The plant-loving nebbish who fed his enemies to his ever-hungry Audrey Jr. in The Little Shop of Horrors; the undead, hook-handed killer known as Candyman; the interplanetary cook who later appeared as Police Woman Pepper Anderson’s boss; and the Mexican…
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Actress and singer Olivia Newton-John died at her California home yesterday at the age of 73 following a courageous battle with cancer. Initially rising to stardom in the 1970s with pop hits like “Have You Never Been Mellow?” and “I…
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Jane Powell: The life and career of MGM golden-voiced soprano Jane Powell is explored in her starring roles in MGM’s Technicolor musicals of the 1940s and ’50s.
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Doris Day, the sunny, shapely one-time big band singer, parlayed her powerful pipes and peppy personality into a position as one of the most prolific and popular screen presences of the ’50s and ’60s. She excelled in all facets of her career as song stylist, movie actress, TV star and animal activist.
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Sidney Poitier: The life and career of the first African-American performer to achieve major Hollywood stardom is explored with his watershed roles of the 1950s and ’60s and beyond…
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On December 31st, Betty White died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 99 — just weeks away from what would have been her 100th birthday. The outpouring of grief from celebrities and her fans across the globe was…
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The lovable character actor Charles Grodin has died at the age of 86 following a battle with cancer. Known to multiple generations of filmgoers due to roles in iconic films like The Heartbreak Kid, the 1976 version of King Kong,…
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Gary Kurtz changed the galaxy. Sure, that may sound a bit over-the-top, but the 78-year-old film producer who died in 2018 following a battle with cancer is one of the primary forces who helped make George Lucas‘ Star Wars the…
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We learned last night that acclaimed character actor George Segal has died following complications from heart bypass surgery, he was 87. Born in New York City in 1934, he began his career in the 1950s, studying at the world renowned…
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A shocking, unexpected tragedy. Such is the loss of Chadwick Boseman, who died on Friday at the age of 43 following a private four-year battle with colon cancer. Boseman is best-known for his portrayal of T’Challa/Black Panther, a role which…
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