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February 5, 2020

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Movies

kirk douglas 1950s, american actor, 1940s movies, classic movie stars, 1950s films, the big trees

The Lust for Life of Kirk Douglas

RIP Kirk Douglas....dead at the age of 103...Kirk Douglas passed the centenarian mark back in 2016 - his remarkable longevity was proof of his lust for life. An actor whose…

January 31, 2020

Biography,
Movies

john dall, american actors, classic movies, alfred hitchcock films, rope, suspense movies, film noir, 1948 films

Noir Star John Dall

Stage and film actor John Dall's star shone brightly but briefly in movies such as Alfred Hitchcock's Rope (1948) and the crime drama Gun Crazy (1950). Dall made only 8…

January 4, 2020

Biography,
Music

linda ronstadt 1974, younger linda ronstadt, heart like a wheel album, american singer, pop, rock, country, folk

A Long Long Time for Linda Ronstadt

The song title to one of her hit songs - Long Long Time - sums up the successful career of folk-rock singer Linda Ronstadt. Ronstadt stayed true to other hit…

December 6, 2019

robert walker jr. american actor, 2019 celebrity deaths, died december 2019, classic tv shows, 12 oclock high, movie star, son of jennifer jones,

Farewell, Robert Walker Jr.

Actor Robert Walker Jr. died on December 5, 2019 at the age of 79. He leaves behind his widow and third wife, Judy Motulsky, and seven children. Walker's father Robert Walker…

December 5, 2019

December 1949 Moments In Time

News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from December, 1949 Betsy Drake Marries Cary Grant (Cary Grant & Betsy Drake December 1949 Photo: APWirephoto) Suave leading man Cary Grant was 45 years…

December 2, 2019

errol flynn, australian actor, classic film stars, classic movies, 1930s movies, the charge of the light brigade, the adventures of robin hood, santa fe trail, objective burma, captain blood

Wicked Errol Flynn

Wickedly handsome Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn ruled at the 1930s and 1940s box office, usually in films that played to his off-screen reputation as a romancing adventurer. (Errol Flynn 1940)…

November 25, 2019

michael j pollard, died november 2019, american character actor, classic movies, bonnie and clyde, c w moss, little fauss and big halsy, warren beatty friends, summer magic, the wild angels, jigsaw, howard and melvin

Remembering Michael J. Pollard

Actor Michael J. Pollard will be remembered for portraying bumbling getaway driver C. W. Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), an inept motorcycle racer in Little Fauss and Big Halsy…

November 20, 2019

Biography,
Music

eric clapton 1978, 1970s eric clapton, slowhand, english musician, british singer, songwriter, layla, you look wonderful tonight

Eric Clapton: Still Wonderful Tonight

Paying tribute to "Slowhand" Eric Clapton, from his days with Cream and an obsession with pal George Harrison's wife Pattie Boyd, to a new love and grown children today. The…

November 16, 2019

tony randall 1974, jack klugman 1974, the odd couple 1974, oscar madison character, felix unger character, 1970s tv shows, 1970s television sitcoms, american actors, american comedic actors

TV Trivia: The Odd Couple

Q1: Which of The Odd Couple TV series leading men (Tony Randall or Jack Klugman), became a first-time dad at age 75? Q2: Which one of the two The Odd…

November 13, 2019

ted williams, american baseball player, mlb left fielder, boston red sox players, american league home run leader, rbi leader, 1949 american league mvp, mlb mvp, author, the science of hitting

November 1949 Moments in Time

News headlines and entertainment trivia from November 1949. Prince Rainier III's Coronation On November 19, 1949, Prince Rainier III was crowned as the 30th ruling Prince of Monaco. (Prince Rainier…