The 2023 Oscars’ TV ratings were up a not inconsiderable 12 percent from 2022 and around 85 percent from 2021. What could be the reason? Were viewers hoping for another slap or…?
Television
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Citizen Kane and Song of the South actress Ruth Warrick became All My Children snob Phoebe Tyler and a Confederate flag critic.
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In movies like the Oscar-nominated The Cardinal, actress Carol Lynley portrayed great-looking ‘girls-next-door’ who dared to defy social traditions.
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Actress Ann Sothern enjoyed an unusual second career peak that included a top Oscar winner and decades later she became one of the oldest nominees.
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Blake Edwards Movies: The Pink Panther filmmaker at his best directing not slapstick but more refined comedies and surprisingly effective serious dramas.
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Olivia de Havilland vs. Warner Bros.: Landmark Lawsuit changed U.S. labor laws and paved the way for 2 Best Actress Oscars. She turns 100 this year.
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The Godfather actor Abe Vigoda Dead 3 decades After obituary that made Barney Miller performers a pop celebrity in the U.S.
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Marjorie Lord: Actress in hit TV series Make Room for Daddy was mother of Oscar-nominated actress and Scripter Award Co-Founder.
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Jackie Collins Movies: Surprisingly Few Film Adaptations of Her Bestselling Sex Novels. 2 starred sister Joan Collins: The Stud and The Bitch.
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Batgirl Yvonne Craig Dies: Star Trek Villainess and 1 of Elvis Presley Movies girls best remembered as Barbara Gordon on TV series.
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The Karate Kid and Ocean’s Eleven producer Jerry Weintraub has died. Also worked with Led Zeppelin and Elvis Presley.
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Ron Moody: Doctor Who Was Biggest Professional Regret of Oscar-Nominated Actor who would be nominated for Tony Award for Oliver! revival.
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Brad Pitt Glory Days costar Nicholas Kallsen Dead at 48. Pitt and Kallsen purportedly vied for the same role in the hit Thelma & Louise
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Jayne Meadows dead at 95: Minor Movie Actress Became Emmy-Nominated Television Celebrity and wife of TV personality Steve Allen.
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Teresa Wright: From Marlon Brando Leading Lady to spinsters and Mother Roles (Jean Simmons, Sandra Dee) in less than 5 years and The Miracle Worker.
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Henry V Movie (1944) Actress Renée Asherson: Laurence Olivier’s Leading Lady was London stage star married to Oscar winner Robert Donat.
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Bill Kerr in Doctor Who with Patrick Troughton. Doctor Who actor & Peter Weir collaborator Bill Kerr dead at 92 Australian actor Bill Kerr, best known internationally for a guest…
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Oscar selfie becomes most retweeted tweet of all time: Ellen DeGeneres, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, and Oscar 2014 company. Oscar selfie +…
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Joel and Ethan Coen Movie Inside Llewyn Davis with Oscar Isaac. Joel and Ethan Coen movie ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’ tops National Society of Film Critics Awards The National Society of…
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Andy Kaufman death hoax: Contagious Internet disease continues to spread. Andy Kaufman alive? Or Andy Kaufman death hoax? New York City-born comedian Andy Kaufman, little known outside the United States…
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Emmy Nominations’ Oscar Favorites: Al Pacino and Helen Mirren in Phil Spector. Emmy Nominations’ Oscar Favorites The 2013 Emmy nominations were announced earlier today by the Academy of Television Arts…
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Cory Monteith. Cory Monteith: ‘Glee’ actor found dead in Vancouver hotel room Cory Monteith, best known as the character Finn Hudson in the television series Glee, was found dead at…
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Behind the Candelabra with Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson. ‘Behind the Candelabra’ HBO Hit: Liberace movie starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon nearly breaks record…
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Jack Klugman and Tony Randall: The Odd Couple. Jack Klugman dead at 90: ‘The Odd Couple’ & ‘Quincy M.E.’ actor Jack Klugman, best known for the television series The Odd…
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Larry Hagman: ‘Dallas’ & ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ star + son of Broadway legend Mary Martin has died Larry Hagman, best known by some for playing Major Tony Nelson in…
Howard Keel: Dallas resurgence as rancher Clayton Farlow following abrupt career downfall and decades-long Hollywood purgatory.
Critics’ Choice Awards winner and nominations: Star Wars controversy and nominations for all as just about everyone in Hollywood shortlisted.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Movie: Bigger Flop Than Expected for Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer and Warner Bros which is having dismal year at box office.
I Want to Live Screenwriter Don Mankiewicz Dead: Father Was Citizen Kane screenwriter while filmmaking uncle was multiple Oscar winner.
Polly Bergen, actress in Hollywood and on Broadway, was on Richard Nixon’s extended Enemies List, along with other liberal Democrat celebrities.
Golden Globes’ hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (photo © HFPA). Tina Fey and Amy Poehler funny & daring enough at the 2014 Golden Globes telecast? Acting as a lighter…
James Gandolfini movies. James Gandolfini movies James Gandolfini died today of a suspected heart attack while in Rome, Italy. Although the 51-year-old actor’s fame rests on his role as mob…