Actress Sandra Dee was a hugely popular – and curious – cross between wholesome teen Deanna Durbin and tormented teen James Dean, going to school, catching waves, falling in love,…
Here’s a brief look – to be expanded – at Turner Classic Movies’ June 2017 European Vacation Movie Series this evening, June 23. Tonight’s destination of choice is Italy. Starring…
Mother roles: Teresa Wright in The Actress, with daughter Jean Simmons and husband Spencer Tracy. Teresa Wright in the 1950s: From Marlon Brando leading lady to spinsters and mother roles…
James Farentino, best remembered for the television series The Bold Ones: The Lawyers and Dynasty, died at age 73 on Jan. 24 in Los Angeles. A Brooklyn native (born on…
Christmas films: Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John on TCM. Despite an array of mostly uninspired songs and dance numbers, the Randal Kleiser-directed, 1950s-set musical Grease was a gigantic…
Angela Lansbury has her “Summer Under the Stars” day on Sunday, Aug. 23. Thanks to the popular TV series Murder She Wrote, Angela Lansbury became a bigger star in the…
Imitation of Life movie: Lana Turner, Karen Dicker, Juanita Moore, and Terry Burnham. Douglas Sirk’s classic melodrama Imitation of Life, starring Lana Turner, will have its 50th anniversary celebrated with…
Robert Goulet: ‘Camelot’ Broadway singer & ‘Beetlejuice’ Hollywood actor dead at 73 Actor-singer Robert Goulet died at age 73 on Oct. 30 in Los Angeles. He was 73. Born on…
Sandra Dee: A Top Ten U.S. box office draw in the early 1960s, the pert, cute, blonde actress was Hollywood’s personification of “all-American” youth – a singular blend of Deanna…