please don't start up with that crap, please. (NT) -- We don't wanna hear about it., Monday, January 12, 10:30:20am Chron please delete this thread (NT) -- Very unfortunate!!!, Monday, January 12, 11:24:48am Here's the character of "Skinny" from "Dumbo", which Hutton died the voice for -- Link to pic, Monday, January 12, 11:35:35am Meant "DID the voice for" (NT) -- ., Monday, January 12, 11:44:11am Neil Young & Bob Dylan Bassist Tim Drummond Dies at 74 Monday, January 12, 11:26:53am 1 TV Producer/Writer Brian Clemens ("The Avengers") Dies at 83 Monday, January 12, 11:25:33am 3 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 09:33:07pm Wrote the screenplay to "Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde" (1971) (NT) -- The doc transforms into an evil woman!, Monday, January 12, 11:25:33am Healthwatch: Wayne Jackson (The Memphis Horns) Hospitalized Monday, January 12, 04:10:49am 1 Italian actress Dolly Grey still alive at 110? She was born Clara Galassi Sunday, January 11, 09:55:58pm 2 Here is her daughter's obituary -- Says she was predeceased by her parents, Sunday, January 11, 09:55:58pm Happy 101st Birthday! NY Times Crosswords Constructor Bernice Gordon, Actress Irmgard Forst is 100, Cricketer Leonard Oakley is 99, Author Ann Tompert is 97, Baseball's Neil Berry is 93, (NT) jlp Sunday, January 11, 12:07:46pm 6 Physiologist Roger Guillemin is 91, Actor Esko Pesonen is 90, Producer Grant Tinker is 90, Frm 1st Lady of Arkansas Betty Bumper is 90, Asst. Dir. Jerzy Kawowski turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, January 11, 06:16:18am I think you mean Fmr....lol (NT) -- not frm, Sunday, January 11, 09:51:55am Other birthdays, Jan. 11- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, January 11, 11:45:00am Historian Ernst Nolte is 92, singer Don Cherry is 91, actor Mitchell Ryan is 87, actor, director Alfonso Arau is 83, ex- PM of Canada Jean Chrétien is 81, actor Melvyn Hayes is 80 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 11, 12:06:43pm "Band of Gold" -- Don Cherry, Sunday, January 11, 12:07:46pm Actor and comedian Taylor Negron has died at age 58? His cousin, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night has announced his death on Facebook. Sunday, January 11, 12:00:17pm 12 He was in the "smelly car" episode of "Seinfeld" -- Link to Imdb, Saturday, January 10, 06:57:03pm Also notable as 'Allesandro' in Friends (NT) -- -, Saturday, January 10, 07:10:54pm Playing the hairdresser who tries to get the stink out of Elaine's hair (NT) -- Ultimately they use tomato sauce, Saturday, January 10, 09:17:38pm Dead of cancer at age 57. (NT) -- Deadline Hollywood reporting, Saturday, January 10, 07:13:05pm Obit and death announcement. -- ., Saturday, January 10, 07:29:17pm CBS LA -- Link, Saturday, January 10, 07:33:01pm Rip (NT) -- 😞, Saturday, January 10, 08:41:46pm Milo from "The Last Boy Scout" (NT) -- great villian, Saturday, January 10, 08:05:42pm Just watched him last night! -- JJ, Saturday, January 10, 09:39:09pm For me, I'll always remember Negron as Jennifer Jason Leigh's slimy fiance 'Julio' in Rodney Dangerfield's 1983 comedy, "Easy Money"! -- theChronicler, Saturday, January 10, 11:34:13pm Was in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" as the guy who delivers pizza to Sean Penn's character in class (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 11, 12:00:17pm Healthwatch: Ex- Miami Dolphin Rob Konrad Falls off boat, swims 9 miles to shore, hospitalized Sunday, January 11, 11:51:09am 1 Roller Derby Legend Annis “Big Red” Jensen Dies at 93 Sunday, January 11, 11:42:13am 2 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 11, 11:42:13am Curtis Lee Dead? Sunday, January 11, 11:35:54am 15 I didn't see anything about it on Billy Vera's Facebook page. Lee was the subject of a hoax before -- ., Friday, January 09, 06:53:58pm I think this is a recent pic of Curtis Lee & his wife -- Link, Friday, January 09, 07:01:28pm Embed -- ., Friday, January 09, 07:02:06pm Wiki has it (NT) -- Just saying, Friday, January 09, 07:28:45pm IF that is really the singer Curtis Lee -- Intelius has his age at, Friday, January 09, 07:38:46pm Is this his business? -- Real Estate, Friday, January 09, 07:59:55pm Aswering my previous message....yes -- link to new article, Friday, January 09, 08:50:19pm "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" -- Curtis Lee, Friday, January 09, 09:10:08pm Slim Whitman was the victim of a death hoax (or erroneous report), but recently did in fact die. -- Curtis was, years ago, but now has in fact met his Maker. (As we all eventually will.), Friday, January 09, 10:22:36pm YUMA SUN CONFIRMS HIS PASSING -- Rockin' Robin, Friday, January 09, 11:44:25pm You got beat to posting the link -- by three hours!, Saturday, January 10, 07:39:43am "Under the Moon of Love"- Curtis Lee -- Got to # 42 in Billboard, Saturday, January 10, 12:02:52pm "Gotta Have You" -- Curtis Lee, Saturday, January 10, 12:08:52pm Here's Curtis Lee with a great Ricky Nelson style number, "Pure Love" -- Co- written by Johnny Burnette, Sunday, January 11, 11:35:54am Songwriter & Producer Ed Penney Dies at 89 Sunday, January 11, 10:34:55am 2 "Somebody's Knockin" Terri Gibbs -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 10:34:55am Animator Christopher Moeller ("The Simpsons", "King of the Hill") 1967-2014 Sunday, January 11, 10:16:48am 2 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, January 11, 10:16:48am Elizabeth Kaltman, PR Exec Dead at 41 (cancer) Sunday, January 11, 10:08:22am 1 Lowell 'Bud' Paxson (Founder of ION TV & The Home Shopping Network) Dies at 80 Saturday, January 10, 06:20:38pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 10, 06:20:38pm Robert Stone, Writer ("Dog Soldiers") Dead at 77 Saturday, January 10, 05:59:35pm 3 Longer obit -- SF Gate, Saturday, January 10, 05:58:47pm "Dog Soldiers" was filmed as "Who'll Stop the Rain" in 1978 (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 05:59:35pm Producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Dies at 88 Saturday, January 10, 04:53:22pm 4 IMDb -- Link, Friday, January 09, 10:32:55pm Tony Goldwyn, known for his role in feature film, "Ghost" in 1990, and currently starring on TV's "Scandal", is his son. (NT) -- Two other (of his 6 kids) sons John is film producer, and Peter is a VP of Samuel Goldwyn films., Friday, January 09, 11:37:11pm His wife, Jennifer Howard (1925- 1993) played a nurse in the TZ episode "Eye of the Beholder" (there's the TZ connection) (NT) -- Her father, Sidney Howard (1893- 1939) won posthumous Oscar for the "Gone With the Wind" screenplay, Saturday, January 10, 12:22:43pm Takao Saito, Cinematographer on 18 Kurosawa Films Dead at 85 Saturday, January 10, 04:09:19pm 2 Nominaed for an Oscar for "Ran" (1985) -- Link to Imdb, Saturday, January 10, 04:09:19pm Francesco Rosi, Italian film director Dead at 92 Saturday, January 10, 04:08:03pm 3 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 10, 04:06:52pm Imdb -- ., Saturday, January 10, 04:08:03pm Robert V. Keeley, Outspoken Ambassador Dead at 85 Saturday, January 10, 04:07:39pm 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, January 10, 04:07:39pm Happy 103rd Birthday! Philanthropist Jessie Lichauco, Director Robert Darene is 101, Writer Momcilo llic is 100, Artist Eldzier Cortor is 99, Politician Saul Cherniack is 98, (NT) jlp Saturday, January 10, 04:05:56pm 10 Writer/Masters Athlete Ugo Sansonetti is 96, Businessman Earl Bakken is 91, Stuntman Claude Caliez is 90, Actress Peggy Evans turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, January 10, 03:53:36am Other birthdays, Jan. 10- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, January 10, 11:59:36am Frank Sinatra, Jr. is 71 today (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 12:00:07pm Singer Ronnie Hawkins is 80 today -- Here's "Mary Lou", Saturday, January 10, 12:06:10pm "Dance Baby Dance (The Beach Girls and The Monster intro)" -- Frank Sinatra, Jr., Saturday, January 10, 12:07:27pm Composer Ester Mägi is 93, poet Philip Levine is 87, writer Peter Mathias is 87, writer Tony Soper is 86, actress Elaine Devry is 85, composer Georg Katzer is 80, Opera singer Sherrill Milnes is 80 (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 12:28:34pm Elaine Devry was married to Mickey Rooney from 1952- 58 (NT) -- 4th of his 8 wives, Saturday, January 10, 12:29:32pm "Peg" -- Steely Dan, Saturday, January 10, 01:58:53pm "Heartbreaker" -- Pat Benatar, Saturday, January 10, 04:05:56pm Archive: Madeline Kahn, Dec. 3, 1999 Actress Saturday, January 10, 03:48:48pm 13 IMO, like Gilda and others, her death came too early for one of the great comic actresses of her generation. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 03, 01:59:08pm Her last role was on Bill Cosby's last sitcom (NT) -- She went quick from her cancer, Wednesday, December 03, 02:21:11pm This duet with Grover on Sesame Street is one of my favorite childhood TV memories. -- She was one of those people who could literally make anyone smile., Wednesday, December 03, 02:22:32pm "Paper Moon", "Young Frankenstein", "High Anxiety", "What's up Doc?" ...ALL klassic Kahn! >>> -- The latter being MY personal favorite (and her debut screen appearance)., Wednesday, December 03, 03:41:03pm "How about it, honey? Just for a little while, let Miss Trixie sit up front with her big tits" (NT) -- No one like her!, Wednesday, December 03, 03:54:59pm Yes, all good movies -- But you forgot Clue...she stole all the scenes!, Friday, January 09, 07:42:45pm Everyone forgot Clue. There's a reason for that. (NT) -- I had forgotten that stinker until you mentioned it!, Friday, January 09, 08:09:31pm I'm a peaceful person but dems fightin words (NT) -- Clue is a cult classic!, Friday, January 09, 08:21:54pm I remember seeing Madelaine Kahn on the Tonight Show in 1985, around the time "Clue" was out. You could tell she didn't think much of it (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 12:04:17pm Clue is on my top three movies. (NT) -- quit your hating simply because you dont understand it, Saturday, January 10, 12:09:00pm I didn't say I hated it. I said Madelaine Kahn didn't seem to like it (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 10, 12:11:56pm I didn't care for it; it seemed like a poor imitation of the much more satisfying "Murder By Death," and the cast of Clue didn't look like they were having a good time, either. (NT) -- Sorry you think I don't "get it.", Saturday, January 10, 03:10:34pm Healthwatch: JC Penny. Shuttering 39 stores and laying off 2,250. Russ Saturday, January 10, 12:00:15pm 9 My local one survived - not sure how - has really gone downhill. (NT) -- Sharon, Friday, January 09, 04:17:30am Same here--I think Macy's really put the hurt on them + retail is struggling at malls in our area. (NT) -- Too bad, JCP is a nice store., Friday, January 09, 07:18:03am Sharon--If I recall, we're both in PA; (NT) -- so our experiences are similar., Friday, January 09, 07:19:07am Correct. (NT) -- Sharon, Friday, January 09, 10:43:33am Speaking of dead malls: Inside crumbling Ohio mall, once the biggest in the WORLD, that is now about to be demolished. -- (Near Cleveland) Here's the link w/pics..., Saturday, January 10, 06:10:11am The Mall of America in Minnesota is adding nearly 400 stores (NT) -- they seem to be doing well!, Saturday, January 10, 10:15:57am Really? In my math class...50 is not 400. (NT) -- Might want to check your source., Saturday, January 10, 11:38:50am When complete, the mall will have a total of 620! (NT) -- happy shopping!, Saturday, January 10, 12:00:15pm HOLY HOT LEGS! ROD STEWART TURNS 70!!!!! Rockin' Robin Saturday, January 10, 08:56:47am 8 Can't click, https -- A disadvantage for not being registered, Saturday, January 10, 12:29:05am Click ... -- Links, Saturday, January 10, 12:41:44am Thanks, "Hot Legs" was the first music video I ever saw ("Midnight Special", 1976) -- At least 4 R.S. songs don't mention the title, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" is one, what are the others?, Saturday, January 10, 01:11:39am Personally, I loved the R.S. video "Infatuation" (1984), because the video plot featured actress Kay Lenz ('Breezy') and character actor Dick Miller and Mike Mazurki! -- It was great to see both added to a great song!, Saturday, January 10, 06:56:52am Mazurki said he got more comments from people about that video than about any of his "real" acting roles (NT) -- Almost always played a heavy, Saturday, January 10, 08:36:03am Loved Mazurki as the desert miner in 1963's "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", as man flagging down Phil Silvers to help out ailing wife. (NT) -- Real-life son Bob mazurki appeared as his son., Saturday, January 10, 08:46:47am The alternate ending with Rod getting the girl was rarely played or at least I always saw the other. -- Thanks for posting them, had no idea that was Kay Lenz!, Saturday, January 10, 08:56:47am Roy Tarpley, NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks in the late 80's and early 90's, has died at age 50 Russ Friday, January 09, 09:08:38pm 5 Pic -- ., Friday, January 09, 06:55:01pm The sad end to a pathetic life (NT) -- Drugs and drink will do it to you, Friday, January 09, 07:36:16pm Saw another report that said it was liver failure, and we all know what that implies. (NT) -- Russ, Friday, January 09, 09:06:50pm Wow, I remember him well. Much too young. (NT) -- Buckeye, Friday, January 09, 09:08:38pm Archive: Jesse White, Jan.9, 1997 Character actor Friday, January 09, 06:11:43pm 3 The first "lonely Maytag repairman" commercial -- ., Friday, January 09, 04:25:49pm White died from a heart attack following surgery, only five days after his 80th birthday. -- I didn't know that recognizable character actress Carole Ita White, was his daughter!, Friday, January 09, 06:11:43pm Rod Taylor? Lemnpiper Friday, January 09, 05:00:39pm 24 It's true -- People Magazine, Thursday, January 08, 05:26:33pm Welcome To Woop Woop & The Glass Bottom Boat are fun Movies with Taylor (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Thursday, January 08, 05:50:59pm I'm sure The Birds & The Time Machine will be in his TCM tribute - hoping A Catered Affair is too. RIP. (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, January 08, 05:55:14pm The 1967 film "Hotel" (precurser to 80's TV series) was a favorite of mine. A lush-looking, beautiful Johnny Keating soundtrack featuring Carmen McRae in small role. Stylishly directed by Dick Quine. -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 02:50:36pm Actor Rod Taylor dies at 84 (Variety obit) -- Russ, Thursday, January 08, 05:50:40pm Rip (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 06:07:27pm Always liked 'The Time Machine". His co- star in it, Alan Young, is still alive at 95! (NT) -- RIP, Thursday, January 08, 06:56:42pm Trailer to "The Time Machine" -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 06:58:07pm Fine actor. Rest in Peace (NT) -- Another Twilight Zone member gone too., Thursday, January 08, 06:31:41pm Taylor died 4 days before his 85th birthday (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 07:05:56pm Daughter Felicia Taylor was a reporter for CNN (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 07:07:50pm His last film- "Inglourious Basterds" (NT) -- Playing Winston Churchill (he was unrecognizable), Thursday, January 08, 07:08:53pm TZ episode- "And When the Sky Was Opened". 3 astronauts all vanish one by one after returning from Space (NT) -- Jim Hutton was also iin it, Thursday, January 08, 07:10:16pm Yes, The Time Machine was always one of my favorites too. He was also a regular in the final 3 seasons or so of Falcon Crest. (NT) -- Buckeye, Thursday, January 08, 09:22:07pm Anyone remember his series "Hong Kong"? (NT) -- obitchecker, Friday, January 09, 11:32:39am "Hong Kong" aired on ABC from 1960- 61. It was up against "Wagon Train" on NBC & lost the ratings war (NT) -- ., Friday, January 09, 01:05:29pm Taylor was the voice of Pongo in "101 Dalmatians" (NT) -- ., Friday, January 09, 01:07:33pm Yes, as mentioned above, Taylor's last film, "Inglourious Basterds". Here is a wonderful interview of Tyalor praising his "Inglourious Basterds" director Quentin Tarantino. Just great! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 02:09:58pm Here's another telling Taylor interview on his career, from a decade earlier. ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 02:13:11pm TCM Remembers Rod Taylor video and movie tribute -- Links, Friday, January 09, 03:18:41pm Question: Speaking of TCM video tribute, did they ever do a NEWLY edited '2014 memorium'?? Edited in Nov., they missed some like Terry Becker (12/30), Luise Rainer (12/30), Edward Herrmann (12/31)! (NT) -- Curious?, Friday, January 09, 03:45:22pm "Rod was a great pal to me ... we were very, very good friends," Hedren told CNN. "He was one of the most fun people I have ever met, thoughtful and classy, there was everything good in that man." (NT) -- Tippi Hedren, on her "Birds" co- star Rod Taylor, Friday, January 09, 04:13:19pm Great actor, but BOY he is a classic example of those beefcake-looking actors of his day, ...who did NOT age well. Alcohol? (NT) -- Brando, James Garner, among other pretty boys who faded after 50+., Friday, January 09, 05:00:39pm Happy 91st Birthday! Actress Anne Vernon, Costume Designer Ina Stein is 90, Novelist Judith Krantz is 87, Folk Singer Joan Baez turns 74. (NT) jlp Friday, January 09, 04:31:27pm 15 Other birthdays, Jan. 9- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, January 09, 11:15:34am Actor Fernando Lamas was born 100 years ago today (died 1982) -- He looked marvelous!, Friday, January 09, 11:24:53am Actress Anita Louise was born 100 years ago today (died 1970) -- Bio, Friday, January 09, 11:26:51am TV producer, director Sydney Lotterby is 89, writer Brian Friel is 86, ex- US Rep. Robert García is 82, writer Wilbur Smith is 82, football player Bart Starr is 81, sportscaster Dick Enberg is 80 (NT) -- /, Friday, January 09, 11:30:04am Actor Bob Denver would've been 80 today (died in 2005) (NT) -- Little buddy, Friday, January 09, 11:31:01am Richard Nixon was born today in 1913 (NT) -- died in 1994 at 81, Friday, January 09, 12:39:43pm I quit believing in horoscopes when I found out Richard Nixon & Joan Baez were both born on Jan. 9 (NT) -- Different years, of course, Friday, January 09, 01:01:19pm I thought you were going to say when Jeane Dixon died (NT) -- Guess she didn't see that coming, Friday, January 09, 02:52:20pm Where Have All The Flowers Gone" -- Joan Baez, Friday, January 09, 02:26:50pm My favorite Baez song ...and timely "Birmingham Sunday". ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 03:30:17pm "Whole Lotta Love" -- Led Zeppelin, Friday, January 09, 04:10:16pm "Ho Daddy" -- Bob Denver, Friday, January 09, 04:15:11pm "Treat Her Right" -- Roy Head (74 today), Friday, January 09, 04:29:26pm Here's 13 year old Jimmy Page's Skiffle band on TV in 1957! -- Link, Friday, January 09, 04:31:27pm Patrick Gowers, Film, TV composer Dead at 78 Friday, January 09, 01:13:35pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Friday, January 09, 01:13:35pm Richard Meade, Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian rider He was 76 Friday, January 09, 11:14:27am 2 Pic -- ., Friday, January 09, 11:14:27am Broadway Dancer Nicole Barth 1937-2014 Friday, January 09, 11:12:36am 2 Broadway credits -- Link, Friday, January 09, 11:12:36am OT: A goofy Voy Board called "Heroes And Zeroes" Tubby Tecker just posted there about the Patheticnics! Friday, January 09, 08:40:13am 2 Tubby Tecker tould be in the Tock And Toll Tall of Tame! -- Just saying, Friday, January 09, 08:40:13am Actor Lance Percival (Voiced Paul & Ringo in "The Beatles") 1933-2014 Friday, January 09, 08:11:24am 2 Sorry, I was distracted and put 2014 by mistake -- IMDb link, Friday, January 09, 08:11:24am Archive: Terry-Thomas, Jan.8, 1990 Actor Friday, January 09, 07:10:48am 5 Hard to believe 1990 was 25 years ago (NT) -- !, Thursday, January 08, 04:30:33pm The sad thing is that it was Dudley Moore who headed the event to raise money for the ailing comic ... -- ...but Moore ended up in worse neurological shape by HIS death!, Thursday, January 08, 04:57:43pm So incredibly sad! ...My ABSOLUTELY favorite Thomas scene came in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World"! ~Awesome scene! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 07:00:52am Like the Moore video posted above, this is the heart-breaking video of Terry-Thomas' last days. ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 07:10:48am Khan Bonfils, Jedi Master Saesee Tin in Star War The phantom menace. (NT) Collapsed and died during a stage production in London. London Evening Standard Friday, January 09, 06:54:19am 5 Obit -- Independent, Tuesday, January 06, 05:06:25pm He was in "Batman Begins" & James Bond film "Skyfall" -- Imdb, Tuesday, January 06, 05:07:42pm Tragic ..... -- please check out this touching video, Thursday, January 08, 10:01:43pm PHOTO ... -- Link ..., Friday, January 09, 06:54:19am Actor Terry Becker dies at 93. Had a regular role on the TV series Voyage To The Bottom of the Sea Groman Eden Mortuary has his obit with picture. Say he died 12/30/14. No mention of acting career Friday, January 09, 06:34:41am 7 He was the condemned man in the TZ episode "I Am the Night- Color Me Black" -- Link to Imdb (gives his age as 84), Thursday, January 08, 07:02:28pm Here's the entire TZ episode -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 07:04:54pm I remember Becker as white man 'Jagger' condemned for killing a klansman in that episode. Actor Michael Contantine is the last man standing from that TZ episode from a half century ago! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, January 09, 06:34:41am How in the world did you find this? -- Thanks for letting us know, Thursday, January 08, 07:05:53pm RIP -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 08:15:28pm I remember him well from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. I honestly thought he'd passed away years ago. (NT) -- Buckeye, Thursday, January 08, 09:19:46pm OT: Detroit News leaving 97 year old building . Friday, January 09, 03:40:44am 1 Health watch: Andrae Crouch Gospel legend Thursday, January 08, 07:39:10pm 5 He has passed away -- At the age of 72, Thursday, January 08, 06:09:18pm "Take Me Back" -- Andrae Crouch, Thursday, January 08, 06:59:17pm "The Blood WIll Never Lose Its Power" -- Andrae Crouch, Thursday, January 08, 07:00:58pm He was a huge name in gospel music, especially when I was a teenager. Here's the L.A. Times obit. -- Russ, Thursday, January 08, 07:39:10pm Tonight on CNN (9:00 PM Eastern) - documentary on the life/death of Roger Ebert ..... Ed Tracey Thursday, January 08, 05:51:42pm 7 I'm taping it! (NT) -- !, Sunday, January 04, 02:14:26pm It was good, but I have to say, watching Ebert in his final days was tough (NT) -- It was moving to see everyone give Ebert a thumbs up at his funeral, Monday, January 05, 12:12:30pm CNN will re-broadcast the documentary this coming Friday (9:00 PM Eastern). (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, January 06, 05:55:45pm I didn't find it in my TiVo grid listings (NT) -- Is the show an hour, or two, or 90 Min?, Thursday, January 08, 02:58:59pm It's two hours long ..... -- Ed Tracey, Thursday, January 08, 05:24:17pm It releases to DVD later this month (NT) -- Russ, Thursday, January 08, 05:51:42pm J.P. Parise, Hockey Coach & Player (and father of MN Wild player Zach Parise) Dies at 73 Thursday, January 08, 05:26:40pm 3 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 08, 11:21:34am As the post noted, he starred on that inaugural Canada-Soviet "Summit series" in 1972. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Thursday, January 08, 05:26:40pm Tomorrow would've been Elvis Presley's 80th birthday! (NT) Hard to believe! Thursday, January 08, 04:32:55pm 5 Tomorrow also marks 200 years since this historic event! -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 04:36:14pm My ancestor, G. B. Lively (1791- 1845) fought in the Battle of New Orleans (NT) -- D., Thursday, January 08, 11:18:35am Elvis -- over a BILLION of his records were bought -- Rockin' Robin, Thursday, January 08, 04:30:04pm Elvis Presley interview, May 13, 1955 -- "The Hillbilly Cat", Thursday, January 08, 04:32:55pm Joe McGovern, Top Surfing photographer Dead at 64 Thursday, January 08, 04:27:05pm 1 William Boeing, Jr., Son of aerospace pioneer William Boeing Sr. Dead at 92 Thursday, January 08, 04:25:31pm 1 Happy 94th Birthday! Artist Pierre-Yves Tremois, Pianist Abbey Simon is 93, Actor Larry Storch is 92, Actor Ron Moody is 91, Actress Rica Martens is 90, Singer Ramon Blackburn is 90, (NT) jlp Thursday, January 08, 04:22:49pm 13 Actress Genia Lapuhs turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, January 08, 05:20:00am Other birthdays, Jan. 8- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, January 08, 11:20:10am Shirley Bassey, another to outlive an adult child. (NT) -- Sad., Thursday, January 08, 12:52:27pm Here's Shirley Bassey with the greatest Bond theme ever -- "Goldfinger", Thursday, January 08, 04:19:29pm Here's the embed -- Oops, Thursday, January 08, 04:19:55pm "Shimmy Shimmy Ko Ko Bop" -- Little Anthony and the Imperials, Thursday, January 08, 02:11:02pm "You've Got A Habit Of Leaving"- Davy Jones & the Lower Third, 1965 -- Davy Jones was David Bowie (changed it when the Monkees hit), Thursday, January 08, 04:22:49pm Loved Ron Moody in "Oliver!", as the thief 'Fagin', which earned him a Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar nomination in 1969! (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 08, 12:49:50pm Ron Moody was also in Mel Brooks's "The Twelve Chairs" which was after "The Producers" & before "Blazing Saddles". (NT) -- ,, Thursday, January 08, 12:51:03pm Actor Douglas Wilmer is 95, NAS administrator Dale D. Myers is 93, ex- US Sen. Slade Gorton is 87, baseball player Willie Tasby is 82. (NT) -- ,, Thursday, January 08, 12:51:32pm Elvis, who turns 80 today, many forget outlived a TWIN, named 'Jessie Garon Presley'. (NT) -- A Cenotaph was placed at Graceland in his memory., Thursday, January 08, 12:57:52pm Wonder if "The Presley Brothers" would've been a singing sensation? (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 01:15:13pm Ray Gipson, Member of the Bob-O-Links who became The G-Clefs Dead at 77 Thursday, January 08, 04:17:29pm 4 "Ka Ding Dong" -- The G- Clefs, Thursday, January 08, 12:21:09pm 'Cause You're Mine -- The G-Clefs, Thursday, January 08, 03:03:20pm Freddy Cannon played guitar on "Ka Ding Dong" (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 04:17:29pm OT: Connecticut cancer case - should a 17-year-old be compelled to undergo chemo if she does not want to? State Supreme court says YES Thursday, January 08, 02:29:36pm 2 Here is the link (which I forgot to post) -- plus the complete story inline, Thursday, January 08, 02:29:36pm ADMIN NOTE: A collective concern I’d like to share with Barbara’s Obits & Memorial community. ... theChronicler Thursday, January 08, 12:47:20pm 37 Paul, get an estimate of how much a marker would cost and let us know. I'm happy to contribute. (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, January 04, 02:36:42pm Count me in, too. (NT) -- Rhonda, Sunday, January 04, 02:37:05pm Chronicler/Paul - count me in! Thanks for letting us know. (NT) -- Danny (Louisville), Sunday, January 04, 02:37:24pm Chronicler--You probably realize this, but you'll almost certainly have to contact the cemetery management. ... -- This is how ours works., Sunday, January 04, 02:38:13pm Count me in! (NT) -- Lori, Sunday, January 04, 05:35:20pm I'm willing to contribute as well...... was Barbara the last of her family.....? (NT) -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Sunday, January 04, 02:38:37pm She had no husband, no children. All of her immediate family are gone. Only two nephews remain. (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 04, 02:39:29pm I miss her still 😞 (NT) -- Cher, Sunday, January 04, 02:40:05pm ADMIN NOTE: Ok, the consensus is that the following 'Barbara's Obits & Memorial' board members are willing to help, thusfar. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 09:48:35am I hate to say it but it's going to be very hard to raise that amount of money of $ (NT) -- 😞, Wednesday, January 07, 10:03:25am What authority do you have? Isn't it all up to her next of kin, her nephews? -- The Happy Reaper, Wednesday, January 07, 10:35:38am I welcome any POSITIVE input on the gesture. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 10:54:47am Couple Questions ,(inside) -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, January 07, 11:20:13am If you can work out the particulars, I'll be glad to contribute... -- Harris, Wednesday, January 07, 11:29:15am I agree with Harris (NT) -- Gofundme a good idea, Wednesday, January 07, 11:47:43am Good point: I'd feel a lot more comfortable contributing through a reputable fundraising source. (NT) -- Just my concern, that's all., Wednesday, January 07, 11:48:23am I welcome any input on fundraising, and all costs quoted above are tax/placement included. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 12:39:23pm not a 100% sure, but I believe the actual body and/or ashes (release of) are the only thing that requires next of kin by law if one is available.... after that don't think anything else matters (NT) -- noopyandthezoo ( Janet Doran ), Wednesday, January 07, 05:13:19pm Legal authority to place the new marker should be established FIRST. -- The Happy Reaper, Wednesday, January 07, 11:59:33am I agree that it should match the other markers - but that is a lot of money for just the few of us... (NT) -- Rhonda, Wednesday, January 07, 01:16:21pm (EVERYONE) I have a thought/idea.... (update on dad included..... you'll understand why when you read it) -- noopyandthezoo ( Janet Doran ), Wednesday, January 07, 05:08:57pm Janet, thank you for the constructive input. That certainly is a viable solution. -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 05:48:43pm Unless there's something odd about this cemetery, the family purchased & owns the plot. Their approval would be needed; -- along with that of the cemetery., Wednesday, January 07, 06:07:17pm From what I understand it's based on both the deed of title to the plot, and the regulations of the cemetery. -- Russ, Wednesday, January 07, 07:48:38pm Unless legal permission is granted FIRST by the plot owner this has to be considered a financial scam by Chronicler! -- The Happy Reaper, Thursday, January 08, 04:38:52am The legal issue would almost certainly be a formality. Disagree on the scam comment. (NT) -- Absurd., Thursday, January 08, 06:07:45am Not a formality its a legality. The people who own the plot have a right to say NO! -- The Happy Reaper, Thursday, January 08, 08:06:36am You're being intentionally contrary. I said nothing different regarding the legal issue. -- The cemetery would not proceed without proper authorization from the owner. Pretty basic., Thursday, January 08, 08:58:04am Furthermore, what if Barbara didn't WANT it? Isn't that going against the wishes of the deceased? (NT) -- It's certainly questionable, this act., Thursday, January 08, 10:30:22am No, I'm being reasonable. It's not up to the cemetery board. It's up to the plot owner, the family -- The Happy Reaper, Thursday, January 08, 12:33:54pm Reaper, we understand your point -for the third time. Please don't post this redundant issue again. Thank you. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 08, 12:47:20pm Chron, when dad comes home, I will........ -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Wednesday, January 07, 07:27:34pm Chron, when dad comes home, I will........ -- noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran), Wednesday, January 07, 07:31:24pm Micki had a gofundme page (NT) -- Russ, Wednesday, January 07, 07:49:40pm Count me in! (NT) -- Buckeye, Wednesday, January 07, 09:46:48pm Scott Michaels over at Findadeath.com has an ongoing fund to help place markers of the Hollywood forgotten (and others). -I applaude his efforts. ... -- And I doubt he needed 'family approval' for these long-dead celebs., Thursday, January 08, 07:57:03am Radio Actress Joan Lazer ( "My Son Jeep" ) Dies at 78 Thursday, January 08, 11:45:12am 3 She appeared in the film " The Undercover Man" (1949) & a few early '50's TV shows -- Link to Imdb, Thursday, January 08, 11:41:19am She was in the famous radio/tv show The Goldergs -- Here is link, Thursday, January 08, 11:45:12am 12 dead in terror attack on office of French magazine Paris Thursday, January 08, 11:39:40am 2 Charlie Brown mourns Charlie Hebdo -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 11:39:40am Ray McFall, Owned Liverpool's Cavern Club (where the Beatles got ther start) Dead at 88 Thursday, January 08, 11:35:39am 2 Pic (w/ John Lennon & Paul McCartney) -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 11:35:39am Healthwatch: Yankees prospect Ty Hensley Hospitalized after 'brutal attack" Thursday, January 08, 11:30:09am 1 D Day veteran, Bernard Jordan dies. Made headlines for his "escape" to visit the Normandy Beaches Sherlock Thursday, January 08, 11:28:17am 3 Pic -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 03:03:47pm Wife of Bernard Jordan dies, just days after husband -- Irene Jordan was 88, Thursday, January 08, 11:28:17am Leo Tindemans, Ex- PM of Belgium Dead at 92 Thursday, January 08, 11:25:40am 2 Pic (w/ Henry Kissinger) -- Link, Thursday, January 08, 11:25:40am Lee Israel, writer known for biographies Dies at 75 Thursday, January 08, 10:55:04am 4 Died Dec. 24, and wrote a book on Dorothy Kilgallen, whose sister died Dec. 20 (NT) -- 4 days apart, Thursday, January 08, 04:04:34am Sold hundreds of letters from literary greats that she forged. (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 08, 08:07:25am I have read her books. Rip -- ., Thursday, January 08, 10:55:04am Francesca Hilton dies at 67, Zsa Zsa survives Dave Thursday, January 08, 10:34:24am 26 Oh Jesus! You're kidding! You mean ZsaZsa LIVES!? -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 06, 10:10:50am Wow - I don't think anyone saw this coming! (NT) -- Zsa Zsa keeps going and going and going..., Tuesday, January 06, 10:25:11am Zsa Zsa turns 98 next month. I wonder if her daughter's death will finally sap her will to live? (NT) -- ?, Tuesday, January 06, 10:30:50am You don't think Von A-hole is going to tell her, do you? Stop his cash-cow? -- theChronicler, Tuesday, January 06, 01:13:03pm Wow, I thought INSIDE EDITION would take a day to pull story together. They aired interview with Von A-hole HOURS after her death! -VIDEO ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 09:10:30am Zsa Zsa according to reports doesn't know what going on. (NT) -- NT, Tuesday, January 06, 11:34:55am The daughter of the Hilton hotel chain was homeless? How many rooms did the Hilton's have across America? (NT) -- No room at the inn., Tuesday, January 06, 12:09:50pm She was the only child of the Gabor sisters (NT) -- The Gabor's had 20 ! marriages between the 3 of them!, Tuesday, January 06, 12:51:54pm you would think that being Jolie's only grandkid she would have been provided for. (NT) -- What a shame., Tuesday, January 06, 01:28:09pm You're assuming Jolie had anything, when she died at age 100! (NT) -- I'm sure Eva kept family afloat, with great inve$tments she made (as Merv Griffin's beard)., Tuesday, January 06, 01:33:26pm Oh...That was so mean. (NT) -- "beard". But true, no doubt., Tuesday, January 06, 01:52:42pm Griffin and Gabor were great friends, now buried yards apart in same cemetery. (NT) -- Still hard to believe Eva died at 76, of pneumonia??, Tuesday, January 06, 02:01:44pm Jolie had a huge estate. -- 😞, Tuesday, January 06, 02:01:55pm That article was talking about sister Eva's estate which Zsa-Zsa inherited. It was still large though. (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, January 06, 05:52:01pm pics: -- The Happy Reaper, Tuesday, January 06, 02:19:01pm Father, Conrad Hilton, died Jan. 3, 1979, at 91 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 03:06:08pm Francesca was in "Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills " -- Link to Imdb, Tuesday, January 06, 03:08:58pm So, she was Paris Hilton's cousin? Her dad was Conrad Hilton, & Conrad was Paris's great- grandfather (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 03:09:54pm She was Paris's great aunt her half brother Barron Hilton (NT) -- Is Paris's grandfather, Tuesday, January 06, 03:12:15pm God knows what held Francesca back in her life? She should have worked to be an exec in Hilton corp. That would have served her well. (NT) -- But when you have ZsaZsa as a mother, I guess all bets are off!, Tuesday, January 06, 03:22:13pm Her half- brother, Conrad Hilton, Jr. (1926- 69) was the first husband of Elizabeth Taylor (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 05:20:23pm Liz hubby #1 Nicky Hilton (Conrad Jr.), infamous for helping end his one year marriage [1950-51], by being a boozing batterer. He died of 'the drink' in 1969, at age 42. (NT) -- At 18, Nicky had affair (1944) w/step-mom Zsa Zsa Gabor during her marriage [1942-46] w/Conrad Sr., Wednesday, January 07, 09:06:43am ZsaZsa Gabor wrote in her 1991 autobiography "One Lifetime is Not Enough", that she only became pregnant by Hilton after he raped her during their marriage. What a hot mess she is. -Sad. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 09:13:19am It makes one wonder how much money the Hiltons and/or the Gabors had given Francesca in the past since they were unwilling to help her in her later years. -- Todd, Wednesday, January 07, 11:37:53am Yet another celeb offspring to end badly ...Joe DiMaggio Jr, Ethel Merman Jr, Harold Lloyd Jr, etc. