Stella Stevens, Starlet of the ’60s and ‘Nutty Professor’ Actress, Dies at 84
Stella Stevens, the screen siren of the 1960s who brought sweet sexiness to such films as The Nutty Professor, Too Late Blues and The Ballad of Cable Hogue, has died. She was 84. Stevens died Friday in...
View ArticleTCM Classic Film Festival: Angie Dickinson, ‘Rio Bravo’ Kicking Things Off
Angie Dickinson will be there to kick off the TCM Classic Film Festival next month when she helps introduce a world premiere screening of a 4k restoration of her 1959 film Rio Bravo, it was announced...
View ArticleLisa Montell, Actress in ‘World Without End’ and Lots of TV Westerns, Dies at 89
Lisa Montell, a starlet in the 1950s and ’60s who appeared in such films as World Without End opposite Rod Taylor and Ten Thousand Bedrooms alongside Dean Martin, has died. She was 89. Montell died...
View ArticleEddie Merrins, Bel-Air Golf Pro Who Taught the Game to Hollywood, Dies at 91
Eddie Merrins, the gentlemanly golf pro at the Bel-Air Country Club who taught the game to the likes of Bing Crosby, Ringo Starr, George C. Scott, Dean Martin, Celine Dion and Jack Nicholson, has died....
View ArticleNorman Lear, Sitcom Genius and Citizen Activist, Dies at 101
The six-time Emmy winner had quite the résumé: 'All in the Family,' 'Maude,' 'Good Times,' 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman' and more.
View ArticleShecky Greene, Legendary Las Vegas Headliner, Dies at 97
Shecky Greene, the legendary Las Vegas headliner and stand-up comedian who entertained audiences for years while battling demons that included stage fright, alcoholism, prescription-drug abuse and...
View ArticleJackie Loughery, ‘The D.I.’ Actress and Wife of Jack Webb, Dies at 93
Jackie Loughery, who parlayed a victory in the first Miss USA pageant into an acting career that included a prominent role opposite future husband Jack Webb in the 1957 military drama The D.I., has...
View ArticleBarbara Rush, Classy Star of 1950s Melodramas, Dies at 97
Barbara Rush, the classy yet largely unheralded leading lady who sparkled in the 1950s melodramas Magnificent Obsession, Bigger Than Life and The Young Philadelphians, has died. She was 97. Rush, a...
View ArticleRobert Logan, ‘77 Sunset Strip’ and ‘Wilderness Family’ Actor, Dies at 82
Robert Logan, who succeeded Edd “Kookie” Byrnes as the valet parking attendant on the famed ABC detective show 77 Sunset Strip and starred as the dad in a series of return-to-nature adventure movies,...
View ArticleMitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93
Mitzi McCall, the delightful actress and sitcom writer who partnered with her husband, Charlie Brill, in a sketch comedy act that famously floundered between sets by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan...
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