1953 should have been a year of hope and promise for country legend Hank Williams. The singer-songwriter best known for penning classics like ‘Lovesick Blues’, ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart’ and ‘Hey Good Lookin’, was on his way to play a show in Canton, Ohio on New Years Day when he suddenly died in the backseat of […] More
Clark Middleton was not only a phenomenal actor but also a human being of indomitable spirit. The actor battled with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis from the early age of four, but unlike others who let the disease alter the course of their life, Middleton decided to learn how to live with it. In doing so, he […] More
Television and film personalities often gain such popularity that they become bigger than the show. Especially characters on TV series running over years and years find their way into audiences’ hearts, and iconic shows of specific eras go on represent more than just entertainment. The yesteryears’ sitcom Leave It to Beaver is one such iconic […] More
Carole Cook is a veteran Hollywood actress who possesses comedic timing like none other. Her wit has always been sharp as a whip. Back in her heyday, her humor and elegance caught the eye of Lucille Ball who took her in as a protegee of sorts. Over the years she would make dozens of appearances […] More
If you sit down and watch an episode of Perry Mason, it’s really difficult to imagine the stoic, adept, and well-dressed criminal defense lawyer to be anything but professional. He was like the John Wayne of the courtroom. It’s baffling to imagine Raymond Burr as being any different than the iconic character that he played […] More
Julie Sommers played district attorney Julie March on the hit courtroom drama Matlock. The lovely ginger first caught Ben Matlock’s eye while the two shared an elevator early on in the series’ first season.. Later on, in that same episode, she bursts into the hearing late – foreshadowing that she’s about to play a significant […] More
Jim Henson was the master of all things puppetry. He was the famed creator of The Muppets. Without him, the world would have never been introduced to Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef or Sesame Street characters like the Cookie Monster or Oscar The Grouch. James Maury Henson was born on September 24, […] More
Loretta Young was an American actress who graced the screen with her charming presence for nearly eight decades until her eventual retirement in 1994. She was born with the name Gretchen Young, although that would later change. She and her two sisters, Polly Ann and Elizabeth Jane, were all involved in acting from a very […] More
Sometimes celebs walk away from the very TV shows that made them famous in the first place. It’s actually not altogether uncommon of a thing. There’s a ton of reasons actors and actresses might have to leave a show behind. Sometimes it’s about money, other times, they seek more creative control of their roles, and […] More
Tony Curtis was one of the last great matinée idols. He was known for his dazzling good looks and his sexual prowess – counting Marilyn Monroe as one of this many flings and notoriously bedding two showgirls a day at the height of his playboy epoch. His family, however, remembers Tony Curtis in a far […] More
Paul Michael Glaser is an American actor and producer best known for playing Detective Dave Starsky on Starsky and Hutch. Musical fans might also remember him as Perchik in the 1971 film adaptation of the stage play Fiddler on the Roof. Although Glaser attained professional success in Hollywood, his personal life was riddled with pain […] More
Johnny Nash scored a number one hit back in 1972 with his song ‘I Can See Clearly Now.’. Unfortunately, he will be seeing clearly no longer. According to his son Johhny Nash III, his father died of natural causes in his Houston home on October 6, 2020. Let’s pay this legendary musician our respects by […] More