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, January 08, 10:34:24am Former WV Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. Link Wednesday, January 07, 07:03:35pm 4 Pic -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 06:57:02pm Congressional bio -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 06:58:02pm His daughter, Shelley Moore Capito, was just sworn in as a US Senator (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 07:03:35pm O/T - George and Barbara Bush married 70 years Longest presidential marriage Wednesday, January 07, 06:43:07pm 13 Shortest Pres. marriage- Teddy Roosevelt & his first wife (3 years, 4 mos.) (NT) -- Teddy died 96 years ago today, Tuesday, January 06, 10:29:27am As noted before, Roosevelt's first wife and mother both died the same day ... (NT) -- ...on Valentine's Day 1884., Tuesday, January 06, 01:20:29pm Teddy Roosevelt's first wife Alice Lee Roosevelt (only 22), died just 2 days after giving birth to eldest Roosevelt child, Alice Roosevelt-Longworth. Baby Alice died in 1980, at age 96! (NT) -- Alice Lee Roosevelt and mother-in-law Mittie (only 48) died same day -in same house, hours apart!, Tuesday, January 06, 01:28:06pm Why repost the same information? (NT) -- no nees for duplicate infotmation, Tuesday, January 06, 01:47:30pm Actually MORE information. (NT) -- Reading is fundamental., Tuesday, January 06, 01:48:39pm Next time just post the additional information. (NT) -- don't try and be a scholar, my friend., Tuesday, January 06, 01:50:55pm Take the friendly addendum for what it's worth. (NT) -- This shouldn't be a pissing contest, son., Tuesday, January 06, 01:54:36pm 18 US presidents didnt live to see their 70th birthday (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Tuesday, January 06, 04:54:02pm Bush has to live until Nov. 23, 2017, to pass up Gerald Ford as longest lived President (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 05:23:12pm Not gonna happen (NT) -- He's hanging on right now, and he's still got almost 3 yrs to go, Tuesday, January 06, 08:31:52pm More likely, Jimmy Carter will pass up Ford (NT) -- He seems in pretty good shape for 90, Wednesday, January 07, 11:35:18am There's only about four months difference between the two (NT) -- He has to live until March 2018, Wednesday, January 07, 06:43:07pm Former Dallas Cowboy Jethro Pugh Dies at 70 Wednesday, January 07, 06:40:37pm 4 Football card -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 04:21:37pm When, years later, (slo-mo) films showed that Packers lineman Jerry Kramer was offside ...... -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, January 07, 05:02:10pm Actually, Kramer wasn't offside, he just moved before the ball was snapped (NT) -- Should have been illegal procedure, Wednesday, January 07, 06:40:37pm Happy 96th Birthday! Politician Siddhi Savetsila, Holocaust Survivor Jules Schelvis is 94, Actor Geoffrey Bayldon is 91, (NT) jlp Wednesday, January 07, 04:29:40pm 6 Politician Edwin Reinecke is 90, Cinematographer Harry Stradling Jr. is 90, Sound Engineer James Arato is 90, Actor Bengt von der Burg is 90, Writer Lian Wang turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, January 07, 05:18:37am Writer William Peter Blatty ("The Exorcist") is 87 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 7-, Wednesday, January 07, 11:42:07am Ex- PM of South Korea Kim Jong-pil is 89, actress Terry Moore is 86, athlete Phil Mulkey is 82, athlete Charles Jenkins is 81, baseball player Ducky Schofield is 80 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 12:05:10pm Terry Moore claiemd she was married to Howard Hughes, posed for Playboy when she was 55 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 12:08:48pm "Let Me In"- The Second Helping, 1966 -- Kenny Loggins was a member, Wednesday, January 07, 04:29:40pm Abbie Grayson, Alabama's oldest person Dead at 110 Wednesday, January 07, 04:27:48pm 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 04:27:48pm Vlastimila Èešková, Oldest person in Czechoslovakia Dead at 109 Wednesday, January 07, 04:25:33pm 2 She looked pretty good for 109! -- Link to pic, Wednesday, January 07, 04:25:33pm Today's Picture: Luise Rainer (great picture, BTW) (NT) The one legacy.com is using is awful IMO Wednesday, January 07, 03:47:42pm 12 Wonderful photo; Newspapers have zero coverage of her passing (NT) -- The price for outliving your contemporaries, Wednesday, December 31, 09:01:15am As i mentioned in the Luise Rainer thread, ABC & CBS News failed to report her passing (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 31, 12:15:39pm Thank you! I loved that photo of her! Thnx (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 03:52:45pm DITTO – I had always loved her acting, but when I saw her TCM interview I fell in love with her spirit. Gods speed dear lady… rejoice with the angels. (NT) -- wWDI, Wednesday, December 31, 04:08:02pm I'd forgotten Luise Rainer was married to Clifford Odets (NT) -- Inspiration for "Barton Fink", Thursday, January 01, 11:49:37am TCM has Video Tribute to her (NT) -- Can't find it on-line, Friday, January 02, 07:04:27pm No - they remembered her but just in writing (NT) -- No video tribute (for some reason) by TCM, Friday, January 02, 09:24:14pm Memorable TCM Rainer/Osbourne interview from 2011 film festival, is nowhere to be found online! (NT) -- Reason unknown?, Friday, January 02, 11:17:35pm I saw a video tribute on TCM today (1/3) (NT) -- Just before the 6:30 AM (Eastern) Movie, Saturday, January 03, 04:03:21am Here is the TCM Remembers for Luise Rainer -- Posted two days ago, Wednesday, January 07, 02:54:43pm She packed so, so much talent into just a few years in Hollywood! Stunning actress. ~Sleep, well. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, January 07, 03:47:42pm Tim Roberts, Wrestler Dead at 48 Wednesday, January 07, 01:36:19pm 3 According to Wikipedia and other sites (NT) -- He was 38 not 48, Wednesday, January 07, 01:16:13pm Pic -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 01:36:19pm Trevor Smith, British actor, found dead Had been reported missing Wednesday, January 07, 01:25:23pm 3 Pic. -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 12:55:38pm Apparently also had credits (NT) -- Under the name Trevor Hancock, Wednesday, January 07, 01:25:23pm Actor & Voiceover Artist Bob Magruder (1933-2015) Narrator of "Cheaters" Wednesday, January 07, 12:40:47pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 12:40:47pm Reggae Singer & Producer King Sporty Dies at 71 Wednesday, January 07, 11:43:10am 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, January 07, 11:43:10am Actor/Stuntman Bill Hart 1934-2015 Wednesday, January 07, 11:38:14am 3 IMDb -- Link, Wednesday, January 07, 01:00:57am He was in 3 episodes of "The Outer Limits" (NT) -- Including the creepiest, "The Zanti Misfits", Wednesday, January 07, 11:38:14am Corinne Quayle, Mother of ex- Vice- Pres. Dan Quayle Dead at 92 Wednesday, January 07, 11:00:52am 26 Longevity runs in the family- her mother, Martha Ott Pulliam, died in 1991, at 100 -- When her grandson was Veep, Tuesday, December 02, 09:08:00am Was Quayle the only VP to have a living grandparent? (NT) -- I know JFK was the only president to die before a grandparent, Tuesday, December 02, 11:11:22am A few presidents have had living parents - Bush Sr, W. Bush, Clinton, Carter, Harding (NT) -- who else am I missing?, Tuesday, December 02, 11:34:39am James K. Polk's mother was living during his administration, and in fact outlived the younger Polk (NT) -- I believe Polk, Harding, and JFK were the only presidents to be outlived by at least one parent, Tuesday, December 02, 11:39:37am President James Garfield's mother survived him. -- Lgevirtz@aol.com, Tuesday, December 02, 12:15:29pm Garfield's mother was the first in history to attend her son's inauguration. (NT) -- -, Tuesday, December 02, 12:53:54pm George Washington, John Adams, & James Madison's mothers all saw their sons become President (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 02, 05:34:14pm And John Adams live to see son John Quincy in the White House (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 02, 05:35:14pm Those three mothers did not attend the inauguration (NT) -- just were alive when their son served as pres, Tuesday, December 02, 05:41:14pm Why didn't they attend, I wonder... (NT) -- ... Had to go shopping?, Wednesday, January 07, 06:58:37am Kennedy's grandmother Mary Josephine Hannon Fitzgerald died in 1964. (NT) -- Sharon, Tuesday, December 02, 01:01:16pm Having never been told that her grandson had been killed (NT) -- For obvious reasons, Tuesday, December 02, 01:53:59pm To my knowledge, Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990) is the only 'senior' celeb, to be survived by his grandmother. Luisa Valentina (née Aguiar), died in 1996, at the age of 112! (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, December 02, 02:27:55pm They didn't tell HER of Sammy's death, either. ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, December 02, 02:30:31pm Ok, anyway - was Quayle the only VP to have a living grandparent? (NT) -- Not sure how this led to Sammy Davis Junior, Tuesday, December 02, 03:40:55pm It looks like Samuel Brady Nixon died in 1956 - so Nixon had at least one. (NT) -- Sharon, Tuesday, December 02, 04:06:28pm Samuel Brady Nixon died in 1914 (NT) -- President Nixon's father died in 1956, Tuesday, December 02, 04:31:58pm We were speaking of various notables survived by elderly relatives. ...Try to keep up. (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, December 02, 04:11:21pm Had John McCain won, his mother is still alive. She turns 106 in February. (NT) -- Tony, Tuesday, December 02, 03:41:38pm Roberta McCain turns 103 in February (NT) -- Born in 1912, Tuesday, December 02, 04:32:39pm John F Kennedy & Warren Harding only 2 presidents survived by their Fathers (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, January 07, 08:47:00am Madison Grant FDR barely outlived their moms (Mckinley as well but he was assasinated) (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, January 07, 08:51:23am John C Breckenridge vp from 1857-1861 paternal grandmother died in 1868 -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, January 07, 08:57:48am She actually died in 1858 (NT) -- So she barely missed his vice presidency, Wednesday, January 07, 09:48:41am He served starting in 1857 so she did live long enough.(Geni website says 1868) (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, January 07, 11:00:52am OT: --If you have ME-TV-- "NBC Mystery Movie" ALERT. (NT) McCloud and Banacek at 12:30 a.m. each night; Eastern Time. Wednesday, January 07, 10:37:52am 16 Here's another TV heads up- PBS is airing a bio tonight of Robert Ripley of "Believe it or Not" fame (NT) -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 05:09:14pm Banacek was always one of my favorites. I own the series on DVD. Surprisingly, you can find several versions of the Theme on YouTube. (NT) -- Buckeye, Tuesday, January 06, 09:37:27pm I loved "McMillan & Wife" but I would really like to rewatch "Cool Million" with James Farentino - no one plays it (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 04:16:09am They also added "Quincy" to the daily lineup. (NT) -- In the a.m., Wednesday, January 07, 04:34:35am I'm a twitter newbie - I just tweeted them - I also asked for "The Young Rebels" - anybody remember that? (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 04:42:36am I only remember the title, Sharon...not the show. Your post reminded me of (NT) -- "The Bold Ones", a trilogy of doctors, lawyers, and police or DA's, I think. Early 70's., Wednesday, January 07, 05:50:07am I almost forgot: It wasn't a trilogy...There was a 4th: "The Senator" (NT) -- Starring Hal Holbrook., Wednesday, January 07, 05:55:24am Yes - I loved the Lawyers & Doctors segments - didn't much watch the others. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 06:09:06am It starred Rick Ely, Hilary Thompson, Philippe Forquet, Alex Hentenloff, Will Geer & Lou Gossett - American Revolution near Philadelphia -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 06:11:01am Wasn't that when Ed Sullivan was on? (NT) -- I think Bonanza was too; maybe a little later., Wednesday, January 07, 08:10:13am Sullivan at 8 - Bonanza at 9 - bold ones at 10 - 7 was 60 minutes - Does anybody remember My Friend Tony w/James Whitmore? 10 p.m. Sundays? (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 08:14:33am 60 Minutes didn't go to Sundays at 7 pm until late 1975 (NT) -- Long after those other shows were gone, Wednesday, January 07, 09:45:30am Speaking of Farentino, he also starred in "The Lawyers", part of the "The Bold Ones" series. -- Had to look it up--here's info on the series:, Wednesday, January 07, 05:58:25am Always liked James Farentino & John Saxon. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, January 07, 06:11:54am John Saxon has a permanently angry face. (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, Wednesday, January 07, 10:37:52am Found!!! Two silent film actresses at Wikipedia as possibly living. Baby Helen Rowland (1919-1978) and Virginia Marshall (1918-1982) Story Inside Tuesday, January 06, 09:06:53pm 10 Should read listed as possibly living. (NT) -- Sorry!, Monday, December 29, 03:51:47pm That's great - good work (though I'm sorry they're dead) (NT) -- I added Jack Edwards and Jane LaVerne but they undid my edits, Monday, December 29, 03:56:25pm Jack Edwards and Jane LaVerne alive or dead? -- Colt, Monday, December 29, 08:57:47pm I had added Jane LaVerne as possibly living (NT) -- and Jack Edwards as livinig, Tuesday, December 30, 12:28:35am Jane LaVerne appears to still be living -- Parents were Clarence (d. 1963) and Florence (d. 1974) Kuntzman, Tuesday, January 06, 09:06:53pm Also, Vonda Phelps is listed as possibly living (NT) -- IMDB has her death date as Sept 2, 2004, Monday, December 29, 04:14:56pm Found!!! another actress on the list Priscilla Moran -- Died under name Priscilla Deane Thornberry (11-23-1918-11-11-2006) San Marcos Ca. listed at SSDI., Tuesday, December 30, 02:36:03pm Very nice work (NT) -- Thanks for doing this., Tuesday, December 30, 05:01:59pm Priscilla Moran very interesting childhood, major custody battle between friends and relatives. -- after death of her parents from TB. SSDI shows Priscilla Deane Thornberry Nov. 23, 1918-Nov.11,2006., Wednesday, December 31, 02:44:16pm Abram Weinrib, Holocaust Survivor Dies at 102 Tuesday, January 06, 07:19:54pm 3 Pic -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 10:22:57am Such (NT) -- a smile, Tuesday, January 06, 07:19:54pm Jaws actress 109? Colt Tuesday, January 06, 06:57:01pm 6 It's nice to have no date of death (NT) -- Nosferatu, Tuesday, January 06, 07:24:03am Particularly if one is alive. -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 09:36:14am I don't know if this is her, but this lady writing for the Martha's Vineyard Gazette in 2007 (where "Jaws" was filmed) says her mother, Peggy Scott, is dead -- Link, Tuesday, January 06, 03:00:07pm Apparently died under the name Margaret C. Scott (1-21-1905-6-1-1994) age 89 (NT) -- Look online at Chilmark Massachusetts death records, Tuesday, January 06, 03:53:35pm And of course Tony has a picture of her on his website (link inside) -- Russ, Tuesday, January 06, 06:57:01pm Joe Attanasio, Actor, singer, father of Oscar nominated screenwriter Dead at 89 Tuesday, January 06, 05:26:54pm 2 Imdb -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 05:26:54pm Healthwatch: U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R, Miss.) Hospitalized Tuesday, January 06, 05:16:35pm 1 Happy 101st Birthday! Politician Aimo Aleksi Laiho, Politician Don Edwards is 100, Director B.K. Adarsh turns 90. (NT) jlp Tuesday, January 06, 05:13:29pm 5 American Pollster Lou Harris is 94. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, January 06, 05:12:31am Don Edwards, 100 today, is the 2nd oldest ex- congressman (NT) -- Oldest: Ken Hechler, also 100, Tuesday, January 06, 10:25:12am Other birthdays, Jan. 6- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, January 06, 10:35:37am "Deep Purple"- Nino Tempo & April Stevens -- Was # 1 in Billboard for week of Nov. 16, 1963, Tuesday, January 06, 05:13:29pm Young & Restless actor Beau Kazer 63 😞 Tuesday, January 06, 03:02:31pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, January 06, 03:02:31pm OT: It seems national notables have died every day since the new year?? Some 'notables' bigger than others, but NO slow news week for Obits, for sure! Tuesday, January 06, 01:48:00pm 1 Elvis Presley’s bandleader Joe Guercio dies Link Tuesday, January 06, 11:24:46am 3 Pic (w/ Elvis) -- Link, Tuesday, January 06, 10:24:12am It's also worth noting that he was easily the founder of the modern-day Oldies Act tours, turning old acts into successful touring shows, most notably the Beach Boys and Chicago. (NT) -- But all the press sees is Elvis, it seems., Tuesday, January 06, 11:24:46am Today's photos: NYPD Officers Liu and Ramos (NT) Thank you for properly honoring them Tuesday, January 06, 10:32:09am 3 Rip and thanks (NT) -- :(, Tuesday, January 06, 08:33:10am 2 more NY police were shot last night (NT) -- Looks like they'll survive, thankfully!, Tuesday, January 06, 10:32:09am Top Reagan Adviser and Author, Martin Anderson, Dies at 78 Dies at 78 Tuesday, January 06, 10:28:04am 4 Pic -- ., Monday, January 05, 07:16:56pm Impressive intellect who was a key architect of policy during the Reagan years. (NT) -- Now the Reagan cabinet is starting to dwindle - how the years fly?, Tuesday, January 06, 07:39:44am Well, Reagan left office 26 years ago. Most cabinet members & advisors were probably in their 50's & 60's (NT) -- No surprise they're dying off, Tuesday, January 06, 10:28:04am Bishop Bernard J. McLaughlin Dead at 102 Tuesday, January 06, 10:26:30am 2 Pic. -- ., Tuesday, January 06, 10:26:30am Stu Miller, former San Francisco Giants All-Star, dies at 87 Link Monday, January 05, 07:58:19pm 5 Baseball card -- Link, Monday, January 05, 06:48:59pm Most famous for getting blown off the mound by wind at the 1961 All-Star Game (NT) -- He was called for a balk, Monday, January 05, 06:49:06pm Miller denied it -- Link to interview, Monday, January 05, 06:52:09pm He allowed Mickey Mantle's 500th career homer in 1967 (while pitching for the Orioles). (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Monday, January 05, 07:58:19pm Alina Claire Kupchak, Daughter of LA Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak Dead at 15 (unspecified illness) Monday, January 05, 06:51:01pm 1 Bess Myerson dies at 90 on December 14th Todd Monday, January 05, 06:10:41pm 16 I hate when they keep secret these things for so long! Apparently she died on Dec. 14 at her home in Santa Monica, Ca. (NT) -- IMO, once the funeral is done, tell the dang press., Monday, January 05, 10:30:38am "I've Got a Secret" -- Link, Monday, January 05, 10:50:15am That was around the same time when Mary Ann Mobley died. (NT) -- Bert Parks, Monday, January 05, 11:13:24am Former Miss America 1959 Mary Ann Mobley, 77, died Dec. 9, 2014 ...Former Miss America 1945 Bess Myerson, 90, died Dec. 14, 2014. