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Error, forum threads exceeds limit. Message database may be damaged. Admin should try rebuilding. Subject Author Date Msgs Paul Oliver, blues historian Dead at 90 Sunday, August 20, 06:32:01am 3 Pic (w/ Blues singer Mance Lipscomb) -- Link, Thursday, August 17, 04:18:21pm To say this man was just a historian, is an understatement. For a UK whiteboy to embrace the blues as early as he did, in its early decades of the blues, AND chronicle it?? Oliver was visionary! -RIP ... -- theChronicler, Sunday, August 20, 06:32:01am Producer Beth Howard Dies at 52 Sunday, August 20, 06:01:34am 2 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, August 20, 06:01:34am Happy Birthday! Actor William O'Connell (84) Actor Paul Hampton (80) Actor Sam Chew Jr. (75) Actor Ray Wise (70) Singer Robert Plant (69) Actor Patrick Kilpatrick (68) (NT) Colt Sunday, August 20, 04:34:14am 4 Happy 101st Birthday! Chemist George Rosen Kranz, Screenwriter Walter Bernstein is 98, Founder of American Sports Studies Earle F. Zeigler is 98, Professor/Holocaust Survivor Boris Braun is 97, (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 20, 04:32:57am Author Alice Burks is 97, Asst. Director Bill Herlihy is 97,Director Olavi Pajunen is 97,. Composer Guio de Morais is 97, Geologist Ursula B. Marvin is 96, Politician Frank Guarini is 93, (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 20, 04:33:48am Script Supervisor Ann Edwards is 90, Actor Evgeniy Vasilev is 90, Cinematographer Burza Arpad is 90, Art Director Stepan Andranikyan turns 90 (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 20, 04:34:14am Sir Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player Dead at 81 Sunday, August 20, 04:31:32am 1 Liz MacKean, ex-BBC reporter Dead at 52 Sunday, August 20, 03:23:26am 1 Healthwatch: Comedian, activist Dick Gregory Hospitalized in serious condition Saturday, August 19, 11:53:48pm 5 In June, CBS SUNDAY MORNING did a terrific segment/interview w/Gregory. ... -- VIDEO, Thursday, August 17, 05:20:07pm He dies at 84 -- CNN, Saturday, August 19, 07:47:01pm He Was Just Featured On CNN's History of Comedy -- David S., Saturday, August 19, 09:02:00pm I am really sad to read this. As stated, I loved his last national interview on CBS. He was a trailbrazer in his field, whose legacy in assured. ~Sleep, well. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 19, 11:53:48pm Actor Jon Shepodd 1925-2017 Dead at 92 Saturday, August 19, 10:02:37pm 9 With his passing who is now the earliest living TV couple left ? -- Lemnpiper, Saturday, August 19, 02:22:06pm Sheppod's death has yet to be confirmed. (NT) -- RI.P. If the rumor is true, Saturday, August 19, 03:38:45pm He played a cop in "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" It was his last film appeance -- Link to Imdb, Saturday, August 19, 03:53:08pm Richard Benjamin and Paul Prentiss from "He and She?" They are really a couple too. There are probably earlier ones. (NT) -- Scitea, Saturday, August 19, 05:27:21pm Might be 1964's "Wendy & Me" - Connie Stevens & Ron Harper (NT) -- Sharon, Saturday, August 19, 05:40:54pm I've never heard of him. You sure he was in Lassie? (NT) -- -, Saturday, August 19, 03:55:23pm Here's a pic of Shepodd with Cloris Leachman, Jon Provost, & Lassie- -- Link, Saturday, August 19, 04:01:53pm Programming Insider Also Have An Obit -- David S., Saturday, August 19, 10:02:37pm Kennedy Honors reach a new low this year It's officially a pop culture PR racket Saturday, August 19, 08:58:18pm 39 Wow. What a weak list. (NT) -- Is it just the four?, Thursday, August 03, 01:38:24pm Norman Lear, I can understand. But the other 3? (NT) -- WEAK!!, Thursday, August 03, 01:40:06pm Check out the Honorees from just the first 2 years -- Now, these are people of distinction!, Thursday, August 03, 01:42:04pm Carmen Herrera is a 102 year Cuban American painter - highly regarded. Jean Erdman is a legendary 101 year old dancer/choreographer and theater director. Olivia de Haviland has never gotten it either. (NT) -- But hey LL Cool J!, Thursday, August 03, 02:31:52pm But have you watched Lip Sync Battle? (NT) -- Chrissy Teigan, Thursday, August 03, 03:14:59pm Lear is not an artistic giant - he had a good eye on cutting edge TV for a time (NT) -- But his shows were written by others, Thursday, August 03, 01:42:12pm Gloria Estefan Could Be Si Feet Under From A Truck Rear Ending Her Touring Bus -- David S., Thursday, August 03, 04:10:24pm Carmen de Lavallade also got in (NT) -- The only one who was actually deserving, Thursday, August 03, 01:40:52pm This is another example of the push for "diversity" taking precedence over the search for true talent. (NT) -- Disgusted, Thursday, August 03, 03:38:10pm I am all for diversity too, but so MANY more deserving ppl, other than this (mostly) sorry list. MANY deserving others w/foot on banana peel and grave, should have made the grade. -Lazy vetting committee! (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 03, 04:19:52pm When Lionel Ritchie is given the award, I hope they play this song! -- Link, Thursday, August 03, 04:27:55pm Gloria Estefan Could Be A Role Model For Coming Back After The Terrible Accident When A Semi Rear Ended Her Tour Bus, and Broke Her Back -- David S., Thursday, August 03, 06:59:32pm Not at all. A terrible accident doesn't mean she deserves this honor. (NT) -- She doesn't., Thursday, August 03, 07:16:00pm Well, she was THE cross over artist to bring 'salsa' music to America in 1980s forward. So in her GENRE, she is hugely influential. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 03, 11:35:00pm Exactly - political correctness over true merit (NT) -- Everyone Gets a Trophy!, Friday, August 04, 07:01:07am It would be better if the Kennedy Center just pulled the plug on these awards instead of giving them away in a fire sale (NT) -- The recipients have gotten weaker & weaker each year, Friday, August 04, 06:58:57am Like Tom Hanks getting an AFI LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD at age 46 in 2002. (NT) -- Ridiculous. That one really stuck in my craw, considering old-timers went to grave w/o., Friday, August 04, 08:58:35am On the other hand, he probably would have gotten it eventually (NT) -- even if he'd never made another movie., Friday, August 04, 11:09:17am If I picked this year's honorees in addition to Carmen de Lavallade... -- Tony, Friday, August 04, 09:23:37am Oh wait it's performing arts only right? (NT) -- So painters don't count!, Friday, August 04, 09:25:38am Unless you're that guy who used to paint rock stars in time to their music. (NT) -- I don't think he was ever honored, either., Friday, August 04, 11:05:36am Norman Lear will accept his Kennedy Center Honor later this year — but he’s boycotting a pre-ceremony reception at the White House because the current occupant is “thorough fool.”. ... -- Link, Friday, August 04, 02:25:39pm OT: Is Norman Lear the oldest person to receive the Kennedy Center Honoree at 95? (NT) -- Anyone older at time of honor, not age at death?, Friday, August 04, 09:32:04pm George Abbott was 95 ... (NT) -- ... in 1982 when he received his honor., Friday, August 04, 09:33:27pm What a sorry bunch. (NT) -- Not one of them is worthy of the Kennedy honor!, Friday, August 04, 09:35:17pm Norman Lear to Snub Kennedy Center Honors -- To Protest Trump, Friday, August 04, 02:18:49pm The article says he will go to the awards ceremony but not the White House reception (NT) -- Russ, Friday, August 04, 04:49:27pm My Own List for Kennedy Center Honors ... -- Teilharde the Clairvoyeur, Saturday, August 05, 03:02:36am Kirk Douglas got it in 1994. (NT) -- Tony, Saturday, August 05, 03:03:10am Mel Brioks got honored in 2009, Tom Hanks got honored in 2014, and Steve Martin got honored in 2007, already! -- Here's another short list ..., Saturday, August 05, 03:40:35am This is a great list -- Although Bennett was honored in 2005, Prince in 1994, Saturday, August 05, 06:21:58am I've got as much chance as Ruth Buzzi, Robert Clary, Robert Guillaume, Larry Storch, Gavin McLeod and Tom Selleck (NT) -- They don't do posthumous awards, Saturday, August 05, 09:01:53am Trump and Melania will not attend events of the Kennedy Center Honors -- ., Saturday, August 19, 06:36:48am Big surprise! (NT) -- "...Support the arts? What's that??" lol, Saturday, August 19, 10:41:17am Trump only goes to events where they kiss HIS ass (NT) -- He also blew off the WHCS (Correspondents dinner), Saturday, August 19, 10:53:44am Considering the potshots the liberals will be taking at him, I don't blame him for shunning the show. (NT) -- Disgusted, Saturday, August 19, 08:14:14pm Trump is now so weak that he can't even take a few verbal jabs from unarmed, liberal actors. This is the same man that bragged for a year that he would destroy all terrorists on day one. (NT) -- The sound you here is ISIS, North Korea and the world laughing at Trump., Saturday, August 19, 08:56:42pm Hear, Sorry for the typo. (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 19, 08:58:18pm OT: A toughie. Bing Crosby. Frank Sinatra. Elvis Presley. (NT) How would you rank them in order of importance (1, 2, 3)? Saturday, August 19, 07:09:35pm 17 ADMIN NOTE: I put my foot down. -Enough with the questionaires. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 17, 08:17:49pm Thank you (NT) -- Very much Boss!, Thursday, August 17, 10:42:21pm To be fair, Chron is a GOOD boss. I posted two of the four "questionaires." I meant no harm. I felt it was a slow day. (NT) -- I meant no harm. Peace :), Friday, August 18, 09:53:01am That said, I am curious as to hw Der Bingle would reply to this. (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 10:08:32am All three were very important to their own eras (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 11:29:51am When Chronicler put his foot down, he killed five ants! May they reset in peace. -- I must respectfully disagree with his "Enough with the questionaires" statement., Friday, August 18, 11:53:09am Also: there have been MANY "questionaire" posts in the past, such as "What was your favorite 'Twilight Zone' episode?" (NT) -- Are they suddenly UNACCEPTABLE now? I don't get it. I think we need some "splainin'"!, Friday, August 18, 11:55:51am REST in peace? Only if they were COMPUTER ants. (NT) -- Otherwise may they rest in peace, Friday, August 18, 03:08:34pm "High Hopes" -- Ole Blue Eyes., Friday, August 18, 04:05:23pm Frank Sinatra #1. Bing Crosby #2. Elvis Presley a distant third. -- I have always felt this way, Friday, August 18, 11:45:03am Elvis, Sinatra then Crosby way out in left field. (NT) -- Always thought Bing was highly overrated, but at least he sings "Do You Hear What I Hear" better than anyone., Friday, August 18, 05:52:12pm My wife, feeling ill this week, told me to vote for Mr. Sinatra. She listens to the sindicated Sid Mark show every week. (NT) -- She says Elvis was grossly over rated., Saturday, August 19, 04:17:59pm About flying a plane. I cannot stand this ipad. (NT) -- Oy, Saturday, August 19, 04:21:31pm Arthur Godfrey sang a song about filling out a questionnaire. Very funny. i forgot the title. (NT) -- But itvwas hilarious. It was about foying a olane and featured a drunk control tower person. Chron would have loved it., Saturday, August 19, 04:20:41pm Above postbin wrong place (NT) -- Sorry, i am mr. Fat fingers on an ipad tablet, Saturday, August 19, 04:23:05pm Here;'s the questionnaire song. "Teterboro Tower" by Arthur Godfrey. -- Very funny record., Saturday, August 19, 07:09:35pm OT: Naval researchers have found the lost wreckage of the U.S.S Indianapolis at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean 72 years after it's sinking . Saturday, August 19, 06:52:26pm 2 Found by billionaire Paul Allen (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 19, 06:52:26pm OT: For your ear and viewing pleasure "Dear Jerry" recorded in 2015 premieres on axstv tonight. It's on Now. Enjoy your night Saturday, August 19, 06:08:23pm 1 Sonny Burgess Sun records artist Saturday, August 19, 05:38:06pm 7 "We Wanna Boogie" -- Sonny Burgess, Saturday, August 19, 11:37:51am Obit -- Link, Saturday, August 19, 12:34:29pm There seems to be a discrepancy on his age at wikipedia 1929 or 1931. -- According to census records in Jackson county Arkansas in 1930. He is listed as Albert M. Burgess Jr. Eleven months old., Saturday, August 19, 01:20:06pm There's always a discrepancy where Wiki is concerned. (NT) -- He who trusts them will believe anything., Saturday, August 19, 01:43:37pm Full obit -- Link, Saturday, August 19, 01:42:00pm How Many Musicians With The Same Name? -- David S., Saturday, August 19, 05:38:06pm OT: What celebrity death, whether expected or not, moved you the most? ... For me, hands down, it was Elvis. Saturday, August 19, 05:24:58pm 16 ...JFK! (NT) -- And Princess Diana. ....For the shear shock of both losses., Thursday, August 17, 05:18:09pm Freddie Prinze (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 17, 05:36:42pm Diana, JFK Jr., Michael Landon (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, August 17, 05:52:12pm Deaths That Moved Me -- Der Bingle, Thursday, August 17, 06:27:35pm Charles Bronson (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, August 17, 08:16:36pm Two in addition to those named so far. (NT) -- Johnny Cash and Jim Henson., Friday, August 18, 11:57:22am Princess Diana, I cried for a week 20 years ago. (NT) -- So sad!, Friday, August 18, 12:39:02pm Sherman Hemsley. That broke my heart. (NT) -- Kat, Friday, August 18, 01:32:28pm Pretty even between John Lennon and Stevie Ray Vaughan for me (NT) -- also, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Saturday, August 19, 07:00:09am Richard Dawson, Robin Williams, and Isabel Sanford for me. (NT) -- Y, Saturday, August 19, 08:02:12am Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. (NT) -- X, Saturday, August 19, 08:03:06am John Ritter, Robin Williams, Karen Carpenter and Sunny Johnson (NT) -- ...., Saturday, August 19, 08:03:02am I dunno, but recently, after the week-long death vigil to Carrie Fisher (and eventual death), and then mama Debbie dies hours later ...that was moving, particularly after watching their touching joint biodoc weeks earlier. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 19, 12:16:12pm Patsy Cline. She died with a couple of up and coming male stingers. (NT) -- Ironically her biggest hot was I Fell To Peaces., Saturday, August 19, 04:14:53pm Not "Crazy?" (NT) -- Scitea, Saturday, August 19, 05:24:58pm Richard Rule, Former Professional Bull Rider, Died From Cancer David S. Saturday, August 19, 04:12:15pm 3 Rest in Peace. Heaven has there're arms wide open -- Tony West, Friday, August 18, 01:04:46pm Personally bull riding itself is a cancer. The animals are treated so badly. These bull roders are not heroes. (NT) -- Sorry David, just the way I feel. And bull fighters are even worse., Saturday, August 19, 04:12:15pm Janusz Glowacki, Playwright & screenwriter Dead at 78 Saturday, August 19, 03:57:19pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Saturday, August 19, 03:57:19pm Sir Bruce Forsyth, UK TV legend Dead at 89 Saturday, August 19, 12:31:18pm 5 Yep, Brucie was a big star here in the UK. Appeared in the films Star! and Bedknobs and Broomsticks (NT) -- Sherlock, Friday, August 18, 09:17:34am Don't forget he also appeared in "Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? " -- Link to Imdb, Friday, August 18, 11:34:17am True, Bruce Forsythe is a legend on UK TV as king of variety hosting as master of ceremonies extrordinaire! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 03:14:38pm Tom Bergeron wrote, “Just heard that the original host of (BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing), Bruce Forsyth, has died. His joyful style inspired how I approached hosting.” (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 19, 12:31:18pm Sonny Landham, Actor ("Predator", 48 Hours") Dead at 76 Saturday, August 19, 12:28:28pm 11 Imdb -- Link, Friday, August 18, 04:02:07pm He was in "Poltergeist" as "Pool Worker # 2" (NT) -- The "Poltergeist" curse strikes again!, Friday, August 18, 04:14:52pm Tried to run for U.S Senate against Mitch McConnell but made racist remarks and was removed from the Liberatarian ticket. (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 04:27:39pm I remember Landham very well as Indian thug 'Billy Bear' in "48 Hours", the Murphy/Nolte buddy film, with fellow thug Jimmy Remar. -PHOTO ... -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 08:36:31pm I had the displeasure of meeting him once at a movie convention (NT) -- Colt, Friday, August 18, 09:10:05pm Looking at recent PHOTOS of Landham, I hadn't realized how much he'd aged ....until I discovered he was OLDER than old-ass Arnold Schwarzenegger! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 09:27:55pm He was in a few hardcore porno movies too.. (NT) -- J. Peter Stuyvesant, Friday, August 18, 09:34:51pm It's amazing how two seemingly bozo entertainers like Scwartzenegger and Jesse Venture from film, PREDATOR (1987), BOTH were elected Governors of their U.S. states!? -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 11:58:00pm Landham was worse (More Inside) ... -- Colt, Saturday, August 19, 12:11:31pm And Landham briefly ran for governor of Kentucky (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 19, 12:28:28pm ARCHIVE: August 19, 1977: Groucho Marx dies ... Sadly, it gets short shrift because of Elvis' death Saturday, August 19, 12:26:47pm 4 I still don't understand why Time's obit was so small (NT) -- Newsweek managed to give him a decent obit, Saturday, August 19, 11:36:40am Groucho might have zinged the TIMES editor at a dinner party, that the journalist never forgot. (NT) -- Groucho had no filter., Saturday, August 19, 12:12:13pm Time actually put Groucho on the cover in 1951 -- Link, Saturday, August 19, 12:26:47pm Venero (Benny Eggs) Mangano, Longtime underboss of Genovese family Dead at 95 Saturday, August 19, 11:46:47am 1 OT: What Is the 1st Death you remember hearing live on the news? Der Bingle Saturday, August 19, 11:37:50am 16 Walter Cronkite taking a phone call live on the air that LBJ had died on January 22, 1973 (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 17, 06:35:37pm Kathleen Lund (NT) -- 1969, Friday, August 18, 08:44:55am Probably Alben Barkley, a former Vice President. (NT) -- The first one I heard about on the INTERNET was George Burns., Thursday, August 17, 07:15:23pm If we're basing it on "breaking news" reports, Princess Diana's death in 1997. (NT) -- Though I do remember seeing Richard Nixon's funeral in 1994., Thursday, August 17, 08:04:13pm Elvis (NT) -- I think, Friday, August 18, 05:26:18am Louis Armstrong, 1971 (NT) -- /, Friday, August 18, 11:28:30am I remember Kennedy, Hoover & Churchill funerals, but probably the Apollo 1 fire. (NT) -- Sharon, Friday, August 18, 01:22:21pm Judy Garland (NT) -- I couldn't understand how she looked like she did, Friday, August 18, 02:35:19pm RFK IN 1968 (NT) -- Scitea, Friday, August 18, 06:16:57pm Who was Kathleen Lund?? (NT) -- DannyR(Louisville), Saturday, August 19, 02:44:18am The wife of Big Band singer and Broadway actor Art Lund. She died as a passenger in an auto accident (NT) -- The car was driven by Robert Stack's wife, Saturday, August 19, 04:35:41am Thanks!! (NT) -- DannyR(Louisville), Saturday, August 19, 06:47:49am Kathleen Lund and Art Lund were my parents best friends. -- Joy, Saturday, August 19, 08:49:28am Lon Chaney Jr in 1973 (NT) -- ..., Saturday, August 19, 08:03:40am My first celebrity death was Marilyn Monroe (NT) -- DianeDK, Saturday, August 19, 11:37:50am Happy Birthday! Actor L.Q. Jones (90) Actress Roberta Haynes (88) Actress Marianne Koch (86) Actress Debra Paget (84) Actress Diana Muldaur (79) (NT) Colt Saturday, August 19, 06:05:21am 5 Actress Jill St. John (77) Actor Lung Ti (71) Actor Gerald McRaney (70) Actor Jonathan Frakes (65) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, August 18, 10:27:10pm Jeez, I can't belive good 'ol boy L.Q. Jones is 90!?! -Loved him in CASINO (1990), and THE EDGE (1997)! -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 19, 12:04:39am Happy 103rd Birthday! Psychiatrist Margaret Morgan Lawrence, Actress Helen Shingler is 98, Politician Jonas Algirdas Antanaitis is 96, Venture Capitalist Arthur Rock is 91. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, August 19, 05:15:42am Happy Birthday To Cord McCoy (Amazing Race, Retire PBR Bull Rider), Turns 37 (NT) -- David S., Saturday, August 19, 06:05:21am Dr. Ruth Pfau: Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' Dead at 87 Friday, August 18, 11:01:37pm 3 Pic -- Link, Thursday, August 10, 01:42:36pm She will be the first Christian women in the history of Pakistan to have a State Funeral today. (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 11:01:37pm OT: Next To 2016, What Is The Worst Year For Deaths Der Bingle Friday, August 18, 10:51:57pm 16 2003: Dudley Moore, Rod Steiger, Richard Harris, James Coburn, Billy Wilder (NT) -- Milton Berle, Rosemary Clooney, Kim Hunter, Nell Carter, John Ritter, Thursday, August 17, 07:12:55pm Nell Carter, John Ritter died in 2003; rest in 2002 (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 17, 07:59:29pm 1986 had Donna Reed, Ray Milland, James Cagney, Otto Preminger, Benny Goodman, Cary Grant, Desi Arnaz (NT) -- Also Broderick Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Rudy Valle, Kate Smith, Keenan Wynn, Elsa Lanschester, Thursday, August 17, 08:03:34pm 1973 -Like I've said many times, I think this year was a stand out. -Check list (mind you I've had some time on my hands lately) ... -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 17, 08:15:47pm July of 1973 was especially lethal (NT) -- Better Grable, Lon Chaney Jr and Bruce Lee among them, Friday, August 18, 09:38:08am AND Robert Ryan, Veronica Lake, WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker, composer Otto Klemperer (father of Werner 'Col. Klink' Klemperer), actor George Macready, and Joe E. Brown ...ALL in July 1973. (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 02:47:43pm Buddy Hackett died at age 78 (NT) -- on 30 June 2003, Friday, August 18, 02:29:46pm 1987 -- Sherlock, Friday, August 18, 04:10:16am Is their any year comparable to 2016 in terms of music related deaths (NT) -- to me 2016 was such an anomaly, Friday, August 18, 04:36:16am 2009 (NT) -- Especially during the summer, Friday, August 18, 06:47:49am 2027 (NT) -- Or 2056 I'm not sure, Friday, August 18, 08:40:15am Uh.... Little tip. Sir. 2027 and 2056 is DECADES away? (NT) -- Y, Friday, August 18, 07:13:19pm Heads up Y - It depends what realm you are in. (NT) -- And don't call me Sir, Friday, August 18, 07:37:19pm For premature deaths 1959: Errol Flynn, Lou Costello, George Reeves, Alfalfa Switzer, (NT) -- Billie Holiday, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Big Bopper, Friday, August 18, 09:41:23pm Wow, that is quite a list of early deaths, for a single year! (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 10:51:57pm Happy Birthday! Director Roman Polanski (84) Actor Joe Tornatore (83) Actor Robert Redford (81) Actor Martin Mull (74) Actress Teri McMinn (66) (NT) Colt Friday, August 18, 08:11:38pm 11 Happy 103rd Birthday! Psychiatrist Lucy Ozarin, Historian Neagu Djuvara is 101, Politician Mervyn Lee is 97 Actor Red Perkins is 97, Writer Brian Aldiss is 92, Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter turns 90., (NT) -- jlp, Friday, August 18, 05:40:11am Carter joins ranks of Oldest Living 1st Ladies -- Jimmy, Friday, August 18, 10:04:47am Six including Melania. (NT) -- -, Friday, August 18, 10:22:25am With Rosalynn Carter turning 90, four Presidential couples in a row- the Fords, Carters, Reagans & Bushes- all lived into their 90's (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 11:31:30am I recently saw Robert Redford in a 1960 episode of "Perry Mason" (NT) -- That was 2 years before his "Twilight Zone" episode, Friday, August 18, 11:54:57am Other birthdays, Aug. 18- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, August 18, 11:56:11am Singer Hugues Aufray is 88, Noobel prize awardee fr Medicine Luc Montagnier is 85, athlete Just Fontaine is 84, racer Michael May is 83, writer Sheila Cassidy is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, August 18, 01:11:58pm Interesting that Roman Polanski & the late Vincent Bugliosi were both born on Aug. 18th (NT) -- Polanski in 1933, Bugliosi in 1934, Friday, August 18, 01:13:18pm In most of Redford's early roles, he usually played the bad guy (NT) -- In 1961, he played a Neo-Nazi on Naked City!, Friday, August 18, 03:16:49pm Hell, he played DEATH in TV's TWILIGHT ZONE ...but he played a meek, sweet Death, when he bumped off old Gladys Cooper. lol (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 08:11:38pm Eric Zumbrunnen, Film Editor and Frequent Spike Jonze Collaborator Dead at 52 Friday, August 18, 06:23:36pm 3 Imdb -- Link, Friday, August 18, 06:21:00pm He edited this Weezer video -- You know it I'm sure, Friday, August 18, 06:23:36pm Stuart Thompson, "Book of Mormon" producer & 6 time Tony winner Dead at 62 Friday, August 18, 06:14:13pm 1 Archive: Scott McKenzie, Aug. 18, 2012 Singer Friday, August 18, 04:42:43pm 2 "San Francisco" -- Scott McKenzie, Friday, August 18, 04:42:43pm OT: "Twin Peaks" actor arrested for attempted murder Spokane, Wash. Friday, August 18, 11:36:36am 1 ARCHIVE: August 17, 1990 ~Entertainer Pearl Bailey, Tony winner whose career spanned 50 years, dies after knee surgery, at age 72. ... Bio & PHOTOS Friday, August 18, 10:59:34am 2 Bailey had one of the first successful interracial marriages in the entertainment industry, last from 1952 to her 1990 death. Husband drummer Lou Bellson died Valentines 2009, and their daughter DeeDee died 4 months later. Sad. -- theChronicler, Friday, August 18, 10:59:34am Actor Bruno Damon R.I.P. Friday, August 18, 07:02:33am 2 IMDb -- Link, Friday, August 18, 07:02:33am Keyboardist Gordy McJohn Firefighter Fred Friday, August 18, 01:18:07am 6 Full article -- Condensed Link, Thursday, August 03, 11:23:33am "Born to Be Wild" -- Steppenwol, Thursday, August 03, 11:33:19am Later Steppenwolf keyboardist Andy Chapin joined Ricky Nelson"s band. (NT) -- And was killed with him in the 1985 plane crash., Thursday, August 03, 11:48:18am Goldy! -- No wonder I couldn't find it before posting my message!, Friday, August 04, 05:15:15am Goldy McJohn, keyboard player for Steppenwolf ... -- dead at 72., Friday, August 18, 01:18:07am Bob Cranston, Underwater Filmmaker, Died On June 2, 2016 From Cancer David S. Friday, August 18, 12:24:19am 3 IMDb Link For His Works Include Survivor Reality Show, And Red Dwarf -- David S., Friday, August 18, 12:20:08am Pic -- David S., Friday, August 18, 12:24:19am Bernard Kenny, Was stabbed last year while trying to stop the murder of British MP Jo Cox Dead at 79 Thursday, August 17, 10:01:05pm 3 Sad, sad end to an extremely heroic man. -Details od Cox assassination. ... -- theChronicler, Monday, August 14, 07:01:53pm Funeral plans for the hero. ... -- Link, Thursday, August 17, 10:01:05pm Healthwatch: Playwright Neil Simon apparently in later stages of Alzheimer's Disease according to ex-wife Marsha Mason He just turned 90 Thursday, August 17, 04:40:00pm 5 How sad. (NT) -- It's a terrible disease, Thursday, August 17, 11:23:32am He's currently married to actress Elaine Joyce ... -- ...who was widow of entertainer Bobby Van., Thursday, August 17, 03:34:56pm Sad that two of her husbands will die due to terminal brain illnesses. (NT) -- Both men were giants in their field., Thursday, August 17, 03:37:21pm Neil's older brother, Danny Simon (1918- 2005) also wrote for "Your Show of Shows". (NT) -- Neil supposedly based Felix Unger on him., Thursday, August 17, 04:40:00pm ARCHIVE: August 17, 1979 ~Actress Vivian Vance, veteran character actress and one of Hollywood's finest 'second bananas' as 'Ethel Mertz', her TV persona of the 1950s, which lives in world-wide for over 60 years now, dies at 70. ... Bio & PHOTO Thursday, August 17, 04:12:35pm 1 Tom Hawkins, Basketball player (LA Lakers) Dead at 80 Thursday, August 17, 01:45:59pm 1 Happy Birthday! Actress Julianna McCarthy (88) Actress Sondra Blake (81) Actor Robert De Niro (74) Actress Jennifer Rhodes (70) Actor Robert Joy (66) (NT) Colt Thursday, August 17, 01:43:45pm 4 Happy 114th Birthday! Supercentenarian Delphine Gibson, Gov't. Official Frederick B. Dent is 95, Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez is 94, Politician Jiang Zemin is 91, Actor Kenneth Leroy is 90, Actress Ruth Rachou turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, August 17, 04:47:33am Other birthdays, Aug. 17- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, August 17, 11:30:11am Composer T. J. Anderson is 89, historian Tony Wrigley is 86, writer V. S. Naipaul is 85, cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé is 85, musician Joăo Donato is 83, scientist Margaret Hamilton is 81, politician Seamus Mallon is 81 (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 17, 01:43:45pm Archive: Delmer Daves, Aug. 17, 1977 Writer, director, producer Thursday, August 17, 11:45:46am 3 He died in between Elvis & Groucho (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 17, 11:34:26am directed the 1957 '3:10 to Yuma ' with Glenn Ford and Van Heflin (NT) -- Tony, Thursday, August 17, 11:45:46am Michael Twomey, Irish comedian Dead at 83 Thursday, August 17, 11:37:29am 1 Lester Williams, Former Patriots Defensive Tackle Dead at 58 Thursday, August 17, 11:28:35am 1 Happy Birthday! Actress Ann Blyth (89) Actor Gary Clarke (84) Actress Julie Newmar (84) Actress Lorraine Gary (80) Actor George Eastman (75) Actor Bob Balaban (72) Actor Reginald VelJohnson (65 (NT) Colt Thursday, August 17, 11:26:37am 12 Happy Birthday, Mr. Winslow! (NT) -- Urkel, Wednesday, August 16, 07:58:33am Blyth is among the last of her generation. -- recent picture -, Wednesday, August 16, 08:47:41am Happy 103rd Birthday! '36 Olympic Athlete John Lysak, Activist Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit is 98, Writer Jean Paul-Gredy is 97, Actor Burt Taylor is 90, Actor Hans Stetter is 90, Producer Zinovi Genzer is 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, August 16, 11:30:35am Actress Kseniya Blagoveshchenskaya turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, August 16, 11:32:31am Baseball player Inez Voyce is 93, photographer Ara Güler is 89, Civil Rights activist Wyatt Tee Walker is 88, writer Reiner Kunze is 84, writer Tom Maschler is 84, actor Donnie Dunagan is 83, singer Ketty Lester is 83, athlete Sam Trimble is 83 (NT) -- Actress Anita Gillette is 81, politician David Anderson is 80, composer David Behrman is 80, Wednesday, August 16, 01:58:10pm It was 50 years ago this month that Dr. Richard Kimball caught the one armed man -- It was viewed by millions, Wednesday, August 16, 04:24:25pm Ketty Lester also played Hester Sue, the free black woman (NT) -- on Little House on the Prairie, Wednesday, August 16, 06:08:51pm The free black woman? Were there slaves in those days? (NT) -- In the Midwest?, Wednesday, August 16, 06:38:35pm I believe Hester Sue's character would have been born in the 1840's. I believe that she mentioned that she was born in Missouri. (NT) -- Most likely would have been at least born into slavery., Wednesday, August 16, 07:07:10pm One episode where they all recalled childhood Christmas stories- from Hester Sue's story it was clear they were slaves (NT) -- Darren, Thursday, August 17, 03:49:49am Louis Armstrong recorded this song 50 years ago, on Aug. 16, 1967 -- We sure need it now, Thursday, August 17, 11:26:37am Healthwatch: Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized after a fall Thursday, August 17, 08:59:44am 6 Sadly, as has often been pointed out, a fall usually signals the beginning of the end (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 16, 04:20:12pm We're in the middle of summer so hopefully that is not the case. (NT) -- Injuries happen in any season. Winter is probably the worst., Wednesday, August 16, 05:24:18pm Well, my Mom fell and broke her ankle in 2012 and is still happening everyday at 95!! (NT) -- Not always the case, Thursday, August 17, 08:45:03am Happening? Do you mean hopping? (NT) -- In either event, good for her!, Thursday, August 17, 08:59:44am Archive August 16, 1920: Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman dies after being hit in the head with a pitch, the only MLB player to die from a beanball Russ Thursday, August 17, 05:47:25am 3 Also on Aug. 16, in 1948, the greatest baseball player of all time died (NT) -- Babe Ruth, Wednesday, August 16, 07:28:22pm He actually died at 5 a.m. on 8/17 (NT) -- After being hit the day before, Thursday, August 17, 05:47:25am Long Time Rodeo Stock Contractor, Art Alsbaugh Dies From Cancer, 76 David S. Thursday, August 17, 05:46:23am 1 Clarke Beede, Rodeo Cowboy, Dead At 65 David S. Thursday, August 17, 05:41:46am 1 Katherine A. Beradino, daughter of late actor and former Pro Baseball player John Beradino, dies at 43. ... She died in January 2017. Wednesday, August 16, 11:12:38pm 4 And that post comes on the same day as the 100th anniversary of John's birthday. (NT) -- R.I.P to both, Monday, May 01, 06:01:31am As a long-time GH viewer, thanks for the photo, but saddened to hear of Katherine's death. (NT) -- Sharon, Monday, May 01, 07:33:10am My Cousin -- Annie, Wednesday, August 16, 11:12:38pm New Evidence found in DB Cooper case! Who do you think DB Cooper is? Wednesday, August 16, 07:33:01pm 3 Natalee Holloway's father discovers human remains in Aruba -- Is it Natalee?, Wednesday, August 16, 02:02:06pm I think its John List. The hijacking happened a few weeks after the list murders. (NT) -- Y, Wednesday, August 16, 07:33:01pm Vern Ehlers, Ex- Congressman from Michigan Dead at 83 Wednesday, August 16, 04:15:00pm 2 Congressional bio -- ., Wednesday, August 16, 04:15:00pm ARCHIVE: August 16, 1977 ~It was 40 years ago today the world lost the King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley, who died of a drug-enduced heart attack in his Graceland home bathroom, at age 42. ... theChronicler Wednesday, August 16, 02:08:59pm 3 What he might have looked like, today ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 16, 03:21:01am "Mystery Train" -- Elvis Presley, Wednesday, August 16, 02:08:59pm Healthwatch: Wrestler Ric Flair ... ...heart trouble. Wednesday, August 16, 02:00:03pm 10 I had heard he had hearing problems as well (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, August 13, 07:45:48pm Rep asks for public support -- More serious than initially reported, Monday, August 14, 11:48:05am Reported to be in a medically induced coma, preparing for surgery. -- Teller, Monday, August 14, 12:13:14pm He's out of surgery and resting... (NT) -- J. Peter Stuyvesant, Monday, August 14, 06:27:37pm Link? (NT) -- Thanks, Monday, August 14, 06:29:25pm Two-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is resting after undergoing surgery Monday ... -- ESPN Link, Tuesday, August 15, 08:52:45am TMZ now reporting he is in critical condition. (NT) -- TOBY, Wednesday, August 16, 01:51:44pm Where's the TMZ link? (NT) -- Please don't insult my intelligence by telling me to find it myself., Wednesday, August 16, 01:58:55pm Here's the link -- Reported multiple organ problems, Wednesday, August 16, 02:00:03pm Actress Kira Golovko 1919-2017 Dead at 98 Wednesday, August 16, 12:27:51pm 2 The Moscow Art Theater was founded by Konstantin Stanislavski -- Tony, Wednesday, August 16, 12:27:51pm Jo Walker-Meador, Country music matriarch Dead at 93 Wednesday, August 16, 11:22:28am 1 John Heard 'Home Alone' Dad Dead at 72 TMZ Wednesday, August 16, 03:11:26am 26 that sucks loved him in C.H.U.D. (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, July 22, 08:01:08am Very sad! A versatile actor! (NT) -- -, Saturday, July 22, 08:44:00am IMDb -- Link, Saturday, July 22, 09:27:24am Never fails, fell asleep only to wake up and find out another celebrity has died. (NT) -- R.I.P, Saturday, July 22, 10:19:59am That makes me sad. Loved him in BEACHES, AWAKENINGS, BIG and SOPRANOS, though he was quite bloated by then. -RIP ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 22, 10:41:28am Death comes 6 months after that of actor John Hurt (NT) -- I always confused the two, Saturday, July 22, 11:10:07am He was found dead in a hotel by the maid service. (NT) -- Another to die in a hotel, Saturday, July 22, 11:28:50am Appeared on "Tales From the Darkside" in 1985 (NT) -- The show was produced by George Romero, Saturday, July 22, 11:31:30am He Guest Star on Battlestar Galactica 2006 That Richard Hatch Also Appeared In (NT) -- David S., Saturday, July 22, 01:16:06pm And Freeform just ran both "Home Alone" movies. (NT) -- today, Saturday, July 22, 01:09:29pm Seems he was a bad father. His son Max died 6 months ago -- 🙄, Saturday, July 22, 01:16:30pm Linky for stinky dad -- :(, Saturday, July 22, 01:19:10pm Beat me by 1 minute! (NT) -- !, Saturday, July 22, 01:21:17pm Here's Max Heard's obit -- He was 22, Saturday, July 22, 01:20:25pm John Heard was married to Margot Kidder for about a year in the late '70's (NT) -- ,, Saturday, July 22, 01:22:24pm Really never read an obituary as pathetic. Poor kid Max. Hope you're at peace (NT) -- ❤️, Saturday, July 22, 01:23:23pm I know you will all disagree with me, but an obituary isn't the place for a cheap shot against his father. (NT) -- This is the son's obituary, it should be about him, what made him wonderful, etc., Saturday, July 22, 02:42:37pm Of course it's not the place to discuss the boy's dad. -- Max's mom wanted to heart John, Saturday, July 22, 02:49:32pm Actually there is a interview at Radar online with third ex wife Lana Pritchard. (NT) -- That Heard was coming to terms with death son Max. And he hoped to meet up with son Jack in europe., Saturday, July 22, 02:52:01pm Should read coming to terms with the death of (NT) -- His son Max, Saturday, July 22, 02:53:21pm Full obit -- R.I.P, Saturday, July 22, 03:22:40pm Why the discrepancy over his age 71 or 72. 