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RIP SALLY KELLERMAN
1937-2022 Sally Kellerman was an actress and singer born in Long Beach, California. Kellerman’s acting career spanned over 60 years. Her role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman’s film M*A*S*H (1970) earned her an Oscar nomination. “I always wanted to be an actress. My mother told me to get a job as an…
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In the second episode of season 4 of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”, Susie tries to convince Sophie Lennon, who has had a breakdown, to dissolve their partnership. Sophie begrudgingly signs the agreement.
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RIP GLORIA MCMILLAN
1933-2022 Gloria McMillan is probably best known to the world as Harriet Conklin on the radio and television sitcom “Our Miss Brooks” (starring Eve Arden). She also played the role in a 1956 big screen version of the show from Warner Brothers. She began playing the role in 1948 on radio. The character was daughter…
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RIP DWAYNE HICKMAN
1934-2022 Dwayne Hickman was the younger brother of actor Darryl Hickman, with whom he sometimes appeared on screen. They were born in Los Angeles. Dwayne was best known as the title character of “The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis” (1959-63) a show, like “I Love Lucy”, that aired on CBS and was sponsored by Philip Morris. Prior…
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RIP BETTY WHITE
1922-2021 Lucille Ball and Betty White shared the small screen at least 18 times over three decades on TV’s “Password”, Lucille’s favorite game show, which was originally hosted by White’s third husband, the love of her life, Allan Ludden. Betty White’s 1957 TV series “Date with the Angels” was filmed at Desilu Studios. It was loosely…
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RIP NICHOLAS GEORGIADE
1933-2021 Nicholas Georgiade was born in New York City on March 25, 1933, of Greek ancestry. After serving four years in the Army, he attended Syracuse University, where he was a heavyweight boxer for three years. Intending to become a teacher, he majored in sociology and psychology, and graduated 1956. A role in a college play convinced…
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RIP ARLENE DAHL
1925-2021 Arlene Dahl was born on August 11, 1925, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Like Lucille Ball, she was a red-haired actress with an association to MGM who achieved notability during the 1950s. She was mentioned as one of Ricky’s possible “Don Juan” co-stars in “Ricky’s Screen Test” (ILL S4;E7 ~ November 15, 1954). Although TV audiences didn’t know it, an…
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RIP BILLY HINSCHE
1951-2021 William Hinsche was part of the singing group Dino, Desi & Billy and a touring musician with The Beach Boys. Hinsche was born in Manila, the Philippines, where his father owned a casino. The family moved to the United States and settled in Beverly Hills. Hinsche attended Loyola High School, where he met Desi Arnaz,…
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