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 05, 11:23:20am Maybe they were afraid of some idiot going, "they die in threes!" and keep it secret to avoid that erronious assumption! (NT) -- Jess Sayin', Monday, January 05, 11:28:17am ALERT: What we are going to do, is avoid negative vibe on this board, criticizing others opinions. -- theChronicler, Monday, January 05, 11:35:12am Pic (w/ NYC Mayor Ed Koch) -- Link, Monday, January 05, 12:25:50pm Dude, it was a JOKE. Take a chill-pill and remember all the snarky comments you made on Barb's board, Chron. (NT) -- Lighten up, Francis., Monday, January 05, 12:30:22pm New day. New year. Less snark. -- theChronicler, Monday, January 05, 01:49:01pm She did a good job as a consumer affairs chief (even had a syndicated newspaper column) when that type of post first came into being. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Monday, January 05, 03:47:45pm Mary Ann Mobley & Bess Myerson were probably the 2 best known former Miss Americas (NT) -- Other than Vanessa Williams, of course, Monday, January 05, 04:10:19pm Lee Meriwether did way more in Hollywood than Mobley or Myerson. Well known and alive at 79. (NT) -- Cat woman, Monday, January 05, 04:57:01pm Besides Cat Woman, she played Lily Munster on "The Munsters Today" (NT) -- Yes, I forgot Lee Meriweather!, Monday, January 05, 05:01:15pm Just saw Lee last night in a 1965 episode of The Man From Uncle (NT) -- Playing an evil doctor no less, Monday, January 05, 06:00:09pm She had long term employement on "Barnaby Jones" (NT) -- A pretty decent show. Wish the other seasons were out on DVD., Monday, January 05, 06:10:41pm Difficult to find recent pictures of celebs involved in scandals Bess Myerson Monday, January 05, 06:02:50pm 4 Here some of Bess dated 2000 -- Link, Monday, January 05, 01:33:49pm Thanks👍 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 05, 02:48:56pm There was the infamous 1976 SNL sketch about the "Claudine Longet Ski Invitational" -- All the skiers were shown falling just after the sound of a gunshot, Monday, January 05, 06:02:50pm Allie Sherman, Coached the NY Giants in the '60's Dead at 91 Monday, January 05, 06:00:57pm 4 Pic -- Link, Monday, January 05, 12:28:45pm In his final coaching years (during a bad stretch for the Giants), "Goodbye Allie" was indeed sung by fans at Yankee Stadium. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Monday, January 05, 03:41:01pm Wonder if they'll sing that at his funeral? (NT) -- He got fired during the PRESEASON in 1969, Monday, January 05, 06:00:57pm Hank Peters, Former Orioles GM Dead at 90 Monday, January 05, 05:59:19pm 4 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 04, 02:20:42pm Also GM of the Cleveland Indians for 4 years (NT) -- Russ, Monday, January 05, 05:57:04pm He had been the Indians farm director from 1966-71, but quit when the owner shredded his budget (NT) -- He should be in the Hall of Fame, Monday, January 05, 05:59:19pm Happy 112th BIrthday! Supercentenarian Hama Takebayash, Politician Fan Xuji is 101, Painter Henryk Musialowscz is 101, Bandleader Dal Richards is 97, '36 Olympic Athlete Jennie Caputo is 97, (NT) jlp Monday, January 05, 05:58:16pm 7 Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembrourgh is 94, Singer/Actress Dorothy Claire is 90, Actress Magada Gyenes is 90, Director Maija-Liisa Sutinen is 90, Football's Don Colo turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, January 05, 05:01:53am Actor Robert Duvall is 84 today -- Other birthdays, Jan. 5-, Monday, January 05, 12:17:23pm Ex- Vice- Pres. Walter Mondale is 87 today (NT) -- ., Monday, January 05, 12:18:10pm Writer Umberto Eco ("The Name of the Rose") is 83 (NT) -- ., Monday, January 05, 12:33:36pm Chris Stein of Blondie is 65 today. I remember he developed some illness in the 80's that pretty much ended Blondie's career (NT) -- Shame, it was a good band!, Monday, January 05, 05:03:18pm Pemphigus Vulgaris, a rare autoimmune skin disease--diagnosed in 1983 (NT) -- He's thankfully regained normal function, Monday, January 05, 05:58:16pm Michele Serros, Writer Dead at 48 Monday, January 05, 04:57:39pm 2 Michele Serros interview -- Link, Monday, January 05, 04:57:39pm Julia Neary, Actress Dead at 50 Monday, January 05, 04:14:45pm 2 Appeared in a few films, including "The Break Up" -- Link to Imdb, Monday, January 05, 04:14:45pm OT-flu update OMG! Monday, January 05, 02:56:15pm 6 PS-once again, get a shot, you don't want this. I will be getting a shot as soon as my chest clears up, which may be (NT) -- some time this summer, Friday, January 02, 06:14:49pm This is Day 7 for me -- guitargirl, Saturday, January 03, 10:05:01am Feel better you guys (NT) -- 👍, Saturday, January 03, 12:16:30pm Thanks for your well wishes. I'm a little better today ! (NT) -- guitargirl, Sunday, January 04, 09:04:05am OT-flu update, not gross, ,,, -- I promise., Monday, January 05, 02:56:15pm Roger Kitter, British actor Dead at 64 Monday, January 05, 02:14:44pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Monday, January 05, 02:14:44pm Bridget Turner, British actress Dead at 75 Monday, January 05, 02:06:40pm 4 Imdb -- Link, Monday, January 05, 12:31:44pm OT: this reminded me of Bridget Hanley (Here Come the Brides) (NT) -- is she still alive?, Monday, January 05, 01:43:39pm Appparently, still alive & turns 74 next month (NT) -- Retired from acting in 1991, Monday, January 05, 02:06:40pm Yolanda Donlan, american actress who gained greater fame in british films (NT) Died December 30, 2014 age 94 obit by U.K. Guardian Monday, January 05, 02:05:07pm 4 Was widow of british director Val Guest. (NT) -- Father character actor James Donlan (1888-1938) made 107 films, Monday, January 05, 01:44:04pm Obit -- Guardian, Monday, January 05, 02:03:44pm She was in "The Devil Bat" (1940) in which Bela Lugosi invents an after shave that causes a giant bat to attack! -- Link to Imdb, Monday, January 05, 02:05:07pm Perry Damone, Son of singer Vic Damone & actress Pier Angeli Dead at 59 Monday, January 05, 01:08:40pm 10 Mom Pier Angeli died in 1971, father Vic Damone is still alive at 86 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:17:09pm Vic never had the best of luck. Lot of tragedy in his life. (NT) -- Rip, Sunday, January 04, 07:10:09pm Pictures -- Links, Sunday, January 04, 07:17:24pm So sad. Add Damone to celebs (and the list is long) who survived an adult child. Damone, born 'Vito Rocco Farinola' still has 3 daughters living. (NT) -- Sadly, THEIR mother actress Judith Rawlins, OD'd just 3 years after Damone wife #1 Pier Angeli !, Monday, January 05, 07:47:12am In Spring 1974, though divorced from Rawlins at the time, Damone marries wife #3 Becky ...just 2 weeks after Judith's OD! (NT) -- In 1982 sister Sandy was killed (murder/suicide) by her ex, at a Miami bingo hall where they worked!, Monday, January 05, 07:59:43am Damone was married to Diahann Carroll in 1987 (NT) -- They divorced nine years later, Monday, January 05, 08:04:45am Pier Angeli ditched James Dean & married Damone in 1954 -- Pic of ANgeli & Dean, Monday, January 05, 12:19:33pm In an interview with Maila 'Vampira' Nurmi (who dated Dean), she claims she was with Dean on his motorcycle as he revved up in front of the church where Damone/Angeli wed, as they exited church! (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, January 05, 12:51:45pm Perry Damone was born one month before James Dean's car crash (NT) -- ., Monday, January 05, 01:08:40pm Lance Diamond, Singer, performed with the Goo Goo Dolls Died Jan. 4th Monday, January 05, 12:35:55pm 1 My local newspaper, the Sacramento Bee, didn't run obits for Edward Hermann, Donna Douglas, or Little Jimmy Dickens (NT) Sad Monday, January 05, 12:21:08pm 3 That's why I come here... (NT) -- :], Sunday, January 04, 02:38:35pm It's weird- they'll run an obit for an Austrian Pop singer most people in the US never heard of, but will ignore the death of someone like Donna Douglas (NT) -- I's a very strange paper, Monday, January 05, 12:21:08pm OT: Zsa Zsa Gabor has had as many spouses as cats have lives! Has any celebrity, living or dead, ever had more? Monday, January 05, 11:20:30am 9 Comedian Joe E. Ross ("Ooh! Ooh!") was married at least 8 times, & probably more than that! (NT) -- !, Sunday, December 21, 02:08:40pm Jennifer O'Neill's on husband #9 now---link inside. -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 11:07:36pm see if this link works -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 11:09:46pm LOL, they have Bonnie Lee Bakely listed as a celeb (NT) -- If she hadn't been murdered by Robert Blake, she'd be a nobody, Monday, January 05, 08:07:39am Lest we forget forgotten Gabor sister Magda, in a thirsty sloppy-seconds move, married one of ZsaZsa ex-husbands, George Sanders in 1971. (NT) -- Sanders killed himself in 1972!, Monday, January 05, 08:10:42am Didja know Sanders' mother Margaret Sanders, his brother actor Tom Conway, and his third wife actress Benita Hume (widow of actor friend Ronald Colman), ...all died in the year 1967. (NT) -- And add Sanders to another celeb to "check out" in a hotel !, Monday, January 05, 10:03:05am I started this thread many days ago -- It has been rescued from the abyss!, Monday, January 05, 08:09:05am I've looked it up in the past but I've never been able to find (NT) -- The deathdate for Sanders and Conway's sister Margaret who was born in 1912, Monday, January 05, 11:20:30am ESPN's Stuart Scott Dead at 49 from cancer Monday, January 05, 11:01:32am 6 Even on a slow sports news night, he livened-up "Sports Center" ... RIP (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Sunday, January 04, 08:10:32am Stuart Scott, ESPN reporter. ... -- He was 49., Sunday, January 04, 12:34:05pm Pic -- Link, Sunday, January 04, 02:11:14pm This is very sad news. I've watched him for years. He was always on Sports Center at work, at the Gym and at home for me. ESPN's tribute this morning was great. (NT) -- RIP Good Sir - Buckeye, Sunday, January 04, 05:15:37pm Scott's poignant ESPY Award speech from last summer, was touching and memorable. ... -- theChronicler, Monday, January 05, 11:01:32am Ronnie Berlack, 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, U.S. Ski Team prospects Killed in avalanche Monday, January 05, 10:53:12am 1 Donna Douglas - 81 ...Real or Hoax? Links Monday, January 05, 10:04:28am 15 A member of the Gospel singing group The Brown's have reported paid tribute to their deceased friend Donna Douglas. (NT) -- According to the Examiner obituary, Friday, January 02, 09:45:57am Examiner has removed their link -- Appears to be a hoax, no reliable sites reporting, Friday, January 02, 09:57:33am Looks to be true -- Link (WAFB), Friday, January 02, 10:27:35am Don't forget her Twilight Zone episode, "The Eye of the Beholder" (NT) -- RIP, Friday, January 02, 10:37:52am Was also in the Elvis movie "Frankie and Johnny" (NT) -- I heard Elvis "did it" with all his leading ladies except one, Friday, January 02, 10:39:06am She also had a small role in "Cavender is Coming" -- An episode I can do without, Friday, January 02, 10:40:50am TMZ now reporting it -- I know that's not good enough for some, Friday, January 02, 10:48:44am Sorry, don't care for TMZ but I'll admit they're usually right about these things. -- No more gripes about TMZ, Friday, January 02, 10:57:59am By far, the biggest celebrity death of the last six months. (NT) -- -, Friday, January 02, 11:05:46am No disrespect towards Donna but you're kidding, right? -- Ever hear of Robin Willliams?, Friday, January 02, 11:09:32am Oops -- Meant Williams, Friday, January 02, 11:10:31am Here's the big reveal in "Eye of the Beholder" -- Link, Friday, January 02, 11:13:32am Donna Douglas passed. ... -- Sue McCarroll, Monday, January 05, 10:04:28am OT: I just saw tonight, there was a significant quake in your neck of the woods, Buckeye. Everything good? (NT) theChronicler Sunday, January 04, 09:47:52pm 3 ?? (NT) -- ??, Sunday, January 04, 07:58:02pm Oh yeah, nothing but a little lamp shaker. We barley felt it and we're practically on the epicenter. (NT) -- Buckeye, Sunday, January 04, 09:47:52pm Beautiful white tiger. Is it a tiger from Siegfried & Roy? (NT) He's at the Bridge now Sunday, January 04, 07:54:40pm 2 Yes, Siegfried & Roy 's Las Vegas white tiger Mantecore, which was made notorious after the 2003 mauling of his trainer Roy Horn, died March 2014, at the ripe old age of 17. -- Link, Sunday, January 04, 07:54:40pm Healthwatch: Cop adjusting gun in Ohio elevator accidentally shoots himself in stomach D'oh Sunday, January 04, 05:36:11pm 1 Health update: George H. W. Bush Released from hospital Sunday, January 04, 04:53:02pm 12 Looks like he'll live to pass up John Adams as 3rd oldest President (NT) -- That'll be in Feb., Tuesday, December 30, 12:59:15pm And celebrate his 70th (!) wedding anniversary on Jan.6th -- Longest marriage for a Presidential couple, Wednesday, December 31, 12:08:39pm Really, it's starting to look like most ex-Presidents are going to be getting past 90 from now on. More money=more monitoring. (NT) -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 01:10:04pm Truman almost did, but Nixon was felled by a stroke at 81 (NT) -- LBJ was a walking heart attack when he keeled over at 64, Sunday, January 04, 01:41:27pm Clinton's got almost 22 years to go (NT) -- Same with W, Sunday, January 04, 01:42:18pm I doubt Clinton and Obama will make it to 90 (NT) -- Bush Jr. has the best chance, Sunday, January 04, 01:49:44pm Bush, Jr, 68, is the oldest President with both parents still living (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 02:13:44pm Which one is Bush Jr.? (NT) -- Jeb, Sunday, January 04, 03:35:46pm Ever notice you seldom hear about Neil, Marvin, or Dorothy? (NT) -- W. & Jeb's siblings, Sunday, January 04, 04:06:20pm Neil was supposed to have dinner with John Hinckley's brother on March 30, 1981 (NT) -- Cancelled due to Reagan being shot by Hinckley, Sunday, January 04, 04:37:46pm That's like LBJ's brother having dinner with Oswald's brother on Nov. 22, 1963 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:53:02pm Happy 100th Birthday! Actress Meg Mundy, Actor John Wynyard is 100, Politician Lester L. Wolff is 96, Folklorist George Malcolm Laws is 96, Politician Charles Thone is 91, (NT) jlp Sunday, January 04, 04:51:37pm 9 Football's John Lujack is 90, Actress Christiane Reygnault turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, January 04, 06:01:09am Meg Mundy was in 1980's Ordinary People (NT) -- All 15 primary cast members are still alive, Sunday, January 04, 10:20:05am 100? Amazing! ...Younger brother Columbia University history professor John Hine Mundy died at 87, a decade ago. Their mother, Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887–1983), lived to 96. (NT) -- On TV, Mundy played wealthy matriarch 'Mona Aldrich Croft' on the soap, "The Doctors" from 1971-82., Sunday, January 04, 12:26:23pm Mundy can be see in this brief seen as Mary Tyler Moore's mother, in 1980's "Ordinary People"! ... -- "...Give her the goddamn camera!", Sunday, January 04, 12:31:48pm Other birthdays, Jan. 4- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, January 04, 02:07:37pm This says Dyan Cannon is 76, most other sources say she's 78 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:48:40pm Actress Barbara Rush is 88, football coach Don Shula is 85, Secret Service agent Clint Hill is 83 (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:50:47pm Clnt Hill is the Secret Service agent who jumped on the back of JFK's limo after shots rang out (NT) -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:51:37pm Rene Vautier, French film director Dead at 86 Sunday, January 04, 04:46:34pm 2 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:46:34pm Bryan Caldwell, Football player (Houston Oilers) Dead at 54 Sunday, January 04, 04:45:57pm 2 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 04, 04:45:57pm Bernice Madigan, Fifth oldest person in the World Dead at 115 Sunday, January 04, 03:25:19pm 13 Leaves 4 people in the world born in the 1800's (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 12:29:29pm I show 5 people (NT) -- Misao Okawa, Gertrude Weaver, Jeralean Talley, Susannah Mushatt Jones and Emma Morano-Martinuzzi, Saturday, January 03, 07:01:55pm Nearing the end-of-an-era, it would seem. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Saturday, January 03, 01:59:39pm She voted for Warren Harding in the 1920 Presidential election (NT) -- First election women had the right to vote, Saturday, January 03, 05:07:35pm I predict by summer 2015, we will see the last of the 19th century babies, pass. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, January 03, 08:46:33pm Seems like an odd question, but does anyone know who was the last surviving person, born from 1880s? (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, January 03, 11:16:33pm Perhaps, Margaret Ann Neve - born in 1792, died in 1903 (link inside) -- DialMForMovies, Sunday, January 04, 12:44:58am Then again, Colm de Bhailis may be the one. Born 1796, died 1906. (link inside) -- DialMForMovies, Sunday, January 04, 12:46:43am 1880's not 1790's (NT) -- willard_death, Sunday, January 04, 05:36:55am Likely Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, born August 31, 1889, died May 29, 2004 (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, January 04, 01:44:54am María Capovilla F 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador (NT) -- NT, Sunday, January 04, 05:56:19am It was definately Maria Ester Capovila (NT) -- TOBY, Sunday, January 04, 03:25:19pm OT: Bono says he may never play guitar again Still rcovering from last year's bike accident Sunday, January 04, 02:31:43pm 1 Boris Morukov, Cosmonaut Dead at 64 Sunday, January 04, 02:21:25pm 2 Pic -- ., Sunday, January 04, 02:21:25pm Mercury Records Co-Founder Irwin Steinberg Dies at 94 Sunday, January 04, 02:10:16pm 2 Pic -- Link, Sunday, January 04, 02:10:16pm Acting Edward Hermann (1943-2014) Der Bingle Sunday, January 04, 01:39:31pm 24 This guy was in just about everything -- I can't believe he was 71, Wednesday, December 31, 12:11:11pm My mother was a huge Gilmore Girls fan; And loved him in the role of the grandfather. (NT) -- RIP Mr. Hermann, Wednesday, December 31, 12:17:19pm Played FDR in "Eleanor & Franklin" (1976) & was the voice of FDR in this year's PBS documentary, "The Roosevelts" -- Link to Imdb, Wednesday, December 31, 12:19:35pm I'll remember him in "Eleanor & Franklin" - very good work. RIP. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, December 31, 12:37:27pm He appeared in "St. Elsewhere" in flashbacks as the founder of the hospital (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 31, 12:39:30pm Apt in drama AND comedy! His guest appearance in MASH was touching. And hilarious in Clooney's "IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES"! (NT) -- Fine actor rounds out 2014 death roster. God bless!, Wednesday, December 31, 12:45:22pm No! Make that Clooney's INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (NT) -- Great performances!, Wednesday, December 31, 12:49:42pm He also played FDR in Annie (1982) (NT) -- Tony, Wednesday, December 31, 01:07:16pm If you can't place, the face ? ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 04:37:32pm And don't forget he was the head vampire in The Lost Boys! RIP good sir. (NT) -- Buckeye, Wednesday, December 31, 04:57:42pm To me, he will always be the Reverend in North Avenue Irregulars (NT) -- -, Wednesday, December 31, 07:13:45pm He Outlived Corey Haim From The Same Movie (NT) -- David S., Friday, January 02, 01:41:19pm He narrated The Presidents series on The History Channel (NT) -- One of my favorites, Wednesday, December 31, 07:47:56pm ABC News, last night: "Actor Edward Hermann, best known for "The Gilmore Girls"... (NT) -- Sheesh!, Thursday, January 01, 11:55:06am To my generation (I'm 26) he really is best known for "Gilmore Girls". (NT) -- I'm pretty sure the majority of the mainstream public know him best from that, too., Friday, January 02, 01:50:09pm "I'm pretty sure the majority of the mainstream public know him best from that, too." (NT) -- You're wrong. He's best known for playing FDR for over 35 years, Friday, January 02, 04:24:26pm Chron - Nice Picture today! - And I agree with the poster, playing FDR was his best-known work. (NT) -- Sharon, Saturday, January 03, 06:31:05am Herrmann's "Gilmore Girls" family say goodbye. ... -- Tweets & Twitters, Sunday, January 04, 01:39:13pm Well, I'm sorry - but that's what people my age generally know him for. (NT) -- I'm sure he was good as FDR, but we grew up on Gilmore Girls., Saturday, January 03, 07:37:15am Why should people your age count more than people older when it comes to what someone's remembered for? (NT) -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 12:53:47pm I don't think young people count more than older people do when it comes to anything. -- Older and young people are all important...but here's a small rant about this board., Sunday, January 04, 01:22:04pm Young or old, I think we're all in agreement that this was the best role for "Herrmann"! ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, January 04, 01:34:02pm This is reminiscent of when Cliff Robertson died, and the obits stated he was best known for Spiderman (NT) -- Arrrrrrrgrggghhhhh, Sunday, January 04, 01:39:31pm OT: I posted awhile back that Dave Bartholomew, 94, was my pic for oldest rock & roller. I forgot about John Zacherle, 96! "Dinner With Drac" Sunday, January 04, 12:46:21pm 2 He had a hit, but the Cool Ghoul is really not a musician. -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 12:46:21pm Little Jimmy Dickens, Oldest member of Country Music Hall of Fame dies at 94 The Tennessean. Sunday, January 04, 12:31:55pm 20 An end of an era at the Opry. (NT) -- RIP, Friday, January 02, 05:08:59pm The Deaths in 3's has happened already, Cuomo, Dickens, Douglas -- Sorry if anyone doesn't like it but it does happen, Friday, January 02, 06:05:16pm It's not "in threes" because hundreds of thousands of people die every day. That one or two are celebrities are irrelevent. (NT) -- Please don't waste our time with your junk theories., Friday, January 02, 06:33:56pm The theory doesn't apply to common Joes, anyone who says that celebrities don't die in 3's is in complete denial -- It doesn't happen every day but it does happen. How much proof do you need?, Friday, January 02, 07:37:36pm It only seems that way because the world doesn't focus on the Common Joes. Only a moron like you would fall for such a stupid theory. (NT) -- Please spare the board further insights., Friday, January 02, 08:59:10pm Deny it all you want. -- I know what I'm talking about, Friday, January 02, 09:01:38pm If you are a moron, please reply to this post. (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 12:49:45pm Then give us a rule 1) for the length of the period of time in which the 3 deaths must occur, and 2) a STRICT definition of who does and doesn't count as a celebrity famous enough for inclusion. -- obitchecker, Sunday, January 04, 12:31:55pm 2015 is starting out as a rough year! RIP Jimmy, Donna and Mario! (NT) -- Kung Pao Buckeroo, Friday, January 02, 08:59:58pm How is it a rough year? How do these people's deaths affect your life? Pretty sure they don't. (NT) -- This negativity isn't appreciated here., Friday, January 02, 09:00:59pm I doubt many here appreciate your worthless attitude -- I know I don't, Friday, January 02, 09:10:34pm It affects my life - Jimmies passing scared the dickens out of me (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 06:03:14am Really? A 94 year old man dying disturbs you? (NT) -- Oh, that was one of your stupid puns., Saturday, January 03, 07:24:47am Would you prefer a smart pun? (NT) -- Jest askin, Saturday, January 03, 12:47:33pm Rough year for celebrity deaths, moron. Or do you not realize what type of site this is? (NT) -- .., Saturday, January 03, 07:02:10am Morons Anonymous? (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 12:48:27pm Politics , Music , Televison ....Sports Star next? (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Saturday, January 03, 05:35:11am Well sadly, women's basketball player Lauren Hill is dying of a brain tumor (NT) -- After raising $1 million for cancer research through her courage, Saturday, January 03, 07:29:40am "Out Behind The Barn" -- Little Jimmy Dickens, Saturday, January 03, 03:27:48pm Edward Brooke, First black US Senator since Reconstruction, oldest ex- US Senator Dead at 95 Saturday, January 03, 09:47:52pm 9 Pic (w/ Richard Nixon) -- Link, Saturday, January 03, 02:32:09pm Oldest ex- US Senator now is John Glenn, 93 (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 02:33:41pm Died 48 years to the day after he was sworn in as a US Senator (NT) -- And 36 years to the day after he left the Senate, Saturday, January 03, 02:36:23pm He was a breast cancer survivor, a rare condition in men (the actor Richard Roundtree is another). (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Saturday, January 03, 04:28:37pm Barbara Walters said in her autobiography she had an affair with him (NT) -- ., Saturday, January 03, 05:01:22pm Did she ever go back? (NT) -- Once ya go..., Saturday, January 03, 05:54:28pm Rod Roddy of TPIR also suffered from it. -- CDH, Saturday, January 03, 06:57:51pm Former Cleveland Browns running back Ernie Green also suffered from it -- He played from 1962-68, Saturday, January 03, 09:47:52pm Happy 99th Birthday! Producer Mag Bodard, Statistician D.J. Finney is 97, Writer Bianca Penco is 97, Actress Dorothy Morrison s 96, Poster Designer Bill Gold is 94, (NT) jlp Saturday, January 03, 05:03:17pm 3 Politician John R. Schmidhausen is 93, Actor Franco Andrei, Writer Robert Bassing is 90, Costume Designer Milka Nacheva turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, January 03, 05:55:40am Dorothy Morrison is one of 14 silent film actors still living (NT) -- And the only African American silent film actor living, Saturday, January 03, 08:33:20am Matthew Cogley lead singer, guitarist for U.K. alt. band Failsafe (NT) Died suddenly new year's day age 30; obit at U.K. Daily Mirror. Saturday, January 03, 01:01:49pm 2 Obit -- Link, Saturday, January 03, 01:01:49pm Wow, I think the troll posted her death a few weeks ago. (NT) - Saturday, January 03, 12:52:40pm 2 was supposed to be under Bernice Madigan (NT) -- sorry, Saturday, January 03, 12:52:40pm 90 year old twins die two hours apart on Christmas Day In Illinois Saturday, January 03, 11:30:33am 5 If there was a third sibling then you could say they always die in threes! (NT) -- See, that's how idiotic that "die in 3's" thing is., Saturday, January 03, 08:36:58am Nobody said it always happen -- Only occasionally., Saturday, January 03, 08:48:45am There are some people (likely one person) who feels it's his sole job to post comments to spur a response (NT) -- He lacks friends and social interaction and replying to him only encourages this behavior, Saturday, January 03, 09:05:05am It's really too bad that several high profile deaths have brought the troll out (NT) -- Hope he goes away soon, Saturday, January 03, 11:30:33am Géry Leuliet, World's oldest bishop Dead at 104 Saturday, January 03, 07:03:42am 4 Peter Leo Gerety is now the world's oldest bishop (NT) -- He's 102, Friday, January 02, 10:07:16pm Whose the world's oldest knight? (NT) -- Just wondering, Friday, January 02, 10:26:49pm Might Be Grand Duke Jean of Luxemboug at age 93 (NT) -- Lemnpiper ( Duke Of Edinburgh Prince Phillip also 93 ), Saturday, January 03, 07:03:42am Big Joe Siedlik, Host of "The Big Joe Polka Show" Dies at 80 Saturday, January 03, 06:58:49am 2 My Dad watched this guy on RFD (NT) -- he was, ah, unique, Saturday, January 03, 06:58:49am Joanne Borgella (NT) Season 7 contestant dead Friday, January 02, 11:12:38pm 2 "American Idol" contestant dead from rare form of cancer, at age 32. ... -- Link, Friday, January 02, 11:12:38pm Healthwatch: Little Jimmy Dickens, Country Music Hall of Fame member hospitalized in critical condition Performed on December 20 for his 94th birthday celebration Friday, January 02, 05:30:27pm 5 Link .... -- link, Sunday, December 28, 08:07:45pm A true legend of Country music (NT) -- Get well soon!, Monday, December 29, 11:15:46am interesting info -- from around this date, Monday, December 29, 10:45:48pm Died this afternoon of cardiac arrest after suffering stroke on Christmas Day. (NT) -- ., Friday, January 02, 05:30:27pm Archive: Miriam Seegar - Silent Film Star Died 1-2-2011 aged 103 Friday, January 02, 05:12:13pm 1 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Kane Tanaka, Rt. US Army Brigadier Gen. Albin Irzyk is 98, Typographer Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse is 97, Author Clyde Martin is 97, Designer Katherine Westphal is 96, (NT) jlp Friday, January 02, 04:45:10pm 5 Designer George Barris is 96, Actor Giacomo Furia is 90, Actor Oswald De Souza turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Friday, January 02, 05:36:07am Other birthdays, Jan. 2- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, January 02, 10:29:01am Writer Jan Slepian is 94, writer Rachel Waterhouse is 92, philanthropist Avie Bennett is 87, ex- Japanese PM Toshiki Kaifu is 84, historian Keith Thomas is 82, writer David McKee is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, January 02, 10:42:24am Wikipedia says George Barris was born Nov. 20, 1925, Imdb says Jan.2, 1925 (NT) -- He designed the Munster's car, & the truck driven by the Beverly Hillbillies, Friday, January 02, 04:45:10pm Poet Miller Williams ( father of singer Lucinda Williams) 1930-2015 Friday, January 02, 04:23:25pm 2 Pic -- Link, Friday, January 02, 04:23:25pm Christine Cavanaugh, voice actress Dead at 51 Friday, January 02, 02:18:48pm 13 She was the voice of Dexter on "Dexter's Laboratory" & Jay Sherman's son Marty on the underrated cartoon "The Critic" -- Link to Imdb, Tuesday, December 30, 11:41:28am Her death is reported 19 years to the day after the death of voice actress Doris Grau (NT) -- They both worked on "The Critic", Tuesday, December 30, 12:06:24pm Let's not forget that she was Chuckie on "Rugrats". (NT) -- RIP, Tuesday, December 30, 12:16:51pm More reliable source -- LA Times (Link), Tuesday, December 30, 01:58:44pm TMZ is very reliable (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 05:03:17pm TMZ is a gossip site. -- I use only trusted sources, Tuesday, December 30, 06:24:33pm What a snob! Who cares what you do? Just don't waste everyone's time with your "waiting for reliable sources" BS (NT) -- !, Tuesday, December 30, 06:50:39pm TMZ is "gossip" and yet you say "The Hollywood Reporter" is legit? (NT) -- God, you're an idiot., Friday, January 02, 02:18:48pm And the voice of "Babe" the pig... (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, December 30, 05:08:02pm "Little Girl Blue" -- Sung by Christine Cavanaugh and Jim Cummings, Tuesday, December 30, 05:13:57pm Variety obit -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 05:20:11pm Touching obit ... -- L.A.Times, Thursday, January 01, 09:55:55pm Kevin Cross AKA Kevlaar 7 rapper and music producer (NT) Died December 23, 2014 age 37 according to Allhiphop.com Friday, January 02, 01:58:18pm 4 Don't rappers in generally -- have a much shorter life span than the general population?, Wednesday, December 31, 11:34:29am I dunno, Kurtis Blow is 55! (NT) -- That's ancient in Rap years!, Wednesday, December 31, 12:20:57pm Depends On Which Kind Of Rappers -- David S., Friday, January 02, 01:58:18pm Here is the video from CBS's "Sunday Morning" annual "Hail and Farewell" segment .... Ed Tracey Friday, January 02, 01:25:59pm 14 This and the TCM tribute are my two favorites (NT) -- I love the way they thread this together tying in one person to the next, Monday, December 29, 07:48:40am Waiting for the annual bout of complainers who get angry that some obscure nobody from 60 years ago wasn't mentioned. (NT) -- Happens every year., Monday, December 29, 07:56:45am I thought that was an unusually good segment. Only complaint is saying murderer Hurricane Carter was in jail for a crime he didn't commit -- Mr. X, Monday, December 29, 10:12:55am And omitting baseball great Tony Gwynn... (NT) -- Russ, Wednesday, December 31, 08:05:20pm Tony Gwynn was in the tiny pictures at the end. -- Link to List of pictures inside, Thursday, January 01, 04:50:54am He was released in 1985 when a federal judge ruled there had been procedural errors during the second trial, and prosecutors decided not to try him a third time. (NT) -- So that means he's a murderer, LOL, Wednesday, December 31, 09:38:29pm True and the Denzel Washington movie about him was a shameful lie. (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, Wednesday, December 31, 09:41:36pm Let Bob Dylan explain it to you. -- Teller, Thursday, January 01, 11:45:34am Here's ABC News & NBC News look at who we lost in 2014 -- NBC's was much better, in my opinion, Thursday, January 01, 12:13:28pm Stop the race baiting Teller. Hurricane Carter was a racist mass murderer. He was a hateful piece of trash. -- The Happy Reaper, Friday, January 02, 12:31:41pm Some Shows Back Then Are Still Popular Today -- David S., Friday, January 02, 01:25:59pm I can't get the video to play (NT) -- Did CBS take it down?, Thursday, January 01, 03:58:52pm Looks like they did ... the transcript is still up. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Thursday, January 01, 05:38:10pm Albeth Paris, oldest member of the Paris Sisters Facebook page says she died December 5 Friday, January 02, 01:08:33pm 10 This link should work -- hopefully, Thursday, January 01, 08:15:52pm I am so saddened by this news -- Link to my personal Fan Page:, Thursday, January 01, 10:25:10pm Rip💋 (NT) -- ., Friday, January 02, 09:48:52am "I Love How You Love Me" -- The Paris Sisters, Friday, January 02, 10:30:23am Her younger sister lead singer Priscilla Paris, died March 5, 1994 (NT) -- Of injuries received in a fall. She was 59., Friday, January 02, 11:18:44am It was 2004 (NT) -- not 1994, Friday, January 02, 12:02:07pm The California Birth Index The Paris sisters (real name Filtzer ) iltzer) were -- Albeth Filtzer 10- 16- 1935; Sherrel Filtzer 6-11-1939 Priscilla Filtzer 1-4-1941, Friday, January 02, 12:42:30pm This 1990 interview says, the father falsified their birth certificates to make them older. -- Link, Friday, January 02, 12:52:03pm The 1940 Census lists Albeth age 4 Sherrel age 1 (NT) -- So Albeth was 78 and Priscilla was 63 when they died., Friday, January 02, 01:08:33pm Mario Cuomo, Ex- Governor of New York Dead at 82 Friday, January 02, 11:55:01am 8 There's your first big death of 2015 (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 01, 04:53:13pm Father of current Gov. Andrew Cuomo, & CNN reporter Chris Cuomo (NT) -- Father-in- law of Kerry Kennedy (daughter of RFK), Thursday, January 01, 04:57:18pm Pic (w/ Bill Clinton) -- Link, Thursday, January 01, 04:59:18pm Truly THE first celeb death of 2015! (NT) -- IMO a fine governor and a finer New Yorker! ~R.I.P., Thursday, January 01, 05:13:20pm Mario Cuomo's 1984 Convention Speech -- Link, Thursday, January 01, 05:20:09pm Died the day his son was sworn in for a second term as Gov. of New York (NT) -- ., Friday, January 02, 10:25:58am His son gave a eulogy for one of the NYPD cops who was killed (NT) -- He'll probably give another for his father, Friday, January 02, 11:55:01am Henry Strzelecki, Musician- songwriter, wrote "Long Tall Texan" Died Dec. 30th (injuries caused by hit & run driver) Friday, January 02, 10:33:52am 2 "Long Tall Texan" -- Murray Kellum, Friday, January 02, 10:33:52am Healthwatch: Sen. Harry Reid Injured After Exercise Accident at Home Broke a number of ribs and bones in his face Friday, January 02, 09:40:36am 1 Merrill Womach, Gospel singer, survived 1961 plane crash Dead at 87 Thursday, January 01, 06:41:21pm 8 "Ten Thousand Angels" -- Merrill Womach, Thursday, January 01, 01:13:49pm Tragedy-laden Mindy McCready recorded a different song (NT) -- with the same tit, Thursday, January 01, 03:09:22pm Tragedy-laden Mindy McCready recorded a different song -- with the same title, Thursday, January 01, 03:11:33pm I assume you meant title. -- I nominate this one for typo of the year., Thursday, January 01, 03:12:56pm Darn, it was edited. -- Just delete my posts, Thursday, January 01, 03:13:57pm I'm laughing too. -- Here's what happened, Thursday, January 01, 03:31:40pm By far the best one of the year so far! (NT) -- Russ, Thursday, January 01, 06:41:21pm Ninón Sevilla, Cuban born actress Dead at 85 Thursday, January 01, 04:55:24pm 2 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 01, 04:55:24pm Guitarist Jeff Golub Dies at 59 Thursday, January 01, 04:50:04pm 5 Second notable death of 2015. -- Just saying, Thursday, January 01, 03:07:32pm Notable? Nobody's ever heard of him. (NT) -- He was just a sideman., Thursday, January 01, 03:11:56pm Not a household name but some people have heard of him. -- A lot of the ones that are wished a happy birthday each day I've never heard of., Thursday, January 01, 03:18:32pm "On the Beach" -- Jeff Golub, Thursday, January 01, 04:50:04pm First victim of AirAsia crash identified. ... Weather stalls search for AirAsia black boxes; first victim buried. Thursday, January 01, 03:23:09pm 1 Omar Karami, Ex- PM of Lebanon Dead at 80 Thursday, January 01, 02:48:06pm 5 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 01, 12:28:42pm First famous death of 2015. (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 01, 12:33:32pm You're kidding, right? (NT) -- -, Thursday, January 01, 02:07:11pm Ok...first 'notable' death of 2015? (NT) -- "Famous" was an overreach., Thursday, January 01, 02:48:06pm Happy 103rd Birthday! Printmaker Manuel Rodriquez Sr. Pianist Matilde Capuis is 102, Cinematographer Ralph Woolsey is 101, Professor Fazlollah Reza is 100, Politician Otto Libal is 98, (NT) jlp Thursday, January 01, 01:17:26pm 9 Actress Shannon Bolin is 98, Politician Albert McQuarrie is 