If you currently watch ABC soaps or have watched them at all in the past thirty years you probably know who Eileen Herlie is. Eileen Herlie, who portrayed Myrtle on All My Children since 1976, passed away yesterday from pneumonia complications at the age of 90. She always did a nice job with her material [...]
The talented and well known actor Paul Newman died of cancer at his Connecticut home yesterday at 83 years of age. My first memory of Paul Newman was in the movie The Color Of Money. According to an MSNBC story that I read he had appeared in major roles in more than fifty movies. People [...]
Actress Estelle Getty passed away this morning at the age of 84. If you’re my age you probably remember the comedy series Golden Girls that was on in the second half of the 1980s. Estelle Getty portrayed Sophia, the mother of Bea Arthur’s character, on the successful series for more than seven years and won [...]
This Saturday NBC will be rebroadcasting the first episode of Saturday Night Live this Saturday in tribute to George Carlin. The episode will be shown on Saturday 06/28/08 and will be shown in its entirety. George Carlin, who died this past weekend, hosted the first episode of SNL back in 1975. The episode includes 3 [...]
Comedian George Carlin passed away yesterday in Los Angeles from heart failure at the age of 71. George was well known for speaking his mind. Many comedians considered him to be revolutionary, blazing a trail for other comics after him. He had 23 comedy albums and wrote three books, and also appeared in several movies. [...]
Sometimes when I watch television I realize there’s a good product placement opportunity. Here’s an example. On a number of entertainment shows the hosts try their best to keep the public in the know concerning certain events in the lives of celebrities. For example, many people are fascinated by celebrity pregnancy and childbirth. As soon [...]
It’s come out that the masseuse that found Heath Ledger’s unresponsive body called MaryKate Olsen not once, but twice, before calling 911 from Ledger’s cell phone for help. My mind is totally boggled trying to figure out what the reasoning for this could be. It really doesn’t matter what their relationship had been in the [...]
Recently 25 year old actor Brad Renfro was found dead. I was watching an E! news show where they were announcing the young actor’s untimely death. I heard them give their announcement and I was quite surprised to look up at the television screen to see Brad’s last name spelled incorrectly. They showed his name [...]
The autopsy of actor Heath Ledger was performed today. Today’s findings were inconclusive, and the coroner is calling for more tests including toxicology and tissue tests. Those results are expected to take approximately another two weeks. The most popular theory is accidental overdose, as bottles of anti-anxiety and sleeping pills were found nearby. A rolled [...]
Heath Ledger was found dead today in his lower Manhattan apartment. His housekeeper went to inform him that the masseuse he had an appointment with had arrived and found him nude on the floor at the foot of the bed. The death is possibly from a prescription pill overdose, as three empty prescription and nonprescription [...]