Somebody I'd completely forgotten about. Who's the drummer? He's terrific-- him, Nile Rodgers woulda used...
Frank Avruch has died. He was 89. You may know him better as: Avruch played Bozo the Clown from 1959 to 1970 .... he became the first nationally-syndicated Bozo the Clown. https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/t...clown-dies-at-89/ar-BBKxPHZ?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Linda Brown dies; she was at center of Brown v. Board of Education ..... Linda Brown, Symbol of Landmark Desegregation Case, Dies - The ...
Bozo: Cookie, Im going to join the Girlscouts. Cookie: Bozo! Youre a boy. You have to join the Boy Scouts. Bozo: Listen, Cookie. You scout what you want to scout and Ill scout what I want to scout. It was a growing up moment.
Steven Bochco, Creative Force Behind 'Hill Street Blues', 'L.A. Law', 'NYPD Blue', Dies At 74 - Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/n...-street-blues-la-law-nypd-blue-creator-741199 Steven Bochco, the strong-willed writer and producer who brought gritty realism and sprawling ensemble casts to the small screen with such iconic series as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and NYPD Blue, died Sunday morning. He was 74. Bochco, a 10-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, also was behind the Neil Patrick Harris ABC comedy-drama Doogie Howser, M.D. and the TNT drama Murder in the First. He worked on Columbo for a few seasons; the first 90-minute episode he wrote was 1971’s “Murder by the Book,” directed by Steven Spielberg, and Bochco received his first of his 34 Emmy noms. Bochco later wrote and produced a 1972 ABC movie of the week, Lieutenant Shuster’s Wife, which starred Lee Grant; co-created his first series, NBC’s The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, starring E.G. Marshall as a neurosurgeon; and wrote for NBC’s McMillan & Wife and the CBS cop drama Delvecchio, starring Judd Hirsch and future Hill Street roll-call cop Michael Conrad (“Let’s be careful out there”). Bochco also created the short-lived CBS police drama Paris, which starred James Earl Jones. And his landmark ABC series Murder One followed a complicated investigation during the course of a 23-episode season — much like The Killing or True Detective would years later. Bochco, though, was not without his misfires. They included NBC’s Bay City Blues, a 1983 drama about a minor-league baseball team that lasted four episodes; CBS’ Public Morals, a vice squad-set comedy that got canned after one episode in October 1996; and ABC’s infamous Cop Rock, which incongruously combined police drama and show-stopping Broadway-style singing and dancing and lasted a scant 11 episodes in 1990.
Chuck McCann, Comic Actor And Popular Kids TV Host, Dies At 83 - Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chuck-mccann-dead-comic-actor-kids-tv-host-was-83-1024097
Milos Forman Two-Time Oscar Winning Director Of 'Amadeus ... "Cuckoo's Nest,' 'Amadeus' director Milos Forman dead at 86 Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director of 'One Flew Over the ... Milos Forman, Oscar-Winning Director of 'Cuckoo's Nest' and ... Miloš Forman: the director who brought the spirit of anti-Soviet ... Miloš Forman, Oscar-winning Czech director of 'One Flew Over the ...
Missed this; two days ago - Art Bell: Arthur William Bell III (June 17, 1945 – April 13, 2018) was an American broadcaster and author. He was the founder and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM, which is syndicated on hundreds of radio stations in the U.S. and Canada.[4] He also created and hosted its companion show Dreamland.
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...t-court-star-dead-65-report-article-1.3937614 Harry Anderson. Judge Stone from ‘Night Court’
I enjoyed Night Court as a kid was the first time I ever heard of scat singing. I loved him as Harry the Con Man on Cheers too.
My Dad loved Night Court. So this reminded me of my dad, who passed away 5 years ago. And that made me sad.
WWE Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino Dies at Age 82 - ESPN www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/23230798/wwe-hall-famer-bruno-sammartino-dies-age-82 Bruno Sammartino, one of the most iconic stars in professional wrestling history, has died at age 82, the WWE announced Wednesday morning. Sammartino was the then-World Wide Wrestling Federation's longest-reigning world champion, holding the title for nearly eight consecutive years. He began his record title reign after beating Buddy Rogers at Madison Square Garden on May 17, 1963. He would not relinquish the belt until a loss to Ivan Koloff on Jan. 18, 1971. On December 10, 1973, Sammartino regained the WWWF championship by defeating Stan Stasiak, who had won the title from Pedro Morales nine days earlier in Philadelphia. After regaining the title, Sammartino went on to have a run of more than three years; that's also one of the company's five-longest world title reigns in its history. Bruno was born on October 6, 1935, in Abruzzo, Italy and Sammartino's importance to the professional wrestling business simply cannot be understated. Vince McMahon Sr.'s budding WWWF was built around the Italian import. "The Italian Superman" headlined more than 180 sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden, and he had memorable rivalries against the likes of Superstar Billy Graham, Killer Kowalski, Gorilla Monsoon and George "The Animal" Steele, among many others.
I used to see Bruno Sammartino at, of all places, the Pittsburgh Opera. The dude loved his Italian operas.
When I was a kid I never understood why my Dad always claimed that From Russia With Love was the best of the Bond movies. I was introduced to the series when Live and Let Die was released and my puzzlement about my Dad's claim probably came from seeing FRWL as the second half of a double feature with Goldfinger at the old Route 3 Drive-In that same summer. A tricked out DB5 trumps a tear gas equipped briefcase in any kid's world. About 20 years or so ago I watched FRWL for the first time as an adult and finally saw what was so great about it. Everything about the movie worked. Not sure if note perfect is a valid description but it certainly comes close. With that said, if Sean Connery had starred in On Her Majesty's Secret Service...
Sad. I just saw one of the films in the series but forget which one.... "Verne Troyer, Mini-Me in ‘Austin Powers,’ Dies at 49" (Variety.com - Saturday, 4/21/18)
I don't usually react to celebrity deaths but this hit me hard. ********ing loved him since the Tim Berg days. Can't believe it. What a legacy he managed to leave in such a short time.
Bob Dorough, ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’ Performer and Writer, Dies at 94 https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/new...riter-dies-at-94/ar-AAwfRGX?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Everybody now...