97, Author Danil Granin is 96, Brigadier General Van N. Backman is 96, Actress Sheila Mercier is 96, Politician Ernest Hollings is 93, (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, January 01, 05:53:29am Actress Valentina Cortese is 92, Businessman Charlie Munger is 91, Writer Ottavio Jemma is 90, Actor Zbignien Stokowski is 90, Actress Deolindia Rodriques is 90, (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, January 01, 05:57:17am Composer Balint Sarosi is 90, Actor Tadeusz Sabara is 90, Director Mikilav Litus is 90, Actress Anke Tegtmeyer turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, January 01, 05:57:54am Other birthdays, Jan. 1- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, January 01, 12:07:31pm Nobel winning economist Vernon L. Smith is 88, historian Gerhard Weinberg is 87, mob boss Joseph Lombardo is 86 (NT) -- ., Thursday, January 01, 12:18:35pm Matthew "Stymie" Beard was born 90 years ago today (died 1981) -- Bio, Thursday, January 01, 12:19:39pm "I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag" -- Country Joe and the Fish, Thursday, January 01, 01:15:43pm "The Message" -- Grandmaster Flash, Thursday, January 01, 01:17:26pm Bob Usher, Baseball player (Cincinatti Reds) Dead at 89 Thursday, January 01, 12:26:06pm 2 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 01, 12:26:06pm Bob Hall, Harlem Globetrotter Dead at 87 Thursday, January 01, 12:22:48pm 2 Pic -- ., Thursday, January 01, 12:22:48pm Actor Bernard Kay Dies at 86 Thursday, January 01, 12:09:38pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Thursday, January 01, 07:31:28am He was in Joan Crawford's last film, "Trog" (1970) (NT) -- Joan discovers a cave man!, Thursday, January 01, 12:09:38pm Longtime Red Sox scout Bill Enos dies at 94 Russ Thursday, January 01, 11:56:54am 3 He died on December 10 (NT) -- Not exactly breaking news, Wednesday, December 31, 09:02:49pm Pic -- Link, Thursday, January 01, 11:56:54am Blues Musician Melvin Jackson Dies at 79 Thursday, January 01, 11:53:54am 2 Pic -- Link, Thursday, January 01, 11:53:54am Blues Guitarist Alvin Jett Dies at 54 Thursday, January 01, 11:51:31am 2 "Only Angels Sing the Blues" -- Alvin Jett, Thursday, January 01, 11:51:31am Newlywed man, 95, dies after wife taken away Legal dispute from wife's family Wednesday, December 31, 09:28:21pm 1 OT: How about everyone here make a New Year's Resolution to be civil to everyone else on this board in 2015? Wednesday, December 31, 08:03:43pm 8 I always hope for the best and expect the worst. Your intentions are 'sweet'. May your hopes and dreams go from your mouth to God's ears. Unfortunately human nature usually appears, and disappoints. -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 09:23:07am Amen ..... -- and please let me add ....., Wednesday, December 31, 09:59:34am Does that mean I can be horrible to everyone right up till midnight...? (NT) -- Buckeye, Wednesday, December 31, 10:34:34am What kind of moron would start a thread like this -- just, Wednesday, December 31, 10:50:07am Hey ...... -- you might enjoy this!, Wednesday, December 31, 11:08:09am LOL! (NT) -- Russ, Wednesday, December 31, 08:03:43pm Just for you...the Osmond's "One Bad Apple". Have a Happy New Year! -- Sharon, Wednesday, December 31, 11:04:34am Tom LaBrie, Hosted TV Late Show in Sacramento Has died Wednesday, December 31, 06:20:49pm 4 Tom LaBrie water bed ad, late '70's -- Link, Wednesday, December 31, 04:08:26pm Boy, you don't hear much about water beds, anymore! (NT) -- !, Wednesday, December 31, 04:08:52pm I remember one of the sales gimmicks was that sleeping on it for six hours was the equivalent of eight hrs. in a regular bed (NT) -- Not sure if that was actually true, Wednesday, December 31, 06:20:49pm Healthwatch: Saudi King Abdullah Hospitalized Wednesday, December 31, 04:03:32pm 1 Happy 98th Birthday! Author Helen Eustis, Actress Suzy Delair is 97. Football's Ray Graves is 96, Author Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne is 96, Religious Figure Fred Secombe is 96, (NT) jlp Wednesday, December 31, 04:00:15pm 6 Writer Yosef Ben-Jochannan is 96, '48 Olympic Athlete Folke Alnevik is 95, Inventor Artur Fischer is 95, WW2 Military Figure Carmen Contreras-Bozak is 95, Director Jean Harlez turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, December 31, 06:29:27am Other birthdays, Dec. 31- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, December 31, 12:14:28pm Historian Valerie Pearl is 88, football player Hugh McElhenny is 86, cartoonist Maurice Sinet is 86, TV host Mies Bouwman is 85, writer Robert B. Silvers is 85 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 31, 12:38:28pm "Stand Tall" - Burton Cummings -- Link, Wednesday, December 31, 02:53:04pm "Message In A Bottle" -- The Police, Wednesday, December 31, 04:00:15pm Michael Kennedy, Music writer Dead at 88 Wednesday, December 31, 12:32:06pm 2 Died 17 years to the day after another Michael Kennedy (son of RFK) died after skiing into a tree (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 31, 12:32:06pm Archive - Ricky Nelson Dec 31, 1985 Teller Wednesday, December 31, 12:28:04pm 5 "Traveling Man" -- Ricky Nelson, Wednesday, December 31, 11:44:09am One of his sons heard the news on the radio while driving (NT) -- Not surprisingly, he freaked out, Wednesday, December 31, 12:12:54pm I've told this before, I turned on the radio that day & heard a Ricky Nelson tune. I switched the station, & that station was playing a Nelson song. At that point, I thought, "Uh oh!" (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 31, 12:23:36pm Rick Nelson (1940-1985) -- Rockin' Robin, Wednesday, December 31, 12:28:04pm Passing Scene of 2014 Der Bingle Wednesday, December 31, 12:21:53pm 7 What an interesting site! Thanks for the link! (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, December 31, 07:32:15am The great Buddy DeFranco on clarinet with "Sing, Sing, Sing" in the 80s! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 09:16:25am Great BLOG! Reminiscent of Rusty White blog site of many years! I miss him. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 09:18:08am I'd nearly forgotten about french actor Jacques Bergerac, once married to actress Ginger Rogers from 1953-1957 AND to actress Dorothy Malone from 1959-1964! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 09:26:11am Nice to see Jerry Vale included. Haven't seen him mentioned in any of the other compilations, and he was huge in his day. (NT) -- Russ, Wednesday, December 31, 09:44:09am "Pretend You Don't See Her" -- Jerry Vale, Wednesday, December 31, 12:21:53pm 8th Duke of Wellington, Arthur Valerian Wellesley has died, age 99. Sharon Wednesday, December 31, 12:13:02pm 2 His ancestor won thw Battle of Waterloo in 1815 (NT) -- Stonewall Jackson, Wednesday, December 31, 12:13:02pm Luise Rainer, Hollywood golden era Oscar winner, dies aged 104 wWDI Wednesday, December 31, 12:11:45pm 21 Her death closes out an era in Hollywood history. Rest in Peace dear lady. (NT) -- A long life, well lived., Tuesday, December 30, 05:39:01am Olivia de Havilland, Eva Marie Saint, Dorothy Malone and Joanne Woodward are the last four actors remaining who won Oscars before the 1960's. (NT) -- The guys are all gone., Tuesday, December 30, 05:42:53am Don't forget Margaret O'Brien and Claude Jarman Jr. Juvenile Oscar recipients. (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 05:52:54am Awww...I liked her (NT) -- Longest-lived Oscar recipient, having just beat out Margaret Booth by a couple months, Tuesday, December 30, 05:46:49am Her death ends so many things -- Mitch, Tuesday, December 30, 07:43:04am hopefully TCM will re-air the Robert Osborne interview with her... it is precious (NT) -- wWDI, Tuesday, December 30, 09:42:49am Unfortunately, her death comes after the media have listed the 2014 obituaries. -- Lgevirtz@aol.com, Tuesday, December 30, 09:48:30am That happens every year - someone of note dies just before the ball drops and they don't get the recognition they deserve (NT) -- At least those on this Board have recognized her, Tuesday, December 30, 10:07:09am Well, you know she'll make the Oscar Memorial reel! (NT) -- !, Tuesday, December 30, 12:07:45pm It was already scheduled for her b-day, Jan. 12 at 7:30 PM (Eastern) -- Movie line-up inside, Tuesday, December 30, 10:49:04am good deal... thank you (NT) -- wWDI, Tuesday, December 30, 11:16:33am NY Times Obit Inside -- Wonder how things would have been different if Greta Garbo had won the Oscar instead of Rainer, Tuesday, December 30, 10:23:19am Dang! I was getting set to post if any other celebrity of similar stature had made it to 105! (NT) -- RIP!, Tuesday, December 30, 11:44:29am Didn't Jon Hamm also appear on Studs? (NT) -- In an embarrassing appearance, Tuesday, December 30, 12:59:23pm George Abbott made it to 107 (NT) -- scitea, Tuesday, December 30, 09:59:25pm Ok TCM, time to UPDATE re-edit your "year-end memorium" ...you completed a MONTH before the ACTUAL year's end! (NT) -- DUH!!!, Tuesday, December 30, 04:54:03pm First 104 year old Carla Laemmle dies in June, ...and now 104 year old Luise Rainer in December!?! (NT) -- ...R.I.P. to both!, Tuesday, December 30, 05:02:06pm Also, 104 year old Arthur Gardner died this month (NT) -- Lupita Tovar, watch out!, Tuesday, December 30, 05:09:00pm Rip lovely lady (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 11:22:06pm Neither ABC or NBC News felt her death merited a mention -- Sad, Wednesday, December 31, 12:11:45pm OT-anybody else had this blasted influenza A? Get a shot; you don't want this. I can see how it could kill weaker folks. On 3 meds & (NT) coughing up my toenails Wednesday, December 31, 09:03:30am 4 I have it....its terrible !!! -- guitargirl, Wednesday, December 31, 08:20:13am I had shot -- Der Bingle, Wednesday, December 31, 08:26:30am Yes, I have it. ...Oy. I feel like I just spent a Vegas weekend with Courtney Love. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, December 31, 09:03:30am TV Director/Producer Stan Neufeld Dies at 91 Tuesday, December 30, 10:54:56pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Tuesday, December 30, 10:54:56pm Happy 104th Birthday! Surgeon Howard W. Jones, Conductor David Willcocks is 95, Cartoonist Marc Sleen is 92, Writer Roza Budantsseva is 90, Actress Bazsa Kiss turns 90. (NT) jlp Tuesday, December 30, 05:18:28pm 11 Other birthdays, Dec. 30- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, December 30, 11:36:13am Bert Parks was born 100 years ago today (died 1992) -- Hosted Miss America pageant for a quarter century, Tuesday, December 30, 11:50:20am Actress Jo Van Fleet was born 100 years ago today (died 1996) -- Won Oscar for "East of Eden", Tuesday, December 30, 11:51:56am Writer Jane Langton is 92, actor Robert Hossein is 87, actor Joseph Bologna is 80, actor Russ Tamblyn is 80 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 11:54:58am "The Wedding Song" -- Noel Paul Stookey, Tuesday, December 30, 03:49:13pm "Pleasant Valley Sunday" -- The Monkees, Tuesday, December 30, 04:23:48pm Del Shannon was born 80 years ago today (died 1990) -- Here's "Runaway", Tuesday, December 30, 05:06:29pm Today would've been Bo Diddley's 86th birthday! -- Hey, Bo Diddley!, Tuesday, December 30, 05:10:29pm "They Don't Know" -- Tracey Ullman, Tuesday, December 30, 05:12:04pm Mike Nesmith & Davy Jones were both born on Dec. 30th (NT) -- Nesmith in 1942, Jones in 1945, Tuesday, December 30, 05:18:28pm Howard Schultz, TV producer ("Studs", "Dating Naked") Dead at 61 Tuesday, December 30, 05:17:05pm 5 "Studs" was the game show Ron Goldman appeared on a couple years before his murder by O. J. Simpson (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 12:01:25pm Didn't Jon Hamm also appear on Studs? (NT) -- In an embarrassing appearance, Tuesday, December 30, 01:52:25pm No, he was on a show called "The Big Date" -- Dig his awful hair style!, Tuesday, December 30, 01:53:44pm Hollywood Reporter obit -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 05:17:05pm Artist, Voice Actress, Former Miss Michigan Patricia Hill Burnett Dead at 94 Tuesday, December 30, 05:07:30pm 2 Pic -- ., Tuesday, December 30, 05:07:30pm Rhodes Reason, Actor Dead at 84 Tuesday, December 30, 02:43:49pm 16 Imdb -- Link, Monday, December 29, 03:51:37pm Older brother, Rex Reason, 86, is also an actor ("This Island Earth") (NT) -- ., Monday, December 29, 03:53:15pm Here's a pic of Rhodes Reason from the Star Trek episode "Bread & Circuses" (aired Mar. 15, 1968) -- Link to pic, Monday, December 29, 03:56:35pm I saw him perform at Casa Manana in Fort Worth Texas as Daddy Warbucks in Annie (NT) -- RIP, Monday, December 29, 06:28:38pm Consider the source -- Not exactly a reliable one, Monday, December 29, 07:39:54pm It's on wiki too (NT) -- ,, Tuesday, December 30, 07:15:50am Wiki is using the same source. -- Thought about editing it but left it alone since they may be right,, Tuesday, December 30, 07:19:40am It's all over facebook (NT) -- 😡👍, Tuesday, December 30, 01:05:16pm Link -- Rhodes, Tuesday, December 30, 01:20:47pm That's the unreliable source -- It was the first one posted, Tuesday, December 30, 01:53:29pm Here's the web site of his brother, Rex Reason -- Contact him & ask if his brother died!, Tuesday, December 30, 01:57:58pm Not much of a website -- Blank page, Tuesday, December 30, 02:00:26pm Working now -- Thanks, Tuesday, December 30, 02:12:18pm Well I guess you better find the body and take his pulse... but it seems pretty clear that he is indeed dead (NT) -- *, Tuesday, December 30, 02:42:57pm 👍 (NT) -- 😡, Tuesday, December 30, 02:43:49pm Great photo of Bob Hoskins. One of his lesser-known roles, but one of which he was most proud... Royce Tuesday, December 30, 01:05:19pm 1 Ciriaca Maria Zapata, Oldest person in Colombia Dead at 116 Tuesday, December 30, 12:55:45pm 1 James Bond Stuntman Richard Graydon Dies at 92 Tuesday, December 30, 11:38:03am 2 First film- "From Russia With Love" (1963). Last- "Lock Stock & 2 Smoking Barrels" (1998) -- Link to Imdb, Tuesday, December 30, 11:38:03am Golfer, Tom Nieporte won 1967 Bob Hope Desert Classic Dies at 86 Tuesday, December 30, 11:34:18am 2 Pic (w/ Bob Hope & Dwight D. Eisenhower) -- Link, Tuesday, December 30, 11:34:18am Man killed over Cowboys-Redskins game on Sunday Another tight grip on reality Tuesday, December 30, 11:07:22am 1 A 2014 celeb death mostly overlooked. Teller Monday, December 29, 11:38:06pm 2 Seconded His involvement with the Globetrotters was Huge in itself (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Monday, December 29, 11:38:06pm Archive; William Demarest, Dec. 28, 1983 Character actor Monday, December 29, 07:09:08pm 5 TCM Tribute to William Demarest -- Link, Sunday, December 28, 04:41:46pm Golfer Jimmy Demeret died the same day -- Just one letter off in the last name!, Monday, December 29, 11:14:57am I saw William Demerest recently on an old Ellery Queen episode & thought to myself, "Who would've thought that William Demerest would outlive Jim Hutton?" (NT) -- ., Monday, December 29, 03:41:47pm Another similar moment: Harry Morgan and Patrick Swayze (NT) -- Co-starred in an episode of MASH, Monday, December 29, 07:09:08pm Helen Harris, Hollywood Activist for the Blind Dead at 78 Monday, December 29, 06:37:51pm 1 Dave Comer, Photographer helped turn New Zealand into Middle-earth for the 'Lord of the Rings' & 'Hobbit' films Dead at 58 Monday, December 29, 06:36:39pm 1 Frankie Randall, Singer and actor. Starred in the film Wild on the Beach. Sang versions of the theme songs for TV shows Flipper and Bewitched. Dies at 76 Monday, December 29, 06:28:38pm 4 http://www.frankierandall.com/biography.html (NT) -- ., Sunday, December 28, 11:31:26pm Here's the trailer to "Wild on The Beach" (1965) -- Link, Monday, December 29, 11:19:58am "Bewitched" -- Frankie Randall, Monday, December 29, 06:28:38pm Whatever happened to Darren's Celebrity Drawings? That was a great blog Monday, December 29, 06:02:07pm 4 Ive just been extremely lazy about it- I do have hundreds of them but I haven't drawn any in over a year (NT) -- Darren, Monday, December 29, 05:24:42pm Well please continue posting them to your blog -- I love to see them, Monday, December 29, 05:46:47pm maybe that'll be my new years resolution lol (NT) -- Darren, Monday, December 29, 06:02:07pm Fred Hawkins, who played on PGA Tour, dies at 91 Link Monday, December 29, 05:59:13pm 1 Archive: Euell Gibbons, Dec. 29, 1975 Health food enthusiast Monday, December 29, 04:47:20pm 4 Euell Gibbons commercial for Grape Nuts -- ., Monday, December 29, 04:05:15pm I remember being surprised that a guy who preached the value of healthy foods should die at 64 (NT) -- ., Monday, December 29, 04:15:34pm SNL did an awesome parody of the ad -- JJ, Monday, December 29, 04:47:20pm Happy 101st Birthday! Philologist Otto Hiltbrnner, Illustrator Daihachi Ohta is 96, USMC Lieutenant Gen,Leo J. Dulacki is 96, Actor Mike Nussbaum is 91, Journalist Freddy Buache turns 90, (NT) jlp Monday, December 29, 03:59:48pm 9 Other birthdays, Dec. 29- -- Happy birthdas!, Monday, December 29, 11:20:56am Nice to see Mary Tyler Moore reach 78 today (NT) -- Considering the Enquirer's had her on her death bed all year!, Monday, December 29, 11:21:44am Jazz musician Billy Tipton was born 100 years ago today (died 1989) -- After "he" died, it was revealed he was actually a woman!, Monday, December 29, 11:35:44am Golf course designer Pete Dye is 89, actor Bernard Cribbins is 86, guitarist Matt Murphy is 85, actress Inga Swenson is 82, writer Samuel Brittan is 81 (NT) -- ., Monday, December 29, 11:38:04am "As Tears Go By" -- Marianne Faithfull, Monday, December 29, 03:43:30pm "If I Can't Have You" -- Yvonne Elliman, Monday, December 29, 03:57:55pm "Come Out and Play (Keep 'em Separated)" -- The Offspring, Monday, December 29, 03:59:27pm Embed. -- ., Monday, December 29, 03:59:48pm Patty Thomas, 92 Dancer, and last of Bob Hope's WWII Entertainment TroupeWII (NT) Died March 29, 2014; Obituary at Orange County Register Dignity Memorials. Monday, December 29, 03:20:07pm 6 I posted WWII twice (NT) -- Sorry!, Monday, December 29, 01:34:44pm Other members of the troupe included, Jerry Colonna (1904-1986); Frances Langford (1913-2005) (NT) -- and guitarist Tony Romano (1915-2005), Monday, December 29, 01:37:07pm Obit -- She was 91, Monday, December 29, 01:38:15pm Seems Many of the Troupe Lived Long Lives (including Hope, Who Reached 100). -- Lgevirtz, Monday, December 29, 02:41:34pm Here's a reunion from 1988 with, Bob Hope, Frances Langford, Tony Romano, Patty Thomas -- Link, Monday, December 29, 03:20:07pm Ronnie Bedford, Jazz drummer (Performed with Louis Prima, Benny Goodman, Benny Carter) Dead at 83 Monday, December 29, 11:33:08am 2 "Beautiful Love" -- Ronnie Bedford and Friends, Monday, December 29, 11:33:08am Al Belletto, Saxophonist and bandleader Dead at 86 Monday, December 29, 11:32:03am 2 "My Funny Valentine" -- The Al Belletto Sextette, Monday, December 29, 11:32:03am Archive: Dennis Wilson, Dec. 28, 1983 Beach Boy Monday, December 29, 11:13:41am 3 Ironically, Joe