1945 or 1946 (NT) -- Seems like a guy with 179 acting credits. They would get his age straight., Sunday, July 23, 01:06:57pm I found a source that said Heard graduated high school in 1964, that would seem to indicate he was born in 1946 (NT) -- Unless he flunked a grade!, Sunday, July 23, 01:17:56pm No! I loved him as peter mccallister in Home Alone (NT) -- Y, Sunday, July 23, 01:29:24pm John Heard official cause of death revealed. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 16, 03:11:26am Female stunt driver dies on set of "Deadpool 2" Vancouver, BC Tuesday, August 15, 07:40:05pm 3 TMZ report the victim has been identified as Joi “SJ” Harris, who billed herself as the first African-American female road racer. ... -- PHOTO, Monday, August 14, 11:04:51pm Today's picture (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, August 15, 07:40:05pm Archive: Clay Shaw, Aug. 15, 1974 Alleged JFK conspirator Tuesday, August 15, 06:16:40pm 2 Interestingly, Jim Garrison got voted out of office by losing to Harry Connick, Jr.'s father (NT) -- Shaw was played by Tommy Lee Jones in JFK, Tuesday, August 15, 06:16:40pm Archive: Will Rogers, Aug. 15, 1935 Humorist Tuesday, August 15, 05:12:03pm 1 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Hester Ford, Masters Athlete Donald Pellmann is 102, Psychiatrist Ferdinand Knobloch is 101, Daughter of Founder of Pakistan Dina Wadia is 98, Singer Maria Mucke is 98, (NT) jlp Tuesday, August 15, 05:08:38pm 8 Immunologist Ctirad John is 97, Chemist Andrzej Wincenty Gorski is 97, Actress Nancy Worth is 97,Actress Rose Marie is 94, Businessman S. Daniel Abraham is 93, Actress Georgann Johnson is 91, (NT) -- jlp, Monday, August 14, 09:02:20pm Actress Mrilyn Granas is 90, Actress Katina Ranieri is 90, Director Yuriy Dubravin turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, August 14, 09:36:31pm Happy Birthday! Director Nicolas Roeg (89) Actress Abby Dalton (85) Actress Lori Nelson (84) Actor Jim Dale (82) Actor Mike Henry (81) Actress Pat Priest (81) (NT) -- Colt, Monday, August 14, 10:16:24pm Actress Nina Shipman (79) Actress Barbara Bouchet (74) Actress Ann Ryerson (68) Actress Tess Harper (67) Actress Gaylen Ross (67) (NT) -- Colt, Monday, August 14, 10:18:13pm Cardinal Óscar Romero was born 100 years ago today (murdered in 1980) -- He spoke out against poverty, social injustice, Tuesday, August 15, 12:16:24pm Judge Oliver Popplewell is 90, Judge Johan Steyn is 85, Judge Gerald W. VandeWalle is 84, athlete Reginald Scarlett is 83, actor Jim Dale is 82, ex- US Rep. Judy Biggert is 80, Sup. Ct. Justice Stephen Breyer is 79, drummer Stix Hooper is 79 (NT) -- US Rep. Maxine Waters is 79, drummer Pete York is 75, Tuesday, August 15, 12:25:11pm "Loop De Loop" -- Johnny Thunder (85 today), Tuesday, August 15, 05:08:38pm Frank Broyles, Former Razorback football coach and University of Arkansas Athletic Director Dead at 92 Tuesday, August 15, 01:20:11pm 2 He was also a longtime TV color analyst, often quite perceptive. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Tuesday, August 15, 01:20:11pm Robert Yancy, Son of singer Natalie Cole Dead at 39 Tuesday, August 15, 01:16:24pm 4 Natalie Cole died on Dec. 31, 2015, at 65 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 15, 11:44:10am "Robert's dad died of a heart attack at age 34, so it could be heart disease runs in the family." (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, August 15, 12:30:21pm I remember interviews Natalie made after her autobiography came out, that she often took her toddler son by the hand in middle of the night to score crack on the streets. Sad end for entire family. -Cancer, Hep-C, AIDS, etc -- theChronicler, Tuesday, August 15, 01:16:24pm Lionel Ritchie might also bail on the Kennedy Center reception at the WH For some reason, LOL Tuesday, August 15, 12:36:07pm 1 Actor Joseph Bologna Dies at 82 Tuesday, August 15, 11:25:53am 12 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, August 13, 06:58:44pm Another one from 'Murder, She Wrote." (NT) -- R.I.P., Sunday, August 13, 06:59:50pm Too bad - seemed like he was everywhere in the 70's (NT) -- RIP, Sunday, August 13, 07:53:09pm A great, great talent. I see "My Favorite Year" and "Chapter Two" annually because of Joe's performance. He was gold in everthing he did. -I was lucky enough to see him and his wife at Ron Carey's funeral about a decade ago. He was a prince of a guy. -- theChronicler, Monday, August 14, 03:49:21am He had a TV show called 'Top of the Heap" in the early 90's. (NT) -- Matt LeBlanc played his son, Monday, August 14, 11:35:32am Anyone remember 'Blame it on Rio"? (NT) -- Whatever happened to Michelle Johnson?, Monday, August 14, 11:36:35am She does a lot of the autograph shows today. (NT) -- Hollywood show I think it is., Monday, August 14, 12:44:43pm Johnson was only 17 when she appeared totally nude in "Blame it on Rio" (NT) -- They had to get the permission of a Judge to film her nude scenes, Tuesday, August 15, 11:25:53am Top Of The Heap Was A Spin off From Married With Children, Did Not Last Long, Rags To Riches Was On longer (NT) -- David S., Tuesday, August 15, 02:35:21am He basically played Sid Caesar in "My Favorite Year" (NT) -- Great film!, Monday, August 14, 11:43:41am Bologna wrote one of my favorite films! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, August 14, 12:14:18pm Victor Pemberton, TV writer, producer ("Dr. Who", "Fraggle Rock") Dead at 85 Tuesday, August 15, 07:06:36am 2 Longest surviving script editor/writer of Doctor Who is 82 year old Donald Tosh (NT) -- was Script Editor from 7/65-2/66 and later co-wrote a story, Tuesday, August 15, 07:06:36am Stephen Wooldridge, Australian Olympic and world track racing champion commits suicide Dies at 39 Tuesday, August 15, 06:23:53am 1 Healthwatch: Willie Nelson Cuts concert short due to ill health Monday, August 14, 07:08:26pm 2 It was actually thin air of the high elevation Salt Lake City event, that got the 84 year old woozy. ...of course he is a chronic toker. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, August 14, 07:08:26pm Michigan woman killed by hippo while on African safari Tanzania Monday, August 14, 02:41:47pm 3 I think more folks are killed by hippos in that region, than any other animal there. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 12, 08:20:32pm Hippos are number 1 among mammals. Mosquitoes kill more. (NT) -- Malaria, Monday, August 14, 02:41:47pm Happy Birthday! Actor Richard Lee-Sung (87) Actress Candace Hilligoss (82) Actor Steve Martin (72) Actor Antonio Fargas (71) Actor Lou Wagner (69) Director Jim Wynorski (67) (NT) Colt Monday, August 14, 01:15:04pm 4 Happy 99th Birthday! Illustrator Alice Provensen, Poet Julia Hartwig is 96, Journalist Kuldip Nayar is 94, Lyricist Lee Adams is 93, Writer Russell Baker is 92, Pianist Manfred Clynes is 92, (NT) -- jlp, Monday, August 14, 06:26:23am Actor Roger Carel is 90, Actor Astor Sklair is 90, Actress Tatijana Bermel is 90, Actress Elina Hoffen is 90, Actress Nadezhda Cherednichenko turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, August 14, 06:26:52am Racer Leslie Marr is 95, filmmaker Lina Wertmüller is 89, writer Frederic Raphael is 86, Nobel awarded chemist Richard R. Ernst is 84, football player John Brodie is 82, musician Dash Crofts is 77 (NT) -- ., Monday, August 14, 01:15:04pm Richard Gordon, author Dead at 95 Monday, August 14, 11:39:29am 2 The film "Doctor at Sea" (1955) which he wrote the screenplay for, was one of Brigitte Bardot's first films -- Link to Imdb, Monday, August 14, 11:39:29am Archive: Mickey Mantle, Aug. 13, 1995 Baseball great Monday, August 14, 11:30:34am 6 Son Mickey Mantle Jr. died in Dec., 2000, at 47 (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 13, 04:30:19pm In 1988, Mantle appeared in Paul Simon's video for "Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard" -- Link, Sunday, August 13, 04:34:50pm Mickey was shacked up with his (latest) mistress for most of his last decade (NT) -- When he got sick, his long-suffering wife shut her out, Monday, August 14, 06:48:59am Mistress should have done what most do ...a tell-all book. (NT) -- $$, Monday, August 14, 10:57:51am She didn't write one, but a female sportswriter did and he comes off looking pretty bad (NT) -- Supposedly, his behavior was because he was molested as a child, Monday, August 14, 11:30:34am Does anyone know if Ethel Drew is still alive? Wife of Wilfred Hyde White Sunday, August 13, 08:45:24pm 4 Alive and living in Palm Springs. California (NT) -- Whitepages, Saturday, June 03, 06:41:53am At first I thought you were talking about Dolores Ethel Barrymore -- ., Saturday, June 03, 09:12:00am Ethel Hyde White -- Rawley Healey, Sunday, August 13, 08:45:24pm Archive: H G Wells, Aug. 13, 1946 Writer Sunday, August 13, 04:37:22pm 2 Orson Wells Meets HG Wells -- Link, Sunday, August 13, 04:37:22pm Happy BIrthday! Actor Kevin Tighe (73) Actress Gretchen Corbett (72) Actor Peter Iacangelo (69) Actress Jane Carr (67) (NT) Colt Sunday, August 13, 04:25:05pm 7 Happy 101st Birthday! Politician Alfred Chupin, Production Designer Igor Bakhemetyev is 100, Yoga Master Tao Porchon-Lynch is 99, Religious Figure Serafim Fernandes de Araujo is 93, Physicist Yuri Orlov is 93, . (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 13, 04:58:08am Actress Ruth Farhi is 90, Actress Jo Leemans is 90, Writer Mino Argentieri turns 90 (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 13, 04:58:35am Journalist John Tidmarsh is 89, ex- US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders is 84, businessman Russell E. Palmer is 83, baseball player Mudcat Grant is 82, businessman Orin R. Smith is 82 (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 13, 11:53:06am Ex- Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards celebrates belated 90th birthday -- Has a wife 5 decades younger than he, & a 4 year old child!, Sunday, August 13, 01:29:54pm "The Happy Organ" -- Dave "Baby" Cortez (79 today), Sunday, August 13, 04:22:54pm "I Think I Love You" - Partridge Family -- Danny Bonaduce, 58 today, Sunday, August 13, 04:25:05pm John Russo, Former New Jersey Senate President, ran for Governor Dead at 83 Sunday, August 13, 04:19:27pm 1 Katherine McEnroe, Mother of John McEnroe Dead at 81 Sunday, August 13, 01:10:11pm 2 Sorry if this was already posted- I scrolled & couldn't find anything (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 13, 01:10:11pm Woman killed by white supremacist in car attack id'd as Heather Heyer, 32, of Virginia Charlottesville, Va. Sunday, August 13, 11:43:08am 1 Archive: Merv Griffin, Aug. 12, 2007 Talk show host, game show producer Saturday, August 12, 05:06:14pm 2 Gotta love Merv's epitaph! ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 12, 05:06:14pm Archive: Kyu Sakamoto, Aug. 12, 1985 Singer Saturday, August 12, 04:46:22pm 2 "Sukiyaki" -- Kyu Sakamoto, Saturday, August 12, 04:46:22pm Happy Birthday! Actress Elizabeth Shepherd (81) Actress Carol Eve Rossen (80) Actor George Hamilton (78) Actor Bruce Solomon (73) Actor Vic Polizos (70) (NT) Colt Saturday, August 12, 04:43:20pm 6 Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Clara Cedeno Tello, Writer Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo is 102, Journalist Edward Pinkowski is 101. Astrophysicist Margaret Burbidge is 98, Politician Aidan Maloney is 97, Singer Shirley Van is 90, (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, August 12, 04:42:57am Actress Bobra Suiter turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, August 12, 04:43:21am Politician Miloš Jakeš is 95, painter Charles Blackman is 89, businessman George Soros is 87, writer William Goldman is 86, jurist Dallin H. Oaks is 85, Queen Sirikit od Thailand is 85, racer Parnelli Jones is 84, filmmaker Kjell Grede is 81 (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 12, 11:50:23am "Recorded in England" -- Rod Bernard (77 today), Saturday, August 12, 04:41:44pm "Money For Nothing" -- Dire Straits (Mark Knopfler, 68 today), Saturday, August 12, 04:43:20pm John Seelie, Pearl Harbor survivor believed to be the last surviving veteran to witness the attack on Wheeler Army Airfield Dead at 94 Saturday, August 12, 04:26:47pm 1 Healthwatch: Pat Robertson Hospitalized after falling of a horse Saturday, August 12, 11:44:58am 2 Robertson ran for President in 1988, actually beat George Bush in Iowa & came in first in the Washington caucus! (NT) -- !, Saturday, August 12, 11:44:58am Bryan Murray, Former coach of the Detroit Red Wings Dead at 74 Saturday, August 12, 11:40:57am 1 Ed Greene, Winner of 22 Emmy Awards (Sound) Dead at 82 Saturday, August 12, 11:38:29am 3 Imdb -- Link, Friday, August 11, 04:31:43pm 22 Emmys! After the first 10 or so, I imagine you'd just throw them in a closet! (NT) -- !, Saturday, August 12, 11:38:29am Archive: Joe Orton, Aug. 9, 1967 Writer Friday, August 11, 10:37:49pm 4 Joe Orton interview, Apr., 1967 -- He was murdered 4 mos. later, Wednesday, August 09, 04:37:09pm Wow, I never knew this story. Britain's own celeb murders-suicide. Interesting. -Thanks for sharing. ... -- theChronicler, Friday, August 11, 09:53:53pm I do remember seeing "Prick Up Your Ears" many years ago (NT) -- Russ, Friday, August 11, 10:37:49pm OT:Sharknado 5:Global Swarming On Tonight With Nichelle Nichols David S. Friday, August 11, 06:38:29pm 11 These movies are junk. Does anyone watch them? (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, August 06, 08:31:24pm I dont! Movies like that shouldnt be made! Why do you think they r cheap at stores! (NT) -- Kat., Sunday, August 06, 08:32:48pm How many Sharknado movies do they even have. Instead of watching this junk, people should watch good movies. Like The Judge with Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall (NT) -- Y, Sunday, August 06, 08:35:14pm Nichelle must've been desperate for money. (NT) -- :(, Sunday, August 06, 09:15:46pm Sharknado Movies Are More Like Those Parody Movies Like Scary Movie And Vampire Sucks -- David S., Monday, August 07, 11:34:33am It's simple camp with twist casting. (NT) -- The fun is in the absurdity., Monday, August 07, 05:07:35am Confused (NT) -- I thought it was a documentray series..., Monday, August 07, 07:58:05am Just to clarify, the Samantha Fox in this film... -- Royce, Friday, August 11, 02:25:12am "Sharknado 6" cast announced- Meryl Streep, Daniel Day- Lewis, Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Dame Judy Dench (NT) -- JK, Friday, August 11, 11:30:41am Samantha Fox, The Adult Star and Singer Announced On Her Twitter Page That She Is in The Movie -- David S., Friday, August 11, 06:38:29pm Joel Sadilek, Film producer Dead at 48 Friday, August 11, 04:30:48pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Friday, August 11, 04:30:48pm Bodybuilder dies in freak accident when backflip attempt goes awry South Africa Friday, August 11, 04:25:27pm 1 Lisa Hamblen Jaserie dies at 79, singer and CEO of Hamblen Music Company Daughter of singer/songwriter Stuart Hamblen (1908-1989) Friday, August 11, 04:23:31pm 3 "Open Up Your Heart" (And Let The Sunshine in) - The Cowboy Church Sunday School (Stuart Hamblen & Family) -- Link, Friday, August 11, 04:01:08pm 10 years later, that song was used on "The Flintstones" -- Link, Friday, August 11, 04:23:31pm Yisrael Kristal, Israeli Recognized as World's Oldest Man, Dies at 113 Haaretz Friday, August 11, 01:38:10pm 4 Dies as the 9th oldest verified man of all time. Oldest living man is now Francisco Nunez Olivera of Spain at 112 years and 8 months. (NT) -- ., Friday, August 11, 11:13:10am Pic of Yisrael Kristal -- Link, Friday, August 11, 11:32:06am He was a Holocaust survivor and was the world's oldest verified man for over a year and a half. (NT) -- egee33, Friday, August 11, 01:38:10pm Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Elizabeth Trankner, Businessman William Coors is 101, Football's Jack Smith is 100, Politician Florence Bjelke-Petersen is 97, Historian Henry Graff is 96, (NT) jlp Friday, August 11, 12:51:10pm 7 Actress Arlene Dahl is 92, Chemist Aaron Klug is 91, Socialite Claus von Bulow is 91, Actress Beverly May is 90, Conductor Raymond Leppard is 90, Writer Pentti Holappa is 90, Boxer Jean Sneyers is 90, Actor Ladislav Farkas turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, August 10, 09:06:11pm Happy Birthday! Actor Ian McDiarmid (73) Director Stuart Gordon (70) (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, August 10, 09:56:30pm Isn't this swell, when we can all play nice. ~Thnx guys. (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, August 11, 12:20:57am Politician Quentin Kopp is 89, diplomat Dennis Kux is 86, filmmaker Fernando Arrabal is 85, businessman Geoffrey Cass is 85, architect Peter Eisenman is 85, filmmaker John Gorrie is 85, pianist Tamás Vásáry is 84, historian Jonathan Spence is 81 (NT) -- ., Friday, August 11, 11:45:07am Today's pic: Dik Browne, born 100 years ago today (died 1989) -- Creator of "Hagar the Horrible", Friday, August 11, 11:47:06am I used to love 'Hi & Lois" and 'Hägar the Horrible ' when I was a kid. Later when my school was the Vikings, I paid homage to Browne by drawing his Hägar image as our mascot in our school paper! -- theChronicler, Friday, August 11, 12:51:10pm Healthwatch: US's oldest veteran, Richard Overton, 111 Hospitalized with pnuemonia Friday, August 11, 12:10:27pm 1 Anneliese Uhlig, a popular German movie-actress of the nazi-era, has died in Santa Cruz, California , she was 98 years old. Betty Friday, August 11, 09:41:43am 2 Anneliese Uhlig talks about her relationship with nazi Joseph goebbels (youtube) -- Betty, Friday, August 11, 09:41:43am Andrea Jürgens, German child-star of the 1970's has died , She was 50 years old. Betty Friday, August 11, 09:11:37am 2 Und dabei liebe ich Euch beide 1978 -- Betty, Friday, August 11, 09:11:37am Glen Campbell dead at 81 TOBY Thursday, August 10, 08:13:28pm 14 Sad news, indeed. ~Sleep well, Rhinestone Cowboy. ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, August 08, 02:07:15pm IMDb -- Link, Tuesday, August 08, 02:10:24pm Really upset about this one although it's no surprise. -- Full article & Link, Tuesday, August 08, 02:08:54pm Confirmed -- LA Times obit & link, Tuesday, August 08, 02:19:06pm LA Times obit and link -- Error in first post, Tuesday, August 08, 02:21:12pm "Wichita Lineman" -- Glen Campbell, Tuesday, August 08, 03:54:31pm Here's a rare interview with Glen Campbell from 1960 when he was in the Champs of "Tequila" fame! -- Seals & Crofts were in the group, too!, Tuesday, August 08, 03:59:05pm One of the Shin-diggers  along with Chuck Blackwell, Billy Preston, Delaney Bramlett,  Leon Russell ... (NT) -- wWDI, Tuesday, August 08, 06:46:30pm "Buzz Saw"- the Gee Cees -- Early instrumental by Glen Campbell, Tuesday, August 08, 07:18:50pm Pic with John Wayne & Kim Darby -- From "True Grit", Wednesday, August 09, 11:49:28am Kim Darby's name reminds me of how last year, two of her ex-husbands died within five days of each other (NT) -- James Stacy and James Westmoreland, Wednesday, August 09, 01:12:20pm Great article about the songs he played on as a session musician. It will be fun to hear those songs and pick out his guitar work. -- rip, Thursday, August 10, 06:47:30am Rhinestone Cowboy Was The Very First Song That I Ever Heard When I Was 6 Years Old -- David S., Thursday, August 10, 08:13:28pm Haruo Nakajima, Japanese actor played Godzilla, Mothra and King Kong in 12 Godzilla films Dies at 88 Thursday, August 10, 07:30:09pm 8 This guy nearly killed Raymond Burr in the middle of a news story. Knocked the building right down on Perry Mason. (NT) -- Horrible scene, horrible., Monday, August 07, 10:28:44am "Godzilla" -- BOC, Monday, August 07, 12:07:50pm Dealing with Godzilla later helped Burr in his role as a lawyer (NT) -- I don't even know what that means!, Monday, August 07, 12:40:19pm Haruo Nakajima Godzilla Actor Dies at 88 (1929-2017). -Link Inside. ... -- Colt, Monday, August 07, 06:06:52pm Interestingly enough, the backup person who was also in the godzilla suit, Katsumi Tezuka, is still around -- Otsegolectric98, Thursday, August 10, 12:26:38pm Raymond Burr's character name in "Godzilla" was Steve Martin (NT) -- He was a wild & crazy guy!, Thursday, August 10, 01:35:54pm Plus, he could walk (NT) -- His role was actually edited into what was a Japanese movie, Thursday, August 10, 07:30:09pm Thanks for remembering Haruo Nakajima! (NT) J. Peter Stuyvesant Thursday, August 10, 07:17:15pm 2 He definitely was worth the honor. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 10, 07:17:15pm Archive: On Aug. 10, 1977, the "Summer of Sam" comes to an end when police arrest postal worker David Berkowitz & charge him as the Son of Sam killer who terrorized NY He killed 6, wounded 7 Thursday, August 10, 05:02:56pm 1 Happy BIrthday! Actress Rhonda Fleming (94) Actress Lynn Cohen (84) Director Vincent McEveety (88) Actor Arthur Roberts (79) Actress Kathleen Tolan (67) Actor Daniel Hugh Kelly (65) (NT) Colt Thursday, August 10, 04:58:21pm 6 Happy 100th Birthday! Religipus Figure Morgan Porteus, Hockey's Augie Herchenratter is 98, Historian/Author Daniel Cordier is 97, Actress Rhonda Fleming turns 94. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, August 10, 05:01:33am Writer Nancy Buckingham is 93, soldier George Cooper is 92, composer Alexander Goehr is 85, Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales is 85, Judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss is 84, baseball player Rocky Colavito is 84, politician Ian Stewart is 82 (NT) -- Actress Malene Schwartz is 81, Thursday, August 10, 12:11:21pm "Bungle in the Jungle"- Jethro Tull -- Ian Anderson, 70 today, Thursday, August 10, 12:22:04pm "Chick a Boom"- Daddy Dewdrop -- Richard Monda, 77 today, Thursday, August 10, 12:23:30pm This is purportedly a picture of Rhonda Fleming at age 92 -- If so, she looks good!, Thursday, August 10, 04:58:21pm Anna Mae Swenson, One of NY's oldest residents Dead at 108 Thursday, August 10, 04:55:01pm 1 OT: two major celebrities die on the same day Three examples are within this post Thursday, August 10, 04:52:06pm 25 Though some thing John Ritter and Johnny Cash died the same day (NT) -- I believe Ritter died one day earlier., Wednesday, August 09, 06:22:06pm Ritter died on the evening of Sept. 11, 2003, in Burbank, Calif. Cash died at 2: 00 AM on Sept. 12, 2003 in Nashville (NT) -- Basically a couple hours apart, Wednesday, August 09, 07:01:58pm By the way, it's reported that Ritter's daughter Stella, 18, is transitioning to a male (NT) -- Doesn't anyone want to be the same sex anymore?, Wednesday, August 09, 07:03:49pm March 27, 2002 Milton Berle, Billy Wilder & Dudley Moore all died (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 09, 07:11:24pm Raymond Massey & David Niven died on July 29, 1983 (NT) -- Both were in the movie "A Matter of Life and Death" (1946), Wednesday, August 09, 07:13:23pm Yul Brynner & Orson Welles (NT) -- Oct 10, 1985, Wednesday, August 09, 07:26:31pm Don Knotts and Dennis Weaver died feb 24th 2006 and both were born 1924 (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, August 09, 07:55:03pm John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Aldous Leonard Huxley, and Clive Staples Lewis (NT) -- all died on 22 November 1963, Thursday, August 10, 05:23:23am Charles Monroe Schulz, Thomas Wade Landry, William Oliver Swofford, and Jalacy Hawkins (NT) -- all died on 12 February 2000, Thursday, August 10, 05:47:21am I remember after Don Knotts & Dennis Weaver died, our beloved Barbara predicted that another celebrity with a first name starting with "D" would die (NT) -- And Darren McGavin died!, Thursday, August 10, 11:39:46am Thomas Jefferson and John Adams -- July 4, 1826, Thursday, August 10, 02:00:57pm June 25th 2009! (NT) -- (NT), Wednesday, August 09, 07:55:35pm Ok Carnak, we have the date.... (NT) -- ....now what's your answer?, Wednesday, August 09, 09:17:12pm No one has mentioned the biggest "huxley" death in recent memory - Farrah Fawcett (NT) -- Russ, Wednesday, August 09, 10:33:08pm That's the one Carnac failed to supply with his June 25, 2009 date (NT) -- M J, Wednesday, August 09, 11:14:33pm Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson died hours apart on June 25, 2009, just 7 miles apart. (NT) -- They never worked together., Wednesday, August 09, 11:29:27pm Kevin Geer and John Hurt died January 25, 2017. (NT) -- Mary Tyler Moore and Jacques Moreau died January 25, 2017., Thursday, August 10, 01:00:31am I remember 1973 as a steller year for multiple death days. -ie; Feb. 15 (Wally Cox/Tim Holt), May 10 (Jack E. Leonard/Lex Barker), July 2 (George Macready/Betty Grable) -MORE ... -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 10, 02:30:56am Michelangelo Antonioni and Ingmar Bergman; Orville Wright and Mahatma Gandhi; (NT) -- Sherlock, Thursday, August 10, 06:16:41am Gwen Verdon and Julie London (NT) -- the precise date slips my mind, Thursday, August 10, 07:02:02am The topic stated 'major celebrities' (NT) -- Some of those mentioned hardly qualify., Thursday, August 10, 08:16:40am Verdon and London were both bigger stars than Barbara Cook (NT) -- the acknowledged benchmark of major celebrity., Thursday, August 10, 10:23:37am "stellar year for multiple death days" (NT) -- that phrase just doesn't seem right!, Thursday, August 10, 02:35:40pm Ferderico Fellini & River Phoenix- Oct. 31, 1993 (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 10, 04:52:06pm Angel Nieto, Motorcyclist won 13 Grand Prix championships Dead at 70 Thursday, August 10, 04:50:28pm 1 Blanche Blackwell, Ian Fleming's mistress Dead at 104 Thursday, August 10, 03:32:43pm 2 Mother of music exec Chris Blackwell, 80 (founder of Island Records) (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 10, 11:51:24am Longtime MLB Umpire Ken Kaiser dies at 72 Russ Thursday, August 10, 11:53:20am 2 Pic -- Link, Thursday, August 10, 11:53:20am Betty Warner Sheinbaum, Political activist; daughter of movie mogul Harry Warner Dead at 97 Thursday, August 10, 11:48:29am 2 First husband, Milton Sperling (1912- 1988) produced a lot of war movies ("Merrill's Marauders", "The Battle of the Bulge") (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 10, 11:48:29am James Lee Kreitzburg, Producer / Visual Effects Artist Dies at 55 Thursday, August 10, 08:07:50am 2 IMDb -- -, Thursday, August 10, 08:07:50am Archive: Bernie Mac, Aug. 9, 2008 Comedian, actor Wednesday, August 09, 10:17:40pm 4 9 years! (NT) -- !, Wednesday, August 09, 04:40:16pm Watched "Oceans 11" today- Bernie was so funny. Nice movie. Sad that he isn't still with us. (NT) -- DannyR(Louisville), Wednesday, August 09, 07:53:07pm I can't believe it's been nearly a decade since his death. Sad. -And yes, he was steller in OCEANS film series. Particularly O12, IMO. (NT) -- Mac's SOUL MAN co-star Isaac Hayes, 65, died the next day, stepping on the treadmill., Wednesday, August 09, 10:17:40pm Healthwatch: Ginger Wildheart, lead singer for British rock band the Wildhearts, attempted suicide Otsegolectric98 Wednesday, August 09, 06:21:09pm 1 Kathleen Marie Shea, Film- TV producer Dead at 71 Wednesday, August 09, 04:56:20pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, August 09, 04:56:20pm ARCHIVE: August 9, 1969 ~It was in the evening hours on this date 48 years ago, followers of a cult leader slaughtered all the guests and its party hostess, in a bloody night of helter skelter. ... Carnage at 10050 Cielo Dr. Wednesday, August 09, 03:49:18pm 4 Steve McQueen was invited to Tate's home that night. He declined (NT) -- Instead, he died of cancer 11 years later, Wednesday, August 09, 01:56:51pm Too badf he didn't go I heard he always carried a gun maybe he could of blown those freaks away. Now they sit life in prison and we pay for all there health care. Hang them all! (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, August 09, 03:14:04pm Vincent Bugliosi once said that half of Hollywood has claimed to have been invited "but didn't attend" (NT) -- John Phillips was another who claimed to get the invitation, Wednesday, August 09, 03:49:18pm Fredie Wayne Johnson father of actor Don Johnson dies at 87 in Galena Missouri. Link listed inside Wednesday, August 09, 02:03:43pm 10 It does list Don and his wife Kelly. (NT) -- In the obit., Tuesday, August 08, 05:53:40pm Here's text of the obit- -- ., Tuesday, August 08, 05:58:29pm The keyword actor isn't mentioned in the obit so I'm completely buffaloed as to how you found it. (NT) -- ?, Tuesday, August 08, 06:30:21pm Is Don's mother Nell still alive? She's not mentioned in the obit at all. (NT) -- Not even "He was preceded in death by his wife...", Tuesday, August 08, 07:12:16pm Seems that Don had a younger brother named Kim who died in 2002, at 44 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 08, 07:15:40pm According to this link, she passed away way back in 1975. She was only 42 years old. -- Fredrik Andersson, Tuesday, August 08, 11:54:39pm With "she" I meant mother Nell, not sister Kim. (NT) -- Fredrik Andersson, Tuesday, August 08, 11:58:36pm Kim was his brother, not sister (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 09, 11:46:27am Mr. Johnson now has a profile. (NT) -- At find a grave., Wednesday, August 09, 02:03:43pm Young Mazi, Rapper, Shot dead Atlanta Wednesday, August 09, 01:31:58pm 3 Claimed to have survived 10 shootings. (NT) -- The 11th was fatal., Monday, August 07, 03:27:49pm he didn't survive this one (NT) -- Firefighter Fred, Wednesday, August 09, 01:31:58pm Janie Shores, first woman to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court. Was once considered as a possible candidate for the U.S. Supreme Court Dies at 85 Wednesday, August 09, 12:20:51pm 4 Bill Clinton considered her for the Supreme Court in 1993, but went with Ruth B. Ginsburg (NT) -- If he'd chosen her, Trump would have another Sup. Ct. vacancy to fill, Wednesday, August 09, 11:41:52am Jimmy Carter is the last president not to appoint a S.C. justice (NT) -- He joins W.H. Harrison, Zachary Taylor, & Andrew Johnson - all of whom did not nominate/appoint., Wednesday, August 09, 11:50:40am When Supreme Court Justice James M. Wayne died in 1867, Congress abolished his seat, rather than let Andrew Johnson appoint his replacement! (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 09, 12:20:51pm Marty Zeiger, brother of Larry King Dies Wednesday, August 09, 11:47:57am 2 Pic of Larry with Marty -- Link, Wednesday, August 09, 11:47:57am Dick MacPherson, football coach at Syracuse University and the NFL, age 86 ... Ed Tracey Wednesday, August 09, 11:45:45am 2 Pic -- ., Wednesday, August 09, 11:45:45am Roger Keech, television programme maker Dead at 64 Wednesday, August 09, 11:44:01am 2 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, August 09, 11:44:01am Jorge Zorregiueta, father of Queen Maxima of Netherlands, dies 89 jears old. ... Hendrik van den Hoorn Wednesday, August 09, 11:42:59am 2 Pic -- Link, Wednesday, August 09, 11:42:59am Happy 100th Birthday! Poet Jao Tsung-I. Saxophonist Irv Williams is 98, Accountant Akintola Williams is 98, Painter Gerte Schmidt-Panknin is 97, '52 OLympic Athlete Catherine Pym is 96,Televangelist Ernest Angley turns 96. (NT) jlp Wednesday, August 09, 11:39:10am 3 Happy Birthday! Actor Gene Ross (87) Actor Burton Gilliam (79) Actor Sam Elliott (73) (NT) -- Colt, Tuesday, August 08, 11:14:47pm Basketball player Bob Cousy is 89, violinist Camilla Wicks is 89, baseball player Chuck Essegian is 86, athlete Mário Zagallo is 86, jurist John Gomery is 85, actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is 84, baseball player Julián Javier is 81 (NT) -- Actor- director Patrick Tse is 81, Wednesday, August 09, 11:39:10am Dick Locher, Pulitzer winning Chicago Tribune cartoonist, worked on "Dick Tracy" over 3 decades Dead at 88 Wednesday, August 09, 12:00:59am 2 Obituary - Chicago Tribune -- Fredrik Andersson, Wednesday, August 09, 12:00:59am Barbara Cook has died Washington Post obits Tuesday, August 08, 09:05:46pm 13 Big loss for Broadway. 