Still side by side after 64 years: Kirk Douglas, 101, and wife Anne Buydens, 99
(Sep 14, 2018 | dailymail.com)
Kirk Douglas, 101, and wife Anne Buydens, 99, remain inseparable as they are seen being pushed along in wheelchairsAfter 64 years of happy marriage, Kirk Douglas and his wife are still inseparable.The pair, who have a combined age of 200, were spotted enjoying a day out in Los Angeles.Douglas, 101, and his wife Anne Buydens, 99, were pushed along in wheelchairs by their carers.Hollywood star...read more
Gloria Jean, Actress in W.C. Fields' 'Never Give a Sucker an Even Break,' Dies at 92
(Sep 4, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)
Courtesy of Scott and Jan MacGillivrayGloria Jean with W.C. Fields in 1941's 'Never Give a Sucker an Even Break.'The young singing star also appeared in films with Bing Crosby, Donald O'Connor, Mel Torme and Groucho Marx.Gloria Jean, the perky actress and singer who starred as a teenager alongside W.C. Fields in the 1941 classic Never Give a Sucker an Even Break, has died. She was 92.Jean died...read more
Age Is Just A Number For Kirk Douglas
(Aug 26, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
Legendary actor Kirk Douglas, 101, strolled down California's streets with a walking aid. The Champion actor wore a black tracksuit with matching sunglasses while he enjoyed the stroll in the sunshine.Kirk's fitness is not surprising, after his 73-year-old son, Michael, revealed that his father still works out and has a trainer....read more
Epics That Left A Lasting Impression
(Aug 26, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
The films for this week's 'Vintage cinema' need no introduction. With all of them winning not one but multiple Academy Awards, they are surely in the minds of viewers, irrespective of their age group. The collective term to categorise films like Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra, and Spartacus is 'timeless classics'. Though Charlton Heston played the protagonist in two of the...read more
Comedy Legend Carl Reiner is Way Too Busy to Die, Laughs All the Way to the Emmys (Again) at 96
(Aug 26, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
After winning 12 Emmy's, TV legend Carl Reiner joins Dave Plier to celebrate his latest nomination for the HBO docu-series 'If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast', and talks about working on 'Caesar's Hour', the origins of 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', making movies with Steve Martin, and previews his latest books 'I Remember Radio' and ' I Remember Television, Which When I'm Awake I Never Don't Watch'....read more
Classic 60's TV Flashback: Conversations with Comedy Icons Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Eden ('I Dream of Jeannie'), Dawn Wells ('Gilligan's Island'), Bill Mumy ('Lost in Space')
(Aug 26, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
POSTED 5:20 AM, AUGUST 26, 2018, BY CURTIS KOCHIn this 1960's TV flashback segment, Dave Plier shares conversations with comedy icon Dick Van Dyke about his award winning TV show 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', 'Mary Poppins,' and how he stays young; Barbara Eden talks her early career at 20th Century Fox, working with Elvis, Lucille Ball and TV classic 'I Dream of Jeannie'; Dawn Wells, who played...read more
Neil Simon, Playwright of "The Odd Couple" and "Barefoot In The Park" Dies Age 91
(Aug 26, 2018 | Entertainment Weekly)
MELISSA ROSE BERNARDO and EW STAFF August 26, 2018 at 12:26 PM EDTNeil Simon, the prolific playwright whose Broadway hits included the newlyweds-in-Manhattan romp Barefoot in the Park, the prototypical bromance The Odd Couple, and the autobiographical Brighton Beach Memoirs, died Saturday night in New York City of complications from pneumonia, his publicist announced....read more
Rare and Restored Films Return to the Big Screen at Hollywood's Egyptian Theater Labor Day Weekend
(Aug 20, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
RARE AND RESTORED FILMS RETURN TO THE BIG SCREEN AT HOLLYWOOD'S EGYPTIAN THEATER LABOR DAY WEEKEND Eva Marie Saint, Cora Sue Collins & Baby Peggy to be honored with Cinecon Legacy Awards For more than half a century Cinephiles have gathered over Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the movies at the annual Cinecon Classic Film Festival. Cinecon is where archivists, authors, collectors and...read more
Love, Cecil: The Life of Legendary Photographer Cecil Beaton
(Jun 28, 2018 | Zeitgeist Films)
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Jerry Lewis Vaults Are Opening With A New Movie Set and Museum
(Jun 11, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
CHRISTOPHER DEVARGASEntertainment legend Jerry Lewis photographed at his home Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, in Las Vegas.By Peter Larsen, The Orange County RegisterMonday, June 11, 2018 | 2 a.m.A little less than a year since the death of comedian and actor Jerry Lewis, a pair of new projects, including a new box set of 10 of his best-loved films, and an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art's Department...read more
Jane Fonda to Receive Career Honor at Lyons Lumiere Festival
(Jun 11, 2018 | Hollywood Reporter)
The Oscar winner is set for the Lumiere Prize at Cannes boss Thierry Fremaux's classic film festival.Jane Fonda will receive a career honor at this year's Lumiere Film Festival. Festival director Thierry Fremaux, who also heads up the Cannes Film Festival, will present the Oscar winner with the prize Oct. 19.Fonda was selected for the prize in part for "her willingness to embody fierce independence...read more
Jerry Maren, the Last Living Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz, Dies at 98
(Jun 6, 2018 | Vanity Fair)
The actor died in a San Diego nursing care facility.2013 Imprint CeremonyBy David Livingston/Getty ImagesJerry Maren, the oldest living actor who portrayed a munchkin in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, has died. He was 98 years old. According to TMZ, Maren died over a week ago in a San Diego nursing care facility; the cause of death is unknown, though he reportedly suffered from...read more
Wizard of Oz's Last Surviving Munchkin Jerry Maren Dies at 98
(Jun 6, 2018 | People.com)
The last living Munchkin from The Wizard of Oz has died.Jerry Maren, who memorably welcomed Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) to Munchkinland in the classic 1939 film as part of the Lollipop Guild, died last week at a San Diego nursing care facility, TMZ reported. The actor was laid to rest over the weekend at Forest Lawn in Hollywood, said the outlet.According to the Chicago...read more
Joseph Campanella, 93, Ubiquitous Character Actor, Dies
(May 17, 2018 | New York Times)
Joseph Campanella, a versatile actor whose television career began in the 1950s on anthology series and continued for decades on shows like "Mannix," "The Bold Ones" and "One Day at a Time," died on Wednesday at his home in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 93.His wife, Jill Campanella, said the cause was complications of Parkinson's disease.For many years, Mr. Campanella appeared...read more
Georges Melies: Why Google Honours Him Today
(May 3, 2018 | Classic Movie Hub)
On May 3, 1912, the French illusionist and film director released what is considered as his greatest masterpiece.Described as "the father of special effects" and hailed for his pioneering visual techniques, Georges Melies, the French illusionist and film director, released on this day more than a hundred years ago what is considered his greatest masterpiece: The Conquest of the Pole.In its honour,...read more