Cocker's death coming so close to this anniversary is interesting... -- According to the story..., Sunday, December 28, 06:06:14pm Interesting story. I didn't know that! (NT) -- !, Monday, December 29, 11:13:41am Timothy Dowd, Cop who led ‘Son of Sam’ investigation Dies at 99 Monday, December 29, 10:21:40am 1 Archive: Peter Lawford, Dec. 24, 1984 Actor, Rat Packer, Kennedy in- law Monday, December 29, 06:51:02am 8 Married Mary Rowan, daughter of comedian Dan Rowan, in 1971, he was 48, she was 22 (NT) -- She's 65 now, Wednesday, December 24, 12:08:04pm According to one of his bios, he just started bleeding everywhere right before his death (NT) -- A body destroyed by booze and drugs, Wednesday, December 24, 01:09:44pm Peter Lawford w/ brother- in- law, Pres. Kennedy -- Link, Wednesday, December 24, 01:12:24pm Good book for sheer gossip is the one by Lawford's widow (NT) -- Amazon has it, Wednesday, December 24, 01:34:33pm and for sheer wierdness his mother's posthumous bio ! -- cameron, Sunday, December 28, 11:31:45am Peter Lawford's father was born in 1865 (NT) -- He was 57 when his son was born, Sunday, December 28, 11:40:05am He was so handsome as a young star at MGM (NT) -- But alcohol definitely took its toll, Monday, December 29, 06:51:02am Actress Ellen Ross died March 4, 2014 per IMDB She was 101 - does anyone have an obit? Sunday, December 28, 08:33:45pm 1 Update To Cryptozoology Deaths of 2014: Moore, Timm, and Keech Loren Sunday, December 28, 04:45:17pm 1 Another Intervention death. Brooke Rip Sunday, December 28, 04:35:41pm 4 Nick Buckmaster died too. (NT) -- Brooke died from meth overdose (Rip), Saturday, December 27, 12:03:51am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tU-c-pDngs (NT) -- Rhonda, Sunday, December 28, 09:11:42am Such a heart ache for Brooke's family. Rip (NT) -- :(, Sunday, December 28, 04:35:41pm Archive: Jack Benny, Dec. 26, 1974 Comedian Sunday, December 28, 03:02:06pm 12 This hour long tribute aired on CBS after Benny's death -- They used to do that back then, Friday, December 26, 04:43:05pm My grandfather told me this joke: "You know how the Grand Canyon was formed? Jack Benny dropped a dime down a gopher hole!" (NT) -- Benny was supposed to be stingy, you see, Saturday, December 27, 11:51:46am Thanks for posting the link -- chuck, Saturday, December 27, 11:54:15am Today, even a giant like Robin Williams doesn't get an hour long tribute on the networks when he passes away (NT) -- It's a shame, Saturday, December 27, 12:01:27pm People don't pass away...they die. (NT) -- No need to sugar coat the truth., Saturday, December 27, 02:23:40pm People don't "sugar coat" the truth ... they lie. (NT) -- No need to resort to euphemistic or metaphoric language in any instance., Sunday, December 28, 11:42:25am I'll say "pass away" if i want to! (NT) -- Who the fuck put you in charge, ASSHOLE?, Sunday, December 28, 11:43:48am I read my hometown obits every day. They say passed away lots times. (NT) -- Teller, Sunday, December 28, 11:51:09am As long as it doesn't happen to me I don't care what term is used (NT) -- how about that for telling the truth, Sunday, December 28, 02:21:15pm He was 39 -- ., Sunday, December 28, 02:32:42pm Bob Hope eulogy highlight -- JJ, Sunday, December 28, 03:02:06pm Dick Dale, Singer, saxophonist, performer on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1951 to 1982 Dies at 88 Sunday, December 28, 03:01:11pm 13 Not to be confused with the surf rock and roll guitarist. (NT) -- ., Saturday, December 27, 06:22:05pm Be weird if the Surf guy died in the next day or so (NT) -- !, Saturday, December 27, 07:12:24pm Did you really believe anyone would confuse the 2? -- Saxophonist and Lawrence Welk should prevent any confusion., Saturday, December 27, 08:14:58pm Well I posted his death like this on Facebook and at least 30 people confused the two within the first hour. (NT) -- ., Saturday, December 27, 08:28:50pm In that case I retract what I said and apologize. -- Lesson learned, Saturday, December 27, 08:39:05pm The IMDb even has them confused. But apparently the guitarist Dick Dale also made an appearance or two on The Welk Show. (NT) -- ., Saturday, December 27, 08:39:53pm Surf guitarist Dick Dale never made an appearance on the Lawrence Welk Show. (NT) -- The Champagne Lady, Sunday, December 28, 01:45:58pm But this Surf group did! -- Link, Sunday, December 28, 01:57:59pm The only people who appeared were either songwriters being tributed, friends of Welk, or acts that Welk's management company represented, like that surf group above (NT) -- Very few actual guest stars appeared., Sunday, December 28, 03:01:11pm I remember when he sang "One Toke Over The Line" on The Lawrence Welk Show. I think it's a song about marijuana smoking but Lawrence that it was a gospel tune. (NT) -- Wunderful, Wunderful., Saturday, December 27, 06:24:49pm Here tis! -- "One Toke Over The Line", Saturday, December 27, 06:56:35pm That's hilarious! (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, December 27, 09:56:52pm Happy 95th Birthday! Composer Inocente Carreno, Football's Al Wistert is 94, Writer Stan Lee is 92, Director Norbert Terry turns 90. (NT) jlp Sunday, December 28, 01:29:06pm 6 Actor Martin Milner is 83, Actress Nichelle Nichols is 82, actress Maggie Smith is 80 -- Other birthdays, Dec. 28-, Sunday, December 28, 11:37:19am Time magazine did a story about Maggie Smith in their Nov. 22, 1963 issue (NT) -- The one on the stands when JFK was shot, Sunday, December 28, 11:42:26am Ex- US Rep. Bill Gradison is 86, astronomer Maarten Schmidt is 85, hockey player Harry Howell is 82, Ex- Gov. of Kentucky John Y. Brown, Jr. is 81, writer Charles Portis ("True Grit") is 81 (NT) -- ., Sunday, December 28, 11:51:54am Something to blow your mind: Ian Petrella, who played Ralphie's little brother Randy in "A Christmas Story", turned 40 this month! (NT) -- !, Sunday, December 28, 12:09:51pm "Frankenstein" -- Edgar Winter Group, Sunday, December 28, 01:29:06pm OT: Chris Rock files for divorce Married nearly 20 years Sunday, December 28, 01:27:45pm 1 Healthwatch: Boyfriend of "Mob Wives" star Natalie Guercio stabbed Brooklyn Sunday, December 28, 01:26:23pm 1 Archive: Jerry Orbach, Dec. 28, 2004 Actor Sunday, December 28, 12:19:52pm 2 Gone 10 years... -- "Try to Remember", Sunday, December 28, 12:19:52pm Another plane goes missing over Asia. 162 people aboard BBC says plane requested unusual flight path before disappearing Sunday, December 28, 09:10:02am 3 Here we go again (NT) -- CN is now salivating, Sunday, December 28, 08:23:42am I bet CNN is too! (NT) -- -, Sunday, December 28, 09:10:02am Merla Zellerbach, Wroter, philanthropist, TV personality Dead at 84 Saturday, December 27, 10:07:15pm 5 Make that "Writer" (NT) -- Thanks, Saturday, December 27, 04:37:11pm Pic -- Link, Saturday, December 27, 04:37:29pm Here she is on the Game show "Oh My Word" on Nov. 13, 1965 -- Hosted by Jim Lange, Saturday, December 27, 04:39:30pm Everybody except Buddy Greco from that clip is now dead. (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, December 27, 10:07:15pm Archive: Hank Garland, Dec. 27, 2004 Guitarist Saturday, December 27, 05:08:10pm 3 'The epitaph on Hank's gravestone reads, "THE GREATEST GUITAR PLAYER THAT EVER WALKED PLANET EARTH." (NT) -- !, Saturday, December 27, 05:06:59pm "Sugarfoot Rag" -- Hank "Sugarfoot" Garland, Saturday, December 27, 05:08:10pm Prediction: Artist Margaret Keane, 87, will either die while "Big Eyes" is playing in theaters, or shortly after it's released on video It's her story Saturday, December 27, 05:02:52pm 1 Happy 105th Birthday! French Sports Leader Jean Clerfeuille, World War 2 Military Figure Margot Wolk is 97, Actor Alan Hood turns 90. (NT) jlp Saturday, December 27, 03:21:35pm 10 Guitarist Scotty Moore (Elvis, Scotty, & Bill) is 83 -- Other birthdays, Dec. 27-, Saturday, December 27, 11:58:35am Actor Michel Piccoli is 89, anthropolist Marshall Sahlins is 84, actor Christopher Benjamin is 80, gymnast Larisa Latynina is 80 (NT) -- ., Saturday, December 27, 12:11:23pm "Blue Morning Blue Day" - Foreigner -- Link, Saturday, December 27, 12:51:00pm "Blue Moon of Kentucky" -- Elvis, Scotty & Bill, Saturday, December 27, 12:55:34pm "Baby Don't Go" -- Karla Bonoff, Saturday, December 27, 12:56:35pm "Baby Don't Go" got a lot of airplay in my area back in 1980. I was surprised to discover later it only got to # 69 in Billboard (NT) -- ., Saturday, December 27, 12:57:47pm "Sultans of Swing" -- Dire Straits, Saturday, December 27, 12:59:50pm I never heard "Baby Don't Go" even once on the radio and I was listening to it a lot back then -- "Personally" was played quite often though (Link), Saturday, December 27, 01:08:26pm I too remember "Baby Don't Go" and was surprised it wasn't a hit. -- Russ, Saturday, December 27, 03:21:35pm Claude Frank, Pianist Dead at 89 Saturday, December 27, 01:30:39pm 2 "Beethoven Sonata op.101 " -- Claude Frank, Saturday, December 27, 01:30:39pm Odd Knut Ronning, husband of actress and writer Peg Lynch Died in July at age 96 Saturday, December 27, 12:14:02pm 3 What an odd name! (NT) -- Sorry!, Saturday, December 27, 11:56:52am On a serious note, Peg Lynch is 98, her husband was 96. They were married for 66 years. Peg starred in the radio & TV series "Ethel & Albert" (NT) -- She was Ethel, & Richard Widmark played Albert! (on radio), Saturday, December 27, 12:14:02pm David Ryall, British actor Dead at 79 Saturday, December 27, 12:06:27pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Saturday, December 27, 12:06:27pm OT: Dick Van Dyke, 89, grabs healthy green smoothie while running errands Todd () Sunday, December 28, 09:18:47am 6 Dyke? -- I thought his surname was Van Dyke., Friday, December 26, 11:48:45pm Legendary. Great guy, great talent. But.... -- The Happy Reaper, Saturday, December 27, 05:37:47am That's got to be the funniest typo ever.. (NT) -- kristian, Saturday, December 27, 06:35:17am LOL, what a mistake!! (NT) -- -, Saturday, December 27, 08:12:24am Why is a story about a lesbian running errands posted here? (NT) -- I don't get it!, Saturday, December 27, 12:00:03pm Riff West, Was a member of Molly Hatchet, Foghat Dead at 64 Saturday, December 27, 11:54:40am 2 Pic -- ., Saturday, December 27, 11:54:40am Former Globetrotters star "Showboat" Hall dies Dead at 87 Saturday, December 27, 11:53:42am 2 Pic -- Link, Saturday, December 27, 11:53:42am Archive: Curtis Mayfield, Dec. 26, 1999 Singer, songwriter Saturday, December 27, 11:52:44am 3 "Superfly" -- Curtis Mayfield, Friday, December 26, 04:49:29pm "Gypsy Woman" -- The Impressions, Saturday, December 27, 11:52:44am TCM Remembers used a clip of Will Geer instead Stefan Gierasch Links inside Friday, December 26, 09:14:23pm 4 They also corrected 3:13 where they showed Margaret Johnston instead of Renee Asherson (NT) -- Surprised they didn't add in a couple of others they originally missed, Saturday, December 20, 04:25:18pm Someone took the time to list all the film clips used in TCM Remembers 2014 -- See inside, Friday, December 26, 07:23:57pm They didn't include Run Run Shaw (NT) -- I wonder why, Friday, December 26, 09:14:23pm To everyone on the board... Steph Friday, December 26, 06:14:31pm 5 "...Hugs, smooches, and well-placed gropes" ~Too funny, Steph! Yes, joyous greeting to all. God Bless us, every one. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, December 25, 07:26:15am Happy Holidays!! xxoo (NT) -- Rhonda, Thursday, December 25, 11:40:51am Merry Christmas to all! (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, December 25, 01:46:38pm I'm in time for (NT) -- Happy New Year!, Friday, December 26, 06:14:31pm OT: Vera-Ellen Der Bingle Friday, December 26, 06:05:42pm 12 Apparently, Bing Crosby wasn't too happy with the "White Christmas" film. The recent PBS bio of him included a recording of a phone call he made to the studio expressing unhappiness with it (NT) -- ., Thursday, December 18, 04:09:38pm Bing was not too nice a person, was he (NT) -- Seems like a real ass at times, Thursday, December 18, 04:27:08pm He was definately cold & distant with the four sons of his first marriage (NT) -- He seems to have loosened up with his 2nd batch of kids, Thursday, December 18, 04:30:07pm I was surprised to hear Bing say in a 1977 interview with Barbara Walters that pot should be legalized! (NT) -- Who knows what was in that pipe of his?!, Thursday, December 18, 04:31:31pm Wasn't he fooling around with Grace Kelly while his wife was dying? (NT) -- Maybe that's where John Edwards got his inspiration, Thursday, December 18, 05:18:18pm No, You Are Wrong -- Der Bingle, Thursday, December 18, 06:58:40pm Bing was a busy fellow (NT) -- :), Friday, December 19, 06:21:39am North Korea strikes again! (NT) -- Todd, Thursday, December 18, 04:40:44pm Every post about Bing Crosby brings out people who have to inform us that he was just an awful person. (NT) -- The Happy Reaper, Friday, December 19, 10:43:42am People might be shocked to find out -- it's about the money, honey, Friday, December 19, 01:39:11pm PBS is airing the Bing Crosby American Masters fri dec 26 at 9pm (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Friday, December 26, 06:05:42pm Harry S Truman died on this day in 1972, Gerald Ford died on his day in 2006 (NT) 2 Veeps who became President Friday, December 26, 04:51:42pm 10 Both of them took over nightmare situations (NT) -- FDR never bothered to tell Truman about the A-bomb, Friday, December 26, 11:43:01am This pic of Harry Truman was taken in Dec., 1971 -- Link, Friday, December 26, 12:04:11pm This pic of Gerald Ford was taken in Apr., 2006 -- Link, Friday, December 26, 12:06:23pm Ford suffered a mild stroke during the 2000 Republican convention in Philly (NT) -- It was evident during a chat with Larry King, Friday, December 26, 01:18:01pm Both Truman & Ford were the subject of failed assassnation attempts (NT) -- ., Friday, December 26, 01:40:06pm Can't believe Ford is gone 8 years already. (NT) -- Geesh - where do the years go?, Friday, December 26, 02:19:07pm You're right 8 years since GF died doesn't seem right. (NT) -- TOBY, Friday, December 26, 03:40:46pm December 26th is very special -- Loren, Friday, December 26, 02:21:51pm December 26, 1799, was the date of George Washington's funeral. Four thousand people attended Washington's funeral. (NT) -- Henry Lee III declared him "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen.", Friday, December 26, 04:51:42pm Archive: Elsa Lanchester, Dec. 26, 1986 Actress Friday, December 26, 04:46:32pm 2 The Monster Meets His Bride -- "Bride of Frankenstein", Friday, December 26, 04:46:32pm Mildred Frances Defina Malatesta, sister of Dolores Hope, sister in-law of Bob Hope died November 16, 2014 (NT) Age 103. Obits at dignity memorial.com-Holy Cross cemetery and Legacy.com Friday, December 26, 04:38:04pm 4 Longevity in that family! (NT) -- Dolores died at 192, Friday, December 26, 03:22:16pm opps....102 (NT) -- lol, Friday, December 26, 03:22:47pm Link -- She was 100 when her sister died at 102!, Friday, December 26, 04:38:04pm Perp Watch: Dustin Diamond (Screech on Saved by the Bell) charged with stabbing man in bar. Buckeye Friday, December 26, 03:57:12pm 1 Healthwatch: Former President George H.W. Bush (NT) Rushed to Hospital Friday, December 26, 03:41:24pm 12 Harry Truman and Gerald Ford both died on December 26 (NT) -- Let's hope there's no hat trick here, Tuesday, December 23, 07:42:23pm Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized, office says. ... -- AP, Tuesday, December 23, 11:15:29pm Bush is currently 4th oldest President (NT) -- He'll pass up John Adams in Feb., Wednesday, December 24, 11:29:03am If Bush died, I wonder if Obama would cut short his Hawaii vacation to attend the funeral? (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 11:43:00am Considering he did it to finalize the budget BS of two years ago, Yeah (NT) -- Just take it to the other board next time, Wednesday, December 24, 12:02:45pm Touchy! Touchy! (NT) -- I just wondered, Wednesday, December 24, 12:08:39pm Think about how stupid that question is. (NT) -- Teller, Wednesday, December 24, 02:42:37pm I swear to god, any mention of Obama brings out his worshippers in droves (NT) -- It's absolutely sickening!, Wednesday, December 24, 04:29:18pm I'm sure the Saudi Royal Family who behead people often and gave us the 19 hijackers on 9/11 would be attending the funeral. They are close, personal friends with the Bush family. (NT) -- You can judge a lot about a person by who their friends are., Friday, December 26, 11:39:16am Unless it's Obama, and then judging him by the company they keep is "racist." (NT) -- You know, racist preacher, domestic terrorist, drug dealers, etc..., Friday, December 26, 12:02:17pm Obviously, this a-hole can't understand the phrase, "Take it to the other board" (NT) -- Please delete all of the political BS, Friday, December 26, 03:41:24pm Happy 96th Birthday Lady Elizabeth Clyde, Archdeacon of Chester, Leslie Williams is 95, Politician Samuel H. Young is 92, Football's Frank Broyles turns 90. (NT) jlp Friday, December 26, 01:41:21pm 8 Actor Donald Moffat is 84. Actor Caroll Spinney (Big Bird on "Sesame Street") is 81 -- Other birthdays, Dec. 26-, Friday, December 26, 11:08:03am Actor Richard Widamrk was born 100 years ago today (died in 2008) -- Bio, Friday, December 26, 11:19:16am Baseball player Stu Miller is 87, football coach Bill Yeoman is 87, actress Régine Zylberberg is 85, ex- US Rep. Elliott Levitas is 84, actor Dave Gray is 81, ex- US Sec. of Labor Lynn Martin is 75 (NT) -- Film director Fred Schepisi is 75, Friday, December 26, 11:26:38am "To Kow him is To Love Him" -- The Teddy Bears (Phil Spector was a member), Friday, December 26, 12:08:41pm "To Know him is To Love Him" -- The Teddy Bears (Phil Spector was a member), Friday, December 26, 12:09:13pm "Mr.Bojangles" -- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Friday, December 26, 01:35:13pm Abdul Fakir is the only surviving founding member of the Four Tops (NT) -- ., Friday, December 26, 01:41:21pm Jazz Clarinet Player Buddy DeFranco Dies at 91 Friday, December 26, 12:24:50pm 3 "The Nearness of You" -- Buddy DeFranco Quintet, Thursday, December 25, 07:04:40pm Pic -- Link, Friday, December 26, 12:24:50pm Jim Edwards, Ex- Gov. of South Carolina Dead at 87 Friday, December 26, 11:16:03am 3 Pic -- Link, Friday, December 26, 11:13:40am He was US Sec. of Energy 1981- 82 (NT) -- ., Friday, December 26, 11:16:03am Actor Stephen "Steve" Wootton died April 14, 2014 He was 68 Friday, December 26, 08:23:14am 6 Appeared on "I Love Lucy" & a couple of "Leave it to Beaver" episodes -- Link to Imdb, Thursday, December 25, 10:51:07am I remember him, as a kid actor. He was the little grandson of Fred's old vaudeville buddy (Charles Winninger) in "I Love Lucy" episode, 'Mertz & Kurtz'. -- theChronicler, Thursday, December 25, 03:42:10pm The reason I found this obit was because I watched "All Mine to Give" (1957) (NT) -- Looks like he was the first child to die (though Rex Thompson seems to have vanished), Thursday, December 25, 07:34:09pm Wonder