1958 Tony Award winner and 2011 Kennedy Center Award honoree. (NT) -- R.I.P, Tuesday, August 08, 08:38:07am She announced her retire in May. (NT) -- died of respiratory failure., Tuesday, August 08, 08:48:25am So who's left with a starring role from 1950's Broadway productions? Carol Channing, Angela Lansbury, Patricia Morrison, Glynis Johns, Julie Andrews. (NT) -- Others?, Tuesday, August 08, 08:56:01am Carol Burnett (NT) -- Made her debut in 1959., Tuesday, August 08, 09:18:37am Chita Rivera (NT) -- another one!, Tuesday, August 08, 09:20:25am Carol Lawrence starred as Maria in "West Side Story". (NT) -- egee33, Tuesday, August 08, 10:21:06am Shirley Jones, Janis Paige, Anne Jeffreys (NT) -- Likely more, Tuesday, August 08, 10:42:52am Cook was the female lead (opposite Robert Preston) in the original Broadway run of "The Music Man" (1957), earning a Tony Award! -Cook was the last adult cast member of the original company, to survive. -PHOTO ... -- Former child actor Eddie Hodges (who played Cook's son) is now the last., Tuesday, August 08, 11:15:10am Barbara Cook sings a medley from "The Music Man" on the Bell Telephone Hour, 1960 -- It was broadcast in color!, Tuesday, August 08, 11:29:28am Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, August 08, 11:43:39am I think you mean her brother (NT) -- I don't think an unwed mother would have gone over too well in River City., Tuesday, August 08, 08:47:15pm Agreed. (NT) -- That would spell trouble., Tuesday, August 08, 09:05:46pm Arlene Gottfried, Photographer, sister of Gilbert Gottfried Has died Tuesday, August 08, 07:20:30pm 6 Gilbert Gottfried will go down in history as the first person to tell a 9- 11 joke after it happened (NT) -- It was at a Hugh Hefner roast on Sept. 29, 2001. People were yelling "Too Soon!", Tuesday, August 08, 11:41:39am Presumably the first to tell a tsunami joke after the one in Japan in 2011 (NT) -- That got him fired from AFLAC, Tuesday, August 08, 03:03:26pm Here 'tis -- Mr. X, Tuesday, August 08, 05:22:23pm I wonder how long it was before someone told the first Lincoln joke? (NT) -- "Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?", Tuesday, August 08, 05:48:11pm Interview with Arlene Gottfried -- Sadly, she resembles Gilbert, Tuesday, August 08, 07:20:30pm Richard O'Brien, Longtime Fox News creative director Dead at 60 Tuesday, August 08, 04:40:00pm 1 Archive: Judge Joseph Crater, Vanished Aug. 6, 1930 Most famous missing person until Amelia Earhart Tuesday, August 08, 04:36:48pm 6 I remember a "Night Gallery" episode titled "Rare Objects" about a guy who had Judge Crater, Amelia Earhart, Adolf Hitler & other missing people in cages (NT) -- Sadly, it aired before Jimmy Hoffa diappeared, Monday, August 07, 04:27:43pm There was parody of Lassie in Mad Magazine where Lassie goes into the woods to look for something and returns with Judge Crater & Amelia Earhart (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, August 08, 04:34:31pm Here's the Mad parody! -- Link, Tuesday, August 08, 04:36:48pm I was ignorant of the case, now lost with time. Media should pick this up again, even consider a screenplay. -Thank you for posting. -- theChronicler, Monday, August 07, 06:21:29pm Crater had a sister who lived to be 103, dying in 1993! (NT) -- !, Monday, August 07, 06:39:11pm LC Cooke, Brother of Sam Cooke, he was also a singer Dead at 84 Tuesday, August 08, 04:36:33pm 3 "Put Me Down Easy" -- LC Cooke, Tuesday, August 08, 11:36:17am PHOTO from a few years back. ... -- Sam was a couple years older than LC., Tuesday, August 08, 04:36:33pm Singer Bob Wimberly (Rob & Roy)... ...Dies at 80. Tuesday, August 08, 04:30:36pm 7 "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" - Rob and Roy ... -- Link, Monday, August 07, 11:33:47pm Look Away -- Rob And Roy, Tuesday, August 08, 12:59:20am What were their two Billboard Top 40 songs? (NT) -- ?, Tuesday, August 08, 02:09:41am Another interesting statement from the obit is that the group split up when Roy was drafted for the Korean War. He would have been about 13 years old in 1950. (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, August 08, 12:04:11pm Some peopleseem to think if someone served in Korea in the late 50's, it was during the War (NT) -- Which ended in 1953, Tuesday, August 08, 12:06:54pm Of course, it looks now like the Korean War only took a 64 year break! (NT) -- !, Tuesday, August 08, 04:30:36pm Archive: Oliver Hardy, Aug. 7, 1957 Half of Laurel & Hardy Tuesday, August 08, 04:18:01pm 4 Ollie was another celeb to go through drastic physical change before his death! -PHOTO ... -- theChronicler, Monday, August 07, 02:34:07pm Laurel & Hardy first appeared on screen 100 years ago, in "Lucky Dog (1917) although they didn't officially team up until 9 years later -- Hardy played a guy who robbed Laurel, Tuesday, August 08, 11:23:33am Actually, the exact date is unknown. The precise date that the film was shot is not recorded. It had long been thought to have been made in 1917, partially due to comments Stan made about it during an interview in 1957. ... -- The only hard evidence is a car in one scene with visible 1920 car plates. The film was released in 1921., Tuesday, August 08, 04:18:01pm Happy 100th Birthday! Actor Earl Cameron, Politician Kirsten Hertzberg Ask is 98, Actress Dominique Marcas is 97, Novelist Ursule Holden is 96, Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb is 95, Illustrator Gene Deitch is 93, Actor Richard Anderson turns 91. (NT) jlp Tuesday, August 08, 03:07:32pm 6 Happy Birthday! Actor Earl Cameron (100) Actor Richard Anderson (91) Actor Tom Reese (89) Actress Nita Talbot (87) Singer Mel Tillis (85) Actor Michael Lombard (83). (NT) -- Colt, Monday, August 07, 11:29:17pm Actor Dustin Hoffman (80) Actress Connie Stevens (79) Actress Brooke Bundy (73) Actor Larry Wilcox (70) Actor Keith Carradine (68) Radio Host Robin Quivers (65). (NT) -- Colt, Monday, August 07, 11:29:57pm I thought Hoffman was in his early 70s! (NT) -- Wow! No idea he was 80 already!, Monday, August 07, 11:30:49pm Here's a commercial Hoffman did for Volkswagen in 1966 -- A year before "The Graduate", Tuesday, August 08, 11:26:55am Hoffman's first credited appearance on screen was a 1961 episode of Naked City--he was also in the show's final ep in 1963 (NT) -- 56 years ago, Tuesday, August 08, 03:07:32pm Tom Elliott, TV scriptwriter Dead at79 Tuesday, August 08, 11:31:01am 2 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, August 08, 11:31:01am Actor Harvey Jackson Dies at 79 Tuesday, August 08, 10:36:40am 2 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, August 08, 10:36:40am OT: Does it bother you that assassins Sirhan Sirhan, Mark David Chapman and John Hinckley are still ailve? It bothers me a lot. Tuesday, August 08, 09:22:24am 15 At least Sirhan & Chapman are behind bars. Hinckley is pretty much free (NT) -- Currently lives with his 90 year old mother, Monday, August 07, 12:04:19pm Is Sirhan the longest currently incarcerated person in the U.S.? (NT) -- Tony, Monday, August 07, 12:06:59pm Francis Clifford Smith just began his 67th year in prison. (NT) -- I think he is one of the longest serving U.S. prisoners ever., Monday, August 07, 12:21:36pm Good find! -- Tony, Monday, August 07, 01:07:29pm How long was Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz) in the joint? (NT) -- Died 11/21/1963, Monday, August 07, 01:20:20pm JFK died a day later! Creepy! (NT) -- Kat., Monday, August 07, 01:29:59pm I would say Cheepy! (NT) -- Birdbrain, Tuesday, August 08, 01:45:19am Stroud was imprisoned from 1909- 1963 (NT) -- 54 years, Monday, August 07, 03:37:05pm Not a single person answering my wuestion, which was ..... (NT) -- Does it bother you?, Tuesday, August 08, 01:38:09am I have difficulty posting using a friggin' IPad -- Sorry for the typos, Tuesday, August 08, 01:40:41am Yes, it bothers me. (NT) -- Sharon, Tuesday, August 08, 04:59:37am Being alive in this world in a steel cage for several decades is more punishment than being dead. Being dead is easy. Why would you want these people to be laying around a nice cemetery somewhere in peace? (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 08, 07:50:28am Why would it bother you that another human being that you don't even know is still alive? Unless you are a family member or personally knew John Lennon or Bobby Kennedy I don't see how it would affect you. (NT) -- They have all been tried, found guilty and served their time under the law. If God was in a rush to kill bad people half the world would be dead., Tuesday, August 08, 07:41:50am I wouldn't say it bothers me no. They suffer everyday. (NT) -- No sleep lost here, Tuesday, August 08, 09:22:24am Arizona woman becomes 55th sent to death row in US Tony Tuesday, August 08, 06:46:02am 1 Leonard Lavin dies at 97, founder of Alberto-Culver (Alberto VO5, Nexxus, etc...) Link Monday, August 07, 07:42:45pm 2 Leonard H. Lavin & Alberto-Culver Wiki pages -- Link, Monday, August 07, 07:42:45pm OT: New documentary about actress Rose Marie She turns 94 this month Monday, August 07, 05:42:02pm 3 Made her film debut in 1929 as "Baby Rose Marie" (NT) -- ., Monday, August 07, 03:43:05pm I see her debut in1929 -- But this article says she appeared in a short in 1927 following The Jazz Singer, Monday, August 07, 05:42:02pm The identity of Jack the Ripper may have just been confirmed Link Monday, August 07, 04:53:31pm 1 Happy 97th Birthday! Dancer Francoise Adret, WW2 Figure Fred Phillips is 97, Politician Wilma Rosbach is 96, Radio Personality Art Laboe is 92, Geneticist M.S. Swaminathan is 92 Politician Amo Houghton is 91, Politician John O. Marsh Jr. is 91, (NT) jlp Monday, August 07, 03:45:26pm 6 Politician Edwin Edwards turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, August 06, 09:06:03pm Happy Birthday! Actor Rand Harper (88) Actress Verna Bloom (78) Actress Anjanette Comer (78) Actor Tobin Bell (75) Actor John Glover (73) Actress Caroline Aaron (65) (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, August 06, 10:06:07pm John Glover's been in EVERYTHING in the last 40 years, from drama to absurd. From ANNIE HALL, and JULIA to ARE WE THERE YET? and GREMLINS 2! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, August 07, 11:41:32am Escape Artist James Randi is 89, Pitcher Don Larsen is 88, Singer BJ Thomas is 75, Storyteller Garrison Keillor is 75, Actor David Rasche is 73, Actor Wayne Knight is 62, Comic Book Writer Paul Dini is 60, Actor David Duchovny is 57 (NT) -- Kat, Monday, August 07, 02:12:03pm "Billy And Sue" -- BJ Thomas, Monday, August 07, 03:45:26pm Archive: Tammy Faye Bakker, July, 2007 Co- host, "PTL Club" Monday, August 07, 03:41:00pm 5 She was so desperate for attention that she appeared on Larry King the day before she died (NT) -- Looked absolutely gruesome, Monday, August 07, 01:18:42pm Called 'Pass The Loot" around Charlotte. (NT) -- John Boy, Monday, August 07, 02:13:07pm Tammy was another celeb to go through drastic physical change before his death! -PHOTO ... -- theChronicler, Monday, August 07, 02:37:55pm Jessica Hahn is 58 now (NT) -- .After her "fame", she dated Sam Kinison & Ron Leavitt (co- creator of "Married With Children"), Monday, August 07, 03:41:00pm Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Lena Dick, Director Carl Fick is 99, Politician Bill Grayden is 97, Actor Donald O. Campen Jr. is 97, Actress Linda Rodrigues is 97, Actress Anna Maria Alegian is 90, Actor Harald Hagardt turns 90. (NT) jlp Monday, August 07, 11:58:27am 14 Happy BIrthday! Actress Billie Hayes (85) Actress Joan Weldon (84) Actor John Saxon (82) Actresss Natalie Trundy (77) Actress Loni Anderson (72) Actress Ja'net DuBois (72) Actress Holly Palance (67) (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, August 05, 11:02:26am Football Player Roman Gabriel is 77, Actress Erika Slezak is 71, Singer Samantha Sang is 64, (NT) -- Actress Maureen McCormick is 61, Basketball Player Patrick Ewing is 55, Actress Olivia Holt is 19, Saturday, August 05, 02:49:59pm Wow, Walter Slezak's daughter is 71! Remember him? ...And Billie Hayes is 85?? Remember Witchiepoo?? -I Do! ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 05, 03:39:39pm And Happy 72 (other sources say 79) to Ja'net DuBois, TV's 'Willona Woods' on TV's "Good Times" AND sang the theme song! ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 05, 03:47:33pm "Hang on Sloopy"- The McCoys -- Rick Derringer, 70 today, Saturday, August 05, 04:51:39pm No, she sang (and co-wrote) the "Jeffersons" theme (NT) -- unless she was in the background choir., Saturday, August 05, 06:54:11pm Oh. I LOVE The Jeffersons. I actually cried when my wife told me Sherman Hemsley died in 2012 (NT) -- Y, Saturday, August 05, 07:38:59pm Olivia Holt is actually 20. (NT) -- Y, Saturday, August 05, 08:22:04pm Chron your post is what is so great about this board -- Patrick, Sunday, August 06, 02:24:57pm Thank you so much. That was kind. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, August 07, 11:58:27am Carl Fick died Feb. 1, 1990, at 71 (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 06, 01:42:20pm Lena Dick died in New Ulm, Minnesota on April 14, 2017 (NT) -- -, Sunday, August 06, 02:52:04pm Not true -- Russ, Sunday, August 06, 08:12:14pm Don Baylor, player and manager for 9 different Major League Baseball teams Dies at 68 Monday, August 07, 11:56:20am 4 Don Baylor and Darren Daulton. Both memorable players with respectable careers from 1980's baseball. (NT) -- R.I.P to both, Monday, August 07, 07:51:31am Full article -- Condensed Link, Monday, August 07, 08:03:25am Baseball card -- Link, Monday, August 07, 11:56:20am Claudia Pinza Bozzolla dies at 92 Daughter of opera singer Ezio Pinza (1892-1957) Monday, August 07, 11:16:43am 1 Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Mary Niceswanger, Director Patrice Dally is 97, Politician Hubert Germain, Golfer Doug Ford is 95, Singer Ella Jenkins is 93, Actress Inga Landgre is 90, Actor Jan Barto turns 90. (NT) jlp Monday, August 07, 11:02:42am 5 Happy Birthday! Director Umberto Lenzi (86) Actress Barbara Windsor (80) Actor Michael Anderson Jr. (74) Actor Dorian Harewood (67) Actress Catherine Hicks (66) (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, August 05, 10:09:36pm Today's pic: Robert Mitchum, born 100 years ago today (died 1997, at 79) (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 06, 01:43:35pm Our Gang actor Dickie Jackson who appeared in ten shorts with sister Mary Ann Jackson (1923-2003) -- Is 92 today. The Dickie Jackson listed at IMDB was a texas doctor with same birth date., Sunday, August 06, 01:57:40pm Yes, the guy who died in Texas. His name was Richard Howell Jackson. (NT) -- Mary Ann's brothers name ids Richard Henry Jackson. Sometime ago public records show him living in Woodland Hills Ca., Monday, August 07, 11:02:42am Archive: Aug. 4, 1892, Fall River,Mass.- Lizzie Borden took an axe... . Monday, August 07, 09:05:30am 5 Played by Elizabeth Montgomery in a 1976 TV movie (NT) -- No longer sweet Samantha Stevens, LOL, Saturday, August 05, 08:17:37pm According to Wikioedia, Montgomery and Lizzie Borden were sixth cousins once removed (NT) -- ., Sunday, August 06, 01:32:33pm Okay, in the Chad Mitchell Trio record, who did Lizzie kill first? (NT) -- The mother or the father?, Monday, August 07, 12:16:21am The answer is Lizzie killed her MOTHER first and she also killed her FATHER first. -- Yes, a contradiction but true., Monday, August 07, 09:05:30am Martin Roth, former museum head Dead at 62 Monday, August 07, 07:52:35am 1 Walter Levin, founder and first violin of the LaSalle Quartet Dies at 92 Monday, August 07, 06:26:20am 1 Healthwatch: Jeremy Clarkson, UK TV presenter Hospitalised with pneumonia Sunday, August 06, 11:29:24pm 1 Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete Dead at 79 Sunday, August 06, 11:28:06pm 1 Dame Helen Alexander, ex-CBI president Dead at 60 Sunday, August 06, 11:26:34pm 1 Darren Daulton, All Star catcher for the Phillies, dies at 55 Russ Sunday, August 06, 08:18:24pm 1 Actor Ty Hardin? Reported dead at 87 Sunday, August 06, 02:12:59pm 25 A few mentions on Twitter, but no links to news organizations. (NT) -- Sharon, Friday, August 04, 12:20:43pm Found this on James Drury's facebook page -- Indside, Friday, August 04, 12:32:12pm Some are claiming that actors James Drury and Will Hutchins have (NT) -- mentioned it on their Facebook pages. The man had ten kids. Seems like one of them would release a statement., Friday, August 04, 12:34:25pm Being reported at Western Clippings -- Link, Friday, August 04, 12:36:12pm Wiki as the lead source.... (NT) -- Seriously?, Friday, August 04, 12:55:58pm Yes, seriously (NT) -- So what?, Friday, August 04, 01:16:31pm Ty Hardin's real name: Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr. (NT) -- That's the worst real name since Spangler Arlington Brugh (Robert Taylor), Friday, August 04, 01:26:46pm I read somewhere he had ties to a white supremacist group and he was pretty big racist (NT) -- Colt, Friday, August 04, 01:48:15pm In 1966, Spangler Arlington Brugh & Orison Whipple Hungerford Jr. both appeared in "Savage Pampas" (NT) -- /, Friday, August 04, 05:43:56pm I remember him as Joan Crawford's love interest in Berserk! (NT) -- RG, Friday, August 04, 03:15:24pm He was married 8 times- I always say when you've been married that many times, YOU are the problem! (NT) -- ., Friday, August 04, 04:02:49pm Surprisingly, Mickey Rooney and Jennifer O'Neill never got together (NT) -- Both were married eight times, LOL, Friday, August 04, 05:40:04pm Theme -- Bronco, Friday, August 04, 04:37:27pm Any legit obit published, anywhere? (NT) -- ??, Friday, August 04, 09:51:24pm I am strating to doubt this one (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, August 05, 11:04:02am Paul Petersen's A Minor Consideration Facebook page just posted a message about celebrity death hoaxes. But then he went on to say that Ty Hardin actually passed away this week. (NT) -- ., Saturday, August 05, 12:03:22pm Here's an obit- in Spanish! -- Link, Saturday, August 05, 12:48:58pm I saw that, but it's a blog site. (NT) -- David Brinkley, Saturday, August 05, 01:05:29pm And here's one in Italian! -- Linked from Wikipedia, Saturday, August 05, 01:08:39pm The surprising thing is that Western Boot Hill hasn't reported it. (NT) -- They've added people in the past on flimslier evidence., Saturday, August 05, 01:13:46pm Ty's obit was posted today. -- Rocket, Saturday, August 05, 02:12:13pm Good enough for me. Thanks Rocket! (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 05, 02:29:46pm Boot Hill does have an obit now (Link Inside) He also mentions his involment with The Arizona Patriots, Face it the guy was a big racist and I am not a fan of that. I will take Sugerfoot or The Virginan anyday now over Bronco -- Colt, Saturday, August 05, 10:38:01pm NY TIMES: Ty Hardin, Star of ‘Bronco’ Western, Dies at 87 -- Link, Sunday, August 06, 02:12:59pm Healthwatch: Fears for Val Kilmer's health grow after he cancels appearances Actor has cancer Sunday, August 06, 01:40:25pm 1 Bruno Canfora, Italian composer, conductor, and music arranger Dead at 92 Sunday, August 06, 12:06:06pm 1 Bernd Witthuser, Italian musician Dead at 73 Sunday, August 06, 12:00:14pm 1 OT: In the 43 years between 1930- 1973, EIGHT U.S. Presidents died (Taft, Coolidge, FDR, JFK, Hoover, Ike, Truman, LBJ). (NT) In the 44 years since 1973, only THREE Presidents have died- Nixon, Reagan, Ford. Sunday, August 06, 08:45:42am 7 Five of them died in just over nine years. (NT) -- From Nov 1963 - Jan 1973., Saturday, August 05, 06:51:04pm They are living much longer - Reagan and Ford were 93. (NT) -- George H.W.Bush is 93, Carter will be 93 in October., Saturday, August 05, 06:51:59pm Hoover, Ike and Truman were on borrowed time during that nine-year stretch (NT) -- LBJ was a walking heart attack because of Vietnam, Saturday, August 05, 08:16:15pm How many vice-President deaths in that period? Excluding VPs who later became President. (NT) -- Sherlock, Sunday, August 06, 04:27:01am From 1930-73: Five; From 1963-73: Two; Since 1973: Two (Rockefeller and Agnew) (NT) -- Six former VP's are still alive, Sunday, August 06, 06:52:32am Hubert Humphrey died in 1978 (NT) -- Sherlock, Sunday, August 06, 08:45:42am ARCHIVE: August 5, 1962 ~Hollywood film star Marilyn Monroe, whose "dumb blonde" persona rose her to superstar status, even over half a century after her death, at age 36. ... theChronicler Saturday, August 05, 06:12:16pm 2 One TV film on the Monroe-Kennedys relationship ended with Hoover getting the news of Marilyn's death while in bed (NT) -- With him in bed was (presumably) Clyde Tolson, LOL, Saturday, August 05, 06:12:16pm Mark White, Ex- Gov. of Texas Dead at 77 Saturday, August 05, 04:54:53pm 2 Pic (w/ Bill Clinton in 1985, Governor of neighboring Arkansas) -- Link, Saturday, August 05, 04:54:53pm OT: LA icon Angelyne's true identity revealed. Hollywood Reporter Saturday, August 05, 02:08:15pm 2 I was at Eddie Brandt's Book/Video Shop in the Valley in 2015, and saw a hot pink corvette in parking lot ,and thought ...it couldn't be THE Angelyne?? And sure enough, it was. A sad figure trying to look like a tween, looking through items in shop with older hanger-on gentelman caller by her side. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, August 05, 02:08:15pm Jean-Claude Bouillon, French actor Dies at 75 Saturday, August 05, 01:10:14pm 4 I forgot . he was in "The Eiger Sanction" ... (NT) -- as one of the mountain climbers, Saturday, August 05, 11:41:21am Link to imdb (No mention of "The Eiger Sanction") -- ., Saturday, August 05, 12:42:52pm Actually the actor from The Eiger Sanction who died was Jean-Pierre Bernard. (NT) -- Who died July 7, 2017 age 84., Saturday, August 05, 01:10:14pm Happy Birthday! Actor Michael Sinelnikoff (89) Actress Pat Heywood (86) Actor Terry Kiser (78) Actress Suze Lanier-Bramlett (70) Actor Brian Patrick Clarke (65) (NT) Colt Saturday, August 05, 12:12:48pm 11 Terry Kiser will always be Bernie Lomax to me! (NT) -- -, Tuesday, August 01, 07:24:19am To me, he'll always be (NT) -- Vic Hitler!, Tuesday, August 01, 07:29:52am Other birthdays - August 1st. -- -, Tuesday, August 01, 07:25:56am Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Agnes Fenton, Producer Artur Brauner is 99, Football's/Basketball's Rolle Anderson is 97, Actor Val Bettin is 94, Opera Singer Theo Adam turns 91. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, August 01, 08:01:30am "A Long December" ... -- Counting Crows -Happy 53 Adam Duritz, Tuesday, August 01, 08:04:12am "Smoking Gun" -- Robert Cray, Tuesday, August 01, 03:25:52pm Our Peggy has a birthday today. (NT) -- Teller, Tuesday, August 01, 03:50:23pm I miss her so. (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, August 01, 08:16:24pm Does anyone keep in touch with her? (NT) -- Tony, Friday, August 04, 09:12:31pm We're FB friends. (NT) -- Teller, Saturday, August 05, 12:12:48pm Jeff Brotman, founder & chairman of Costco, dies at 74 Russ Saturday, August 05, 10:27:54am 3 Today's picture (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, August 05, 10:18:15am Co-founder with Jim Sinegal (NT) -- Started in 1983, Saturday, August 05, 10:27:54am Frank Dennis, brother of actress Sandy Dennis Dies at 88 Saturday, August 05, 09:31:44am 2 He died 25 years after his famous sister, who is interred with their parents in Nebraska. -- RIP, Saturday, August 05, 09:31:44am ARCHIVE: August 4, 1999 ~Veteran actor and Hollywood leading man victor Mature, who though never found critical acclaim, but rose to stardom in film noir and adventure roles, dies at 86. ... Bio & PHOTOS Friday, August 04, 10:43:49pm 1 Judith Jones, cookbook editor who brought Julia Child and others to the table, dies at 93 Washington Post obituaries Friday, August 04, 06:07:32pm 2 I heard she brought Diary of Anne Frank from the reject pile. Great book! (NT) -- Y, Friday, August 04, 06:07:32pm Happy BIrthday! Actress Grace Albertson (98) Actress Jane A. Johnston (83) Actress Carol Arthur (82) Actor Frank Vincent (78) Actor Chu Chu Malave (67) (NT) Colt Friday, August 04, 05:37:07pm 7 Nabi Tajima turns 117. (NT) -- She joins Violet Brown who is 117 years and 146 days old., Thursday, August 03, 10:34:12pm Happy 117th Birthday! Supercentenarian Nabi Tajima, Football's Warren Plunkett is 97, NASCAR Driver Red Douglass is 96, WW2 MOH recipient Charles H. Coolidge is 96, Politician Jarvez Stanovnik is 95, Actress Jean Lodge is 90, Director A. Harris turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Friday, August 04, 04:58:57am Jean Lodge is the mother of Charles Shaugnessy (NT) -- From The Nanny., Friday, August 04, 05:23:48am Happy Birthday! President Barack Obama is 56 today! (NT) -- More birthdays!, Friday, August 04, 10:23:49am Grace Albertson had a daughter that died in car accident -- Father died too, Friday, August 04, 02:19:20pm Actor Richard Belzer is 73, Actress Tina Cole is 72, Football Player John Riggins is 68 (NT) -- Actor Billy Bob Thornton is 62, Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is 62, Friday, August 04, 05:37:07pm Archive: Lee Hazlewood, Aug. 4, 2007 Songwriter, producer Friday, August 04, 04:45:43pm 4 "Jackson" -- Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood, Friday, August 04, 04:00:38pm "Summer Wine" -- Nancy & Lee, Friday, August 04, 04:01:42pm Here's the very corny Nancy & Lee minor hit "Down From Dover", one of my favs as a kid -- Russ, Friday, August 04, 04:45:43pm Actor Ben Mittleman Dies at 67 Friday, August 04, 01:18:06pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Friday, August 04, 01:09:38pm Pic -- Link, Friday, August 04, 01:18:06pm Daniel Licht, TV- film composer ("Dexter", "Children of the Corn") Dead at 60 Friday, August 04, 11:42:48am 3 "Blood Theme" -- Daniel Licht, Friday, August 04, 11:41:58am Imdb -- Link, Friday, August 04, 11:42:48am Ronnie Keene, Bandleader Dead at 91 Friday, August 04, 11:37:32am 2 Toured with Buddy Holly in 1958 -- Link to poster, Friday, August 04, 11:37:32am Actress Hope Arthur dies Ex-Wife of Arthur Frommer (travel books) Friday, August 04, 08:32:27am 2 IMDb -- -, Friday, August 04, 08:32:27am Barbara Sinatra, 4th and final wife of Frank Sinatra Dies at 90 Friday, August 04, 07:27:37am 22 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, July 25, 10:05:14am And former wife of Zeppo Marx... (NT) -- Sherlock, Tuesday, July 25, 10:21:05am Sinatra's first wife Nancy turned 100 in March (NT) -- Second wife Mia Farrow is 72 now, Tuesday, July 25, 10:26:23am I thought Nancy Sr was born in Sept. 1917, making her 99 now? (NT) -- ?, Tuesday, July 25, 11:28:58am According to most sources Nancy Sr. was born September 11, 1917. (NT) -- And is currently 99. Other sources claim March 23, 1917., Tuesday, July 25, 11:57:49am Her own daughter wished her a Happy 100th birthday in March (NT) -- so that must be the birth date she uses., Tuesday, July 25, 12:56:48pm It's true, Nancy wished her mom a happy 100th birthday in March. That settles it for me! (NT) -- I wonder where the Sept. 11 birthday comes from?, Tuesday, July 25, 01:07:56pm From Zeppo Marx to Frank Sinatra (NT) -- Talk about trading up!, Tuesday, July 25, 11:26:19am Only married a little over 20 years, but certainly helped tame the aging crooner in his final years. RIP. -Tons of PHOTOS ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 25, 10:56:42am Remember weeks after Frank's death, she was mugged (along with Zeppo's son and producer George Schlatter and his wife) while strolling the Beverly Hills neighborhood where she lived? Supposed robbed of closed to $20K in jewels and $$. -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 25, 11:03:25am Outlived step- son Frank Jr. by a little over a year (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 25, 11:27:45am Pic of Zeppo & Barbara on their wedding day -- Link, Tuesday, July 25, 11:35:32am I'm sure she married for love. 🙈 A Groucho bio I read years back said Groucho was -- 🤷‍♀️, Tuesday, July 25, 12:02:41pm Zeppo's first wife was named Marion Benda, which has caused a great deal of confusion because there were 2 actresses by that name. ... -- One died in 1951, Zeppo's former wife died in 1986., Friday, August 04, 02:37:17am Old Hollywood friends say goodbye to friend and philanthopist Barbara Sinatra, at overflow funeral for Frank's widow. -VIDEO & PHOTOS ... -- Robert Wagner, Tom Dreesen, Dick Van Dyke, Steve Lawrence, among others., Tuesday, August 01, 10:56:19pm All in all, that VIDEO was pretty cool service. I loved it ended with Frank's recording of "BARBARA" -nice touch. BUT, that motley crew exiting the church of ex-showgirls et al ...looked like open casting call for Star Wars Cantina scene. Woof! -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 02, 09:17:02am I AM glad she had a good send-off. We actually went to Frank's grave last weekend to pay respects to Barbara's grave, but found she wasn't buried yet. Two days, too early, I guess. -I took what's probably the last PHOTOS of Frank's gravesite w/o Barbara. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 02, 09:22:28am By the way, I noticed Frank's surviving kids were no where to be seen at stepmom Barbara's funeral. Humm? (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 03, 10:06:01am Apparently the girls didn't like Barbara -- obitchecker, Thursday, August 03, 04:09:50pm Just 2 days after I took my photos of the Sinatra graves, the scene is now changed ... -- theChronicler, Friday, August 04, 12:01:54am Frank's best man for their 7/11/76 wedding? Freeman Gosden, from the Amos and Andy show (NT) -- Frank's mother died in a plane crash six months later, Friday, August 04, 07:27:37am Hywell bennett, actor Dead at 73 Friday, August 04, 05:00:34am 3 Imdb -- Link, Thursday, August 03, 11:29:59am He passed away on July 25, according to The Independent. ... -- Fredrik Andersson, Friday, August 04, 05:00:34am ARCHIVE: August 4, 1978 ~Comic actor/singer Frank Fontaine, known best with his crazy dialect as the always-inebriated 'Crazy Guggenheim' on TV's "Jackie Gleason Variety Show", but whose superior singing talents entertained audiences for mre, dies suddenly at 58. ... Bio & PHOTOS Friday, August 04, 04:47:44am 1 Ken Wilkinson, Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot Dead at 99 Friday, August 04, 03:43:52am 1 Robert Hardy, actor Dead at 85 Thursday, August 03, 11:45:58pm 13 All obits note he was 91 (NT) -- born in 1925., Thursday, August 03, 08:19:35am Great British character actor. (NT) -- R.I.P, Thursday, August 03, 08:40:00am Really sad for British fans - on heels of Rosemary Sissons. Loved him as Prince Albert in "Edward the King" (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, August 03, 08:47:36am More recently, the UK character actor was known as 'Cornelius Fudge' in the HARRY POTTER film series. -Here's a PHOTO if you can't place, the face ... -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 03, 09:41:43am was in 'The Spy Who Came in From the Cold' (NT) -- Tony, Thursday, August 03, 11:17:15am Imdb -- Link, Thursday, August 03, 11:35:02am Probably the only actor to play both Winston Churchill & FDR (NT) -- ,, Thursday, August 03, 11:37:20am Opening credits to "All Creatures Great & Small" -- Link, Thursday, August 03, 11:40:14am As usual, the obits reduce it to the lowest common denominator- "Harry Potter actor dies" (NT) -- ., Thursday, August 03, 11:41:10am Virtually every significant British actor who was alive within the last 15 years has appeared in a HP film (NT) -- Tony, Thursday, August 03, 11:50:46am I think one of the most notable to not have a HP role is Colin Firth. (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, August 03, 05:12:23pm Colin Firth - Was among the actors initially considered for Professor Quirrell for the first movie and then Remus Lupin for the third, but probably no formal offer was ever made. -Others... -- theChronicler, Thursday, August 03, 11:45:58pm Bud Moore, NASCAR racer in the 60's & 70's Dead at 75 Thursday, August 03, 06:56:12pm 4 Hoax Bud Moore is very much alive -- Firefighter Fred, Thursday, August 03, 05:19:23pm Different Bud Moore (NT) -- R.I.P., Thursday, August 03, 05:37:59pm This Driver Was Called Little Bud Moore So Not To Be Confused With The More Famous NASCAR Owner (NT) -- David S., Thursday, August 03, 06:56:12pm Happy BIrthday! Singer Tony Bennett (91) Director Elliot Silverstein (90) Actor Steven Berkoff (80) Actor Richard Foronjy (80) Actor Martin Sheen (77) Producer Martha Stewart (76) Actor Philip Casnoff (68) Director John Landis (67) (NT) Colt Thursday, August 03, 04:25:40pm 6 Happy 100th Birthday! Actor Jay Norris, Physicist Cheng Kaijia is 99, Soccer's Bob Gormley is 99, Test Driver Norman Dewis is 97, Football's Marv Levy is 92, Sociologist Alain Touraime is 92, (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, August 03, 05:28:26am Singer Tony Bennett is 91, Politician Orval H. Hansen is 91, Director Elloitt Silverstein is 90, Actor Ben Traywick is 90, Friend of diarist Anne Frank, Laureen Nussbaum turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, August 03, 05:28:54am "Rags to Riches" -- Tony Bennett, Thursday, August 03, 11:31:17am Bandleader Les Elgart was born 100 years ago today (died 1995) -- Bio, Thursday, August 03, 04:24:20pm "Bandstand Boogie" -- Les Elgart, Thursday, August 03, 04:25:40pm Healthwatch: Oscar PIstorius hospitalized Chest pains Thursday, August 03, 02:52:16pm 2 Hopefully, he'll be back on his own two feet in no time! (NT) -- Mr.X, Thursday, August 03, 02:52:16pm Jim Marrs, JFK conspiracy theorist, UFO researcher Dead at 73 Thursday, August 03, 02:08:24pm 3 His book "Crossfire" was a source for the film "JFK" (NT) -- Another source was Jim Garrison's "On the Trail of the Assassins", Thursday, August 03, 01:47:09pm Is Loren still around? (NT) -- The guy wrote about conspiraies and cryptology?, Thursday, August 03, 02:08:24pm Harry Scott, Jr., former NASCAR owner He was 51 Thursday, August 03, 02:06:58pm 1 OT: When a loved one dies, what are some of the lame things people said thinking it would comfort you? ... Joy Thursday, August 03, 11:04:09am 23 "He's in a better place" (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 01, 11:41:49am "Doesn't he look like himself" (NT) -- Teller, Tuesday, August 01, 03:53:23pm "He'd been through so much. ...he's better off". (NT) -- "She looks so natural in there", Tuesday, August 01, 04:02:12pm Someone commented to Red Skelton at Harry Cohn's funeral about its 'standing room only' attendence. Red's reply ... (NT) -- "Well, give the people what they want, ...and they'll show up!" -Red Skelton, Tuesday, August 01, 04:05:55pm "Shit Happens" -- Der Bingle, Tuesday, August 01, 06:29:20pm Oh, that reminds me of what my dad's step- mother said when his father died (NT) -- After leaving a message that his father had died, she added "Have a nice day"!, Tuesday, August 01, 06:30:59pm "G-d must have had a better plan (for your deceased loved one)" -- guitargirl, Tuesday, August 01, 07:32:40pm "It's better than it happening to you" (NT) -- J. Peter Stuyvesant, Tuesday, August 01, 07:49:06pm "Heaven has one more Angel" (NT) -- Ugggh, Tuesday, August 01, 08:15:09pm Well at least you know where you're husband is (NT) -- I kid you not, Tuesday, August 01, 08:25:42pm I cannot stand when someone says, 'passed away'. Death is a real thing that shouldn't be candy-coated. You'd never refer to yourself, in the future by saying...'When I pass away...' (NT) -- TOBY, Wednesday, August 02, 05:09:37am Personally, I hate when an obituary states that someone "lost their battle" with cancer. (NT) -- That phrasing just bothers me - I'd like to think the deceased fought and THEY decided it was over., Wednesday, August 02, 08:00:07am Also, when someone "passes". What, gas? They died (NT) -- Does anyone "gutlessly die" of cancer?, Thursday, August 03, 10:31:53am Personally I am not crazy about the expression RIP. (NT) -- Even though it's viewed by most as acceptable., Wednesday, August 02, 09:23:40am I don't care for "late and great" either. (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 02, 10:10:02am The generally dismissive attitude when an elderly person dies, especially those that terminal. I had an elderly parent pass with dementia and the flippant responses were staggering. (NT) -- If you can't show a little compassion, then just shut up., Wednesday, August 02, 10:19:41am True all of the above. I can't stand "they are in a better place" (NT) -- How the Hell do they know?, Wednesday, August 02, 11:38:35am Thanks, Chron...for deleting yet another non-objectionable, friendly post. It's disrespectful & certainly unnecessary. (NT) -- theJB, Wednesday, August 02, 05:15:52pm My bad. I HAVE been drunk with power lately, huh? I think I may have a problem. