George Hamilton, Part Three: George & Alana to Stewarts & Hamiltons (1995-2016) George Hamilton in 2017. (Photo: 9EkieraM1 | Wikimedia Commons CC 3.0) Some of 55+ George Hamilton’s television and film appearance during his 55+ years during the 1990’s included: Co-hosting the morning talk show George & Alana (1995-1996) with ex-wife Alana Stewart; celebrity guests … Continued
Update: Rose Marie Mazzetta has died today, December 28, 2017 at the age of 94. Farewell, Rose Marie. Nonagenarian senior citizen, singer and Emmy Award-nominated actress Rose Marie Mazetta was born on August 15, 1923 in New York City, New York. Below, Rose Marie on The Dick Van Dyke Show. (Rose Marie 1962 Dick Van Dyke … Continued
George Hamilton, Part Two: Alana and Evel Knievel to The Godfather: Part III (1970-1994) In the early 1970’s, George Hamilton starred as U.S. State Department international trouble-shooter Jack Brennan in the short-lived TV adventure-drama series Paris 7000 (1970), and dated Alana Collins off and on. Hamilton began producing some movie projects to star in, including … Continued
George Hamilton, Part One: Where the Boys Are to The Survivors (1939-1969) Perpetually tanned actor, game and reality show contestant, and popular talk show guest and host George Hamilton was born on August 12, 1939 in Memphis, Tennessee. (Photo: ABC Television) Hamilton’s parents – bandleader George William Hamilton and flamboyant socialite mother Anne (nee Stevens) Potter … Continued
Baby Boomer Trivia From August 1946: AEC is Formed, Dominican Tsunami, & Booker T. Washington Commemorative Coin On August 1, 1946, U.S. President Harry Truman signed the McMahon/Atomic Energy Act, effectively establishing the civilian Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and giving it significant powers of regulation for nuclear science and technology. The new AEC acquired control … Continued
Martin Sheen Part Four: The Departed and Bobby to Grace & Frankie (2006-2016) Three major film productions released in 2006 had Martin Sheen in the cast, the year after he became an official senior citizen. The murder mystery Bordertown (2006) starring Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen, was based on a true story of … Continued
Update: Richard Anderson has died on August 31, 2o17 at the age of 91; his cause of death is unknown. He leaves behind 3 daughters – Ashley Anderson (b. 1963), Brooke Anderson (b. 1965), and Deva Anderson (b. 1967) – from his marriage to second wife Katharine Thalberg (m 1961-1973). Actor Richard Anderson was born in … Continued
According to the Government of Canada Elder Abuse: It’s Time to Face the Reality, any action by someone in a relationship of trust that results in harm or distress to an older person, constitutes elder abuse. “One in five Canadians believes they know of a senior citizen who might be experiencing abuse. Seniors from all … Continued
Martin Sheen Part Three: The American President to The West Wing (1995-2005) Now in his 55+ years and still an activist, Martin Sheen and Paul Watson were in a hotel on the Magdalen Islands (Quebec) in May 1995 representing the non-profit environmental organization Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, when they were confronted by Canadian sealers. Sheen had … Continued
Martin Sheen: Gandhi and The Dead Zone to Gettysburg (1980-1994) Fully recovered from the heart attack he’d suffered at the early age of 36 in 1977 while filming Apocalypse Now, in the 1980’s Martin Sheen returned to acting with a vengeance; during the 1980’s alone he starred in over 35 productions. Sheen began the era … Continued