weht the child actor who played Kenny on cruise ep of I Love Lucy? (NT) -- ;), Friday, December 26, 08:05:16am Harvey Grant was acting name but now goes by -- Mark Levene, Friday, December 26, 08:23:14am Happy 98th Birthday! Actor Edward Burnham, Gov't. Official George S. Vest is 96, Physicist Robert N. Hall is 95, Musician Curly Seckler is 95, Historian Rene Girard is 91, (NT) jlp Friday, December 26, 01:18:09am 14 Politician Atal Behari Vajpayee turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, December 25, 05:26:07am Other birthdays, Dec. 25- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, December 25, 10:52:22am Rod Serling was born 90 years ago today (NT) -- Died in 1975, at 50, Thursday, December 25, 10:58:22am Baseball player Ned Garver is 89, basketball player Leo Kubiak is 87, actor Dick Miller is 86, boxer Emmanuel Agassi (father of Andre) is 84, athlete Basil Heatley is 81 (NT) -- ., Thursday, December 25, 11:01:13am Here's Jimmy Buffett with a song that will never grow old -- "Margaritaville", Thursday, December 25, 11:56:36am "John, You've Gone Too Far This Time" -- Sissy Spacek, Thursday, December 25, 11:57:44am "Sweet Dreams" -- Eurythmics, Thursday, December 25, 11:58:36am "Thank You" -- Dido, Thursday, December 25, 11:59:26am The only bad thing about "Margaritaville" is that the radio stations in this area believe it's the only song he ever recorded. -- "Come Monday" will always be my favorite. (Link), Thursday, December 25, 04:10:43pm Here's mine. -- "Fins.", Thursday, December 25, 04:23:08pm Gary Sandy of WKRP in Cincinatti is 69 today (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Thursday, December 25, 06:37:01pm Whatever happened to...Gary Sandy, Richard Sanders, Frank Bonner, Jan Smithers... (NT) -- ?, Thursday, December 25, 07:03:18pm Gary at link -- 👍, Friday, December 26, 01:18:09am Howard G. Barnes, Film, TV & Radio Producer Dead at 100 Thursday, December 25, 06:04:55pm 1 George Miller, Ex- Mayor of Tucson, Az. Dead at 92 Thursday, December 25, 05:56:31pm 1 Woman dies afer crack pipe is removed from her vagina Florida Thursday, December 25, 05:54:09pm 1 OT: Queen Elizabeth II mentions Game of Thrones in her Christmas message. Todd () Thursday, December 25, 05:51:51pm 2 Next Sept., she'll pass up Victoria as England's longest reigning Monarch (NT) -- !, Thursday, December 25, 05:51:51pm Hicks Ervin, TV producer Dead at 39 Thursday, December 25, 12:00:08pm 6 Pic -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 04:39:12pm Should be Heather Hicks Ervin (NT) -- Mitch, Thursday, December 25, 03:21:23am I thought "Hicks" was a strange name for a girl! (NT) -- !, Thursday, December 25, 12:00:08pm Any idea the COD? (NT) -- 😇, Thursday, December 25, 08:29:20am Not disclosed or determined yet (NT) -- Although she was reportedly hospitalized at the time of her death, Thursday, December 25, 09:02:31am Partial list of famous people who died on Christmas eve day... Buckeye Thursday, December 25, 11:54:28am 9 Wc. Fields, 1946, Charlie Chaplin, 1977, Dean Martin, 1995 (NT) -- 3 major ones you missed, Wednesday, December 24, 05:07:30pm Billy Martin, killed in a Christmas day car crash in 1989 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 05:10:44pm My list was for Christmas Eve day, the 24th. Your list of 3 died on the 25th, Christmas day. (NT) -- So there - Buckeye, Thursday, December 25, 11:48:48am Oh, Christmas Eve! (NT) -- My apologies!, Thursday, December 25, 11:54:28am Eartha Kitt, Denver Pyle, Joan Blondell, James Brown -- A few more, Wednesday, December 24, 05:20:49pm I think Christmas and your birthday are the worst days to die on -- Steph, Thursday, December 25, 06:58:32am Irony of ironies, lest we forget Eartha "Santa Baby" Kitt died on Christmas (2008)! -Others died/born around Christmas. ... -- theChronicler, Thursday, December 25, 07:40:04am Walter Winchell's son committed suicide on Christmas Day 1968 (NT) -- In the family garage, I believe, Thursday, December 25, 09:18:25am Greg Reuter, Broadway actor ("Chicago", "The Producers") Dead at 43 Thursday, December 25, 11:53:38am 2 Broadway credits -- Link, Thursday, December 25, 11:53:38am Alberta Adams, Detroit's Queen of the Blues Dead at 97 Thursday, December 25, 11:50:25am 2 "Born With The Blues" -- Alberta Adams, Thursday, December 25, 11:50:25am 25 years ago today, brutal Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was murdered Mussolini-style A fitting end Thursday, December 25, 09:28:20am 1 OT: a Howdy Doody broadcast No, it's actually Marilyn Monroe on the Jack Benny Show! Thursday, December 25, 08:30:09am 3 Lol (NT) -- 🙉😎, Wednesday, December 24, 11:10:26pm Thx (NT) -- :), Thursday, December 25, 08:30:09am Actress Sethma Caspers 1915-2014 jlp Thursday, December 25, 07:38:42am 2 IMDB -- Betty, Thursday, December 25, 07:38:42am OT: Are Big Todd Russell and Milt Moss still alive? Russell was host of "Rootie Kazootie"; Moss did "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Thursday, December 25, 06:37:32am 4 Add to that list Freda Rosen who played "Rita" -- in the Honeymooners episode "Alice And The Blonde", Wednesday, December 24, 10:27:32pm Treva Frazee, 86 who played Alice's Sister is alive according to imdb -- Ralph Robertson (Tommy Manicotti) died Aug. 2014 at 72, Thursday, December 25, 04:57:05am Freda appears to be alive and living in Beverly Hills (NT) -- She is either 86 or 88. Her husband Arnold is deceased., Thursday, December 25, 06:37:32am Ot:Marilyn Monroe on Jack Benny Show Happy Holidays Wednesday, December 24, 11:11:19pm 4 Holy smoke - I posted Howdy Doody by mistake (NT) -- Sorry, Wednesday, December 24, 06:08:46pm Don't be sorry -- What a delightful mistake!, Wednesday, December 24, 10:17:18pm Thanks pal (NT) -- :), Wednesday, December 24, 11:11:19pm From alt.obits, Actress, Rosella Towne, 96 unconfirmed Wednesday, December 24, 10:53:41pm 11 Despite the erroneous report of her death in 2012. ... -- This looks like the real thing. It mentions showing her films at the memorial., Monday, December 22, 03:12:26pm It looks legit. (NT) -- ), Monday, December 22, 08:55:00pm Confirmed to me by her son: Rosella Towne (1918 -2014) -- DialMForMovies, Tuesday, December 23, 08:05:28pm She was in "Secret Service of the Air" (1939) with Ronald Reagan -- Link to Imdb, Wednesday, December 24, 11:27:46am Pic (w/ Ronald Reagan & Eddie Foy, Jr.) -- Link, Wednesday, December 24, 12:10:15pm Death date needs to be added to Wikipedia and IMDB. -- Along with Phyllis Davis (7-17-1940-9-27-2013) who is listed at IMDB but not Wikipedia., Wednesday, December 24, 12:16:45pm But what is the Death Date? (NT) -- For Rosella Towne, Wednesday, December 24, 12:38:21pm Well, the Memorial Service linked by the original poster is dated Nov. 1, so she probably died sometime in Oct. (NT) -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 01:01:26pm August (NT) -- -, Wednesday, December 24, 01:11:41pm Updated the obituary. (text inside). Death date August 29 2014. -- DialMForMovies, Wednesday, December 24, 10:53:41pm OT: 200 years ago today, the Treaty of Ghent was signed, ending the War of 1812. And 100 years ago today was the "Christmas Truce'" of WW 1 Enemies put down their guns, sang Christmas carols, played soccer Wednesday, December 24, 08:05:56pm 4 Paul McCartney made a wonderful video based around his father's recollections of the events of the day. -- Here 'tis, Wednesday, December 24, 02:32:39pm Here's an ad inspired by the same event -- Link, Wednesday, December 24, 04:40:22pm What a treat to remember the occasion! (NT) -- And Sir Paul ain't too shabby here either!, Wednesday, December 24, 08:05:56pm Today's pic: Richard Attenborough (NT) As Santy Claus Wednesday, December 24, 05:02:53pm 2 For a second I thought Santa Claus died. That would be sad, especially on Christmas Eve. (NT) -- Saint Nicholas is his proper nameand was a real person, Wednesday, December 24, 05:02:53pm Archive: The late, great Johnny Ace, Dec. 25, 1954 Rock & Roll's first casualty Wednesday, December 24, 04:38:37pm 2 "Pledging My Love" -- Johnny Ace, Wednesday, December 24, 04:38:37pm Janet Barreto, Former “Most Wanted” woman, dies 4 mos. after capture She was 43 Wednesday, December 24, 02:05:19pm 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 02:05:19pm Maximo Munzi, TV & film Cinematographer Dead at 57 Wednesday, December 24, 01:10:36pm 2 Imdb -- ., Wednesday, December 24, 01:10:36pm Larry Smith, legendary early Hip-Hop producer of Run DMC, Kurtis Blow, and others He was 63 Wednesday, December 24, 01:03:52pm 2 "Christmas Rappin'" (Smith played bass on this) -- Kurtis Blow, Wednesday, December 24, 01:03:52pm Happy 114th Birthday! Supercentenarian Ora Holland, Actress Pearlie Norton is 100, Painter Pierre Soulages is 95, Musician Dave Bartholomew is 94, Director Jonas Mekas is 92, (NT) jlp Wednesday, December 24, 01:02:43pm 8 Actress Ester Kasurinen is 90, Writer Mary Higgins Clark turns 87. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, December 24, 04:48:08am Dave Bartholomew, 94, is my pick for oldest rock & roller (NT) -- He worked on several Fats Domino hits, Wednesday, December 24, 11:30:11am Other birthdays, Dec. 24- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, December 24, 11:36:52am "The Monkey" -- Dave Bartholomew, Wednesday, December 24, 12:12:52pm "Teenage Rebellion" -- Mike Curb, Wednesday, December 24, 12:13:53pm "King of Kings" -- Motorhead, Wednesday, December 24, 12:14:37pm "Livin' La Vida Loca" -- Ricky Martin, Wednesday, December 24, 01:02:43pm Merry Christmas folk🎅 (NT) Cher Wednesday, December 24, 11:54:56am 3 And to you! (NT) -- !, Wednesday, December 24, 11:41:55am God bless us, everyone! (NT) -- Buckeye, Wednesday, December 24, 11:54:56am Mike Elliott, Comedian, actor ("Billy Elliot") Dead at 68 Wednesday, December 24, 11:51:28am 5 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, December 23, 12:12:27pm Mike 'The Mouth' Elliott loses fight against cancer -- Todd, Tuesday, December 23, 02:44:16pm Daughter Missy is really upset about her father's sudden death. (NT) -- Look at her tweets, Tuesday, December 23, 07:16:13pm See, when you make a joke, people have to realize it's a joke (NT) -- Otherwise, the point is completely lost, Wednesday, December 24, 11:51:28am Healthwatch: Famed Batman Artist Norm Breyfogle Suffers Stroke Wednesday, December 24, 11:45:25am 1 Happy 101st Birthday! Politician Frank Pierpoint Appleby, Author C.Y. Lee is 97, Politician Helmut Schmidt is 96, Illustrator Peggy Fortnum is 95, (NT) jlp Wednesday, December 24, 07:41:50am 9 WW2 Military Figure Vassily Reshetnikov is 95, Educator David P. Craig is 95, Actor Gerald O'Loughlin is 93, Dancer Alberto Testa is 92, Music Arranger Milton Okum turns 91. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, December 23, 04:51:21am Other birthdays, Dec. 23- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, December 23, 11:56:50am Singer Johnny Kidd was born 75 years ago today (died 1966) -- Here's "Shakin' All Over", Tuesday, December 23, 04:26:21pm "Please Don`t Touch" -- Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Tuesday, December 23, 04:27:11pm Does anyone here know the birth & death dates of Helmut Schmidt's parents? -- Lemnpiper, Tuesday, December 23, 05:38:15pm Father: Gustav Ludwig Schmidt, 1888- 1981 (NT) -- Mother: Ludovica Koch Schmidt, birth & death dates unknown, Tuesday, December 23, 06:53:45pm His son died of meningitis at just eight months of age in February 1945 (NT) -- His wife died four years ago, Tuesday, December 23, 06:56:31pm Amazing his Mom's Death date isnt known (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Wednesday, December 24, 07:41:50am Anna Stoehr, One of the last people born in the 19th century has died at age 114. Minnesota's KARE TV reporting Wednesday, December 24, 07:04:56am 4 She was born Oct. 15, 1900 (NT) -- William McKinley was in the White House, Monday, December 22, 11:47:26am She was the oldest Facebook user (NT) -- They had to change their coding to allow a user with a 1900 birthdate, Wednesday, December 24, 06:41:10am I remember she made the news, when she said she had to lie to be a Facebook member. (NT) -- Their settings didn't allow 19th century birthdate users!, Wednesday, December 24, 07:04:56am HEALTHWATCH: Merlin Ferry, son of Bryan Ferry, fighting for his life after horrific car accident. He is 24 Tuesday, December 23, 06:58:38pm 2 Mo' info- -- ., Tuesday, December 23, 06:58:38pm Actor/Writer Jeremy Lloyd Dies at 84 Tuesday, December 23, 06:55:03pm 6 IMDb -- Link, Tuesday, December 23, 08:22:00am Another big TV death. Are You Being Served is a British classic. (NT) -- Rest In Peace, Tuesday, December 23, 09:30:25am He was in "A Hard Day's Night" & "Help!" (NT) -- ., Tuesday, December 23, 12:03:37pm Did a year on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as well (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Tuesday, December 23, 05:34:41pm Pic -- ., Tuesday, December 23, 06:55:03pm Jo Jo Benson, R& B singer Dead at 76 Tuesday, December 23, 05:31:13pm 4 "Soulshake" -- Peggy Scott & Jojo Benson, Tuesday, December 23, 12:09:57pm "Lover's Holiday" -- Peggy Scott & Jojo Benson, Tuesday, December 23, 04:23:06pm Soul Shake is a Great blast from the past i havent heard in AGES (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Tuesday, December 23, 05:31:13pm Talent Agent Eleanor Kilgallen (Sister of Dorothy) 1919-2014 Tuesday, December 23, 12:29:26pm 6 She looked like her twin -- Link, Tuesday, December 23, 05:41:41am Never knew Dorothy Kilgallen had a twin (NT) -- Interesting, Tuesday, December 23, 11:57:42am Not to worry, when's the last time you've heard Dorothy Killgallen's name mentioned? (NT) -- Out of sight out of mind, Tuesday, December 23, 12:02:34pm They were not twins (NT) -- Dorothy was born in 1913 and Eleanor was 1919, Tuesday, December 23, 12:27:26pm You'll hear it next November (NT) -- 50th anniversary of her death, Tuesday, December 23, 12:29:26pm Actress Vera Gebuhr 1916-2014 jlp Tuesday, December 23, 12:01:26pm 4 Don't know if this is the actual translation but it turned out great - "I have been married with two atheists and can only say that I am looking forward to what is absolutely not happening!" (NT) -- Russ, Monday, December 22, 08:31:34pm Obit link -- Danish, Tuesday, December 23, 06:58:15am Pic -- ., Tuesday, December 23, 12:01:26pm BREAKING: Just heard on KCRW that legendary singer Joe Cocker has died. A major loss! Tuesday, December 23, 11:52:47am 12 In Feb, 2013: Joe was given a Lifetime Achievement award in Berlin, Germany - and Jennifer Warnes joined him on this song (30 years later) .... -- Ed Tracey, Monday, December 22, 11:00:32am "With A Little Help From My Friends" -- Joe Cocker, Monday, December 22, 11:34:36am embed -- ., Monday, December 22, 11:35:14am "You Are So Beautiful" -- Joe Cocker, Monday, December 22, 11:35:56am Hate to hear this. -- I had no idea he was sick., Monday, December 22, 11:41:47am John Belushi used to do a Joe Cocker impersonation (NT) -- Cocker outlived Belushi 32 years, Monday, December 22, 11:44:49am Heres Belushi & Cocker together -- Link, Monday, December 22, 12:15:50pm RIP (NT) -- ., Monday, December 22, 12:59:23pm Joe Cocker - The Weight (Mad Dogs and Englishmen) -- wWDI, Monday, December 22, 01:46:48pm Wow, big time loss here. For some reason I thought he was much older than 70 though. (NT) -- Buckeye, Monday, December 22, 09:26:40pm Yeah, he was only 38 when he did "Love Lift Us Up Where We Belong" (NT) -- But he looked like he was 50, Tuesday, December 23, 11:52:47am Healthwatch: Melanie Brown (Mel B. of the Spice Girls) Hospitalized after accidental overdose Tuesday, December 23, 06:12:44am 2 Belafonte doing a good job gas lighting her (NT) -- Shame, Tuesday, December 23, 06:12:44am Emmy-Winning Director Joseph Sargent Dies at 89 Tuesday, December 23, 06:11:09am 9 IMDb -- Link, Monday, December 22, 06:43:40pm Directed some good films ("The Taking of Pelham, 123") & some bad ones ("Jaws- the Revenge") -- ., Monday, December 22, 06:57:32pm He done some acting also, he was in two "Twilight Zone" episodes -- "In His Image" (George Grizzard's double) & "Twenty-Two", Monday, December 22, 07:05:42pm Yeah he done good. (NT) -- English 101, Monday, December 22, 07:19:39pm You're correct, I should've said he did some acting or he's done some acting. -- I'm sure you enjoy correcting people, but I'd slap the hell out of you if we were in the same room., Monday, December 22, 07:39:10pm We lost three major contributors to old time TV in the last 5 days who were not primarily actors. Arthur Gardner, Larry Auerbach, and Joseph Sargent all left their mark on TV. (NT) -- Rest in Peace to all of them., Monday, December 22, 08:18:30pm Joseph Sargent was born on July 22, died on Dec 22 and was in "The Twilight Zone" episode "Twenty-Two" -- That's what I call odd., Monday, December 22, 10:16:25pm Rip (NT) -- Tv vets, Tuesday, December 23, 06:11:09am Update on my dad.......... noopyandthezoo (Janet Doran) Monday, December 22, 09:27:52pm 5 Continued progress, Janet! Happy Holiday to all! (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, December 22, 05:07:31am Good to hear he has a better prognosis (NT) -- Russ, Monday, December 22, 07:54:02am Glad to hear the good news... hope the New Year is a good one for you and your family (NT) -- Harris, Monday, December 22, 09:36:36am Nice to hear,especially so close to the holiday. Thanks for the update. (NT) -- Buckeye, Monday, December 22, 09:27:52pm Former ABC Executive Brandon Stoddard Dies at 77 Monday, December 22, 06:47:03pm 2 Pic -- ., Monday, December 22, 06:47:03pm Archive: Harry Langdon, Dec. 22, 1944 Comedian Monday, December 22, 03:54:25pm 2 Here's a recent interview with his only child, Harry Langdon, Jr (who turned 80 this month) -- Link, Monday, December 22, 03:54:25pm Singer Joe Cocker has died. (NT) Francis. Monday, December 22, 12:47:22pm 4 Rip. Will miss you (NT) -- ., Monday, December 22, 11:54:29am Francis failed to provide a link -- See confirmed thread below, Monday, December 22, 12:08:46pm fact - Joe was 1 of a kind (he died 20 days after Bobby Keys, toured with Joe on the Mad Dogs & Englishmen Tour) (NT) -- wWDI, Monday, December 22, 12:47:22pm Happy 104th Birthday! Harmonicist Elder Roma Wilson, Critic/Educator Louise Cowan is 98, Anthropologist Jean Malaurie is 92, Politician Jim Wright is 92, Stage Director Frank Corsaro is 90, (NT) jlp Monday, December 22, 11:58:48am 5 Actor Sieto Hoving turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, December 22, 04:32:37am Other birthdays, Dec. 22- -- Happy birthdays!, Monday, December 22, 11:41:52am Writer Peregrine Worsthorne (What an awful name!) is 91 (NT) -- ., Monday, December 22, 11:52:20am The late twin Bee Gees Robin and Maurice Gibb would've been 65 today (NT) -- Maurice died in 2003, Robin in 2012, Monday, December 22, 11:58:48am Donald Albosta, Ex- US Rep. (D, Minn.) Dead at 89 Monday, December 22, 11:57:20am 3 Congressional bio -- ., Monday, December 22, 11:56:37am He was a congressman from Michigan, not Minnesota (NT) -- Sorry, Monday, December 22, 11:57:20am