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Tinseltown Talks: Turning 90, L.Q. Jones Reflects on Hollywood Journey
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
For over 50 years, L.Q. Jones was a familiar supporting character actor in some 100 films and hundreds more television shows.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Soul Man’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
In their shows, Sam Moore and Dave Prater became a freewheeling bundle of collective energy, joyfully bobbing, weaving, and gyrating, and all the while singing at full throttle.
Tinseltown Talks: Barbara Rush and Her Leading Men
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
“The list of actors with whom Barbara Rush shared the big screen is impressive.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Ode to Billie Joe’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
“Ode to Billie Joe”
Bobbie Gentry
August 1967
Tinseltown Talks: The Music Never Ends for Broadway Actress
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
Best known for her roles in musical theater, Tony-nominated actress and singer Susan Watson released a collection of 14 Broadway and jazz standards on her album The Music Never Ends last fall.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘I Got Rhythm’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
“I Got Rhythm”
The Happenings, June 1967
Deal Me In: Player Cries Foul, But Was It?
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- Written by Mark Pilarski Mark Pilarski
Dear Mark: I would like to know how you would have handled this blackjack scenario.
Tinseltown Talks: Marty Allen Still Making ’Em Laugh
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- Written by Nick Thomas Nick Thomas
Known for his trademark salutation (“Hello dere”), his bug-eyed comic stare, and his wild, Brillo-pad hair, veteran comedian Marty Allen is still making audiences laugh.
It Was 50 Years Ago Today: ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
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- Written by Randal C. Hill Randal C. Hill
“Strawberry Fields Forever”
The Beatles
April 1967