James Darren - The Gidget Years
Singer, actor, and director James Darren, AKA Gidget's "Moondoggie" to legions of fans, had a long career encompassing stage, movies, and TV. From Philadelphia to Los Angeles and Back (James…
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The Voyage of Gavin MacLeod
The Love Boat Captain, former mayor, author, Christian activist and actor Gavin MacLeod was born Allan George See on February 28, 1931 in Mount Kisco, New York. (Gavin MacLeod 1959…
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Larry McMurtry Has Left the Book Store
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, and Booked Up mega-bookstore owner Larry McMurtry died on March 25, 2021 at the age of 84. Larry McMurtry teaching at Rice University in…
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Remembering Cloris Leachman
Oscar and Emmy-winning actress and great-grandmother Cloris Leachman died of natural causes on January 27, 2021 at the age of 94. She was often cast as an motherly figure on…
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Pacific Palisades Cowboy Actor Pat Conway
At 6' 2", Tombstone Territory series star Pat Conway's dark good looks and piercing gaze are among the reasons for the enduring popularity of that 1950s western TV series. (Pacific…
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TV Trivia: The Bob Newhart Show
Q1. Comedian Bob Newhart played psychologist and straight man Dr. Bob Hartley on the 1972-1978 sit-com The Bob Newhart Show. He starred in two other TV's shows (1961-62 & 1982-1990).…
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December 1947 Headlines
News Headlines & Baby Boomer Entertainment Trivia From December 1947: Classic movie release of Black Narcissus; Roy Rogers Marries Dale Evans; and Howdy Doody with Buffalo Bob Smith, debuts on…
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Stan Jones & the Legend of Ghost Riders in the Sky
By all accounts, one-time Forest Ranger, firefighter, rodeo cowboy, songwriter, singer, and actor Stan Jones was a born raconteur. He turned the rich fodder of his life into stories and…
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What Was New in October 1952?
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from October, 1952: Classic movie release - The World in His Arms, based on the story by Rex Beach; Joan Davis stars on TV's I…
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This Was Nifty in October 1950
News Headlines & Entertainment Trivia from October, 1950: Classic Movie Premiere - All About Eve; Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers at #1 with Goodnight, Irene; Groucho Marx' You Bet Your…
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