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 02, 07:37:48pm Wha'd I miss? Please post it again. Chron is probably sober now. (NT) -- I'd say, Thursday, August 03, 09:28:50am "I know how you feel" or "It was their time" (NT) -- Sorry, no, Thursday, August 03, 10:23:13am Yuck. Agreed (NT) -- So dumb, Thursday, August 03, 11:04:09am Chuck Loeb, Jazz guitarist Dead at 61 Thursday, August 03, 04:04:49am 3 "The Music Inside" -- Chuck Loeb, Tuesday, August 01, 01:11:37pm Jazz Guitarist Chuck Loeb ... -- ...Dies at 61., Thursday, August 03, 04:04:49am Tony Cohen, record producer Dead at 60 Thursday, August 03, 03:29:30am 1 Ara Parseghian 1923-2017 Football Legend Wednesday, August 02, 06:05:12pm 6 Played in the film Rudy by Jason Miller (NT) -- who died in 2001, Wednesday, August 02, 07:40:57am Rare PHOTO of Rudy, Parseghian, and Jason Miller ... -- RIP, Wednesday, August 02, 09:10:49am A longtime staple of crossword puzzles (NT) -- "Football coach Parseghian", Wednesday, August 02, 11:14:01am 3 of his grandchildren died from Niemann-Pick disease Type C, a genetic disorder affecting children that causes the buildup of cholesterol in cells, resulting in damage to the nervous system and eventually death (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 02, 11:15:26am He (along with Knute Rockne) was not Catholic - an unorthodox hiring that worked out. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, August 02, 06:05:12pm Who's the woman in the photos? Rockin Robin Wednesday, August 02, 05:22:41pm 2 Jeanne Moreau, French actress who died this week. (NT) -- ., Wednesday, August 02, 05:22:41pm Archive: Al Adamson, body found Aug. 2, 1995 Horror director whose death was as awful as his films Wednesday, August 02, 03:49:30pm 1 Archive: William S. Burroughs, Aug. 2, 1997 Writer Wednesday, August 02, 03:41:25pm 1 Some 007 passings: Sadanoyama, Jay Milligan and Mona Chong wearysloth Wednesday, August 02, 12:46:27pm 1 This month marks 20 years since Princess Diana died, & 40 years since Elvis died (NT) 2 very big death anniversaries Wednesday, August 02, 12:37:27pm 23 So many people complimented Elton John on his touching lyrics in his "Candle In The Wind" update. (NT) -- But wasn't Bernie Taupin the one who deserved the accolades?, Tuesday, August 01, 04:02:48pm Did anyone think that Elton wrote the lyrics? (NT) -- Isn't it common knowledge that he's a composer only?, Wednesday, August 02, 07:01:39am Yes! I recall several people on radio and TV stating that Elton wrote new lyrics to his old hit. (NT) -- So you are wrong., Wednesday, August 02, 10:06:48am Poor Groucho ...died days after Elvis' death, and he gets the forgotten fuzzy end of the lolli every time. -- And like Elvis, BOTH celebs endured fans attempting to steal their remains after death., Tuesday, August 01, 04:14:13pm Goucho gets "All Shook Up"! -- Link, Tuesday, August 01, 05:00:14pm Goucho? (NT) -- Oucho!, Tuesday, August 01, 08:44:16pm Elvis and Groucho were among five celebrity deaths to make the list of major events of the past year in my 1978 high-school yearbook -- Can anyone guess the other three?, Tuesday, August 01, 10:51:42pm Crawford, Crosby and Chaplin? ... -- Wild Card: Freddie Prinze?, Tuesday, August 01, 11:14:12pm Crosby and Chaplin were two (NT) -- but they weren't big enough to rate photos., Wednesday, August 02, 08:22:13am Peter Finch or Zero Mostel? (NT) -- Hmm, Wednesday, August 02, 09:14:30am Nobody in show business -- Remember, this was a high-school yearbook, so think of someone we all grew up with., Wednesday, August 02, 09:25:14am MUST be Ronnie VanZant for you to be so coy of some southern HS yearbook tribute? (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 02, 09:29:38am Maybe we should define the word "celebrity" - I would define that as someone in show business. Non-celebrity would be political, historically significant, scientist, etc. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, August 02, 09:35:36am With that - I'll go with Werner von Braun & Stephen Biko. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, August 02, 09:39:08am Maybe some of you are confused by the phrase "past year" (NT) -- It means the preceding 12 months--encompassing the 1977-78 school year--not the previous calendar year., Wednesday, August 02, 10:50:08am Oh in the name of everything HOLY ...bestow us with your factoid kernel. -- theChronicler, Wednesday, August 02, 11:00:09am It's still not clear - preceeding 12 months encompassing the 1977-78 school year would then be...6/1977-5/1978? -- Sharon, Wednesday, August 02, 11:01:47am Pretty much. Some were guessing people who'd have been dead well over a year. -- Anyway, it was Hubert Humphrey (5/27/11 – 1/13/78)., Wednesday, August 02, 11:10:17am I was just about to guess Humphrey! (NT) -- You must've gone to school in Minnesota, Wednesday, August 02, 11:19:40am Good guess! And funny this discussion sprung from the mention of one death overshadowing another -- Humphrey died one day after Lee Metcalf. Yes, THAT Lee Metcalf., Wednesday, August 02, 12:37:27pm Let's just say it was someone who'd been an iconic figure as long as we'd been alive (NT) -- but NOT an enertainer., Wednesday, August 02, 10:33:17am Terry Kath? (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, August 02, 08:31:21am Rosemary Anne Sisson, TV writer, playwright ("The Six Wives of Henry VIII", "Upstairs, Downstairs") Dead at 93 Wednesday, August 02, 12:34:33pm 3 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, August 02, 11:40:43am Sad - Upstairs, Downstairs & Henry VIII some of my favorite works. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, August 02, 12:34:33pm Archive: Jim Reeves, July 31, 1964 Singer Wednesday, August 02, 12:27:35pm 4 "He'll Have to Go" -- Jim Reeves, Monday, July 31, 04:26:15pm So sad that his friend/business partner/fellow musician also died in that plane, with Reeves at the wheel. -RIP to Dean Manuel, not forgotten. ... -- Link, Tuesday, August 01, 10:31:15am Sometimes I wish there were no small planes. Too many people have died in them, especially those who should NOT be (NT) -- piloting any type of plane (Just my opinion), Wednesday, August 02, 12:27:35pm Glenn Scarpelli, chiropractor who helped 9/11 survivors and wife Patricia jump to their deaths onto East 33rd St, NYC Suicide note: "We Had A Wonderful Life" Wednesday, August 02, 12:23:34pm 4 Not to be confused with actor Glenn Scarpelli ("One Day at a Time") (NT) -- You knew someone had to say it!, Tuesday, August 01, 02:04:30pm Now why would he help 9/11 survivors jump to their deaths? (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, August 01, 03:29:24pm The article said that Glenn Scarpelli helped survivors of 9/11 as a chiropractor. It was he and his wife who recently committed suicide by jumping, (NT) -- due to financial problams, Wednesday, August 02, 12:23:34pm Olga Pronina, Russian Instagram star known for sexy motorcycle stunts, killed in crash She was 40 Wednesday, August 02, 11:34:46am 1 John Reaves, Football player (Eagles, Bengals, more) Dead at 67 Wednesday, August 02, 11:23:04am 1 Actor William Hoyland Dead at 73 Wednesday, August 02, 11:12:03am 3 IMdB link & PHOTOS ... -- Link, Wednesday, August 02, 08:55:33am Imdb list him in "Return of the Jedi"(1983) but says it's "Unconfirmed" (NT) -- He was also in the James bond film "For Your Eyes Only", Wednesday, August 02, 11:12:03am ARCHIVE: August 1, 1966 ~Charles Whitman, a former Marine sharpshooter, took rifles and other weapons to the observation deck atop the Main Building tower at The University of Texas at Austin, and opened fire. It was later determined a simple brain tumor may have caused the carnage. ... theChronicler Wednesday, August 02, 11:08:33am 2 Whitman's father, Charles, Sr. outlived all 3 of his sons (NT) -- He died in 2001, at 82, Wednesday, August 02, 11:08:33am Happy Birthday! Actor Nehemiah Persoff (98) Actor Fabio Testi (76) Actor Richard Fancy (74) Actor Max Wright (74) Actress Joanna Cassidy (72) Actress Kathryn Harrold (67) Actor W.K. Stratton (67). (NT) Colt Wednesday, August 02, 04:50:36am 4 Nehemiah Persoff is one of the last of the lead actors of an episode of original TWILIGHT ZONES! -- He appeared as 'Carl Lanser' in episode "Judgment Night" (Dec. 4, 1959)., Tuesday, August 01, 10:17:54pm Happy 100th Birthday! Actor Oleg Zyatev, Nonsectarian Dada Vaswani is 99, Actor Nehemiah Persoff is 98, Religious Figure R. Kern Eutsler is 98, Scientist Ping King Tien is 98, WW2 Military Figure Francois Flohic is 97, Dancer Mable Lee is 96, (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, August 02, 04:50:09am Politician Paul Laxait is 95, Producer Arthur Marks is 90, Actress Halina Dobrucka turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, August 02, 04:50:36am Fresh Kid Ice, Rapper and co-founder of 2 Live Crew dies at 53 Me So Horny Tuesday, August 01, 06:44:19pm 9 "Me So Horny" link -- American Music at it's finest hour, Thursday, July 13, 08:34:21am I wonder why rappers seem to die young from natural causes (NT) -- Rip, Thursday, July 13, 08:39:58am Being a dog in heat, a freak without warning is very bad for the heart. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 13, 08:55:27am That's because no rappers have lived to be old yet! (NT) -- Oldest rapper is probably Ice-T (59), Thursday, July 13, 11:40:29am It may seem strange to say that Stanley Kubrick inspired 2 Live Crew... -- But he did!, Thursday, July 13, 11:48:26am For them, being shot IS a natural cause (NT) -- Cool Snoop Vanilla Fat Guy Ice Biggie Puff, Tuesday, August 01, 06:44:19pm Today's pic. Pioneer of porn rap. Remember when SNL did a skit about 2 Live Crew being so revered in the future for breaking thru the "wall" with their lyrics. Funny stuff. (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, August 01, 06:18:29pm I remember when Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew appeared on "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous" (NT) -- !, Tuesday, August 01, 06:25:04pm Mariann Mayberry, Chicago theater actress who had a few roles in TV and film Dies at 52 Tuesday, August 01, 06:29:25pm 3 She was in "War of the Worlds" (Tom Cruise version) -- Link to Imdb, Tuesday, August 01, 11:40:07am Her husband, actor Scott Jaeck, appeared in the final episode of "Seinfeld" (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 01, 06:29:25pm Archive: Francis Gary Powers, Aug. 1, 1977 U 2 pilot Tuesday, August 01, 02:08:02pm 1 Max Barry, son of Nashville, TN mayor Megan Barry dies of overdose He was 22 Tuesday, August 01, 01:45:09pm 1 Son of golfer, commentator David Feherty dies of overdose on 29th birthday Link Tuesday, August 01, 01:38:49pm 1 Producer Donald Factor Dies at 82 Tuesday, August 01, 01:07:10pm 3 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, August 01, 12:13:14pm Father Max Factor Jr. died in 1996, at 91 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 01, 01:07:10pm Actress Carol Vnuk Dies at 83 Tuesday, August 01, 12:49:37pm 6 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, July 25, 03:14:12pm Here's a reel showing various films she's been in -- Link, Tuesday, July 25, 03:55:07pm She seems like a cute older lady! (NT) -- -, Tuesday, July 25, 04:35:29pm What a sweet demo reel. (NT) -- RIP, Tuesday, July 25, 04:45:30pm Short Film starring Carol -- Greg, Tuesday, August 01, 12:49:37pm Sam Shepard, Playwright, Director and Academy Award nominated actor for "The Right Stuff." Dies at 73 Tuesday, August 01, 12:07:48pm 10 U.K. Mirror obit -- Link, Monday, July 31, 08:08:17am He gave some good performances and wrote some good plays. (NT) -- Sad to hear, Monday, July 31, 08:10:19am Lou Gehrig's disease. So sad. (NT) -- Rest in Peace, Sam., Monday, July 31, 08:36:00am IMDb -- Link, Monday, July 31, 08:59:43am Sad news. Shepard met Academy Award-winning actress Jessica Lange on the set of the film Frances, in which they were both acting. He moved in with her in 1983, and they were together for nearly 30 years; but seprated in 2009. -PHOTOS ... -- They have two children, Hannah Jane (born 1985) and Samuel Walker Shepard (born 1987)., Monday, July 31, 09:50:18am Another actor whose true-life bio subject he played, outlived the actor who played him. American flyer icon Chuck Yearer, who will be 95 in February, survives Shepard, who received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in 1983's THE RIGHT STUFF! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 31, 10:12:02am He was the drummer for late 1960s bands "Lothar and the Hand People" and "The Holy Modal Rounders" (NT) -- ., Monday, July 31, 11:40:09am He was married from 1969- 1984 to actress O-Lan Jones. She was in "Edward Scissorhands" & the "Seinfeld" episode "The Bubble Boy" (NT) -- ., Monday, July 31, 11:42:16am Inside Sam Shepard's Final Years and Why He Kept His ALS Battle Private -- People, Tuesday, August 01, 12:07:48pm ARCHIVE: july 31, 2013 ~Syrian-born American stage and screen actor Michael Ansara, best known for his countless TV roles of the 1950s/60s/70s, dies 12 years after OD of his son (son of actress Barbara Eden). He was 91. ... theChronicler Tuesday, August 01, 11:43:56am 3 Sadly, his only son ODd in his truck at a gas sation parking lot. -- So sad., Monday, July 31, 12:37:33pm I mostly remember Ansara for playing King Kamehameha on "I Dream of Jeannie" (NT) -- ., Tuesday, August 01, 11:43:56am One of my best friends ever OD this weekend. This is a tough one I'd say Tuesday, August 01, 10:54:30am 4 Sorry for your loss. (NT) -- .., Monday, July 31, 07:55:05pm Sorry for your loss. Lady seemed to have it all. I'm curious to what happened. (NT) -- That said, ...America's opiod addiction is real., Monday, July 31, 08:27:30pm Still no word. Waiting is awful - in this case, my friend had always taken ... -- I'd say, Tuesday, August 01, 10:54:30am Legend de cinema Francaise Jeanne Moreau est décčs ŕ l'age 89 "La Moreau" Tuesday, August 01, 10:08:29am 12 Actress Jeanne Moreau -- Dead at 89, Monday, July 31, 04:44:32am I almost missed this! -- Link to pic, Monday, July 31, 11:45:53am She was married from 1977- 79 to director William Friedkin ("The Exorcist") (NT) -- He's also been married to actress Lesley-Anne Down, journalist Kelly Lange, & film exec Sherry Lansing, Monday, July 31, 11:48:40am Sam Shepard was in Snow Falling on Cedars (1999) with Tom Heaton, who was in Monte Walsh (1970) with Jeanne Moreau (NT) -- ., Monday, July 31, 12:05:17pm Orson Welles called her "the greatest actress in the world", and she remained one of France's most accomplished actresses. (NT) -- I loved her in "The Old Lady Who Walked in the Sea" (1992)., Monday, July 31, 12:34:29pm I have her on DVD in the Orson Welles films The Trial, Chimes at Midnight and The Immortal Story. (NT) -- One of her co-stars in The Trial. Elsa Martinelli died earlier this year., Monday, July 31, 01:00:54pm She was on Time magaine's cover of Mar. 5, 1965 -- It's a pretty lame drawing, Monday, July 31, 04:22:07pm It was probably done rather quickly -- The artist was one of the busiest, most in-demand in the world., Tuesday, August 01, 08:40:40am Chimes at Midnight barely got released in the U.S. (NT) -- and it's now known as one of the best films of the 1960s!, Monday, July 31, 04:28:38pm Here is Moreau in The Great Catherine -- Tickling the hell out of Peter O'Toole, Tuesday, August 01, 05:47:40am Is it too much to ask for a new thread to be posted using the English language? (NT) -- I found the initial post to be a real turnoff. Sorry., Tuesday, August 01, 10:08:29am Jerome Golmard, world ranked French tennis player dies of Lou Gehrig's Disease He was 43 Tuesday, August 01, 08:12:19am 1 Happy Birthday! Director Mike Hodges (85) Actor Robert Fuller (84) Actor David Warner (76) Actress Roz Kelly (75) Actor Tony Sirico (75) (NT) Colt Tuesday, August 01, 03:48:51am 20 Actor Ryan Cutrona (68) Actress Leslie Easterbrook (68) Actor Mike Starr (67) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 28, 10:03:52pm I remember Hodges from Flash Gordon. (NT) -- -, Saturday, July 29, 06:58:46am Elizabeth Dole is 81, her husband Bob Dole turned 94 last week. (NT) -- -, Saturday, July 29, 07:00:38am Senator from Kansas and North Carolina... (NT) -- -, Saturday, July 29, 10:44:57am Bob Dole's first wife, Phyllis Holden, died Apr. 22, 2008 (NT) -- Their only child, daughter Robin, is 62, Saturday, July 29, 11:26:58am I never knew he was married before! (NT) -- Thanks for that!, Saturday, July 29, 11:33:05am Ken Burns(The Civil War) is 64 today. (NT) -- He also wrote shows on Vietnam and WWI, Saturday, July 29, 02:07:33pm Ken Burns didn't write anything. He's a director (NT) -- And it was World War 2 that his piece was on. And his 'Vietnam' doc hasn't been released yet., Sunday, July 30, 11:43:32am Well, somebody tell IMDB and the award committees of numerous organizations who nominated AND honored Ken Burns for his Television screenwriting over the years. Most recently for his award-winning doc "The Central Park Five" (2012)! ... -- Link, Monday, July 31, 12:17:07am All of the spoken content is from interviewees or archival material (NT) -- He doesn't write content - he chooses it, Monday, July 31, 09:35:09am And the narrative of any documentary? lol (NT) -- You have no idea what you're talking about?, Monday, July 31, 09:43:16am Have you ever seen a Ken Burns film? There is no narration (NT) -- Only interviews and people reading archival material, Monday, July 31, 01:52:21pm You are wrong. Heck, he even has more Producer credits than Director credits. (NT) -- He's definitely a writer, pal., Monday, July 31, 02:42:15pm LOL....tell that to actor Keith David or Peter Coyote who narrated 20HOUR Burns JAZZ documentary, and Burns' THE ROOSEVELTS! David & Coyote narrated BOTH! ... -- Quit while you're behind ignorant troll. lol, Monday, July 31, 11:35:42pm Aaaannnd David McCullough, who narrated The Civil War.... (NT) -- Darren, Tuesday, August 01, 03:48:51am David Niven died today in 1983 at age 73. (NT) -- His death was one of the earliest "breaking news" death reports on TV I remember., Saturday, July 29, 03:40:37pm Other birthdays, July 29! -- -, Saturday, July 29, 07:31:06pm "Reckless" -- by Martina McBride, Saturday, July 29, 07:48:16pm Raymond Massey the same day as Niven! -- vintagemike, Monday, July 31, 11:39:04pm Anton Vratusa 1915 2017 Slovenian veteran politician. Fredrik Andersson Tuesday, August 01, 03:22:16am 1 Pamela Engel, film distributor Dead at 82 Tuesday, August 01, 02:46:16am 1 Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Emilience Waquet, Football's (Mexico) Ignacio Trellesis 100, Photographer Stefan Arczynski is 100, Politician Vicente Almeida d'Eca is 99, Editor Frank Giles is 98, Lawyer Robert M. Montgenthau is 98 (NT) jlp Monday, July 31, 04:20:42pm 8 , Actress Franca Valeri is 97, Composer Walter Arlen is 97, WW2 Military Figure Donald Malarkey is 96, Writer Peter Nichols is 90, Writer Cecilia Mangini is 90, Writer Konstantin Grigoriev is 90, Actor Don Murray turns 88. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, July 31, 04:41:43am Guitarist Kenny Burrell is 86 today -- Other birthdays, July 31-, Monday, July 31, 11:36:25am Happy Birthday! Actor Don Murray (88) Actor Sab Shimono (80) Actress Susan Flannery (78) Actor Barry Van Dyke (66) Actor Alan Autry (65). (NT) -- Colt, Monday, July 31, 12:29:43pm Singer, actress Carmel Quinn is 92, writer Lynne Reid Banks is 88, athlete José Santamaría is 88, tennis player, coach Nick Bollettieri is 86, philosopher John Searle is 85, writer Cees Nooteboom is 84, actor Yvon Deschamps is 82 (NT) -- ., Monday, July 31, 01:59:21pm "Midnight Blue" -- Kenny Burrell, Monday, July 31, 04:17:42pm "Me And You And a Dog Named Boo" -- Lobo, Monday, July 31, 04:18:56pm "So Alive" -- Love And Rockets, Monday, July 31, 04:20:42pm Archive: Joseph E. Levine, July 31, 1987 Film producer Monday, July 31, 02:03:46pm 2 Joseph E. Levine accepts the Oscar for "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow", 1965 -- Link, Monday, July 31, 02:03:46pm Florida woman gives birth to fraternal twins, the same day of the funeral of her boyfriend (father of the babies), who was killed 2 weeks earlier. The new mother then dies from infection caused by her cesarean section! ... theChronicler Monday, July 31, 11:20:06am 2 Sad story. The family's GoFundMe page has already surpassed their $100,000 goal. (NT) -- ., Monday, July 31, 11:20:06am Dave Grayson, former NFL player for Kansas City and Oakland Dies at 78 Monday, July 31, 07:17:52am 1 Happy Birthday! Singer Christine McGuire (91) Producer Sid Krofft (88) Actor Edd Byrnes (84) Actor Michael Bell (79) Director Peter Bogdanovich (78) Singer Paul Anka (76) (NT) Colt Monday, July 31, 04:49:44am 10 Actor William Atherton (70) Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger (70) Actor Jean Reno (69) Actor Carel Struycken (69) Actor Frank Stallone (67) (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, July 29, 10:19:46pm Happy 100th Birthday! Director Nari Ghadiali, Football's (Australian) Keith Rae is 100, Author Berniece Baker Miracle is 98, Pathologist Stephen Sternberg is 97, Businessman Henry Bloch is 95, Writer William H. Gass is 03, Singer Christine McGuire is 91, Actor Viktor Lorents turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, July 30, 04:27:17am Berniece Baker is half sister to late Marilyn Monroe! (NT) -- FYI, Sunday, July 30, 04:28:41am Forgot all about Berniece Baker...Wow 98! (NT) -- (NT), Sunday, July 30, 05:18:14am Guitarist Buddy Guy is 81 today -- Other birthdays, July 30-, Sunday, July 30, 11:37:08am Politician William G. Davis is 88, writer Thomas Sowell is 87, writer Dominique Lapierre is 86, ex- baseball commissioner Bud Selig is 83, Spanish royal Infanta Pilar is 81, Judge Dale R. Cathell is 80 (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 30, 12:09:26pm "Like I Love You" -- Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, Sunday, July 30, 01:28:57pm "Diana" -- Paul Anka, Sunday, July 30, 01:30:54pm Reality Show Star, Jake Roberts (Ken McNabb Horsemanship) Turned 26 (NT) -- David S., Monday, July 31, 04:49:44am TV HEADS-UP: Mon. July 31st ~TCM rebroadcasting AFI (American Film Institute) Lifetime Achievement Award to actress Diane Keaton! ... The AFI honors will air THREE times tonight! Monday, July 31, 02:28:58am 1 Archive: Tom Snyder, July 29, 2007 Talk show host Sunday, July 30, 08:50:08pm 4 Probably the last guy to smoke on TV (except maybe for Morton Downey, Jr) -- Pic, Sunday, July 30, 12:11:46pm Snyder gave some of the most compelling interviews on TV; notably Gloria Vanderbilt, or the series of sit-downs Robert Blake or Sterling Hayden. ... -- Classic TV, Sunday, July 30, 06:23:52pm TS was a really good interviewer. He rocked 😉 (NT) -- Z, Sunday, July 30, 08:50:08pm Margaret Dowarka, Supercentenarian Dead at 115 Sunday, July 30, 08:39:33pm 6 Only one more verified person alive now from the year 1902 (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 30, 05:57:14pm I don't believe she was a verified and validated supercentenarian. (NT) -- But her family claims a 1902 year of birth, Sunday, July 30, 06:08:54pm She looked every year of her 115 though (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, July 30, 08:17:28pm But there are still two still alive who were born in 1900 and two from 1901. (NT) -- egee33, Sunday, July 30, 08:32:01pm He said 1902, not 1900 or 1901... (NT) -- ?, Sunday, July 30, 08:39:33pm William Galloway, Member of the Harptones Dead at 84 Sunday, July 30, 04:03:17pm 4 "Mambo Boogie" -- The Harptones, Friday, July 28, 07:13:02pm surviving members are lead singer Willie Winfield is 87. 2nd tenore William "Dempsey" james -- Is also alive. Original 1st tenor Claudie "Nicky" Clark died in 1978. Age 43., Saturday, July 29, 05:42:51pm The Harptones never had a top forty pop hit, or a record on the US Billboard R&B chart, but are among the most revered of Doo Wop groups (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 30, 04:03:17pm Archive: Joe Shuster, July 30, 1992 Co- creator of 'Superman" Sunday, July 30, 12:48:49pm 1 Archive: Harold Sakata, July 29, 1982 "Oddjob" Sunday, July 30, 12:15:08pm 2 The last film JFK ever saw was "From Russia With Love", on Nov. 20, 1963. The next day, he left for Texas -- But, at the end of "FRWL" there was this- "See James Bond in his next film, "Goldfinger", Sunday, July 30, 12:15:08pm Lee May, Baseball player (Reds, Astros, Orioles, Royals) Dead at 74 Sunday, July 30, 12:10:14pm 2 Baseball card -- Link, Sunday, July 30, 12:10:14pm Happy 99th Birthday! Singer Frank Miller, Artist Bettina Shaw-Lawrence is 96, Politician Raymond D. Dzendel is 96, Historian Babasaheb Purandare is 95, Hockey's Ted Lindsay is 92, Songwriter Mikis Theodorakis is 92, Writer Mario Fanvcchi turns 90. (NT) jlp Sunday, July 30, 12:04:06pm 13 Dancer Paul Taylor is 87, Actor Robert Fuller is 84, Senator Elizabeth Dole is 81, Actress Roz Kelly is 74, Filmmaker Ken Burns is 64, (NT) -- Singer Geddy Lee is 64, Child Star Rodney Allen Rippy is 49, Saturday, July 29, 06:59:40am Frank Miller is original member of "The Easy Riders". (NT) -- (NT), Saturday, July 29, 09:23:45am "Marianne" (1956) -- Frank, Saturday, July 29, 09:26:02am Original hit version -- Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders, Saturday, July 29, 10:24:57pm Gilkyson left the group in the early 1960s to work for Disney studios and wrote the Oscar-nominated "The Bear Necessities" for Disney's The Jungle Book. (NT) -- Frank, Saturday, July 29, 11:23:03am Other birthdays, July 29- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, July 29, 11:28:59am Choreographer Paul Taylor is 87, musician Kjell Karlsen is 86, diplomat Leslie Fielding is 85, ex- US Sen. Nancy Kassebaum is 85, singer Randy Sparks is 84, singer Peter Schreier is 82, Nobel awarded economist Daniel McFadden is 80 (NT) -- ,, Saturday, July 29, 04:26:34pm Crazy By Gnarls Barkley (Danger Mouse with Cee Lo Green) -- David S., Saturday, July 29, 06:42:24pm "in Your Letter" -- REO Speedwagon, Saturday, July 29, 07:46:08pm "Reckless" -- Martina McBride, Saturday, July 29, 02:00:20pm "Just Got Started Lovin' You" (NT) -- James Otto, Saturday, July 29, 03:26:53pm . (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 30, 12:04:06pm Lois Laurel Hawes, Daughter of Stan Laurel, Dies at 89 Hollywood Reporter Saturday, July 29, 02:26:33pm 6 Comes just weeks after Groucho Marx's daughter dies (NT) -- Miriam Marx was 90, Saturday, July 29, 10:21:24am Her husband, actor Rand Brooks ("Gone With the Wind") died on Sept. 1, 2003, at 84 (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 29, 11:21:04am Lois Laurel visits dad Stan on the set of "The Bullfighters" (1945) -- Link to pic, Saturday, July 29, 11:33:39am Professor Irwin Corey would have been 103 today (NT) -- Kat., Saturday, July 29, 11:40:00am Being interviewed on British Television in the 90s.. -- Sherlock, Saturday, July 29, 02:26:33pm Costume Designer Yvonne Bronowicz Delu Dies at 81 Saturday, July 29, 01:23:10pm 2 IMDb -- -, Saturday, July 29, 01:23:10pm Stan Hart, Writer for Mad magazine Has died Saturday, July 29, 12:36:11pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Saturday, July 29, 12:36:11pm Healthwatch: Palestinian Pres. Mahmoud Abbas Hospitalized, "exhaustion" Saturday, July 29, 11:46:04am 1 TaiChin Preyor, Executed Texas Saturday, July 29, 11:43:00am 1 Joyce Layne, Rock band manager, radio voice talent (cool obit) Dead at 85 Saturday, July 29, 11:31:26am 1 Guitarist Billy Joe Walker Jr. Dead at 65 Saturday, July 29, 11:23:46am 3 "That's Why I Fell In Love With You" (NT) -- By Billy Joe Walker Jr., Saturday, July 29, 07:02:39am Mo' info- -- Link, Saturday, July 29, 11:23:46am D.L. Menard, the 'Cajun Hank Williams' Dead at 85 Saturday, July 29, 11:22:49am 2 "The Back Door" -- D.L. Menard, Saturday, July 29, 11:22:49am Photo Editor John G. Morris Dies at 100 Saturday, July 29, 11:01:21am 3 IMDb -- -, Friday, July 28, 01:16:08pm An impressive story. (NT) -- -, Saturday, July 29, 11:01:21am Neuroscientist Marian Diamond Dies at 90 Saturday, July 29, 06:53:49am 1 Rob Anker, "Britain's Got Talent" winner, killed in car crash in Canada He was 27 Saturday, July 29, 04:38:21am 2 My girlfriend's daughter knew him (NT) -- From his Romford days..., Saturday, July 29, 04:38:21am Kyara, last killer whale born in SeaWorld captivity Dies at 3 months Saturday, July 29, 02:24:36am 2 I told you kids NOT to tap on the glass! (NT) -- Dad, Saturday, July 29, 02:24:36am Graffiti Artist Cool "Disco" Dan Dies at 47 Saturday, July 29, 12:02:22am 1 Indian Actor, Inder Kumar Dead at 43 Saturday, July 29, 12:00:28am 1 John G. Morris, Photo Editor for Life, Ladies Home Journal and New York Times Dies at 100 Friday, July 28, 11:58:37pm 1 Actress Patti Deutsch Ross Dies at 73 Friday, July 28, 07:06:40pm 20 IMDb -- Link, Friday, July 28, 05:27:38am Sorry, thought I included the link. -- Here it is., Friday, July 28, 05:29:43am Here she is in "Mr. Mom" -- Sharon, Friday, July 28, 07:50:35am No noat Patti Deutsch from Match Game? Wiki says born 1945 (NT) -- TOBY, Friday, July 28, 06:24:08am I'll believe the obit before Wiki as far as the birth year is concerned. (NT) -- Probably a family-placed obit, no reason for them to lie., Friday, July 28, 06:28:29am Oh wow, she was on Match Game and Tattletales with her husband. Very funny lady. Reruns are seen now on BUZZR channel. (NT) -- RIP funny lady., Friday, July 28, 06:58:39am Wiki now says she was born in 1943 (NT) -- ,, Friday, July 28, 11:29:46am Another prominent voice artist--how many are left from previous generations? (NT) -- Offhand, I can think of only Bradley Bolke and Larry Storch., Friday, July 28, 08:03:22am Those 1970's Match Game panels are nearing 100 percent deceased (NT) -- Fannie Flagg and Joyce Bulifant will probably keep that from happening for a while, Friday, July 28, 11:06:00am I watched one the other day. I had forgotten Mary Ann Mobley had passed. Marcia Wallace was #6. Orson Bean was in the #1 spot (NT) -- Losing all those great funny people., Friday, July 28, 11:55:44am When did Orson Bean pass away? (NT) -- I heard he just had a birthday a while ago, Friday, July 28, 01:15:18pm Orson is still with us, (NT) -- Scitea, Friday, July 28, 07:06:40pm Found a Match Game '76 with all dead: Nipsey Russell, C. Nelson Riley, B. Somers, Dr. Joyce Brothers, R. Dawson, & Deutsch -- Link to list of all episodes, Friday, July 28, 12:18:44pm Sad to read this. I too, loved her on 1970s gameshows! ... -- PHOTOS, Friday, July 28, 10:56:22am Here's a shampoo commercial she did in the '70's -- Link, Friday, July 28, 11:23:33am Hollywood Reporter Obit -- ., Friday, July 28, 12:29:47pm What does the last line of her obituary mean? A celebration of Patti's life is planned, a 30 second spot and a 60 second spot. (NT) -- Is that a joke because she only had bit parts?, Friday, July 28, 01:00:11pm I'm pretty sure it refers to her work in over 500 television commercials, since they're usually 30 or 60 seconds spots. (NT) -- Buddy, Friday, July 28, 01:30:56pm Ok, got it. I didn't realize she did commercials. (NT) -- ., Friday, July 28, 03:38:31pm Archive: Eugene Roche, July 28, 2004 Character Actor Friday, July 28, 04:34:15pm 2 Had 9 kids, 3 of whom are actors (NT) -- ., Friday, July 28, 04:34:15pm Happy 114th Birthday! Supercentenarian Honorine Rondello, Author Helena Dunicz-Niwinska is 102, Actress Janine Vienot is 98, Geologist David McCurdy Baird is 97, Politician Ella Tengbom-Velander is 96, '52 Olympic Athlete Ernst von Gunten is 96, Writer John Ashbery turns 90. (NT) jlp Friday, July 28, 04:27:37pm 5 Happy Birthday! Actor Darryl Hickman (86) Actor Charles Cyphers (78) Actress Frances Lee McCain (73) Actress Sally Struthers (70) Actress Georgia Engel (69). (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 28, 04:42:00am Other birthdays, July 28- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, July 28, 11:26:54am Writer Shirley Ann Grau is 88, writer Alan Brownjohn is 86, choreographer Jacques d'Amboise is 83, historian Neil McKendrick is 82, football player Russ Jackson is 81, athlete Garfield Sobers is 81, filmmaker Francis Veber is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 28, 12:26:21pm "Sunshine" -- Jonathan Edwards, Friday, July 28, 04:27:37pm Former Dallas Cowboys player Robert Newhouse has died. He was 64. Obit link inside. Friday, July 28, 01:14:30pm 3 You're a little late. (NT) -- He died in 2014, Friday, July 28, 12:41:56pm Sorry guys, this popped up on my facebook feed. (NT) -- I didn't know he died in 2014. Please delete., Friday, July 28, 01:14:30pm Actor Al Nalbandian Dies at 95 Friday, July 28, 12:22:03pm 5 IMDb -- Link, Saturday, May 13, 07:38:23pm Imdb says he played "Hank" in "American Graffiti" (NT) -- Anyone know who that was?, Sunday, May 14, 11:07:38am Pic -- Link, Sunday, May 14, 06:00:47pm Hank in American Graffiti -- Geoff Quinn, Friday, July 28, 12:22:03pm Charlie Gard, Baby at center of life support legal battle Has died Friday, July 28, 12:19:14pm 2 RIP Baby Charlie. (NT) -- guitargirl, Friday, July 28, 12:19:14pm Actor & Musician John Dalby Dies at 88 Friday, July 28, 11:19:02am 3 IMDb -- -, Friday, July 28, 08:38:20am Pic -- Link, Friday, July 28, 11:19:02am Voice Actress June Foray Dies at 99 Friday, July 28, 11:15:32am 26 IMDb -- -, Wednesday, July 26, 09:01:57pm Link dosen't work (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 26, 09:13:21pm If you search her name on Twitter, dozens of RIP messages pop up -- here are some:, Wednesday, July 26, 09:16:22pm She was SO close to turning 100 in September. (NT) -- So sad. RIP June!, Wednesday, July 26, 09:18:54pm That link didn't work. (NT) -- Started a thread with one that did., Wednesday, July 26, 09:20:16pm It appears that she was active until very recently. She made several appearances in 2016. (NT) -- -, Wednesday, July 26, 09:23:14pm Confirmed - June Foray dies at 99 -- -, Wednesday, July 26, 09:49:24pm CONFIRMED ... -- Variety.com, Thursday, July 27, 02:21:32am I met June Foray at an autograph show some years back. She did some vocal impressions for me. Very sweet lady. RIP. (NT) -- egee33, Thursday, July 27, 04:10:24am Obituary - Hollywood Reporter -- Fredrik Andersson, Thursday, July 27, 06:02:08am I lived near her childhood home -- Firefighter Fred, Thursday, July 27, 07:41:52am June Foray discusess voicing "Talky Tina" on "The Twilight Zone" -- Video link, Thursday, July 27, 08:12:27am Marsha Hunt is now the oldest living Twilight Zone actress. Hopefully will be turning 100 in October. (NT) -- Rod, Thursday, July 27, 10:02:37am Marsha Hunt must be the oldest living Murder, She Wrote alumni as well. (NT) -- Mrs. Fletcher, Thursday, July 27, 10:16:26am Norman Lloyd is the current oldest living Murder, She Wrote actor. Marsh is most likely 2nd oldest. