Category Archives: Film/Television
Carl Reiner Celebrates 90th Birthday
Last week, Carl Reiner celebrated his 90th birthday with family and friends, but the award-winning actor/writer/producer and creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” also received a digital tribute from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Click here to see the Academy’s … Continue reading
Christopher Plummer: Oldest Recipient of Acting Oscar
Congratulations to Christopher Plummer. At 82, he is the oldest Acting category Academy Award winner in history. Read more here.
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Senior Dog Uggie Retires After Oscar Ceremony
Uggie was Top Dog at the Golden Collar Awards and is undoubtedly celebrating with his fellow cast members the Academy Award for Best Picture won by The Artist. The senior dog, at ten years of age, will retire from films after the Oscars due … Continue reading
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You’re Never Too Old to Win an Oscar!
From the LA Times: “Christopher Plummer has already won numerous awards for his turn as a widower who comes out of the closet in ‘Beginners,’ while Max Von Sydow has earned kudos as an elderly man who doesn’t speak in … Continue reading
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Theater Organist Rosa Rio
Thanks to Bhob Stewart for providing a link to this great 9-minute video about the late Rosa Rio who had a career as one of the country’s premier theater organists. Ms. Rio died in 2010, just a few weeks before her 108th … Continue reading
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Hedy Lamarr: Actress and Inventor
There’s a lot of press coverage right now about Hollywood’s Golden Age actress Hedy Lamarr thanks to the new book, Hedy’s Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, by Richard … Continue reading
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Being a Comedienne’s Mother
Maggie Griffin, 88, is comedian Kathy Griffin’s mother and a regular on her daughter’s reality TV show. How doe she handle her own recent fame and her daughter’s often outrageous humor? Click here to read the story!
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