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 10:25:13am No - Connie Sawyer is oldest MSW alum. She appeared in two episodes. -- and is 104., Thursday, July 27, 10:37:15am Oh, I forgot about Connie. Thanks. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 11:03:03am Besides the "Talky Tina" episode of TZ, she dubbed the little girl's voice in "The Bewitchin' Pool", one of the worst TZ episodes ever (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 12:43:04pm Jokey Smurf In The Smurfs TV Cartoon, Worked Alongside Of The Late Jonathan Winters (Grandpa Smurf) (NT) -- David S., Thursday, July 27, 09:58:50am June's sister, Geraldine, died in May at 92 -- Obituary, Thursday, July 27, 11:55:50am Apparently she had several family losses in recent months and weeks. I think a brother-in-law died recently too. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 11:59:13am I was just thinking about her today, how she wpould soon be turning 100 (NT) -- sad, Thursday, July 27, 12:35:07pm Chuck Jones is reported to have said, "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc, Mel Blanc was the male June Foray." (NT) -- !, Thursday, July 27, 12:52:50pm CBS Evening News did a nice piece on her -- Video Link, Thursday, July 27, 06:57:43pm Sadly, NBC News didn't report her death at all! (NT) -- !, Friday, July 28, 11:15:32am Leonard Landy - "Our Gang:" actor Dead at 84 Friday, July 28, 11:13:54am 2 He's today's picture (NT) -- /, Friday, July 28, 11:13:54am Archive: James Mason, July 27, 1984 Actor Friday, July 28, 11:12:35am 2 One of Martin Landau's earliest film roles was playing Mason's flunky "Leonard" in "North By Northwest" (1959) (NT) -- ., Friday, July 28, 11:12:35am Marty Sklar, pioneering Walt Disney imagineer Dies at 83 Friday, July 28, 09:43:38am 1 Actor, Singer & Composer Clement Moorman Dies at 101 Friday, July 28, 08:33:04am 3 IMDb -- -, Thursday, July 27, 01:55:35pm Another interesting read. (NT) -- Thanks for posting., Friday, July 28, 08:33:04am Willie Payne, Nigerian actor Dead at 94 Friday, July 28, 05:52:40am 1 Author and Film Historian Ruth Prigozy, Dies At 87 Der Bingle Friday, July 28, 04:43:19am 2 More On Her -- Der Bingle, Friday, July 28, 04:43:19am Archive: Vic Morrow, July 23, 1982 Actor Friday, July 28, 04:40:10am 13 wow, 35 years now! Oh my! ... -- I recall like it was yesterday!, Monday, July 24, 02:18:35pm Video still chilling -- Der Bingle, Tuesday, July 25, 04:33:14pm Wasn't it just an accident? (NT) -- People have been killed on movie sets before, Tuesday, July 25, 11:14:47pm No. It was pure negligence by the filmmakers. Director John Landis had children (6&7) year olds working (after hours) in highly dangerous circumstances, with disregard to pyrotechnics used in dangerously low helicopter scenes. ... -- Link ..., Tuesday, July 25, 11:30:24pm It was indeed an accident. A sad story for all involved. (NT) -- But certainly not negligent., Wednesday, July 26, 10:10:25am "Accident" indicates UNforseen circumstances. The filmmakers were RECKLESS with their decision to use pyrotechnics just yards from hovering copter blades -AND with ACTORS (and under age) just 30ft below it all! Ain't rocket science. Landis and all should have seen jail time. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 26, 02:02:26pm I also agree that it was an accident. Don't get me wrong, it was a horrible tragedy that shouldn't have happened. (NT) -- It just doesn't rise to the level of negligence, IMO., Wednesday, July 26, 02:44:40pm I agree -- Der Bingle, Thursday, July 27, 06:42:08pm Actually, it was a little girl, and a little boy. ... -- Renee Shin-Yi Chen, 6, and Myca Dinh Le, 7, Friday, July 28, 04:20:42am Sadly, little Renee's mother died 5 years ago, 30 years after losing her daughter. -- Mrs. Shyan-Huei Chen was only 58, when she died in 2012., Friday, July 28, 04:40:10am Three weeks after the accident 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' was released (NT) -- starring his daughter Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuesday, July 25, 11:56:47pm Leigh's mother Barbara Turner died last year (NT) -- Tony, Wednesday, July 26, 10:01:19am singer Michael Johnson dead Bluer Than Blue Thursday, July 27, 06:21:07pm 4 Sad news. I'm bluer than blue, sadder than sad, to read this. -Here's "Bluer Than Blue" ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 26, 05:26:50pm My musician cousin posted this on facebook page. He worked with him when he did show with Jerry Reed. (NT) -- RIP, Thursday, July 27, 09:17:42am 'Bluer Than Blue' Singer Michael Johnson Dies at 72 (Billboard Magazine obit) -- Russ, Thursday, July 27, 06:21:07pm Guillermina Muńiz, Mother of singer Marc Anthony, formerly mother- in- law to Jennifer Lopez has died Thursday, July 27, 03:35:38pm 1 Happy Birthday! Writer Norman Lear (95) Actor Jerry Van Dyke (86) Actor Lanny Flaherty (75) Actor John Pleshette (75) (NT) Colt Thursday, July 27, 03:34:49pm 7 Actress Gwynne Gilford (71) Actress Lenore Kasdorf (69) Actress Roxanne Hart (65) (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 26, 10:25:31pm Norman Lear keeps going and going! (NT) -- He joins the "95 Club" with Carl Reiner & Betty White, Thursday, July 27, 07:48:43am Also Bill Macy, Doris Day, Monty Hall (NT) -- -, Thursday, July 27, 09:56:35am Marty Allen is another. (NT) -- -, Thursday, July 27, 03:34:49pm I remember a few years back Jerry Van Dyke was sick, but I guess he's still limping along? -- here's a recent picture., Thursday, July 27, 09:19:30am Jerry's daughter Kelly hanged herself in 1991, at the age of 33 (NT) -- She was married to actor Jack Nance ("Eraserhead"), Thursday, July 27, 12:40:15pm Archive: William Wyler, July 27, 1981 Director, producer, writer Thursday, July 27, 03:32:17pm 1 Happy 100th Birthday! Editor Elle Hongisto, Composer Jonathan Sternberg is 98, Translator/Professor Howard Hibbett is 97, Artist Mary Abbott is 96, Producer Norman Lear is 95, Actor Henry O. is 90, Actress Laya Raki is 90, Actor Will Jordan is 90, Actress Adelaide Joao turns 90. (NT) jlp Thursday, July 27, 03:27:49pm 6 Singer Maureen McGovern is 68! (NT) -- (NT), Thursday, July 27, 08:42:08am The Morning After -- (NT), Thursday, July 27, 09:44:48am Other birthdays, July 27- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, July 27, 12:37:46pm Will Jordan, 90 today, is best remembered for his uncanny impersonations of Ed Sullivan! (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 03:22:49pm Pilot Joseph Kittinger is 89, writer Jack Higgins is 88, composer Marc Wilkinson is 88, TV producer Joy Whitby is 87, politician Shirley Williams is 87, basketball player Forest Able is 85, athlete Billy McCullough is 82, actress Anna Dawson is 80 (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 27, 03:27:49pm Actor Eddie Kafafian Dies at 90 Thursday, July 27, 02:11:37pm 3 IMDb -- -, Thursday, July 27, 01:48:24pm Interesting guy (NT) -- Rip, Thursday, July 27, 02:11:37pm Ronald Phillips,Executed for rape, murder of a toddler in 1993 Ohio Thursday, July 27, 12:50:58pm 1 Thomas Fleming, Historian, biographer (bios of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin) Dead at 90 Thursday, July 27, 12:49:29pm 1 U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivor Mel Jacob dies at 91 20/317 Survivors Remain Thursday, July 27, 12:48:34pm 5 You know what time it is! ... -- Quint, Tuesday, July 25, 08:50:52pm Shaw should have won an Oscar for that. Talk about mesmerizing (NT) -- !, Wednesday, July 26, 11:19:28am He truly was a dynamic performer. Any and everyting he did, he put 100% From "A Man for All Seasons" to "Young Winston" to "Jaws" to "The Deep" to "Taking of Pelham 1-2-3"! He was gr8! -Here's Dreyfus' emotional meeting of Shaw's granddaughter recently! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 26, 01:58:03pm Godspeed hero -- Chuck, Thursday, July 27, 12:48:34pm Lyle Smith, Former Boise State Head Football Coach, And Father Of Boise State Football, Dead at 101 David S. Thursday, July 27, 10:41:48am 1 One dead, and seven injured (some critically) in horrific accident at the opening day of the Ohio State Fair ... ...on the Fireball ride. Thursday, July 27, 02:18:16am 1 Si! Lorna Gray would been 100 today (NT) actress died few months ago Wednesday, July 26, 07:37:55pm 4 Adrian Booth (Lorna Gray) -- vintagemike, Wednesday, July 26, 12:54:59pm As usual, AWESOME info & PHOTOS! Thanx MIke! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 26, 01:49:49pm LOL Love the pic of you and her- thats awesome! (NT) -- Darren, Wednesday, July 26, 07:37:55pm John Purser, Drummer for Aussie rocker Johnny O' Keefe Dead at 83 Wednesday, July 26, 04:40:49pm 2 "Wild One"- Johnny O' Keefe -- Later covered by Jerry Allison of the Crickets & Iggy Pop, Wednesday, July 26, 04:40:49pm Margo Chase, Graphic designer for TV shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" & for albums for Madonna & Prince, killed in plane crash She was 59 Wednesday, July 26, 04:30:26pm 1 Archive: Mary Wells, July 26, 1992 Singer Wednesday, July 26, 01:51:09pm 3 "My Guy" -- Mary Wells, Wednesday, July 26, 12:50:54pm I went to the services 25 years ago. She'd been through a LOT! -Seems like yeterday! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 26, 01:51:09pm Happy Birthday! Actor Theodore Lehmann (95) Actor Robert Colbert (86) Actor Kathryn Hays (84) Director Peter Hyams (74) Singer Mick Jagger (74) (NT) Colt Wednesday, July 26, 12:29:41pm 8 Actress Celeste Yarnall (73) Actress Linda Harrison (72) Actress Helen Mirren (72) Actress Susan George (67) (NT) -- Colt, Tuesday, July 25, 10:02:21pm "Mother's Little Helper" - Rolling Stones (Link) -- What a drag it is getting old., Tuesday, July 25, 10:12:10pm Happy 98th Birthday! Scientist James Lovelock, Astronomer Lubos Perek is 98, Politician Dorothy M. Kellogg is 97, Politician Carl Miville-Seiler is 96, Former CIA Agent James McCord is 93, Professor Richard Maxwell Brown is 90, (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, July 26, 04:30:23am Composer Arnold Maury is 90,'76 Olympic Athlete Dorothy Hamill turns 61. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, July 26, 04:30:51am Other birthdays, July 26- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, July 26, 11:25:20am Mick Jagger, 74 today, has a great- grandchild OLDER than his latest son! (NT) -- !, Wednesday, July 26, 11:29:22am Photographer Elliott Erwitt is 89, politician Sally Oppenheim-Barnes is 89, Jackson family patriarch Joe Jackson is 88, politician Marc Lalonde is 88, actress Barbara Jefford is 87, actress Kathryn Hays is 84, football player Tommy McDonald is 83, businesswoman Charlotte Beers is 82 (NT) -- athlete Lawrie McMenemy is 81, Wednesday, July 26, 12:29:41pm Billy Joe Walker Jr., Nashville producer, musician and songwriter Dies at 64 Wednesday, July 26, 11:27:44am 2 "I Can Fly" -- Billy Joe Walker Jr., Wednesday, July 26, 11:27:44am Producer Joe South Dies at 76 Wednesday, July 26, 11:23:34am 3 IMDb -- -, Wednesday, July 26, 08:29:16am Singer Joe South ("The Games People Play") died Sept. 5, 2012, at 72 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 26, 11:23:34am Aleshia Brevard, transgender pioneer, drag queen & actress. Dies at 79 Wednesday, July 26, 11:21:36am 3 IMDb -- Link, Tuesday, July 25, 10:31:57pm Pic (You'd never know she started out as a man!) -- Link, Wednesday, July 26, 11:21:36am 1936 Olympic Athlete Margret Bergman Lambert 1913-2017 Dies at 103 Wednesday, July 26, 03:12:24am 3 The Nazis barred her from the 1936 Olympics because she was Jewish. In 1999 the stadium in Germany from which she was barred was renamed for her. (NT) -- egee33, Tuesday, July 25, 04:29:00pm Bergmann was born in 1914 not 1913! Just read the NYT obituary... (NT) -- Fredrik Andersson, Wednesday, July 26, 03:12:24am Dr G Yunupingu, Australian singer Dead at 46 Wednesday, July 26, 02:49:55am 1 ARCHIVE: July 25, 2006 ~Carl Brashear, U.S.Naval Officer and the famed WWII diver, the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, whose life was depicted in a 2000 biofilm, MEN OF HONOR, portrayed by actor Cuba Gooding Jr., dies at 75. ... Bio & PHOTOS Tuesday, July 25, 08:52:30pm 2 Gotta love that epitaph! (NT) -- Quite a naval figure., Tuesday, July 25, 08:52:30pm Deborah Watling, actress Dead at 69 Tuesday, July 25, 08:47:18pm 7 Full Article -- Link, Friday, July 21, 08:57:31am Certainly a lot of Doctor Who related deaths recently. (NT) -- I guess it should be expected after the longevity of the series., Friday, July 21, 10:14:33am Imdb -- Link, Friday, July 21, 11:21:54am I have the BBC version of Alice in Wonderland from the 60's on DVD. (NT) -- In the special feature feature section was a program about Lewis Carroll and Alice Liddell. She played Alice Liddell., Friday, July 21, 12:57:56pm Played "The Invisible Man"'s little niece in British TV series of the '50s which was also broadcast in U.S. -- obitchecker, Tuesday, July 25, 08:25:36pm The many faces of former UK child actress Deborah Watling of the 1960s ... -- PHOTOS, Tuesday, July 25, 08:47:18pm Happy Birthday! Actor John Aniston (84) Actress Ruth Buzzi (81) Actor Mark Goddard (81) Actor Dan Hedaya (77) Actor Chris Sarandon (75) (NT) Colt Tuesday, July 25, 06:25:18pm 13 Comedian Gallagher (71) Actor Robert Hays (70) Actor Michael Richards (68) Director James Glickenhaus (67) Actress Lynda Carter (66) (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, July 23, 10:04:16pm Happy 100th Birthday! Mathematician Clarence F. Stephens, Jenna Louise Welch (Mother of Laura Bush) is 98, Diplomat Tamar Eshel is 97, Singer/Actor Bernard Ladysz id 95, Actress Miiko Taka is 92 (NT) -- jlp, Monday, July 24, 04:57:16am Is Jenna Welch the second-longest lived mother of a First Lady? (NT) -- I know Nancy Regan's mother, Edith, died at 99, Tuesday, July 25, 02:05:24am Rosalynn Carter's mother died in 2000, at 94. -- Link..., Tuesday, July 25, 06:25:18pm , Olympic Athlete Hans Gunter Winkler is 91, Actress Claude Sarraute is 90, Actress Anny Felbermayer is 90, Assistant Director Ole Mynster turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, July 24, 04:58:00am Other birthdays, July 24- -- Happy birthdays!, Monday, July 24, 11:30:57am Anthropologist Aris Poulianos is 93, painter Alex Katz is 90, filmmaker Ermanno Olmi is 86, astronomer Gustav Andreas Tammann is 85, golfer Doug Sanders is 84, writer Aaron Elkins is 82, cartoonist Pat Oliphant is 82, painter Mel Ramos is 82, architect Quinlan Terry is 80 (NT) -- ., Monday, July 24, 11:49:51am California woman marks her 111th birthday -- Link, Monday, July 24, 06:55:11pm She looks thrilled! (NT) -- -, Monday, July 24, 07:26:38pm Oy! You're right. (NT) -- BTW, who the hell wants to live that long??, Monday, July 24, 11:56:40pm Seriously...Who the eff would ever want to live that long? (NT) -- I'm figuring 70 at the outside and I better be dead!, Tuesday, July 25, 05:50:25pm 70? ...You must be a millennial, or don't have much 'quality of life' today. (NT) -- Lighten up, Francis., Tuesday, July 25, 05:58:37pm Archive: Ben Hogan, July 25, 1997 ... Famed Golfer Tuesday, July 25, 03:52:04pm 4 The famed Ben Hogan swing, that made the famed pro golfer the best. ... -- VIDEO, Tuesday, July 25, 01:57:51pm My grandfather caddied with both Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson when they were teenagers growing up in Fort Worth TX at the Glen Garden Country Club. (NT) -- A long time ago, Tuesday, July 25, 02:41:45pm He appeared in the Dean Martin- Jerry Lewis film "The Caddy" (1953) along with other great golfers like Sam Snead & Byron Nelson (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 25, 03:52:04pm Archive: Gianni Versace, July, 1997 Fashion designer Tuesday, July 25, 02:40:53pm 3 I stayed at the hotel across the street from the murder site, back in 2000. The blood stains still visible on the coral stoned steps in front of the fashion designer's Miami Beach mansion. (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 25, 02:00:48pm His mansion is street level which I found odd. Such a sad thing that happened to him (NT) -- 😦😦, Tuesday, July 25, 02:40:53pm Happy Birthday! Actress Annie Ross (87) Actor Ken Swofford (84) Actress Barbara Harris (82) (NT) Colt Tuesday, July 25, 01:46:55pm 12 You buried the lead, Annie Ross is one of last surviving members of Jazz vocal trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Jon Hendricks will be 96 in 6 weeks! -Annie was the best! ... -- Sadly Dave Lambert died of 50 years ago!, Tuesday, July 25, 03:18:42am Annie Ross briefly a member of Our Gang under the name Annabella Logan. (NT) -- Was the niece of singer actress Ella Logan., Tuesday, July 25, 11:53:15am In the Jazz world, Lambert, Hendricks & Ross were the best. -Just gr8! ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 25, 01:40:34pm Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Masazo Nonaka , Actress Yoko Fujita is 100, Actress Merete Skavlan turns 97. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, July 25, 03:43:31am Mr. Swofford was one of those hard-working character actors who got little recognition. -- He was in many TV westerns. In 1989, he was convicted of felony drunk driving & served time., Tuesday, July 25, 06:43:39am Other birthdays, July 25- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, July 25, 11:31:28am Writer Midge Decter is 90, politician Judd Buchanan is 88, politician Somnath Chatterjee is 88, sculptor James Butler is 86, astronaut Paul J. Weitz is 85, filmmaker Claude Zidi is 83, football coach John Robinson is 82, racer Gerry Ashmoreis 81, architect Glenn Murcutt is 81 (NT) -- Archaeologist Colin Renfrew is 80, Tuesday, July 25, 12:20:35pm "For Your Love" -- The Yardbirds, Tuesday, July 25, 12:39:25pm Annie Ross was wonderful in the Robert Altman movie "Short Cuts." She should have acted in movies more - she was very good. (NT) -- DannyR(Louisville), Tuesday, July 25, 12:49:47pm yeah she was Great in Basket Case 2 and 3 and she sings in part 3. Thats were I always knew her from (NT) -- Colt, Tuesday, July 25, 12:54:10pm Annie Ross performing TWISTED in Playboy's After Dark TV program (nearly 60 years ago)! ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 25, 01:46:55pm Archive: "Big Mama" Thornton, July 25, 1984 Singer Tuesday, July 25, 12:23:43pm 2 "Hound Dog" -- Big Mama Thornton, Tuesday, July 25, 12:23:43pm Healthwatch: Congressman Phil Roe (R, Tenn.) Prostate cancer Tuesday, July 25, 11:49:32am 1 Archive: Sherman Hemsley, 7/24/2012 (NT) Kat Tuesday, July 25, 03:43:31am 5 Link to obit -- ,, Monday, July 24, 04:08:40pm That same day, Chad Everett died. Can they be connected? -- You know they can!, Monday, July 24, 04:19:50pm To see a different side of Sherman: take the next eight minutes .... -- Ed Tracey, Monday, July 24, 04:31:35pm Always one of my favorite episodes! (NT) -- Darren, Tuesday, July 25, 03:43:31am Mervyn Rose 1930-2017 Australian tennis player. Fredrik Andersson Tuesday, July 25, 03:09:08am 1 Producer Hope Ryden Dies at 87 Monday, July 24, 06:16:34pm 2 IMDb -- -, Monday, July 24, 06:16:34pm Tony- and Emmy-Winning Broadway Choreographer Danny Daniels Dies at 92 Monday, July 24, 04:42:47pm 7 IBDb & IMDb -- Links, Monday, July 24, 04:10:39pm OK you beat me (NT) -- ., Monday, July 24, 04:15:00pm He was probably the last surviving actor from the Bing Crosby film "The Star Maker" (1939) (NT) -- ., Monday, July 24, 04:17:06pm Danny Daniels, Emmy & Tony winning choreographer, dancer, director. ... -- Dead at 92, Monday, July 24, 04:38:37pm A huge loss. (NT) -- ., Monday, July 24, 04:39:32pm Daryl Hickman Still Alive -- Der Bingle, Monday, July 24, 04:42:47pm Willie Townes, Football player (Cowboys, Saints, Giants) Dead at 74 Monday, July 24, 04:12:03pm 1 Mexican Actor Luis Gimeno Dies at 90 Monday, July 24, 03:44:37pm 2 IMDb -- -, Monday, July 24, 03:44:37pm Snooty, Worlds Oldest Manatee in captivity Dies at 69 Monday, July 24, 03:43:24pm 2 First Pudsey, then Stubby, now Snooty! When will it end. (NT) -- Always sad to see an animal die, Monday, July 24, 03:43:24pm Anne Dufourmantelle, French philosopher, drowns while attempting to rescue children She died July 21st Monday, July 24, 02:48:03pm 2 Since the children were ultimately recused by Lifeguards, her demise is really really sad. -- I'd say, Monday, July 24, 02:48:03pm Supercentenarian and oldest living man in the U.S. Clarence "Larry" Matthews Dies at 111 Monday, July 24, 11:42:14am 5 This makes Richard Overton the oldest man in the U.S. at 111 (NT) -- He and Clarence Matthews were born 10 days apart (May 1st & May 11th, 1906), Sunday, July 23, 11:09:06pm The current world's oldest person Violet Brown will become the 5th oldest validated person of all-time tomorrow. (NT) -- She will pass off Emma Morano who died earlier this year., Monday, July 24, 06:58:01am 2 of the 10 longest-lived people are currently alive (NT) -- 117 year old Violet Brown and Nabi Tajima, who turns 117 on August 4th., Monday, July 24, 09:22:50am Born in Oakland, Calif, only 2 weeks after the big SF earthquake (NT) -- ., Monday, July 24, 11:42:14am Archive: Peter Sellers, July 24, 1980 Actor Monday, July 24, 11:37:02am 1 Archive: Basil Rathbone, July, 1967 Actor Monday, July 24, 11:34:50am 1 Abby Nichole, Country singer, killed in car crash She was 25 Monday, July 24, 10:19:02am 4 Pics here- -- Link, Sunday, July 23, 04:07:51pm Last name Nicole (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 23, 04:08:27pm Died of injuries received while driving a UTV. (NT) -- (Utility Task Vehicle)., Monday, July 24, 10:19:02am Happy 100th Birthday! Vice Admiral Donald L. Curtis, WW2 Military Figure Joseph McDivitt is 100, Actress Joanna Douglas is 100, Environmentalist L. Martin Griffin Jr. is 97, Theologian Samuel Rayan is 97, Philosopher Xavier Tilliette is 96, Linguist Moris Halle is 94, (NT) jlp Sunday, July 23, 06:58:34pm 6 Politician Quett Masire turns 92. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, July 22, 09:11:18pm Masire died on June 22,2017 (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 22, 09:40:31pm Happy Birthday! Actor Ronny Cox (79) Radio host Don Imus (77) Actor Allen Danziger (75), Actress Erika Blanc (75), Actress Lucy Lee Flippin (74) Actor Pepe Serna (73), Actress Marianne Gordon (71) Actor Larry Manetti (70) Actress Belinda Montgomery (67) Actress Edie McClurg (66). (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, July 23, 11:11:02am Other birthdays, July 23- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, July 23, 12:11:03pm Actor Peter Liapis (68) (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, July 23, 06:58:34pm Actor Jimmy Clem Dies at 84 Sunday, July 23, 06:27:39pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, July 23, 06:27:39pm Florence “Flo” Steinberg, Marvel Comics's "Girl Friday" Has died Sunday, July 23, 04:41:00pm 1 John Kundla, former Minneapolis Lakers coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Dies at 101 Sunday, July 23, 04:10:36pm 4 Pic -- -, Sunday, July 23, 03:30:51pm He was the oldest surviving Hal of Fame member of the four major sports. (NT) -- -, Sunday, July 23, 03:32:04pm Kundla led the Lakers to titles in 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953 and 1954 (NT) -- -, Sunday, July 23, 04:10:36pm Stubbs, Cat "Mayor" of Tallkeetna, Alaska Dead at 20 Sunday, July 23, 04:10:16pm 1 Basketball's John Kundla 1916-2017 Dies at 101 Sunday, July 23, 03:30:17pm 2 Pic -- -, Sunday, July 23, 03:30:17pm Oldies Music says Bobby Taylor died. (NT) . Sunday, July 23, 03:06:58pm 5 Link please. (NT) -- !, Sunday, July 23, 10:06:11am Obit -- Rolling Stone, Sunday, July 23, 10:39:21am "Does Your Mama Know About Me?"- Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers -- Tommy Chong was in the group, Sunday, July 23, 11:05:00am A different Bobby Taylor was mentioned in "Harper Valley PTA" (NT) -- Did his mother know about that?, Sunday, July 23, 03:06:58pm Jim Vance, Longtime Wash. DC news anchor Dead at 75 Sunday, July 23, 02:07:04pm 3 His Wikipedia page is very interesting -- ., Saturday, July 22, 12:22:40pm One of his best moments -- Firefighter Fred, Sunday, July 23, 02:07:04pm Ret. Colonel Thomas Mack Madison, USAF Dies at 88 Sunday, July 23, 11:09:34am 3 IMDb -- -, Sunday, July 23, 10:17:48am Pic -- Link, Sunday, July 23, 11:09:34am Happy Birthday! Actor Orson Bean (89) Actress Freda Dowie (89) Actress Betty Carvalho (85) Actor Pat McNamara (84) Actress Louise Fletcher (83) Actor Terence Stamp (79) (NT) Colt Sunday, July 23, 11:06:26am 17 Gameshow Host Alex Trebek (77) Actor Anthony James (75) Singer Bobby Sherman (74) Actor Peter Jason (73) Actor Daniel Frishman (71) Actor Danny Glover (71) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 21, 10:04:35pm Director Paul Schrader (71) Actor Albert Brooks (70) Writer S.E. Hinton (69) Actress Tisa Farrow (66) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 21, 10:05:56pm In case there is anyone who doesn't know: Albert Brooks' real name is Albert Einstein! His brother, Bob, is better known as (NT) -- Super Dave Osborne., Saturday, July 22, 09:58:53am Anthony James is a very-recognizable character actor, but quit acting on screen 25 yrs ago. -- Here's an interview from a few yrs back. (link), Saturday, July 22, 07:49:28am he was really creepy in the 1976 horror film Burn't Offerings (NT) -- Colt, Saturday, July 22, 08:02:43am I've watched Orson Bean a lot on To Tell The Truth on Buzzr. (NT) -- He sounds like he's English, but he was born in Vermont., Saturday, July 22, 08:46:05am Bean was in one of the worst TZ episodes, "Mr. Bevis" (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 22, 11:24:50am It had a great supporting cast including Henry Jones, Charles Lane , William Schallert, Vito Scotti, etc... (NT) -- But still an awful episode., Saturday, July 22, 12:03:20pm Bob Dole is 94 today. Despite being in a wheelchair, he is quite active. -- here he is at the White House in May, Saturday, July 22, 10:11:05am I believe Dole is the second-longest lived (after Alf Landon) of those who lost the presidential election? (NT) -- anyone else?, Saturday, July 22, 10:15:08am John Anderson ran as an independent in 1980 (NT) -- He is 95, Saturday, July 22, 10:20:21am If you count Strom Thurmond he ran as a "Dixiecrat" in 1948 lived to 100 (NT) -- Died in 2003, Saturday, July 22, 11:17:27am Dole looks pretty good for 94. (NT) -- He remains active, which at that age, is important., Saturday, July 22, 11:22:23am The 1980 Presidential & Vice- Presidential candidates have all lived incredibly long -- ., Saturday, July 22, 11:29:04am Almost hate to mention it...Lyndon LaRouche is 94. (NT) -- So he's on the list too., Saturday, July 22, 04:34:46pm Alex Trebek is 77, his mother is still alive at 96 (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 23, 11:06:26am Peter Doohan, Aussie tennis player, dubbed "Becker wrecker" after defeating Boris Becker Dead at 56 Sunday, July 23, 07:30:20am 10 Slow news day? (NT) -- Walter Cronkite, Saturday, July 22, 03:56:53pm You obviously missed the John Heard news. (NT) -- Peter Jennings, Saturday, July 22, 04:26:33pm The "Slow news day" guy is a troll (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 22, 04:37:34pm Serioulsly, what's his deal? To discourage obits he deems "unworthy" to be posted here? (NT) -- The guy beat Boris Becker at tennis- something the troll never did, Saturday, July 22, 05:11:26pm Actually Peter Doohan's defeat of Becker was pretty big sporting news at the time here in Australia. (NT) -- DialM, Saturday, July 22, 05:27:04pm We all need to stop and think before posting an obituary on this site. (NT) -- Is the person notable - notable to a wide audience. If not, then it shouldn't be posted., Saturday, July 22, 06:42:49pm Posting this obit isnt hurting anyone mate. Plus it may make some readers go and do research about the person to learn more (NT) -- DialM, Sunday, July 23, 03:57:16am I think at least 50% of the obituaries posted on here are not known to a wide audience... -- Sherlock, Sunday, July 23, 07:30:20am Yes, I remember Becker getting knocked out early of Wimbledon '87. It was a very big upset. (NT) -- Sherlock, Sunday, July 23, 12:59:19am Jacques Nahum, French television producer Dies at 96 Saturday, July 22, 07:13:33pm 2 IMDb -- -, Saturday, July 22, 07:13:33pm Raymond Sackler, One of the brothers who introduced Oxycontin Dead at 97 Saturday, July 22, 03:37:27pm 1 Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim, Founder of Pilgrim's Pride Dead at 89 Saturday, July 22, 01:18:25pm 1 Errol Dyers, Jazz guitarist Dead at 65 Saturday, July 22, 12:25:31pm 2 "Sonesta" -- Errol Dyers, Saturday, July 22, 12:25:31pm Freakiest death of a famous person? Sherlock Saturday, July 22, 11:32:09am 33 Isadora Duncan died when her scarf became entangled in the wheels and axle of the car in which she was riding. (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 12:16:39pm Finnish actress Sirkka Sari (1920-1939) had been on a roof partying after filming on a move. She climbed a ladder to the top of a chimeny, thinking it led to a roof top balcony. But instead, (NT) -- she fell into the chimney's heated furnace--died instantly, Wednesday, July 19, 12:42:30pm I know Sirkka Sari was not 'famous' but her death was indeed freaky (NT) -- and very tragic, Wednesday, July 19, 12:48:10pm Might not be considered freaky, but actress Beulah Bondi died due to complications from broken ribs after tripping over her cat. (NT) -- Morris., Wednesday, July 19, 12:53:47pm I always thought Clara Blandick's death was freaky - at least the plastic bag part. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, July 19, 01:19:33pm More recently (2008), Australian actress Jessica Jacobs, who was running with birthday presents for her brother when she tripped, fell onto the railroad tracks, and was run over. -- obitchecker, Friday, July 21, 04:31:05am Anton Yelchin crushed to death by his own car (NT) -- Ronny G, Wednesday, July 19, 01:05:10pm Mike Edwards cellist for E.L.O. died after a hay bale rolled down a hillside and collided with the van he was driving (NT) -- Ouch!, Wednesday, July 19, 01:43:48pm Greek dramatist Aeschylus was killed when a bird dropped a turtle on his head (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 01:57:07pm Forgotten early Hollywood actress Florence Lawrence ate ant paste to end her life. As well as forgotten early actor Lou Tellegen stabbed himself w/scissors in the heart! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 19, 02:07:02pm Charles Rocket slit his own throat in 2005 at age 56, You may remember him from Dumb and Dumber (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 19, 02:34:22pm I'll never forget the night he dropped the f-bomb on SNL. (NT) -- Sharon, Wednesday, July 19, 02:36:22pm Comedian Paul McCullough was at the barber's when he grabbed a razor & slashed his throat & wrists (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 03:46:15pm And here's more on comedian Paul McCullough, who slit his throat sitting in the barber's chair in 1936. ... -- obitchecker, Friday, July 21, 12:08:41am Randy Rhoads, Ozzy's guitarist (NT) -- Killed when his 'plane did a stunt and clipped the tour bus, Thursday, July 20, 05:54:43am I think we all buried the lead here -two words ...Albert Dekker! ... -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 20, 06:17:22am Butterfly McQueen died from burns sustained when a kerosene heater she attempted to light malfunctioned and burst into flames (NT) -- TOBY, Thursday, July 20, 06:29:45am Formula 1 racing driving Tom Pryce killed during South African Grand Prix.... -- Sherlock, Thursday, July 20, 09:46:30am Ding Ding! I think we have a winner! It's Dekker!! (NT) -- !, Thursday, July 20, 11:02:57am Mustn't forget David Carradine, who met his fate in a similar manner (NT) -- I was a big "Kung Fu" fan!, Friday, July 21, 06:34:30pm Golfer Payne Stewart and 5 others in 1999! (NT) -- (NT), Thursday, July 20, 10:07:07am Actor Frank Silvera accidently electrocuted himself (NT) -- trying to fix the garbage disposal in his kitchen sink, Thursday, July 20, 06:36:02pm Did we all forget Bob Crane? (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, July 20, 06:49:04pm Silent Star, Ramon Novarro was murded by two male prostitutes. -- Story inside, Thursday, July 20, 07:54:39pm The death of Margo Jones. She got sick after they cleaned her carpet in her apartment. The fumes from the chemical used proved toxic. (NT) -- Very strange, Thursday, July 20, 10:00:58pm Actress Virginia Rappe died from a ruptured bladder after Fatty Arbuckle kicked her (NT) -- She was tickling him and it was a reaction, Friday, July 21, 04:35:45am Fatty Arbuckle was never convicted of doing anything to Virginia Rappe, and wasn't ever accused of kicking her. -- Just the facts, Saturday, July 22, 11:32:09am Actor Boris Sagal; father of actress Katey; husband of 97 yr old Marge Champion; died from walking in to a helicopter blade at 57. -- Story here..., Friday, July 21, 03:38:30pm I guess we have to include Vic Morrow as well (NT) -- Decapitated by a crashing helicopter, Friday, July 21, 04:12:08pm And there is also Jack Cassidy, William Holden but yeah, Dekker Wins! (NT) -- I'd Say, Friday, July 21, 07:16:54pm Duncan for sure. What a horrible way to die! (NT) -- Hopefully she died instantly when her neck broke., Friday, July 21, 08:42:30pm Happy 107th Birthday! Disney Animator Ruthie Tompson, WW2 Figure John C. Chalk is 101, Baseball's Jim Rivera is 95, Politician Bob Dole is 94, Critic/Historian Irving Sandler is 92, Editor Radojka Tanhofer is 90, Editor Peter Pitt turns 90. (NT) jlp Saturday, July 22, 11:17:33am 3 Ruthie Topson us the oldest living animator (NT) -- Walt, Saturday, July 22, 05:34:55am Actor Orson Bean is 89, actress Louise Fletcher is 83, singer Chuck Jackson is 80 -- Other birthdays, July 22-, Saturday, July 22, 11:17:33am Former child actress and syndicated columnist Bonnie Jeane Churchill Dies at 89 Saturday, July 22, 11:14:45am 3 Last surviving cast member from "Give Me a Sailor" (1938) -- Link to IMDb, Saturday, July 22, 12:43:45am She's in this publicity still from "Give me a Sailor" -- Link to pic, Saturday, July 22, 11:14:45am Director/Writer David Widdicombe Dies at 55 Saturday, July 22, 09:12:24am 2 IMDb -- -, Saturday, July 22, 09:12:24am OT: What's the earliest song that mentions someone still alive today? Earliest I came up with is "Let's Think About Livin'" from 1960 which mentions Don Everly. (NT) ? Saturday, July 22, 08:23:53am 6 "Opus One" by The Mills Brothers in 1954 mentions Ray Anthony (NT) -- He's 95 now, Friday, July 21, 05:21:47pm There's got to be a song that mentions Queen Elizabeth (NT) -- other than "God Save the Queen.", Friday, July 21, 05:50:45pm "Nancy with the Laughing Face" (1944) by Frank Sinatra (NT) -- Recorded in tribute to his daughter, Friday, July 21, 06:22:37pm I thought that was about his then-wife (NT) -- Nanacy Barbato (Barbero?), Saturday, July 22, 04:25:33am I think she is close to 100 now (NT) -- Scitea, Saturday, July 22, 08:23:53am Actor Ross Loney Dies at 77 Friday, July 21, 06:02:50pm 2 IMDb -- Link, Friday, July 21, 06:02:50pm Happy 98th Birthday! WW2 Figure/Author Pentland Hick, Journalist Jean Daniel is 97,'56 Olympic Athlete Gunnar Thresen is 97, Journalist Camille Max-Petit is 96, Chemist Rudolph A. Marcus is 94, Producer Norman Jewison is 91, Actress Joan Benedict Steiger is 90, Writer Jack Turley turns 90. (NT) jlp Friday, July 21, 04:15:24pm 6 Rudolph A. Marcus -- (NT), Friday, July 21, 06:36:22am Other birthdays, July 21- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, July 21, 11:24:52am Soldier- politician Rahimuddin Khan is 93, hockey player Johnny Peirson is 92, singer Helen Merrill is 87, musician Plas Johnson is 86, composer Leon Schidlowsky is 86, athlete Chandu Borde is 83, actor- director Jonathan Miller is 83 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 21, 12:43:05pm "Peace Train" -- Cat Stevens (Yusef Islam), Friday, July 21, 04:14:19pm "Puttin' On the Ritz" -- Taco, Friday, July 21, 04:15:24pm Geoff Mack, Singer- songwriter Dead at 94 Friday, July 21, 04:12:54pm 6 "I've Been Everywhere"- Hank Snow -- Written by Geoff Mack, Friday, July 21, 12:46:08pm I remember when I was a kid seeing Hank Snow singing the song on The Dinah Shore Show. (NT) -- He was singing it really fast. Then I saw it being sung by Johnny Cash really really slow., Friday, July 21, 12:53:41pm Geoff has gone to the on place he has never been before. RIP (NT) -- Great songwriter, great song., Friday, July 21, 01:19:18pm How did you find out about this? The Twitter link is a giveaway, but I'm baffled as to what lead you to it. (NT) -- Good find regardless., Friday, July 21, 01:41:32pm Wikipedia. (NT) -- ., Friday, July 21, 04:12:54pm Joe Rago, Pulitzer winning Writer for the Wall Street Journal Dead at 34 Friday, July 21, 01:21:42pm 2 Here's Rago talking about Trump's first hundred days -- I think I recognize him from Fox's "Journal Editorial Report", Friday, July 21, 01:21:42pm Healthwatch: Senator John McCain Diagnosed with Brain Cancer Friday, July 21, 01:17:09pm 7 McCain is 80 - his mother, Roberta, is 105. (NT) -- -, Wednesday, July 19, 05:38:43pm If he'd been elected Pres. in 2008 & re-elected in 2012, he would've left office 6 mos. ago (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 06:01:09pm But the stress of the job may have sped up the cancer? (NT) -- Tony, Wednesday, July 19, 10:27:26pm They said on the news last night that the average life expectancy after a diagnosis like this is 14 mos., though some make it to 5 years (NT) -- Sen. McCain is tough!, Thursday, July 20, 10:56:53am Ted Kennedy, who had the same type of cancer as McCain, died 3 mos. after his diagnosis (NT) -- ., Friday, July 21, 01:07:26pm Wrong. He was diagnosed May 17, 2008, and died August 25, 2009. (NT) -- So, he lived a year and three months., Friday, July 21, 01:17:09pm Pudsey, the dancing dog and Britain's Got Talent winner. Dies at 11 Friday, July 21, 12:50:41pm 3 Ashleigh & Pudsey BGT audition -- Link, Friday, July 21, 12:03:50pm I saw the dog in the brittish t.v. special Mr. Stink a couple years ago. (NT) -- When it was shown here on PBS., Friday, July 21, 12:50:41pm Kenny Shields, Lead singer of Canadian band Streetheart Dead at 69 Friday, July 21, 11:58:42am 1 Who's photo is this (with Elvis?) Robert Theron Friday, July 21, 11:44:49am 2 Red West (NT) -- R.I.P, Friday, July 21, 11:44:49am Claude Rich, French actor Dead at 88 Friday, July 21, 11:34:32am 2 IMDb -- -, Friday, July 21, 11:34:32am Jerry Rullo, last living member of the 1946-47 Philadelphia Warriors Dies at 93 Friday, July 21, 11:32:11am 1 Jadwiga Szubartowicz, Polish supercentanarian Dead at 111 Friday, July 21, 11:29:33am 1 Novelist Clancy Sigal Dies at 90 Friday, July 21, 11:26:07am 2 Imdb -- Link, Friday, July 21, 11:26:07am Singer Dick Hafner Dies at 80 Friday, July 21, 11:19:50am 3 "Go Away Tears" - Dick Hafner -- Link, Friday, July 21, 02:11:09am Any relation to actor- musician Robert Hafner (1932- 2013) ? (NT) -- ., Friday, July 21, 11:19:50am OT: OJ Simpson - Should he stay or should be go? (NT) What's your Opinion Friday, July 21, 11:17:47am 15 He should be PAROLED! (NT) -- Absolutely no reason to keep him in prison., Thursday, July 20, 10:06:13am I just saw Simpson in the film "The Towering Inferno", playing the head of security (NT) -- Talk about irony!, Thursday, July 20, 11:00:37am How about him not paying Goldman the money owed? (NT) -- I'm waiting., Thursday, July 20, 01:30:36pm Any word yet? (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 20, 11:10:51am The Board beginning deliberations now - Chairman states roughly 30 mins. (NT) -- But, a decision will be made today., Thursday, July 20, 11:17:58am Don't know (NT) -- How did the media drop the ball on this one?, Thursday, July 20, 11:28:42am It was carried Live on CNN (NT) -- -, Thursday, July 20, 11:35:55am It was live on CNN, Fox, MSNBC plus CBS, ABC & NBC broke into the soaps. (NT) -- Sharon, Thursday, July 20, 12:29:29pm Disgraceful that the soaps got interrupted. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 20, 01:31:26pm The Juice is Loose!- (NT) -- Simpson granted parole!, Thursday, July 20, 12:10:10pm the late George Romero directed a oj simpson documentary in 1974 called the juice is loose (Link Inside) -- colt, Thursday, July 20, 12:53:16pm He should stay in Jail (NT) -- Y, Thursday, July 20, 04:11:15pm Well seeing as he has a monthly pension of $25K that can not be touched, I say buy a condo on the golf course and retire in quiet. They say to date, his pension's added up to $2M in 9 years. He also has $5M in actors benefits through his union. (NT) -- It's not like he can generate income with the large court garnishment looming over his head. ....Retire, OJ, Friday, July 21, 02:59:33am I heard on the news that 1/3 of Americans weren't alive during the OJ trial (NT) -- !, Friday, July 21, 11:17:47am Happy Birthday! Actor George Dzundza (72) Actress Beverly Archer (69) Director Tom McLoughlin (67) Director Abel Ferrara (66) Actor Dan Hicks (66) (NT) Colt Friday, July 21, 11:16:26am 6 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Geertje Kuijntjes, Artist Ake Hellman is 102, Scholar Gu Changsheng is 98, Football's (France) Nordine Ben-Ali is 98, Composer Robert Mann is 97, Writer Elizabeth Spencer is 96, Activist Rachel Robinson is 95, (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, July 19, 04:32:00am Philosopher Jean-Pierre Faye is 92, Singer Sue Thompson is 92, Actress Helen Gallagher is 91, Writer Ageo Savioli is 90, Baseball's Billy Gardner is 90, Director Jan Myrdel turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, July 19, 04:32:30am Other birthdays, July 19- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, July 19, 11:16:39am I liked Dzundza's role as a sympathetic dog owner whose dog was killed by a car in a Streets Of San Francisco episode. (NT) -- obitchecker, Thursday, July 20, 05:49:24pm Dzunda starred in a short lived comedy called "Open All Night" in the early '80's (NT) -- I thought it was funny, Friday, July 21, 11:16:26am OT: I just found this VIDEO of Robert Conrad, and was shocked to see his recent condition. ... Link Friday, July 21, 10:21:58am 4 First - Conrad was a lifelong friend of Red West; working together since the 60's. Second - I don't think he looks so bad at abt 78 (This is 4 yrs old). (NT) -- Not seeing it., Friday, July 21, 03:59:32am God bless Ruta Lee. She is still so glamorous. Some of her hats are pretty out there 🙈 though (NT) -- She knows where all the Hollywood bodies are buried, Friday, July 21, 09:34:36am He didn't look that bad, Watch Clu Gulager make ruta lee laugh hard -- Colt, Friday, July 21, 10:21:58am Lord McCluskey, former High Court judge Dead at 88 Friday, July 21, 07:21:27am 1 Chester Bennington, Musician and lead vocalist of Linkin and Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015 commits suicide by hanging. Dies at 41 Friday, July 21, 06:33:27am 10 Daily Mail Obit, commits suicide on birthday of his late friend Chris Cornell -- .., Thursday, July 20, 11:35:00am Bennington sang at Chris Cornell's funeral after he hung himself in May. (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 20, 11:51:06am I don't understand how his IMDb page can be updated so quickly yet when I submit obits with verified proof it takes up to 2 weeks. (NT) -- RIP, Thursday, July 20, 12:28:13pm This kills me. First Cornell, now Bennington. Becoming sad trend with soulful musicians. These guys need meds. I went to Cornell's memorial minutes after Chet left. Man, I hate attended funeral of another talented musician. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 20, 12:25:05pm Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, commits suicide ... -- guitargirl, Thursday, July 20, 12:41:53pm "Crawling" -- Linkin Park, Thursday, July 20, 02:25:12pm Bobby Benish guitarist with Bennington's first band. Grey Daze. (NT) -- Died September 28, 2004 at age 36. of a brain tumor., Thursday, July 20, 03:21:55pm I know the death of a close friend can be hard, but to kill yourself on friend's birthday, with the disregard of leaving behind your SIX kids, AND killing yourself in their house!? (NT) -- Makes ME think if Chet and Chris were 'more' than friends?, Friday, July 21, 04:53:09am Bennington had his own issues with drugs and depression for years and had talked of suicide before. If anything Cornell's suicide inspired him to take the same action (NT) -- Russ, Friday, July 21, 06:33:27am Singer Sam Armstrong (Yvonne Baker and the Sensations) Dies at 76 Friday, July 21, 04:24:43am 9 "That's My Desire" -- Ivonne Baker & the Sensastions, Tuesday, July 18, 11:59:45am Obit says he was in The Rays (NT) -- Is that the group that did "Silhouettes"?, Tuesday, July 18, 12:17:31pm Armstrong was not on an hits by the Rays or the Sensations. (NT) -- He was a "later" member of both groups., Tuesday, July 18, 03:10:17pm ....on any hits.... (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 18, 03:10:45pm "Let Me In" -- The Sensations (their big hit), Friday, July 21, 04:24:43am Anyone know if Yvonne Baker is still living? (NT) -- obitchecker, Thursday, July 20, 05:52:11pm Didn't she die around 1982? (NT) -- I thought I'd heard that..., Thursday, July 20, 08:57:41pm You heard wrong. Don't you think if that were the case it would be known by now? (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 20, 09:57:57pm Dawn Seymour, female World War II pilot dies days after being honored at local air show. She was 100. ... PHOTO Friday, July 21, 01:23:16am 1 Jay S. Lowy, Music Executive and former President of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Dies at 81 Friday, July 21, 12:36:05am 1 Happy Birthday! Director Norman Jewison (91) Actor John Woodvine (88) Actor Art Hindle (69) Singer Cat Stevens (69) (NT) Colt Thursday, July 20, 10:09:07pm 1 John Rheinecker, MLB pitcher for the Ranger's and A's, dies at 38 Russ Thursday, July 20, 07:30:01pm 1 TMZ reporting Martin Landau has died. ... Sharon Thursday, July 20, 05:45:35pm 28 Hollywood Reporter Obit. ... -- Barbara Bain, Sunday, July 16, 06:07:15pm Pic (w/ James Dean) -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 06:09:01pm Imdb -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 06:10:14pm Guessing that just leaves Eva Marie Saint the lone survivor "North by Northwest" . (NT) -- wWDI, Sunday, July 16, 06:11:38pm First Romero, now Landau today. Sucks. (NT) -- Cokt, Sunday, July 16, 06:13:44pm Sadly, most people today know Eva Marie Saint as 'Ma Kent' from 'Superman Returns'! - (NT) -- Tony, Sunday, July 16, 06:16:00pm I was only away from the computer for 35 minutes. (NT) -- What is going on here?, Sunday, July 16, 06:18:23pm A good actor and a nice career. A double Twilight Zone alumni too. (NT) -- R.I.P Martin, Sunday, July 16, 06:17:44pm Is he the first Oscar winner to die this year? (NT) -- RIP, Sunday, July 16, 06:19:40pm Jonathan Demme, Oscar winning director for "Silence of the Lambs" died a few months ago . (NT) -- Or do you mean acting Oscar?, Sunday, July 16, 06:21:19pm Another one from "Murder, She Wrote" (NT) -- I can't believe It., Sunday, July 16, 06:23:40pm He was in the TZ episodes "Mr. Denton on Doomsday" & "The Jeopardy Room" also in the Outer Limits episode "The Man Who Was Never Born" (NT) -- R.I.P, Sunday, July 16, 06:30:27pm Here's Landau winning his Oscar for playing Bela Lugosi in "Ed Wood" -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 06:30:33pm At a low point in his career, Landau appeared in "The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" in 1981 (NT) -- He probably drew on that experience to play Bela Lugosi, Sunday, July 16, 06:33:36pm I still remember him as a tired old Bela Lugosi, saying to the director "Edddie ..." - RIP (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Sunday, July 16, 06:39:59pm In a role almost prophetic of that, he played a Dracula-like character in the Man From U.N.C.L.E. episode "The Bat-Cave Affair" in 1966 -- obitchecker, Thursday, July 20, 05:45:35pm No, I was speaking broadly (NT) -- Forgot about Demme. Might be others too. Thank you, Sunday, July 16, 06:40:32pm John Avildsen, Oscar winning Director of Rocky died last month at 81. (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 16, 08:32:23pm It was 15 years ago this summer, I saw Landau in person at the Mark Taper Forum, at the memorial service of actor Jeff Corey, attended by many of her collegues. -Sleep well. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, July 17, 02:59:09am He was great in Ed Wood (1994) also George the Animal Steel was in that died earlier this year (NT) -- Colt, Monday, July 17, 08:42:15am Landau's daughter Juliet was also in "Ed Wood". She played the girl who put up the money for "Bride of the Monster" (as long as she got to star in it) (NT) -- ., Monday, July 17, 01:05:51pm that actress she played was Loretta King (1917-2007) she supposedly allergic to water (NT) -- Colt, Monday, July 17, 03:25:38pm Landau's most famous role was in a 1973 episode of "Columbo." (NT) -- He played identical twins., Monday, July 17, 03:23:40pm That leaves 12 Colubmo "killers" from the 1970s episodes (NT) -- Lt. Columbo, Monday, July 17, 03:55:56pm TCM Remembers Video -- Link, Monday, July 17, 04:01:33pm I wouldn't say it was his most famous role, but it was a good "Columbo" episode! -- !, Monday, July 17, 04:28:50pm Here's a look back to Landau's lesser known career as a cartoonist... -- Link, Tuesday, July 18, 11:58:12am Archive: Bruce Lee, July 20, 1973 Martial artist, actor Thursday, July 20, 02:27:38pm 1 Happy Birthday! Actress Sally Ann Howes (87) Actress Diana Rigg (79) Actor Christopher Murney (74) Singer Kim Carnes (72) Actress Camille Keaton (70) Actor Muse Watson (69) Actress Sandra Kerns (68) (NT) Colt Thursday, July 20, 02:16:04pm 10 Happy 105th Birthday! Dancer LucetteAlmanzov, Ascetic Dorbi Dobrev is 103, Actor Bin He is 100, Actress Erzsi Vajay is 100, '56 Olympic Athlete Jasper Blackall is 97, (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, July 20, 04:49:58am Writer Francesco De Feo is 97, Gov't. Official Alan S. Boyd is 95, French Statesman Jacques Delors is 92, Actress Heather Chasen is 90, Makeup Artist Byrd Holland is 90, Activist Lyudmla Alexeyeva is 90, Actress Ella Pozdnyakova is 90, Conductor Michael Gielen turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, July 20, 04:54:25am Anton Yelton's was certainly strange (NT) -- Rip, Thursday, July 20, 09:10:43am Other birthdays, July 20- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, July 20, 11:02:02am Politician Otto Schily is 85, writer Cormac McCarthy is 84, businessman Peter Palumbo is 82, ex- US Sen. Barbara Mikulski is 81 (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 20, 11:12:12am Alan S. Boyd, 95, today, is one of three living members of LBJ's cabinet (NT) -- The others- Marvin Watson, 93, & Ramsey Clark, 89, Thursday, July 20, 11:13:31am John Francis Daley is 32! Cool! I loved his performance as Dr. Lance Sweets in the tv series Bones! (NT) -- Kat, Thursday, July 20, 01:23:24pm I still remember Daley from "Freaks & Geeks" (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 20, 01:32:56pm "Evil Ways" -- Santana, Thursday, July 20, 02:16:04pm Gertrude Brown, Mother-in- law of Jesse Jackson Dead at 90 Thursday, July 20, 02:09:55pm 1 Barbara Weldens, French singer Dead (on-stage!) at 35 Thursday, July 20, 12:33:51pm 3 "Je ne veux pas de ton amour " -- Barbara Weldens, Thursday, July 20, 11:15:31am I heard she was electrocuted! (NT) -- Kat., Thursday, July 20, 12:33:51pm Kenneth Jay Lane, Costume jewelry designer to the rich & famous (Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy, Princess Diana) Dead at 85 Thursday, July 20, 11:07:51am 1 Pino Pelosi, Convicted killer of filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini Has died Thursday, July 20, 11:05:10am 1 Evan Helmuth - actor died after complications of a stroke he was only 40!!! Thursday, July 20, 10:59:13am 2 Imdb -- Link, Thursday, July 20, 10:59:13am Ralph Regula, (R) Ohio, former U.S Congressman for 36 years Dies at 92 Thursday, July 20, 10:58:07am 2 Congressional bio -- ., Thursday, July 20, 10:58:07am Richard Farson, behavioral psychologist, author, and educator Dies at 90 Thursday, July 20, 07:53:25am 2 IMDb -- -, Thursday, July 20, 07:53:25am Simon Holmes, Hummingbirds Guitarist Unknown age Thursday, July 20, 02:57:34am 1 It is listed at Wikipedia that Red West has died. (NT) Is there a link? Wednesday, July 19, 06:32:12pm 11 I could've sworn he'd already died, but that was Sonny West, another Elvis pal -- Here's link to an obit-, Wednesday, July 19, 03:47:50pm Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, July 19, 03:48:52pm "Ain't Nobody Gonna Take My Place " -- Red West, Wednesday, July 19, 03:51:22pm obit inside -- Adam West died, Wednesday, July 19, 04:08:32pm I liked him in Road House (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 19, 04:30:06pm His death was reported about 4 hours ago on Facebook (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 04:55:40pm If it was reported on Facebook then why didn't you include the link. (NT) -- ?, Wednesday, July 19, 05:56:18pm Because link wouldn't have worked unless you're signed in (NT) -- 😐, Wednesday, July 19, 06:04:08pm He was married to Elvis Presley's former secretary Pat Boyd for 56 years. (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 05:36:44pm Hollywood 0bit (Link Inside) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 19, 06:32:12pm Lana Wood's daughter Evan passed away She was 42 Wednesday, July 19, 05:43:05pm 7 Evan Maldonado neice of actress Natalie Wood (NT) -- 😔, Wednesday, July 19, 03:16:45pm Evan's father, actor Richard Smedley, appeared in several low budget films in the 60's & 70's -- Link to Imdb, Wednesday, July 19, 03:55:15pm Yes, I remember the TV piece INSIDE EDITION did on her 3 months, daughter Evan, her baby-daddy and teen sons in motel room! -Lana's daughter was a medical mess. Sad. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 19, 04:03:40pm Okkk, so she accused her former brother-in-law of near-murder. BUT Wagner and his kids should by a little suburb house to his Natalie's family in their last days! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 19, 04:05:12pm Wagner seems to be a cold hearted man (NT) -- 🙄, Wednesday, July 19, 04:57:58pm Lana needs to raise funds for memorial. So sad (NT) -- Natalie left Lana her clothes when she passed. No money., Wednesday, July 19, 05:43:05pm Archive: Eddie Quillen, July 19, 1990 Character actor Wednesday, July 19, 04:20:02pm 3 Here's Quillen as the elevator operator in "The Ghost & Mr. Chicken" -- Link, Wednesday, July 19, 01:55:27pm Hillarious scene! Always loved it! Thanks! -I remember him best from another childhood favorite the drama MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935)! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 19, 04:20:02pm OT: From all I'm hearing, it sounds like OJ Simpson will be granted parole tomorrow (NT) Would be released in the Fall Wednesday, July 19, 04:01:05pm 7 Hearing from where? (NT) -- Link please if you're not making up another rumor., Wednesday, July 19, 12:06:40pm "OJ faces parole board with freedom in sight" -- SF Chronicle, Wednesday, July 19, 12:15:08pm If he is freed, will he pay off the wrongful death suits (NT) -- and will he search for the 'real' killer?, Wednesday, July 19, 12:50:52pm lol (NT) -- colt, Wednesday, July 19, 01:52:30pm Although he gets a $25K/month untouchable pension, how does he make legit income w/o Goldman$ garnishments? (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 19, 01:57:49pm If he's been gettin that for 9 years, he ought to have $2,700,000. Nice chunk of change. (NT) -- Teller, Wednesday, July 19, 04:01:05pm Someone told me they heard Hugh Hefner Died at 91 - But I don't see anything about it. (NT) Hmmmmm Wednesday, July 19, 12:57:08pm 7 Someone told me that they heard Elvis Presley is alive and will be celebrating his 83rd birthday next January 8. (NT) -- But I don't see anything about it., Wednesday, July 19, 10:06:53am So witty of you. -- Haha, Wednesday, July 19, 10:26:15am Thank you but I did not post the Elvis statement to be witty. -- ., Wednesday, July 19, 10:36:02am Speaking of Elvis, his granddaughter, Riley Keough, is now older than Elvis was when he got out of the Army! (NT) -- She's 28, Wednesday, July 19, 11:23:38am Enquirer gives Pricilla Presley 6 months to live! -- Elvis in Memphis, Wednesday, July 19, 11:58:17am Is that what pals fear? (NT) -- Then again, they never said "only" 6 months ..., Wednesday, July 19, 12:57:08pm Jake Butcher, Brought the World's Fair to Knoxville, Tenn, later went to prison in disgrace Dead at 81 Wednesday, July 19, 11:21:47am 1 Jean M. Capers, Judge & former Cleveland city councilwoman Dead at 104 Wednesday, July 19, 11:19:31am 1 OT: Short "in memoriams" on the way? A good trend so far Wednesday, July 19, 09:05:16am 6 In a few minutes, you'll have people bitching about other "big" names you didn't mention. (NT) -- But, you're right, no big names so far this year., Tuesday, July 18, 07:08:53pm I really wonder who you think "big names" are (NT) -- I can think of several this year, Tuesday, July 18, 08:13:12pm Here's a short-list of celebs who've passed since New Years day ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 18, 08:26:00pm Oh yes, I forgot about Mary Moore. Happily Dick Dyke, Jerry Lewis and Jerry Lewis are not on that list. And I hope that Olivia John continues to improve. (NT) -- The list is a shortened-name list?, Wednesday, July 19, 09:05:16am I remember 2013 had few deaths (NT) -- And then Joan Fontaine and Peter O'Toole died in December, Wednesday, July 19, 07:45:15am Happy Birthday! Director Monte Hellman (85) Actor Bill Cosby (80) Actor Joseph Whipp (76) Actor Edwin Neal (72) Workout Guru Richard Simmons (69) Actress Cheryl Ladd (66) Actor Jamey Sheridan (66) (NT) Colt Wednesday, July 19, 08:15:55am 13 Happy 99th Birthday! Novelist Doris Grumbach, Linguist Randolph Quirk is 97, Businessman Roy Drinkard is 97, Writer James Gunn is 94, Actor Frank Windsor is 90, Actor Paixo Cortes turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Wednesday, July 12, 05:02:06am Our board contributer and one of the world's leading cryptozoologists, Loren Coleman, born July 12, 1947, turns 70! ... -- Happy Birthday!!, Wednesday, July 12, 08:54:16am Happy 70th! Hope its a fun one! (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 12, 08:55:04am Where does the time go? Happy Birthday, big guy!! ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 12, 08:56:45am Other birthdays, July 12- -- Happy birthdays!, Wednesday, July 12, 11:26:32am Nobel awarded chemist Elias J. Corey is 89, actor Gordon Pinsent is 87, film director Monte Hellman is 85, athlete Otis Davis is 85, Nobel awarded chemist Satoshi Ômura is 82, ex- US Rep. Mickey Edward is 80, ex- PM of France Lionel Jospin is 80, Presidential advisor Robert McFarlane is 80 (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 12, 12:13:14pm Henry David Thoreau was born 200 years ago today -- Wrote "Walden", Wednesday, July 12, 12:38:23pm "Little Ole Man" -- Bill Cosby, Wednesday, July 12, 04:26:24pm "Magnet & Steel" -- Walter Egan, Wednesday, July 12, 04:32:14pm Happy Birthday Loren -- Patrick, Wednesday, July 12, 05:58:43pm Thank you, Chronicler and all (NT) -- Loren, Wednesday, July 19, 08:15:55am Peter Principle of Tuxedomoon Dead at 63 Wednesday, July 19, 07:05:16am 1 Close shave! Paul Nicholls, actor Rescued from a Thailand waterfall Wednesday, July 19, 05:57:47am 1 Joan Lee wife of Stan Lee dead at 93 Firefighter Fred Tuesday, July 18, 11:43:19pm 5 Hollywood Reporter Obit -- Link, Thursday, July 06, 04:30:15pm Daughter Joan (J.C.) is 67, another daughter Jan, died in 1953, age of 3 days old (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 06, 04:51:51pm Joan Lee's Imdb page -- Link, Thursday, July 06, 05:01:18pm Stan Lee makes first public appeearance as he lays his handprints at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre courtyard, thanking his wife saying, "I've been lucky to have a wonderful wife". -VIDEO ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 18, 11:43:19pm Steel Guitarist Kayton Roberts Dies at 83 Tuesday, July 18, 04:24:07pm 2 "Now And Then Theres A Fool Such As I" -- Kayton Roberts & Marty Stuart, Tuesday, July 18, 04:24:07pm Tom Mitchell, Football player (Baltimore Colts) Dead at 72 Tuesday, July 18, 04:22:17pm 1 ARCHIVE: July 18, 1989 ~Rebecca Schaeffer, teen model-turned-actress, best remembered as 'Patti Russell' on CBS sitcom "My Sister Sam", shot by zealous fan, and whose killing created stalker/privacy laws, dies at 21. ... theChronicler Tuesday, July 18, 04:19:44pm 3 Hard to believe the fresh-faced beauty would be 50 now! Tagic killing. (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 18, 03:37:07pm Marcia Clark, the prosecutor who put away Rebeca's killer, had less luck a few years later when she tried OJ Simpson (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 18, 04:19:44pm Dr Shigeaki Hinohara, 105, - famed Japanese hospital president was world's oldest working doctor... cameron Tuesday, July 18, 03:28:22pm 1 Harvey Atkin, Actor ("Meatballs", "Cagney & Lacey", "Law & Order") Dead at 74 Tuesday, July 18, 03:10:38pm 7 Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, July 18, 11:12:29am He's the mustiached guy in this pic of the "Cagney & Lacey" cast -- Link, Tuesday, July 18, 11:16:15am Not again! (NT) -- I can't believe It., Tuesday, July 18, 11:29:07am He actually received second billing in Meatballs after Bill Murray. (NT) -- Above Lynch and Makepeace., Tuesday, July 18, 02:09:09pm I will always remeber him from the bad horror film Funeral Home 1980 (NT) -- Colt, Tuesday, July 18, 03:03:18pm Atkin will forever be camp leader 'Morty Melnick' in Meatballs (1979). NOt the best comedy, but a memorable. ...AND the owner of the cheesiest moustache in Hollywood! ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 18, 03:10:38pm Archive: Jane Austen, July 18, 1817 Writer Tuesday, July 18, 01:56:36pm 1 Actress Cora Rice Dies at 75 Tuesday, July 18, 01:07:14pm 3 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, July 18, 12:04:58pm One credit- a Hillbilly comedy titled "Corn's a Poppin'" (1955) (NT) -- Written by Robert Altman!, Tuesday, July 18, 12:15:09pm Frances Gabe, Inventor of the Self-Cleaning House Dead at 101 Tuesday, July 18, 12:36:41pm 1 Actor John Bonitz Dies at 86 Tuesday, July 18, 12:21:18pm 4 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, July 18, 11:59:50am Played a Judge on "Matlock" in 1993 (NT) -- One other credit besides that, Tuesday, July 18, 12:15:59pm Obit notes he was friends with Andy Griffith, so Matlock credit makes sense. (NT) -- -, Tuesday, July 18, 12:21:18pm Healthwatch: Ara Parseghian Hospitalized Hip Infection Treatment Tuesday, July 18, 11:19:42am 1 Grammy-Winning Flutist Joseph Firecrow Jr. Dies at 59 Tuesday, July 18, 11:10:50am 2 "Legend of the Warrior" - Joseph Firecrow Jr. -- Link, Tuesday, July 18, 11:10:50am Happy 101st Birthday! Physicist Charles Kittel, Professor of Economics Paul Streeten is 100, Actress Ica Lantos is 100,Actress Lucienne Legrand is 97, Psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck is 96, Producer Michael Medwin is 94, Actress Maria Pacome is 94, (NT) jlp Tuesday, July 18, 11:06:34am 4 Composer Carlo Franci is 90,Producer John Vernon turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, July 18, 05:13:58am Happy BIrthday! Actor Britt Leach (79) Director Paul Verhoeven (79) Actor James Brolin (77) Actress Starletta DuPois (76) (NT) -- Colt, Tuesday, July 18, 07:56:50am Other birthdays, July 18- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, July 18, 11:06:34am George A. Romero, 'Night of the Living Dead' creator, dies at 77 wWDI Tuesday, July 18, 11:04:59am 16 IMDb -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 02:53:48pm Too Much, Too Little, Too Late (NT) -- RIP George, Sunday, July 16, 02:56:29pm I am tearing up now! Big fan! Dawn of the Dead is a fav of mine. I met him in 2009 very friendly guy (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, July 16, 02:57:49pm Hollywood Reporter Obit -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 03:08:52pm Given all the zombie themed films & TV shows over the years, you'd have to rank "Night of the Living Dead" as one of the most influential Horror films of all time (NT) -- "They're coming to get you, Barbara", Sunday, July 16, 03:57:25pm In 2007, George Friended Me On MySpace -- David S., Sunday, July 16, 05:03:44pm David, celebrities have "people" who work their social media platforms. (NT) -- George didn't actually accept your request. His "people" did., Sunday, July 16, 06:34:12pm Damn, does that mean I'm not really friends with Yaphet Kotto? (NT) -- A devastated kristian., Sunday, July 16, 06:48:19pm Not all celebs have people running their social media. It's not like George was Cher. (NT) -- Take it from a former gossip columnist 😉, Tuesday, July 18, 06:48:34am George A. Romero's Obit From LA Times. .... -- David S., Sunday, July 16, 05:59:49pm I forgot Romero directed "Creepshow" (1982) (NT) -- ., Monday, July 17, 01:48:50pm He made a lot of classics -- Colt, Monday, July 17, 03:20:30pm Fritz Weaver Died Recently As well, George Kennedy As Well (NT) -- David S., Monday, July 17, 06:36:58pm And created its TV spinoff Tales from the Darkside (NT) -- Tony, Tuesday, July 18, 06:04:03am NBC News reported Martin Landau's death last night, but not Romero's (NT) -- sad, Tuesday, July 18, 11:04:59am Anne Golon 1921-2017 French author of "Angélique"-novels. Fredrik Andersson Tuesday, July 18, 01:58:57am 1 Happy Birthday! Actress Sue England (89) Actress Diahann Carroll (82) Actor Donald Sutherland (82) Actress Paula Shaw (76) (NT) Colt Monday, July 17, 07:51:40pm 13 Actress McKee Anderson (72) Actor Alun Armstrong (71) Actress P.J. Soles (67) Actor David Hasselhoff (65) (NT) -- Colt, Sunday, July 16, 10:29:31pm I very much remember P.J. Soles in many films of the 1970s/80s, notably as Bill Murray's "love" interest in 1981 comedy, "Stripes". -PHOTO ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 17, 12:37:55am PJ Soles was also in the original "Halloween" & the Ramones film "Rock & Roll High School" (NT) -- ., Monday, July 17, 11:42:11am Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Marie-Louise Taterode, Holocaust Survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch is 92, Actress Lucie Arnaz turns 66 (NT) -- jlp, Monday, July 17, 04:36:58am P.J. Sole will always be the totally girl from Halloween for me (NT) -- Colt, Monday, July 17, 07:20:59am Me too! (NT) -- Russ, Monday, July 17, 07:51:40pm ARCHIVE: July 17, 1917 ~It was 100 years ago today, Phyllis Ada Driver was born in Ohio, known best to the comic world as Phyllis Diller! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 17, 08:27:55am Here is an interview with Phyllis two months before her death. -- -, Monday, July 17, 09:35:23am Other birthdays, July 17- -- Happy birthdays!, Monday, July 17, 11:47:17am Mathematician Sergei K. Godunov is 88, cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado is 88, diplomat John Cameron Monjo is 86, ex- PM of Malta Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici is 84, ex- US Atty. Gen. Benjamin R. Civiletti is 82, composer Peter Schickele is 82, journalist Donald Barlett is 81 (NT) -- Singer Gale Garnett is 75, Camilla Parker Bowles is 70, Monday, July 17, 01:01:32pm "I'm a Man" -- Spencer Davis Group, Monday, July 17, 04:30:20pm Here's Phyllis Diller on "You Bet Your Life" with Groucho Marx -- Phyllis was more subdued than in later years!, Monday, July 17, 04:32:12pm Evzen Kolar, Producer on 'Surf Ninjas' and 'City of Industry,' Dead at 67 Monday, July 17, 05:11:12pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Monday, July 17, 05:11:12pm Donshay White, MMA fighter, collapses, dies after fight He was 37 Monday, July 17, 04:34:15pm 1 Erik Cartwright of Foghat Deat at 66 Monday, July 17, 12:04:14pm 4 Full Article -- Condensed link, Monday, July 17, 11:05:28am Joined the group in 1981, after their big hit "Slow Ride" (NT) -- ., Monday, July 17, 11:40:51am He replaced Rod Price (1947-2005) as lead guitarist. (NT) -- He played with Foghat from 1981-1985 and again from 1986-1993., Monday, July 17, 12:04:14pm Trevor Baxter, British actor and playwright. Dies at 84 Monday, July 17, 11:43:36am 2 Imdb -- Link, Monday, July 17, 11:43:36am Oscar-nominated producer Tadeusz Jaworski Dies at 91 Monday, July 17, 11:38:29am 2 IMDb -- -, Monday, July 17, 11:38:29am Dennis Rivers, Actor/Stuntman Dies at 77 Monday, July 17, 07:40:41am 1 Neil Welch, FBI official who orchestrated the Abscam sting operation in 1980, dies at 90 Russ Sunday, July 16, 06:46:55pm 1 Healthwatch: Comedian Pablo Francisco ("Mad TV") rambles incoherently, falls of stage Rushed to hospital in an ambulance Sunday, July 16, 06:45:36pm 1 Bob Wolff, Sports Broadcaster for Nearly 80 Years, Dies at 96 NY Times Sunday, July 16, 06:26:28pm 4 Pic (w/ Yogi Berra) -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 04:02:28pm Pic with Babe Ruth! -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 04:03:56pm Cool pic! (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, July 16, 06:26:28pm Healthwatch: Sen. John McCain Surgery to remove a blood clot Sunday, July 16, 03:59:31pm 1 I watched Titanic (the James Cameron film) the other day... Tony Sunday, July 16, 03:15:35pm 13 How about Betty White (NT) -- ?, Saturday, July 15, 03:57:44pm Meryl Streep or Jessica Lange whoever excepts the part (NT) -- James Cameron, Saturday, July 15, 04:30:33pm I mean the idea was to cast someone at least close to that age (NT) -- Tony, Saturday, July 15, 06:02:05pm Eva Marie Saint or Louise Latham? (NT) -- Sharon, Saturday, July 15, 05:11:52pm Trivia: Actor Bernard Fox was in the Titanic film "A Night to Remember" (1958) & the 1997 "Titanic" film (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 15, 05:37:43pm Fascinating! In the 1997 film he played Archibald Gracie IV (NT) -- who died only 8 months after the sinking because of health issues brought on by the ordeal, Saturday, July 15, 06:04:28pm Angela Lansbury (NT) -- Kenny Satch, Saturday, July 15, 06:51:36pm Joan Plowright (NT) -- (NT), Saturday, July 15, 07:57:32pm Judy Dench (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 16, 02:06:11am Cloris Leachman (NT) -- .., Sunday, July 16, 12:19:54pm Too bad Debbie Reynolds died. Of course, she played Molly Brown in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 16, 12:40:20pm Leachman played Molly Brown in "S.O.S. Titanic". (NT) -- .., Sunday, July 16, 03:15:35pm Archive: Bert Convy, July 15, 1991 Actor, game show host Sunday, July 16, 03:06:29pm 13 "Black Denim Trousers & Motorcycle Boots" -- The Cheers, Saturday, July 15, 06:33:28pm "The Gorilla" -- Bert Convy, Saturday, July 15, 06:34:45pm Anyone remember "The Snoop Sisters"? Starred Helen Hayes, Mildred Natwick & Convy -- I'll never forfet the episode ALice Cooper guest starred in, Saturday, July 15, 06:42:37pm "forget", not "forfet" (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 15, 06:43:37pm Anyone remember the show that had a character named Alice Cooper? (NT) -- And this was near the height of the rocker's fame., Saturday, July 15, 07:04:08pm The Cheers are all deceased (NT) -- Not cheery news :(, Saturday, July 15, 08:24:45pm Cheer's singer Sue Allen later hit the top 40 as a member of disco quartet Tuxedo Junction in 1978 with "Chattanooga Choo Choo". While Gil Garfield died in 2011, I find nothing showing that Allen has died. -- Russ, Sunday, July 16, 12:48:46am "If it's not on the Internet, it is NOT true. If it is on the Internet, it MAY OR MAY NOT be true. (NT) -- Words to live by, Sunday, July 16, 08:15:05am I didn't say it wasn't true, just I couldn't find anything. You could provide your source that says she died, even if not on the web. I'd be ok with that. (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, July 16, 09:16:45am I wonder why "The Snoop Sisters" barely lasted a little over a year, & "Murder She Wrote" ran for 10 years? (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 16, 11:58:41am Since it was part of the "NBC Mystery Movie" and aired on a rotating basis with 3 other series that probably didn't help matters any. -- "NBC Mystery Movie theme" Link, Sunday, July 16, 02:49:24pm Is there anyway anyone can find out anything about what happened (NT) -- To Sue Allen after Tuxedo Junction?, Sunday, July 16, 03:06:29pm Margaret Gerrity Loverde played mother in the Disney film Little Dog Lost (1963) News of death listed at son filmmaker Emmett Loverde's Facebook. List of cast with birth and death dates inside. Sunday, July 16, 03:03:55pm 7 Link please. (NT) -- Thanks, Friday, July 14, 04:41:48pm Appears to be her only credit at imdb (NT) -- Russ, Friday, July 14, 06:32:25pm Actually, just go to google type in Margaret Gerrity Loverde 1926-2017 google plus. (NT) -- It will her urn with her picture next to it at her church in Berkeley Ca., Sunday, July 16, 01:02:55pm Should read will show a picture of her urn and a picture of her (NT) -- From the time period in which the film was made., Sunday, July 16, 01:05:08pm Yes, from her funeral. And "Little Dog Lost" wasn't a movie, it was an episode of Disney's Wonderful World of Color TV series. Sorry but she won't be on many In Memorium reels. (NT) -- Russ, Sunday, July 16, 02:55:51pm The reason i liked Little Dog Lost is because it was filmed in the bay area. (NT) -- Sonoma County Ca. North of San Francisco. In the towns of Cloverdale, Healdsberg, and Santa Rosa., Sunday, July 16, 03:03:55pm Babe Parilli, Football player and coach (Boston Patriots, New York Jets). Dead at 87 Sunday, July 16, 02:02:05pm 2 Bio ... -- Link, Sunday, July 16, 02:02:05pm Happy 111th Birthday! Supercentenarian Anne Brasz, Supercentenarian Ernestine Garst is 111, WW2 Military Figure (British) Paul Farnes is 99, Football's Ulysses S.Washington is 97, Dancer Miriam LaVelle is 90, Actor Lothar Blumhagen is 90, ] (NT) jlp Sunday, July 16, 01:36:53pm 5 Conductor Serge Baudo is 90, Actor Marcel Merovee turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, July 16, 04:34:26am Other birthdays, July 16- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, July 16, 12:01:51pm Journalist James L. Greenfield is 93, actress Rosita Quintana is 92, writer Shirley Hughes is 90, ex- US Rep. Michael Bilirakis is 87, ex- US Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh is 85, ex- PM of Japan Yasuo Fukuda is 81, guitarist Buddy Merrill is 81, ex- Gov. of Nevada Richard Bryan is 80 (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 16, 12:15:20pm Maybe we should post link to pictures with birthday people (NT) -- Some of these people are really obscure, Sunday, July 16, 01:36:53pm Archive: John F. Kennedy, Jr., July 16, 1999 Son of JFK Sunday, July 16, 12:49:57pm 1 Healthwatch: Former Molly Hatchet singer Jimmy Farrar Suffers 3 heart attacks Sunday, July 16, 12:44:03pm 1 Archive: Lon Chaney, Jr. July 12, 1973 Actor Sunday, July 16, 12:16:35pm 16 Had 2 sons: Lon (died 1992, at 63) & Ron (died 1987, at 57) (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 12, 04:40:22pm Here's an interview with Lon's grandson, Ron Chaney -- Link, Wednesday, July 12, 04:42:35pm Did sons die of the 'drink' like dad Lon Jr? Though Lon Sr died of cancer at 47! (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 12, 05:30:05pm Actually the cause of Lon Jr's death was throat cancer.. (NT) -- The same disease that killed his father...., Wednesday, July 12, 06:10:00pm And Lon Jr's sons? (NT) -- ?, Wednesday, July 12, 06:46:31pm Lon R. Chaney died in a 1992 car crash -- Here's a link to an obit, Wednesday, July 12, 06:53:19pm Actually Lon Jr. did not die of throat cancer. That was a supposition by the press (NT) -- When family didn't release cause of death. He actually died of congestive heart failure and had beriberi and cirrhosis of the liver, Thursday, July 13, 12:27:16pm ...I thought so. (NT) -- *hick*, Thursday, July 13, 02:16:41pm Pic of Burgess Meredith & Lon Chaney, Jr. -- "Tell me 'bout the rabbits, George", Thursday, July 13, 04:24:32pm Here he is SADLY in his last screen effort with a wheelchaired J. Carroll Naish in FRANKENSTEIN VS DRACULA (1971)! ... -- Poor Lon's face bloated with booze. : - (, Thursday, July 13, 04:39:26pm That was both Chaney & Naish's last film (NT) -- Sad, both deserved a better sendoff, Thursday, July 13, 04:54:53pm Steinbeck was brilliant. Chaney Jr did a fabulous job with his character in this film (NT) -- Of Mice and Men, Saturday, July 15, 03:56:05pm "Werewolf" -- Gary Warren, Sunday, July 16, 11:56:36am "I'm the Wolfman" -- Round Robin, Sunday, July 16, 12:03:05pm "Werewolf" -- Carl Bonafede, Sunday, July 16, 12:16:35pm Elwyn Wilson Jones (Elwyn Llanbęr), Welsh singer Dead at 78 Sunday, July 16, 02:41:34am 1 Happy BIrthday! Actress Dorothy Dells (89) Actor George Hilton (83) Actress Ann Turkel (71) Actor Rubén Blades (69) Actor Al Cliver (66) Drummer Stewart Copeland (65) (NT) Colt Saturday, July 15, 10:45:45pm 1 Archive: Bill Justis, July 15, 1982 Musician Saturday, July 15, 05:43:07pm 2 "Raunchy" -- Bill Justis, Saturday, July 15, 05:43:07pm The last meals of 22 famous people Kinda interesting Saturday, July 15, 02:43:51pm 4 My last meal would be chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn (NT) -- Yum!, Friday, July 14, 05:01:10pm My Last Meal -- Der Bingle, Saturday, July 15, 12:43:29pm I'd go with (NT) -- the endless salad bar., Saturday, July 15, 02:43:51pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Actor Joe Turkel (90) Actor Tom Troupe (89) Actress Joanna Merlin (86) Actor Ken Kercheval (82) Actress Andra Martin (82) Actor Patrick Wayne (78) (NT) Colt Saturday, July 15, 11:57:40am 9 Director Larry Cohen (76) Actor Jan-Michael Vincent (73) Actor Jeffrey Kramer (72) Singer Linda Ronstadt (71) Wrestler Jesse Ventura (66) Actor Terry O'Quinn (65) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 14, 10:04:23pm Lordy, Jan-Michael Vincent is a walkng miracle he's still around. ... -- Prolific burner of candles of all ends., Friday, July 14, 10:58:01pm Happy 102nd Birthday! Sculptor Judith Revesz, Russian Military Figure (Finnish War) Vasily Michurin is 101, Actress Klari Paulay is 100, Neuropsychologist Brenda Miller is 98, Lawyer/Activist Kandala Subrahmanyam is 97, Diplomat Barrie Dexter is 96, Actress Jean Heywood is 96, (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, July 15, 04:51:06am Football's Carl Richardson is 96,Physicist Leon Lederman is 95, Actress Marianne Bernadotte is 93, Documentarian D.A. Pennebaker is 92, Actor Joe Turkel is 90 Writer Ann Jellicoe turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, July 15, 04:51:51am Seems like Patrck Wayne never took advantage of his famous Dad's name. He was a passable actor (NT) -- with a fairly minor acting career. Now 6 yrs older than his father was at time of death., Saturday, July 15, 10:28:30am Other birthdays, July 15- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, July 15, 11:33:48am Actress Joan Roberts was born 100 years ago today (died 2012) -- Bio, Saturday, July 15, 11:51:18am Mathematician Stephen Smale is 87, diplomat Diego Asencio is 86, writer Clive Cussler is 86, politician Jacques-Yvan Morin is 86, guitarist Julian Bream is 84, writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair is 84, composer Harrison Birtwistle is 83, singer Roky Erickson is 70 (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 15, 11:57:40am Maryam Mirzakhani, First woman to win the Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious prizes for mathematical research Dead at 40 Saturday, July 15, 11:48:29am 1 John Anselmo, Early Tiger Woods golf instructor Dead at 96 Saturday, July 15, 11:35:59am 1 Today's picture: Dr. Spencer Johnson (NT) He wrote a book about cheese Saturday, July 15, 10:36:38am 3 Also a book about a small boss. (NT) -- Size does not matter. Accomplishments do., Saturday, July 15, 07:02:18am I believe that the picture clearly states that it's Spencer Johnson. (NT) -- R.I.P, Saturday, July 15, 10:36:38am Dr. Spencer Johnson, Author of self help bestseller Has died Saturday, July 15, 08:05:13am 2 I remember when the company I worked for was being sold, all employees were given a copy of "Who Moved My Cheese". Of course when it was over, about half of them were eliminated. (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, July 15, 08:05:13am Happy BIrthday! Actor Harry Dean Stanton (91) Actress Laurie Mitchell (89) Actress Nancy Olson (89) Actor Sid Haig (78) Actress Lynn Loring (73) (NT) Colt Saturday, July 15, 04:13:25am 12 Actor Vincent Pastore (71) Actor Eric Laneuville (65) Actor Stan Shaw (65) Producer Joel Silver (65) (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, July 13, 10:01:58pm Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Ella Concan, Musician Fred Fox is 103, Politician K.R. Gowri Amma is 98, WW2 Military Figure Tom Neil is 97, WW2 Military Figure Donald Stratton is 95, Actress Magda Fontos turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Friday, July 14, 10:11:50am Nancy Olsen is the LAST surviving cast member of 1950 classic, SUNSET BLVD! Here she is a few years back in fascinating Q&A interview on SB, and her personal fascinating life. ... -- theChronicler, Friday, July 14, 10:29:09am anyone who kissed william holden is #1 in my book. (NT) -- Amazing, Friday, July 14, 11:06:08am Other birthdays, July 14- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, July 14, 11:25:11am WW 2 figure Elfriede Rinkel is 95, fashion designer Jacqueline de Ribes is 88, football player Rosey Grier is 85, chemist Ei-ichi Negishi is 82, ex- PM of Japan Yoshirô Mori is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 14, 11:37:08am She was married to Alan Jay Lerner at the time he wrote 'An American in Paris', My Fair Lady and Gigi (NT) -- Tony, Friday, July 14, 12:34:25pm In the VIDEO she mentions Lerner actually dedicated "My Fair Lady" to her! And her second husband was Capitol Records exec Alan Livingston (1917-2009), and lists his many accomplishments! -- theChronicler, Friday, July 14, 04:26:08pm Newsman Douglas Edwards was born 100 years ago today (died 1990) -- First anchor of CBS Evening News, Friday, July 14, 06:35:17pm FUN FACT: The same year Olsen married Lerner (1950), she appeared in SUNSET BLVD, in which she also appeared with future brother-in-law Jay Livingston, who was the piano player at Jack Webb's party scene in the film! (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 15, 04:13:25am Sister Marie Cecilia Goudette, Italian-American nun, oldest person born in the U.S. and last verified American born in 1902 Dies at 115 according to Gerontology Research Group Friday, July 14, 06:43:37pm 7 Made headlines when she voted for Obama from her tiny cloistered Italian convent in 2008 at age 106. (NT) -- ., Friday, July 14, 05:28:20pm PIc & more info here- -- Link, Friday, July 14, 05:29:25pm Her mother was 3 mos. pregnant with her when Pres. McKinley was shot on Sept. 6, 1901 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 14, 05:31:29pm She died the 16th oldest verified American of all-time. (NT) -- Not a bad run., Friday, July 14, 05:51:45pm Article from March 2017 as she celebrated her 115th birthday -- New Hampshire news, Friday, July 14, 05:59:30pm Is this the first time that there is no one from the US -- in the top 10 oldest people in the world?, Friday, July 14, 06:25:57pm Jazz label owner Joe Fields, aged 88 ...... Ed Tracey Friday, July 14, 06:02:03pm 1 Archive: Richard McDonald, July 14, 1998 Co- founder of McDonald's Friday, July 14, 04:59:52pm 2 Nick Offerman played him in the recent Ray Kroc bio, "The Founder" (NT) -- ., Friday, July 14, 04:59:52pm Mahi Beamer, Hawaiian singer Dead at 88 Friday, July 14, 04:51:59pm 2 Here's a song from his 1959 album on Capitol -- Link, Friday, July 14, 04:51:59pm Hootie Johnson, Former Masters and Augusta National Golf Club Chairman Dies at 86 Friday, July 14, 02:51:18pm 1 Robert Grodt, Father of 1st 'Occupy Wall Street' baby, dies fighting in Syria He was 28 Friday, July 14, 12:54:37pm 1 Margaret Waltrip, Mother of racers Darrell & Michael Waltrip Dead at 90 Friday, July 14, 12:52:43pm 1 Healthwatch: Former President Jimmy Carter Collapses & Hospitalized for Dehydration Friday, July 14, 11:28:47am 5 Saw nothing on any of the news channels about this (NT) -- You'd think the collapse of an ex- President would make the news, Thursday, July 13, 11:38:50am Jimmy & wife Rosalynn recently marked their 71st wedding anniversary (NT) -- 2nd longest Pres. marriage (Bushes married 72 years), Thursday, July 13, 12:01:18pm Carter back at building site Friday morning! -- -, Friday, July 14, 09:12:36am It wouldn't surprise me if Carter is the first President to reach 100! (NT) -- His 3 younger siblings have been dead for decades, Friday, July 14, 11:28:47am Grandson of Goldman philanthropists dies in plane crash Sonoma County, Calif. Friday, July 14, 11:27:06am 1 ARCHIVE: May 13, 2016 ~Actor David Armstrong (1924-2016) ... Died at 91. Friday, July 14, 11:21:05am 3 Was in a couple of "Batman" episodes (the ones where Carolyn Jones played Marsha). (NT) -- 4 TZ episodes, including "To Serve Man" & "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"., Wednesday, July 12, 06:35:54pm Speaking of 'Batman", I just saw a "Perry Mason" episode from 1958 in which Neil Hamilton plays a murder victim (NT) -- Yvonne Craig ("Bat Girl") plays his step- daughter!, Friday, July 14, 11:21:05am Happy 100th birthday to Arthur Laurents and thanks for the antiques Todd Friday, July 14, 10:35:20am 1 17 and 9 year old sisters killed while watching TV as car slams into their Indiana living room at 80mph 17 year old girl driver on opioids arrested Friday, July 14, 06:57:41am 1 John Bernecker, stuntman and actor dies after on-set of "The Walking Dead." Dies at 33 Friday, July 14, 06:40:59am 3 After on-set accident (NT) -- ., Friday, July 14, 06:34:20am 2nd Walking Dead related actor to die tragically this week. Voice actor Randy Schell was killed in diving accident on Saturday. (NT) -- The Walkers, Friday, July 14, 06:40:59am Archive: Red Buttons, July 13, 2006 Comedian, actor Friday, July 14, 02:11:55am 2 Here is Buttons eulogizing Milton Berle, just 4 years earlier -This-is-hillarious! ... -- theChronicler, Friday, July 14, 02:11:55am ARCHIVE: July 12, 2014 ~It was 3 years ago today we lost our beloved board contributor RUSTY WHITE. ~Never forgotten ... theChronicler Thursday, July 13, 09:40:21pm 8 A venerable contributor, indeed. (NT) -- Ed Tracey, Wednesday, July 12, 09:33:04am loved him on insiders obits, He gave me great info. We both were big fans of Charles Bronson he wrote the best obit for him back in 03 (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 12, 10:11:33am didn't his daughter have a accident of some sort? Its been a long time I was was a huge fan of him when he did the long gone entertainment einsders site. Its a shame all those obits are gone. He was my number one source for obits. Damn I miss him, he passed way to young (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 12, 10:23:35am Links -- wearysloth, Thursday, July 13, 05:54:17pm i just bookmarked these links , Wow its like going back in time thank you soo much!!!!!!!!!! (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, July 13, 08:09:41pm Christy was Rustys daughter who almost died in a car accident yes. -- Joy, Thursday, July 13, 08:59:08pm It was an ATV accident. Rusty loved her so. She suffered brain injury, endured therapy, and later married military boy and had a family. I wish her well. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 13, 09:40:21pm Basketball Coach Les Habegger Dies at 92 Thursday, July 13, 06:56:16pm 3 No Les, no more.... -- George Steigleer, Thursday, July 13, 06:15:19pm Great day, great man, bad joke. (NT) -- Two out of three ain't bad., Thursday, July 13, 06:56:16pm John Quinn, Journalist and editor for USA TODAY. Dead at 91 Thursday, July 13, 04:53:54pm 2 Mo' info- -- Link, Thursday, July 13, 04:53:54pm Happy Birthday! Director Sandor Stern (81) Actor Brian Avery (77) Actor Patrick Stewart (77) Actor Robert Forster (76) Actor Harrison Ford (75) Actor Cheech Marin (71) Rosemary Dunsmore (65) (NT) Colt Thursday, July 13, 04:17:55pm 7 I loved Robert Forster for 50 years. In the small, but pivotal role in Brando's REFLECTIONS IN A GOLDEN EYE in 1966, to JACKIE BROWN in 1997, to THE DESCENDANTS in 2011! -He is always a fun ride! ... -- VIDEO, Thursday, July 13, 12:32:07am Happy 98th Birthday! Politician Hau Pei-tsun, Politician John T. Satriale is 98, Dancer Anna Halpin is 97, Author Lucette Finas is 96, Biochemist Arthur Pardee is 96, Politician Frank J. Maxwell is 96, Businessman William A. Emerson is 96, (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, July 13, 04:33:06am Writer Ashley Bryan is 94, Photographer Erich Lessing is 94, TV Announcer Johnny Gilbert is 93, Actor Steven Marlo turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, July 13, 04:33:36am Other birthdays, July 13- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, July 13, 11:42:41am Roger McGuinn of the Byrds was born the same day as Harrison Ford -- Yes, they can be connected!, Thursday, July 13, 11:44:42am "Eight Miles High" -- The Byrds, Thursday, July 13, 04:17:55pm Actress Lisa LaMendola died June 2, 2017. She was 53. Obit inside. I knew Lisa when she worked in Houston some 30 years ago. RIP Thursday, July 13, 01:24:40pm 4 Imdb -- Link, Wednesday, July 12, 04:27:58pm She was quite a beauty, and so young too. Wonder how she passed. It seems sudden. (NT) -- Very sad., Thursday, July 13, 06:42:25am She hosted a TV show called the Consumer Discount Network. It was so much fun watching it. I went to Houston and they let me visit the studios. Lisa, RIP. (NT) -- We will miss you., Thursday, July 13, 01:24:40pm Tamara Miansarova, Russian singer Dead at 86 Thursday, July 13, 12:44:15pm 1 Actor Robert Lesko Dies at 74 Thursday, July 13, 12:07:35pm 2 IMDb -- -, Thursday, July 13, 12:07:35pm Tod Sloan, Hockey player (Maple Leafs, Blackhawks) Dead at 89 Thursday, July 13, 11:53:39am 1 Healthwatch: Liu Xiaobo - Nobel Peace Prize laureate terminally ill. ... Fredrik Andersson Thursday, July 13, 06:54:17am 2 He has died... -- BBC, Thursday, July 13, 06:54:17am Healthwatch: Abdelhak Nouri, footballer Brain damage after collapse Thursday, July 13, 05:42:11am 1 OT: I was wondering big band era band leaders were still alive. (NT) Someone said Ray Anthony is the last one alive. He's 95. Does any know if there are others. Thursday, July 13, 04:52:15am 10 Should read I was wondering if there are any big band era band leaders. (NT) -- Still alive., Monday, July 10, 11:14:25am Ray Anthony is probably just about the last of his era. -- Link to Wikipedia's list inside, Monday, July 10, 11:23:59am Larry Elgart, 95 who also recorded with his brother Les Elgart is alive -- Les died in 1995 at 77, Monday, July 10, 02:26:50pm Here's a list of Big Band Related people still alive -- Link, Monday, July 10, 02:29:10pm The only ones that appear to be alive besides Anthony and Elgart (NT) -- Are Terry Gibbs 92, and Elliot Lawrence also 92., Monday, July 10, 03:00:01pm That list was published in 2004 (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, July 11, 09:51:08pm none left in Canada, last two died 2015/6... -- cameron, Wednesday, July 12, 02:38:55pm I didn't notice his name on those lists, but in England Chris Barber (born 1930) is still living. (NT) -- Darren, Thursday, July 13, 03:42:52am "Petite Fleur" -- Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Thursday, July 13, 04:52:15am Actress Susan Cummings died on December 3, 2016. The Twilight Zone Museum announced today. Link to her estate and memorabilia auction that was held in March Wednesday, July 12, 10:10:36pm 12 Uttered one of the most famous Twilight Zone lines: "It's A Cookbook." (NT) -- Deserves an obit. :-(, Tuesday, July 11, 05:20:54pm Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, July 11, 05:37:41pm "Mr. Chambers! Don't get on that ship!" -- "To Serve Man' - It's a cookbook!", Tuesday, July 11, 05:39:43pm I think her obit was posted here last year, no? (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 09:44:56pm Nope, I would have noticed. I thought she just turned 87, so this was news to me . (NT) -- Colt, Wednesday, July 12, 02:16:16am That links to an auction, is there one for the death notice? (NT) -- Colt's right, it wasn't posted here. I would've remembered also., Wednesday, July 12, 07:28:38am Not much written about her living or dead after her career ended in the 1970's. IMDb says she died 12/3/16 in Chandler, AZ of cardiogenic shock.. (NT) -- Not sure where the info came from as there doesn't seem to be an obit anywhere online., Wednesday, July 12, 07:49:23am I just saw that her death was posted at IMDb. (NT) -- They're also claiming that actor David Armstrong who was in "To Serve Man" died on May 13, 2016, Wednesday, July 12, 07:55:52am thats why I love this forum, To find out about the small celebs you would never get info on otherwise. When its a major death its on all news. -- Colt, Wednesday, July 12, 08:35:04am Starred in the film Verboten co-starring actors James Best (1926-2015) -- And Tom Pittman (1931-1958). I saw it when I was a kid. My mom was a fan of both James Dean and Tom Pittman., Wednesday, July 12, 11:30:28am Tom PIttman was great. I like him more than James Dean. Talk about a career that could have been. (NT) -- colt, Wednesday, July 12, 10:10:36pm OT: So who here watched the Discovery Channel TV documentary on Amelia Earhart and what did you think of it...? (NT) Buckeye Wednesday, July 12, 08:10:36pm 23 Convinced me. She died on Saipan! (NT) -- ., Monday, July 10, 11:58:41am I can't believe that our government basically left Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan to die by Japan's hands even though it was 1937 and Japan and US didn't go to war until Dec. 07, 1941 (NT) -- The US should have made a deal to get them back, Monday, July 10, 01:25:11pm Weren't they on a spy mission as well? So, if caught, collateral damage of (near) times of war, no? (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 03:51:00pm PS) Buckeye, I''l check doc on rebroadcast/DVR or On Demand, this week. (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 03:52:32pm I'll check back after I see it. (NT) -- Joy, Monday, July 10, 01:58:58pm Lotta Stuff indicated her death on Saipan ,BUT that potential gravesite being disturbed in 1944 &1968 seems odd. (NT) -- Lemnpiper, Monday, July 10, 03:53:55pm Military Expert casts doubt on claim that Earhart shown in recently unearthed photo. -- Claims photo was taken a decade earlier., Monday, July 10, 04:35:19pm I was surprised by how many native witnesses there seem to be to her demise. On the other hand, there are several questions that remain unanswered for me... -- Still on the fence Buckeye, Monday, July 10, 05:09:06pm New Evidence debunks History Channel's "Crazy" theory. -- Surviving Crew Member of Ship in Photo Refutes Claim., Monday, July 10, 05:11:25pm I remember the islanders that saw Amelia and Fred said that the Japanaese threatened them if they ever spoke of what they saw. They would put in out of their mind rather than face the wrath of the Japanese. (NT) -- The Japanese were notorious in keeping people quiet., Tuesday, July 11, 11:15:07am Not going bother to watching it now. Thanks for the heads up. (NT) -- Joy, Wednesday, July 12, 08:10:36pm It convinced me as well. That's her in the picture. (NT) -- IMO!, Monday, July 10, 09:15:41pm I think some of these naysayers are Amelia Earhart "experts" who fear loss of gigs, TV appearances, book deals, etc., if the mystery is solved (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 11, 11:26:42am I agree with you. I remember the going theory was the Amelia and Fred landed on the island of Nikomororu and diied of starvation. A woman's shoe heel and some plane parts were found on that island. -- So that was the theory until this photo showed up, Tuesday, July 11, 12:41:31pm Proof found "new" photo was published in Travel book 2-years before Earhart went missing. -- So much for that folks!, Tuesday, July 11, 02:47:17pm Lol - nice try. The mystery has been soled. Accept it people!! (NT) -- -, Tuesday, July 11, 03:00:55pm Like the Billy the Kid photo I referenced in the original thread further research unearths the truth. Makes you wish the documentary people were as thorough. -- Buckeye, Tuesday, July 11, 03:10:40pm Lots of sore losers in the much. Whether you like it or not, the picture depicts Earhart. (NT) -- why do you all want the mystery to continue?, Tuesday, July 11, 03:17:11pm Go to page 99 of this Japanese travelogue published Oct. 10, 1935 to see the picture. Sorry the picture is simply not her. -- Russ, Tuesday, July 11, 09:38:54pm I agree with you Russ. The photo is a nothing-burger. (NT) -- vintagemike, Tuesday, July 11, 10:14:50pm The History channel just ran a show in which a guy claimed to be related to Jack the Ripper (NT) -- Maybe they aren't so trustworthy, Wednesday, July 12, 11:24:12am Dick McInnes, Holywood publicist, co- wrote Dorothy Lamour'a autobiography Dead at 81 Wednesday, July 12, 06:36:44pm 1 David Kapralik, Music exec who who was instrumental in signing Barbra Streisand and Sly and the Family Stone to their first label deals Dead at 91 Wednesday, July 12, 06:31:33pm 1 ARCHIVE: July 12, 1982 ~UK actor Kenneth More, best remembered in his long career as 'Captain Shepard' in 1960's "Sink the Bismarck," and as Titanic's 2nd Officer 'Charles H. Lightoller' in "A Night to Remember" (1958), dies of advanced Parkinson's disease at the age of 67. ... Bio & PHOTOS Wednesday, July 12, 04:24:32pm 2 Pic (w/ Jayne Mansfield) -- From "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw", Wednesday, July 12, 04:24:32pm ARCHIVE: July 12, 1804 ~Alexander Hamilton, American statesman, one of U.S. Founding Fathers, who helped design nation's financial system, the only man killed by a sitting U.S. Vice Persident, and whose illustrious life is hailed as musical play today, dies at 49. ... Bio & PHOTOS Wednesday, July 12, 04:22:45pm 2 Harry Whittington is the only other person to be shot by a sitting Vice- President (NT) -- Shot by Dick Cheney in 2006, Wednesday, July 12, 04:22:45pm OT: Found a 2015 video on The Motion Picture & Television Fund Retirement Home Connie Sawyer and others appear in it. Wednesday, July 12, 02:22:48pm 4 Great clip - thank you. Connie Sawyer is not the oldest included. (NT) -- Disney Legend Ruthie Thompson will be 107 in about 2 weeks, Thursday, July 06, 10:55:44am Another clip with Roddy McDowell's sister Virginia. ,,, (NT) -- I couldn't make out who the gentlemen was who was speaking he said he was a child actor, Friday, July 07, 12:22:13am What also impressed me about the VIDEO of the Actors Home was seeing actor Michael Callan again. Sad, he's in a wheelchair though. ... -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 12, 02:22:48pm ARCHIVE: July 12, 1921 ~Here is the story of long-forgotten Silent Film child actress Eunice Woodruff, whose life was snuffed out far too young. She was 10. ... Bio & PHOTO Wednesday, July 12, 01:41:59pm 1 Sam Glanzman, Cartoonist Dead at 93 Wednesday, July 12, 11:45:27am 1 Happy Birthday! Actor Tab Hunter (86) Actor John Stride (81) Director Tom Holland (74) Actor Bruce McGill (67) Actor Tim DeZarn (65) Actor Stephen Lang (65) (NT) Colt Wednesday, July 12, 11:39:45am 15 Boy, Bruce McGill's screen career of 40 years has been a prolific one. From "Animal House" to "Silkwood", to "Shallow Hal", to "Lincoln"! ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 11:59:45pm I just watched McGill again in "My Cousin Vinnie" (NT) -- Playing the Sheriff, Tuesday, July 11, 11:27:47am LOLOL.... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 01:43:37pm Happy 114th Birthday! Supercentenarian Tae Ito, Government Official Mortimer Caplin is 101, '36 Olympic Athlete Hans Maier is 101, Actor Rufus Smith is 100, (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, July 11, 04:35:57am Actor Ivan Tarapata is 97, Painter Claude Bonin-Pissarro is 96, Historian Richard Pipes is 94, Writer Frederick Buechner is 91, Actor Daniel Bremont is 90, Conductor Herbert Blomstedt turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Tuesday, July 11, 04:36:29am Other birthdays, July 11- -- Happy birthdays!, Tuesday, July 11, 11:30:34am Athlete Jack Alabaster is 87, writer Harold Bloom is 87, singer Alex Hassilev is 85, hockey player Jean-Guy Talbot is 85, fashion designer Giorgio Armani is 84, musician Frederick Hemke is 82, writer Pai Hsien-yung is 80 (NT) -- ., Tuesday, July 11, 12:44:38pm On July 11, 1962, the Telstar communications satellite is launched -- Here's "Telstar" by the Tornadoes, Tuesday, July 11, 05:46:39pm George Gershwin died 80 years ago today (NT) -- Tony, Tuesday, July 11, 04:56:10pm Amazing, today's Gershwin is seemingly forgotten by the American public. (NT) -- theChronicler, Wednesday, July 12, 01:30:24am I agree it's a shame, but is he any more forgotten than, say, Paul Whiteman, or any other major figure in music from before 1940? -- obitchecker, Wednesday, July 12, 06:16:08am I don't agree - the 'Rhapsody in Blue' and the other major concerts works are played all the time (NT) -- He's performed more often than Duke Ellington or Aaron Copland, Wednesday, July 12, 09:28:01am Susan Seaforth Hayes turned 74 on July 11th. -- Her bio here..., Wednesday, July 12, 11:32:39am Husband Bill Hayes is 92! -- His bio here..., Wednesday, July 12, 11:39:45am Actress Paquita Rico Dies at 87 Wednesday, July 12, 11:36:39am 2 IMDb -- -, Wednesday, July 12, 11:36:39am John Quinn, Former editor in chief of USA Today Has died Wednesday, July 12, 11:36:23am 1 Actress Tona Dodd Bronder Dies at 90 Wednesday, July 12, 11:32:16am 4 IMDb -- -, Wednesday, July 12, 09:45:14am How did you find this one? (NT) -- I looked on legacy.com and it wasn't there as most obits from dignity memorial are., Wednesday, July 12, 10:02:08am Husband William Bronder, an actor, died May 6, 2015, at 84. Had a lot of TV credits in the '70's & '80's (NT) -- Both appeared in the film "Cannery Row" (1982), Wednesday, July 12, 11:32:16am Opera Singer / Actress Claudia Hellman Dies at 93 Wednesday, July 12, 11:29:18am 2 IMDb -- -, Wednesday, July 12, 11:29:18am Film & TV producer Tom Rowe Dies at 62 Wednesday, July 12, 11:28:37am 3 IMDb -- Link, Wednesday, July 12, 10:50:00am Produced a couple of the "Ernest" films (NT) -- Starring the late Jim Varney, Wednesday, July 12, 11:28:37am Ray Phiri, African musician (played on Graceland) Dead at 70 Wednesday, July 12, 02:09:08am 1 Abdullah Hayayei, paralympic athlete Killed aged 36 Wednesday, July 12, 02:07:34am 1 Archive: George Gershwin, July 11, 1937 Composer Tuesday, July 11, 09:36:46pm 3 "Summertime" -- Billy Stewart, Tuesday, July 11, 05:43:52pm At the other end of the 1966-1967 school year from "Summertime" was (NT) -- the Gershwin brothers' "I Got Rhythm", recorded by The Happenings, Tuesday, July 11, 09:36:46pm Gray Reisfield, Niece of Greta Garbo, sole heir to her fortune Dead at 85 Tuesday, July 11, 08:28:38pm 3 Is today's photo Garbo and her niece? (NT) -- Russ, Tuesday, July 11, 03:35:51pm It is. Not an easy find. (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 08:28:38pm Voice Actor/Director Wally Burr Dies at 93 Tuesday, July 11, 05:56:03pm 3 IMDb -- -, Tuesday, July 11, 05:46:54pm Picture -- -, Tuesday, July 11, 05:56:03pm Jon Underwood, Founder of Death Cafe Movement Dead at 44 Tuesday, July 11, 04:25:58pm 1 Actor John Karlsen 1919-2017 Dead at 97 Tuesday, July 11, 01:25:44pm 6 In "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" (1989) as 'Evil Duke', he's best remembered for this line! ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 09:10:52am Imdb -- Link, Tuesday, July 11, 11:22:13am He was also in Witch Finder General director Michael Reeves (NT) -- First film The She Beast. Starring Barbara Steele., Tuesday, July 11, 12:46:56pm 2nd actor from "Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory" (1961) to die recently (NT) -- Curt Lowens died in May, Tuesday, July 11, 01:09:15pm Is there a link to an actual obituary? (NT) -- this is a blog post., Tuesday, July 11, 01:25:44pm Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Leader of ISIS Killed in air strike Tuesday, July 11, 11:37:43am 1 Jim Bush, Longtime UCLA track coach Dead at 90 Tuesday, July 11, 11:32:55am 1 Healthwatch: Barbara Bush - photographed using oxygen She turnd 92 on June 8th Tuesday, July 11, 10:24:16am 13 Her son George turns 71 tommorow (NT) -- George W. Bush is the oldest President with both parents still living, Wednesday, July 05, 04:17:29pm 20 Presidents were already dead by age 71 (NT) -- !, Wednesday, July 05, 04:18:50pm One of the oldest celebs of any kind with both parents till living (NT) -- Tony, Wednesday, July 05, 04:32:41pm What celeb is older, w/2 living parents?? (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 06, 12:28:37am Princess Yasuko of Japan was 72 last year & both her parents were alive, but her father Prince Takahito died last Oct., at 100 (NT) -- I think George W. Bush is oldest with 2 parents living, now, Thursday, July 06, 11:08:43am Jimmy Carter's son, Jack, just turned 70 (NT) -- Jimmy will be 93 in Oct; Rosalynn will be 90 next month., Thursday, July 06, 12:06:08pm But Jack ain't jack....not a celeb. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 06, 02:15:08pm Did I say that he was? Maybe you should read my post again. (NT) -- As always, reading in fundamental!, Thursday, July 06, 02:41:01pm Jack ran for the Senate in 2006 from Nevada, & lost -- He coulda been a contender!, Thursday, July 06, 02:54:16pm Howard Stern is 63, both parents still alive: Father Ben (turns 94 tomorrow) & mother Ray, 89 (NT) -- Not a record, but an (almost) senior celeb with both parents living, Monday, July 10, 04:17:39pm 70 yr. old Steven Spielberg doesn't quite make it: His Dad is 100, and Mom... (NT) -- Died in Feb. at 97., Tuesday, July 11, 07:40:39am Baby Bush is 71, with TWO living parents - he wins! (NT) -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 10:24:16am Local L.A. Obit: Long time KTLA Reporter Bill Smith Dead at 74 Buckeye Tuesday, July 11, 10:20:53am 2 Sad news. His TV persona was one of the most amiable on local news. Always 'up' and enthusiastic, he was memorable. -PHOTOS ... -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 11, 10:20:53am Wikipedia says rapist & cop killer Gerald Mason died in Jan., at 82 His story was shown on episodes of Forensic Files, 48 Hours Mystery Tuesday, July 11, 06:58:13am 4 Here's the story on "Forensic Files" -- Video Link, Tuesday, July 11, 04:35:52am Is there anything that confirms it? (NT) -- Wiki is always questionable., Tuesday, July 11, 05:34:35am All I could find is this.... -- This lists his b-day as Jan. 31...Wiki says Jan. 26., Tuesday, July 11, 06:58:13am Bob Lubbers, Cartoonist Dead at 95 Tuesday, July 11, 12:13:51am 3 Sample of his work -- Link, Monday, July 10, 04:33:49pm Obituary of Bob Lubbers -- Fredrik Andersson, Tuesday, July 11, 12:13:51am Archive: Brian Keith, June, 1997 Actor Monday, July 10, 11:03:35pm 5 Such a sad ending for Brian and daughter. (NT) -- Rip, Monday, July 10, 12:02:29pm Boy I remember the day like yesterday -the helicopter hovering his Malibu garage (where he was found), and then finding out about his his daughter's (only child) recent suicide -sad. ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 04:11:56pm For a couple of years, Keith's step- mother was Peg Entwistle, who jumped off the Hollywood sign in 1932 (NT) -- ,, Monday, July 10, 04:36:03pm For the 2 people who don't know here, Brian's dad was famed veteran Hollywood character actor Robert Keith. ... -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 11:03:35pm Nelsan Ellis, Actor, played "Lafayette" on "True Blood" Dead at 39 Monday, July 10, 07:17:40pm 6 Pic -- Link, Saturday, July 08, 12:18:59pm Scenes of Nelsan Ellis in "True Blood" -- Link, Saturday, July 08, 04:22:44pm Proof that just about any actors can be connected! -- Inside, Saturday, July 08, 04:26:49pm I was surprised that NBC News reported his death last night (NT) -- They've ignored bigger names before, Sunday, July 09, 11:51:12am As Hollywood mourns, details emerge of his final last days. He died from old fashion DTs; acute withdrawal from alcohol, developing blood infection, kidneys shut down, liver swollen, his blood pressure plummeted and died. -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 07:17:40pm Archive: Rod Steiger, July 9, 2002 Actor Monday, July 10, 06:23:22pm 6 "I Coulda Been a Contender" -- "On the Waterfront", Sunday, July 09, 04:07:23pm An at-times over-the-top style actor, Steiger still was great, when the role was right. One favorite role of mine, THE PAWN BROKER (1964), which he was nominated for 'Best Actor' Academy Award, though WON BAFTA for the role. ... -- A MUST SEE!, Monday, July 10, 12:24:18am I had the privilege of meeting him when I was an extra in the "The Chosen" (1981), in which he played a Hassidic Rabbi, even though he wasn't Jewish--but he was very convincing, and very intense both on and off the screen. (NT) -- egee33, Monday, July 10, 12:07:22pm Green with envy over here. That's pretty cool you had a 'brush w/greatness' with Steiger. -To me, he's on the short-list of great film actors of the mid-20th century America. -Though he ripped of Tracy w/Oscar (Heat of the Night). But Rod was ripped off by Marvin (...Ballou)! (NT) -- theChronicler, Monday, July 10, 01:16:33pm Tracy wasn't that great in GWCTD...but Dustin Hoffman's performance in The Graduate was trend setting (NT) -- Or Albert Finney in Two for the Road...or James Mason in The Deadly Affair, Monday, July 10, 06:23:22pm Jack Shaheen, Fought with Disney over song lyrics in "Aladdin" Dead at 81 Monday, July 10, 04:19:48pm 1 Happy 103rd Birthday! Politician Franciszck Michalik, Diplomat Dayton S, Mok is 100, Professor Frank L. Lambert is 99, Boxer Jake LaMotta is 96, WW2 Military Figure John K. Singlaub is 96. Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is 92, (NT) jlp Monday, July 10, 01:54:27pm 11 Actor Carleton Carpenter is 91, Actor William Smithers is 90. Actress Elvera Corona is 90, politician (former NYC mayor) David Dinkins is 90, Hockey's Jack Kelly is 90, Accordionist Marcel Azzola turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Monday, July 10, 12:07:45am Happy Birthday! Actress/former wife of Steve McQueen Neile Adams (85) Actor Mills Watson (77) Actor Robert Pine (76) Actress Phyllis Smith (66). (NT) -- Colt, Monday, July 10, 12:10:08am FUN FACT: Interesting Hollywood factoid on Robert Pine, has distinction of being son-in-law AND father of Hollywood stars! -- -His mother-in-law was famed starlett Anne Gwynne, and his son is today's film lead Chris Pine!, Monday, July 10, 02:50:18am Other birthdays, July 10- -- Happy birthdays!, Monday, July 10, 12:02:44pm Today's pic: "Mr. Wizard", Don Herbert (1917- 2007) -- Bio, Monday, July 10, 12:06:10pm Cartoonist Reg Smythe was born 100 years ago today! (Died 1998) -- Created "Andy Capp", Monday, July 10, 12:14:53pm Mathematician Grigory Barenblatt is 90, politician Winnie Ewing is 88, singer Josephine Veasey is 87, composer Jerry Herman is 86, writer Julian May is 86, writer Alice Munro is 86, racer Carlo Maria Abate is 85, politician Wilson Tuckey is 82, businessman Herbert Boyer is 81 (NT) -- Politician Tunne Kelam is 81, politician Tunne Kelam is 81, politician Gun Svensson is 80, Monday, July 10, 12:22:16pm Texas woman celebrates 110th birthday -- Daughter credits long life to spicy food, Monday, July 10, 12:35:31pm "I'll Take You There" -- The Staple Singers, Monday, July 10, 01:53:24pm "City of New Orleans" -- Arlo Guthrie, Monday, July 10, 01:54:27pm Ed Crawford, Football player (NY Giants) Dead at 82 Monday, July 10, 12:13:09pm 1 ARCHIVE: July 10, 1989 ~Famed Hollywood character/voice actor of film/TV, whose career as animated film voice made him the 'gold standard' in his field, and whose 40 year career will never be forgotten, dies at 81. ... Bio & PHOTOS Monday, July 10, 12:08:01pm 2 Son Noel Blanc is 78 now (NT) -- Noel survived a 1991 helicopter crash along with Kirk Douglas!, Monday, July 10, 12:08:01pm French actress Isabelle Sadoyan Dies at 89 Monday, July 10, 12:03:58pm 3 IMDb -- -, Monday, July 10, 12:02:41pm Pic -- Link, Monday, July 10, 12:03:58pm Randy Schell, Voiceover artist Killed during a sky dive Sunday, July 09, 08:36:30pm 9 Imdb -- Link, Sunday, July 09, 12:08:04pm IMDb links can be condensed and still work. -- See below, Sunday, July 09, 12:34:26pm Who cares? (NT) -- No need to change the links., Sunday, July 09, 12:41:10pm Only making a point. (NT) -- For future reference., Sunday, July 09, 02:26:19pm Can anyone find sample of Schell's voice work (NT) -- Z, Sunday, July 09, 03:20:33pm Imdb says he narrated "Judge Alex" -- Here's a show, Sunday, July 09, 04:04:26pm Thanks. Great voice he had (NT) -- Rip, Sunday, July 09, 07:18:24pm Hollywood Reporter Obit -- Apparently did work on "Fear The Walking Dead" promo commercials., Sunday, July 09, 08:36:30pm Archive: July 9, 2007 ~Actor Charles Lane dies ... Kate Bradley Sunday, July 09, 08:00:46pm 1 Italian actress Elsa Martinelli Dies at 82 Sunday, July 09, 06:50:48pm 7 IMDb -- -, Saturday, July 08, 09:31:56am Pic -- Link, Saturday, July 08, 11:55:14am Elsa Martinelli was one of a trio of ladies co-starring with Tony Perkins in (NT) -- Orson Welles The Trial. The others were Romy Schneider and Jeanne Moreau. Moreau is now sole survivor., Saturday, July 08, 12:12:05pm She was the female lead in 'Hatali!' ' (NT) -- Tony, Saturday, July 08, 02:15:06pm Pic with John Wayne on the set of "Hatari!" -- Link, Saturday, July 08, 04:19:23pm Elsa Martinelli -- and "The Indian Fighter" -- Rockin' Robin, Sunday, July 09, 06:50:48pm Healthwatch: Robert Mugabe Hospitalized Sunday, July 09, 05:02:03pm 1 Happy Birthday! Actor Ed Ames (90) Actor James Hampton (81) Actor Brian Dennehy (79) Actor Richard Roundtree (75) Writer Dean R. Koontz (72) Actor Norbert Weisser (71) Actor Ray Baker (69) (NT) Colt (It's after Midnight here EST) Sunday, July 09, 04:09:44pm 12 Ames was also a singer and a world-champion tomahawk thrower (NT) -- Lest we forget, Sunday, July 09, 04:22:00am The famous tomahawk toss with Johnny Carson HERE--> -- (Link), Sunday, July 09, 06:27:48am Classic! Every year it's posted,, and every year -funny! (NT) -- theChronicler, Sunday, July 09, 10:31:44am Johnny Carson showed the tomahawk bit on every anniversary show (NT) -- It's a classic!, Sunday, July 09, 11:55:32am Happy 103rd Birthday! (Australian) Football's Mac Wilson, Professor Raymond Bastin is 103, WW1 Figure Krystyna Danko is 100, Politician Tom Luken is 92, Health Educator Mathilde Krim is 91, Physicist Ben Roy Mottelson is 91, (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, July 09, 04:26:04am Actor (Stuntman) Running Deer is 90, Hockey's Red Kelly turns 90, athlete/actor OJ Simpson is 70, actor Tom Hanks is 61. (NT) -- jlp, Sunday, July 09, 10:46:53am Other birthdays, July 9- -- Happy birthdays!, Sunday, July 09, 12:00:06pm Cyclist Federico Bahamontes is 89, musician Jesse McReynolds is 88, artist Janice Lourie is 87, ex- Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is 85, conductor David Zinman is 81, painter David Hockney is 80 (NT) -- ., Sunday, July 09, 01:56:36pm "Rag Mop" -- Ames Bros., Sunday, July 09, 04:08:29pm "Tainted Love" -- Soft Cell, Sunday, July 09, 04:09:44pm Archive: Eric Sevareid, July 9, 1992 Journalist Sunday, July 09, 02:00:05pm 1 Archive: Alice paul, July 9, 1977 Women's rights activist Sunday, July 09, 01:58:51pm 1 Healthwatch: The child of actor Donal Logue missing Hasn't been seen since monday Sunday, July 09, 12:11:19pm 3 Still missing after a week -- Link, Monday, July 03, 12:54:49pm Kid found after 2 weeks -- Link, Sunday, July 09, 12:11:19pm Pedro the Acrobat (last name unknown) plunges to his death moments before headliners Green Day perform Spain Sunday, July 09, 07:57:10am 4 The acrobat's ful name was (NT) -- Pedro Aunion Monroy, Saturday, July 08, 12:16:02pm Forgive me if you disagree but I feel Green Day should have NOT performed -- Their lame excuse: "we did not know he died", Sunday, July 09, 07:42:43am Devil's Advocate: possibly legal and even security reasons were involved here. -- Maybe the promoters would not allow GD to break the contract, Sunday, July 09, 07:57:10am Songwriter Bobby Boyd Dies at 69 Sunday, July 09, 07:34:33am 3 "Two of a Kind Working on a Full House" - Garth Brooks & "Finally Friday" - Earl Thomas Conley (Written by Bobby Boyd) -- Links, Saturday, July 08, 10:49:27pm One of the best Garth Brooks songs ever. (NT) -- RIP Bobby, Sunday, July 09, 07:34:33am OT: Newly uncovered photo may show Amelia Earhart alive in Japanese custody after her plan crash. Buckeye Saturday, July 08, 10:44:58pm 29 Evidence is pretty amazing (NT) -- X, Wednesday, July 05, 10:39:34am Recall the controversy over that alleged photo of Billy the Kid that surfaced a few years ago showing him (or someone who looked like him) standing with a group of people playing croquet. With no or little historical foundation most historians will not accept anything. (NT) -- My guess is this is going to fall into that same grey area. - Buckeye, Wednesday, July 05, 11:17:44am It's incredibly convincing. (NT) -- appears to be towing the plane - my bet that it's her., Wednesday, July 05, 11:21:34am I'm so sorry. (NT) -- Didn't realize this was already a subject., Wednesday, July 05, 11:39:08am Earhart expert claims new Photo & Documentary are bogus..... -- Skeptical Buckeye, Wednesday, July 05, 01:33:18pm Sounds like sour grapes by a guy who didn't discover the photo (NT) -- ., Wednesday, July 05, 01:37:13pm I agree. It's the best "proof" we've seen so far. (NT) -- I think this is it!, Wednesday, July 05, 02:26:56pm Wow! That's the best piece of evidence I've seen that indicates she did NOT crash land. (NT) -- Maybe this one will put it to rest, finally!, Wednesday, July 05, 01:37:14pm What im wondering is... That if she didnt crash land and survived, then why didnt she contact her family? (NT) -- Kat, Wednesday, July 05, 02:27:44pm Interesting. But if anything, an interesting hint of "proof of life" for Noonan, but pathetic attemp of P.O.L. for Amelia -the back of her head?? Yawn. (NT) -- The mystery lingers., Wednesday, July 05, 02:00:16pm It sounds like you WANT the mystery to continue, rather than attempt to figure out what happened. (NT) -- Cheers!, Wednesday, July 05, 02:24:36pm The mystery doesn't linger. That picture just solved an 80-year mystery (NT) -- What an awesome disovery!!, Wednesday, July 05, 02:30:00pm I don't believe the photo "proves" anything at this point. It's interesting and deserves looking into. However, history has shown us not to jump to conclusions. -- Follow the link inside for one example since proven false - Still skeptical Buckeye, Wednesday, July 05, 02:40:46pm Put Colt on the case! (NT) -- Mannix, Wednesday, July 05, 05:35:12pm Doesn't Prove or Disprove -- Der Bingle, Wednesday, July 05, 06:19:30pm I couldn't agree more. (NT) -- theChronicler, Thursday, July 06, 12:20:39am Great Minds Think Alike -- Der Bingle, Thursday, July 06, 08:01:06am Not the same thing, but about 17 years ago I found a woman on the Internet at a genforum site asking about a person with the same name as my grandfather. My mom was skeptical. In 2003 DNA testing was done...and well my mom has a 1/2 sister she never knew about. (NT) -- They look just alike!, Thursday, July 06, 08:33:46am Just because minds think alike doesn't mean they're great! (But in this case it might be true.) (NT) -- Mindless, Thursday, July 06, 09:07:03am Wouldn't it be cool if she was found alive at age 120! (NT) -- Russ, Thursday, July 06, 09:39:06am I remember the old TV show "In Search Of..." hosted by Mr. Spock himself (Leonard Nimoy) and they had a show about Amelia Earhart's disappearance -- They had talked to a few iland people who claimed to have seen her and Fred Noonan being killed and buried by a sugar cane field, I believe., Thursday, July 06, 02:56:21pm I haven't seen that show in decades but as I recall, didn't it feature a photo or photos of Amelia as part of the opening credits...? (NT) -- Buckeye, Thursday, July 06, 03:02:12pm I can't remembe the beginning at all. But I remember seeing a remake of the shooting deaths near the sugar cane field during the show and an old islander telling how he was a teenager and had to run and hide (NT) -- so the Japanese wouldn't see him, then he saw the killings, Friday, July 07, 01:38:55pm In Search Of.... opening credits. Yep, she shows up in Missing Persons section as the credits roll.... -- Link Inside - Buckeye, Friday, July 07, 03:21:02pm I was ADDICTED to "In Search Of..." when I was a kid! Burmuda Triangle, Roswell, Ehrhart, Bigfoot, etc (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, July 07, 08:33:51pm "In Search Of" was the first time I'd seen the Zapruder film of the JFK assassiantion (NT) -- I guess Geraldo had shown it earlier, but I missed it, Saturday, July 08, 11:52:13am More "new evidence" Dogs find spot on remote island where Amelia Earhart may have died.... -- Buckeye, Saturday, July 08, 09:05:14pm Alas no bones found (NT) -- Russ, Saturday, July 08, 10:44:58pm July 8th - Air Force General Neil Van Sickle is 102, Actress Mary Ellen Brown is 100, Actress Mary Jo Ellis is 99, AF General Edward B. Giller is 99, Actress Eileen Bennett is 97, Philosopher Edgar Morin is 96 (NT) Happy Birthday! Saturday, July 08, 04:20:40pm 18 Actress Eliska Svobodová is 92, Politician John Dingell turns 91 (NT) -- -, Friday, July 07, 03:57:59pm Other birthdays - July 8 (NT) -- Athlete Harrison Dillard is 94, Actress Dorothy Latta is 92, Friday, July 07, 04:07:51pm Dingel's wife succeeded him in 2014, becoming the first non-widowed wife to do so. (NT) -- -, Friday, July 07, 05:10:19pm Happy Birthday! Singer Steve Lawrence (82) Actor Jeffrey Tambor (73) Actress Kim Darby (70) (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 07, 10:57:48pm I didn't realize Eydie Gorme was 7 years older than Steve. (NT) -- Eydie died in 2013, six days before her 85th birthday, Saturday, July 08, 08:20:02am ADMIN NOTE: Why don't we wait until Midnight EST, before posting the next day's birthdays/events? If not, then it gets outta hand, and I have to start deleting posts. ~Thanks. (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, July 07, 05:12:01pm Great idea! (NT) -- Eric, Friday, July 07, 06:41:10pm what time zone is this board in? (NT) -- Colt, Friday, July 07, 08:25:38pm We're on PST here (NT) -- theChronicler, Friday, July 07, 08:29:56pm Eileen Bennett is the mother of Nicholas Hammond (NT) -- Friedrich from Sound of Music, Friday, July 07, 09:18:17pm I am 3 hours ahead of you. Should I wait until you catch up or do my Birthday listings at 12pm (NT) -- colt, Friday, July 07, 09:48:03pm ADMIN NOTE: Please wait until Midnight EST/9pmPST to post next day's birthdays/events. ~Thank you.. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 08, 12:02:49am Happy 102nd Birthday! Retired Major General Neil D. Van Sickle, Former Chief of Protocol Marion Hartzog Smoak is 101, Actress Mary Ellen Brown is 100, Retired Major General Edward B. Giller is 99, Actress Eileen Bennett is 97 (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, July 08, 02:29:34am ,'56 Olympic Athlete Frank Prihoda is 96, Sociologist Edgar Morin is 96, '48, '52 Olympic Athlete Harrison Dillard is 94, Politician John Dingell turns 91. (NT) -- jlp, Saturday, July 08, 02:30:28am Harrison Dillard Trivia: -- (NT), Saturday, July 08, 02:32:46am Other birthdays, July 8- -- Happy birthdays!, Saturday, July 08, 11:57:34am "Pretty Blue Eyes" -- Steve Lawrence, Saturday, July 08, 04:20:40pm The female in today's pics is Faye Emerson (1917- 1983) Actress, was married to bandleader Skitch Henderson & Elliott Roosevelt, Son of FDR (NT) Dunno who the guy is Saturday, July 08, 03:34:29pm 4 OK, it's Glenn Langan (1917- 91) He starred in one of my favorite Sci- Fi flicks, "The Amazing Colossal Man" (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 08, 12:59:42pm Correct! ...HAPPY 100th to both! ~Not forgotten. (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 08, 02:57:47pm The fire images are LIGHTING! (NT) -- I love doing "search Google for image"!, Saturday, July 08, 03:34:29pm Healthwatch: Fighter Amanda Nunes Hospitalized Saturday, July 08, 12:53:41pm 1 Healthwatch: Ex- Polish Pres. Lech Walesa Hospitalized Saturday, July 08, 12:10:43pm 1 Hugh Warner, father of singer Marilyn Manson, dies at 70, according to manson himself on Twitter. Otsegolectric98 Saturday, July 08, 12:08:19pm 3 Thanks for this! `Awsome PHOTOS of father & son! ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 08, 12:19:31am Manson Wiki says Hugh Warner was born May 7 1945, so he was 72 (NT) -- He was a Vietnam War veteran, Saturday, July 08, 12:08:19pm David Yewdall, Sound editor ("The Thing", "The Fifth Element") Dead at 66 Saturday, July 08, 12:01:32pm 2 Imdb -- Link, Saturday, July 08, 12:01:32pm Ms. Sheila Michaels, feminist Dead at 78 Saturday, July 08, 11:50:54am 5 She promoted the designation "MS" as opposed to "Miss" or "Mrs." (NT) -- For those to lazy to click on the link, Friday, July 07, 11:28:24am "Oh, Archie. Look, she's a women's lib!" ... -- Mavis Pike, Friday, July 07, 12:12:15pm Then there's "Maude" (NT) -- Bea Arthur, Friday, July 07, 01:09:02pm I remember back in 1975 my Jr high class had a substitute teacher, an old lady in a mini skirt who announced that she was "Ms" whoever (NT) -- We all snickered!, Saturday, July 08, 11:50:54am James B Nutter, founder of U.S.'s largest family-owned mortgage company, dies at 89 Russ Saturday, July 08, 09:01:55am 1 Archive: Veronica Lake, July 7, 1973 Actress Saturday, July 08, 03:09:08am 2 Poor thing. 30+ years lapsed before her final cremains were laid to rest, finally. -In 2004, some of Lake's ashes were reportedly found in a New York antique store. ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 08, 03:09:08am Claude Hall, Longtime radio-TV editor for Billboard, coined the term "Easy Listening" Has died Friday, July 07, 04:23:26pm 1 July 7th - Actor Harry Mossfield is 98, Producer Shirley Wershba is 95, Cinematographer David Samuelson is 93, Actor Miroslav Mindov turns 92 (NT) Happy Birthday! Friday, July 07, 04:11:08pm 9 Costume Designer Maria Sotirova is 92, Actor Kyoichi Mizuki is 91, Trumpeter Doc Severinsen turns 90. (NT) -- -, Thursday, July 06, 06:58:04pm Doc has survived them all - Carson, Tommy Newsom, Ed Shaughnessy, Ed McMahon (NT) -- -, Friday, July 07, 08:38:35am Happy 101st Birthday! Julia Ruth Stevens , Daughter of Baseball's Babe Ruth, Music Director Doc Severinsen is 90, Producer Martin Ransohoff turns 90. (NT) -- jlp, Thursday, July 06, 07:48:15pm Happy Birthday! Actress Patricia Hitchcock (89) Drummer Ringo Starr (77) Actor Joe Spano (71) Actress Shelley Duvall (68). (NT) -- colt, Friday, July 07, 12:19:31am Poor Shelley Duvall -anyone know if she's up on her meds? How's she doing? ... -- theChronicler, Friday, July 07, 02:05:21am I don't think we will hear anything about Shelley until she passes away (NT) -- 😔, Friday, July 07, 11:00:31am Other birthdays, July 7- -- Happy birthdays!, Friday, July 07, 11:26:26am Writer Hamish MacInnes is 87, Cardnal Theodore Edgar McCarrick is 87, singer J. J. Barrie is 84, historian David McCullough is 84, politician Tung Chee-hwa is 80 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 07, 04:11:08pm Mariam Marx Groucho's daughter Friday, July 07, 12:11:48pm 10 Sad. Her brother Arthur died April 2011.-Her death not confirmed, but if true, I remember her from many docs on her dad, and she was ALWAYS very forthcoming on her family, and her alcoholism, which she overcame. ~Sleep well. -- theChronicler, Friday, June 30, 06:29:08pm I believe a death acknowledgement should be noted in the thread title. Nobody should have to click to find out what it's about. (NT) -- I was almost certain it was going to be a death notice, but I still had to click to find out for sure., Friday, June 30, 06:55:17pm Well it is an obituary site, so you shouldn't be too surprised when -- ., Friday, June 30, 08:40:03pm Imdb -- Link, Saturday, July 01, 11:27:26am Her much younger half- sister Melinda Marx is 70 (NT) -- ., Saturday, July 01, 11:28:29am In a 1995 Groucho biodoc, Miriam says in the mid 1940s she brought a young friend to the house to "hang out". A few visits later she only "hung out" in Groucho's room! -That friend 'Kay' married Groucho and later gave him daughter Melinda. -HERE's the interview ... -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 01, 03:03:36pm She was a firecracker. I always enjoyed her stories. (NT) -- Danny (Louisville), Saturday, July 01, 05:49:51pm I loved the story Miriam tells, as she and Groucho were in the hospital maternity ward, waiting for sister Belinda to be born, a smiling Groucho turned to Miriam and said, "Don't worry, ...she'll never replace you." (NT) -- theChronicler, Saturday, July 01, 07:07:54pm Hollywood Reporter obit -- Took 'em long enough!, Friday, July 07, 12:11:48pm Actress Judith Granite Dies at 81 Friday, July 07, 12:07:39pm 3 IMDb -- -, Friday, July 07, 11:58:42am Listing on the Broadway Data Base -- Link, Friday, July 07, 12:07:39pm Actor & Wrestler Tiger Joe Robinson Dies at 90 Friday, July 07, 12:06:05pm 3 IMDb -- Link, Friday, July 07, 11:54:34am Last film- the James Bond flick "Diamonds are Forever" in 1971 (NT) -- ., Friday, July 07, 12:06:05pm William Morva, Executed Virginia Friday, July 07, 11:40:35am 1 Woman who stabbed husband & 4 kids to death smiles, gives thumbs up in court Georgia Friday, July 07, 11:36:18am 1 Actor Nick Scoggin Dies at 69 Friday, July 07, 11:24:41am 3 IMDb -- Link, Friday, July 07, 07:16:13am Pic -- Link, Friday, July 07, 11:24:41am Pierre Henry, Pioneer of electronic music Dead at 89 Friday, July 07, 05:29:02am 2 Obit -- The Quietus, Friday, July 07, 05:29:02am Morehouse College Interim President Bill Taggart, dies suddenly. ... He was 55. Friday, July 07, 04:51:11am 1 Happy 112th Birthday! Supercentenarian Alelia Murphy, Actress Helen Reichman is 100, Actor Sandor Banati is 97, Politician Allan MacEachen is 96, Neurosurgeon Gazi Yasargil is 92, Songwriter Dolores Claman turns 90. (NT) jlp Thursday, July 06, 07:47:54pm 9 Happy Birthday! Actress Della Reese (86) Actor Ned Beatty (80) Actress Rosemary Forsyth (74) Actor Burt Ward (72) . (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, July 06, 12:02:16am Actor Fred Dryer (71) Actress Gloria Gifford (71) Actor Sylvester Stallone (71) Actress Shelley Hack (70). (NT) -- Colt, Thursday, July 06, 12:03:54am Other birthdays, July 6- -- Happy birthdays!, Thursday, July 06, 11:05:30am The above list says singer Gene Chandler ("Duke of Earl") is 77, most sources say he's 80 today (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 06, 11:29:07am Hockey player George Armstrong is 87, politician Jean Campeau is 86, athlete László Tábori is 86, architect Herman Hertzberger is 85, the Dalai Lama is 82, conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy is 80 (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 06, 11:40:03am "Duke of Earl" -- Gene Chandler, Thursday, July 06, 03:01:33pm 60 years ago today, July 6, 1957- John Lennon meets Paul McCartney (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 06, 04:52:47pm Former PBR Bull Rider Brock Mortenson Is 44, TV Personality and Explorer Evan Kovacs is 43 (NT) -- David S., Thursday, July 06, 07:47:54pm Terry Madden dies at 76 Artist and host of "Terry Madden's Watercolor Workshop". Thursday, July 06, 06:05:01pm 2 Clip from his show -- Link, Thursday, July 06, 06:05:01pm Archive: Roy Rogers, July 6, 1998 Cowboy actor Thursday, July 06, 05:15:46pm 1 Archive: Louis Armstrong, July 6, 1971 Musician Thursday, July 06, 05:11:43pm 1 Health update: Congressman Steve Scalise, who was shot back in June Back in intensive care Thursday, July 06, 04:59:48pm 1 Rev. Bob Harrington, The Chaplain of Bourbon Street Dies at 89 Thursday, July 06, 04:51:07pm 2 Rev. Bob Harrington Vs Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- Link, Thursday, July 06, 04:51:07pm Ex con kills his pen pal & her husband after he's released Lived in their home after he killed them Thursday, July 06, 02:59:35pm 1 Archive: Charles Kuralt, July 4, 1997 Journalist Thursday, July 06, 12:41:27pm 5 A couple years after his death, it was publicly revealed he led a double-domestic life, having hidden a secret family; a surprise to his wife of 35 years! -- theChronicler, Tuesday, July 04, 11:52:51pm Having a secret family is really a low life thing to do imo (NT) -- X, Wednesday, July 05, 09:05:31am Charles Lindbergh had at least 2 more families in Europe. They didn't come out in public until after Anne Morrow Lindbergh passed away. (NT) -- Happens all the time., Thursday, July 06, 12:41:27pm Kuralt's father Wallace Kuralt was once the respected director of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County's welfare agency for many years [1945-1972]. ... -- But later called architect of County's program of eugenic sterilization - state-ordered surgery to stop the poor and disabled from bearing children!, Wednesday, July 05, 07:47:36am Former Purdue QB Eric Hunter Shot And Killed In Parking Lot. Buckeye Thursday, July 06, 11:45:19am 1 OT: Sylvester Stallone & George W. Bush both turn 71 today Both have mothers still living. Thursday, July 06, 11:02:48am 2 And football player- actor Fred Dryer is 71 today, too (NT) -- ., Thursday, July 06, 11:02:48am MMA fighter Aaron Rajman, 25, shot and killed in home invasion Russ Thursday, July 06, 09:37:27am 1