Film

12/21/2021

Anne Rice

1941-2021

Born in New Orleans
Literary vampire queen
Hot and cold with God

--Sarah Harrier

 

 

Posted by on 12/21/2021 at 06:31 PM in Books, Film, Literature, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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05/30/2021

B.J. Thomas

1942-2021

Raindrops now fallin’
On his headstone instead of
Fallin’ on his head

—Robert Leroy Parker

Now Liederman’s got
The initials B and J
All to his own self

—Harry Longbaugh

 

 

Posted by on 05/30/2021 at 03:25 PM in Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: BJ Thomas, Butch Cassidy, Raindrops

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10/31/2020

Sean Connery

1930-2020

Goodbye, Sir Thomas.
Mrs. Moneypenny's pole
Awaits your thrown hat.

—James M. Maloney

Seven times as Bond
Nobody did it better
Wish somebody would

—Abbbie Rhodes

Emerge from the waves
Scuba to tux in one zip
That’s how you do that?

As a role model
Bond was untouchable but
Something to shoot for

—Tom Morrow

 

Posted by on 10/31/2020 at 06:37 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: 007, Bond, Sean Connery

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10/17/2020

Rhonda Fleming

1923-2020

Technicolor queen
Hot red hair and cool green eyes
Kept us all spellbound

—Laurel Cannon

Posted by on 10/17/2020 at 12:16 AM in 20th Century, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Queen of Technicolor, Rhonda Flerming

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10/01/2020

Mac Davis

1942-2020

Famous as himself
Got rich writing hit songs for
Late-career Elvis

--Tom Morrow

 

Posted by on 10/01/2020 at 04:33 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Elvis, Mac Davis

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08/02/2020

Wilford Brimley

1934-2020

Korean War vet,
Sophisticated cowboy,
McCain's VP pick?

--James M. Maloney

 

 

Posted by on 08/02/2020 at 07:39 PM in Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Wilford Brimley

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06/22/2020

Ian Holm

1931-2020

Entire career
Dwarfed by Hobbit, small
Role cast long shadow

--Abbie Rhodes

Posted by on 06/22/2020 at 03:30 PM in Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Hobbit, Ian Holm

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05/16/2020

Fred Willard

1939-2020

Perfect deadpan dolt
Foil and fodder for improv
Guest star favorite

--Meyer Lehman

 

Posted by on 05/16/2020 at 05:03 PM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Ace Trucking Co., Best in Show, Christopher Guest, Fernwood 2-Nite, Fred Willard

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05/11/2020

Jerry Stiller

1927-2020

Serenity now
For a comic actor who
Always seemed ticked off

--Abby Rhodes

Posted by on 05/11/2020 at 04:57 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Festivus , Jerry Stiller

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03/09/2020

Max von Sydow

1929-2020

Cheated death, James Bond
And the Devil with trademark
Basso profundo

--Phil Valens

Posted by on 03/09/2020 at 08:34 PM in Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Max von Sydow

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03/03/2020

James Lipton

1926-2020

If heaven exists
He’s making it hell asking
His ten questions 

--Tom Erick

 

After he interviews
God, what’s he gonna do for
All eternity?

--Kim Ono

 

Posted by on 03/03/2020 at 09:52 PM in Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: 10 Questions, Actors Studio, James Lipton

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02/24/2020

Katherine Johnson

1918-2020

Hollywood's huzzah
For moon shot math too little
But not quite too late

--T. Morrow

 

Posted by on 02/24/2020 at 03:37 PM in 20th Century, Film, Historic, Science | | Comments (0)

Tags: Hidden Figures, Katherine Johnson, math, NASA

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01/22/2020

Terry Jones

1942-2020

Farewell, Terry J
Naked came the organist
Life is wafer-thin

-O'Cyrus

 

Posted by on 01/22/2020 at 10:19 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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01/09/2020

Edd "Kookie" Byrnes

1933-2020

Slickest hair of all
77 Sunset's 
Epic pompadours

--O'Cyrus

Hairstyle that launched a
Million tubes of Brylcreem and
his cool-guy career

--Kim Ono

Godfather to Fonz
First DA on network show
Lent no one his comb

--Christian Marder

 

Posted by on 01/09/2020 at 06:33 PM in Fashion, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

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Buck Henry

1930-2020

Got Smart, met Nichols
Graduated to movies,
Samurai target

--Lairbo

 

Posted by on 01/09/2020 at 06:21 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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10/28/2019

Robert Evans

1930-2019

The kid stays in the...
What? Dead? Well, then get me a
Robert Evans type!

--O. Cyrus

 

 

Posted by on 10/28/2019 at 06:20 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Notorious, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Robert Evans

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07/10/2019

Rip Torn

1931-2019

R.I.P. Rip Torn
Now dressed in the last suit
He will ever wear

--Romona Clift

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Men in Black wasn’t, but
The Maidstone brawl was real, and
that bank stick-up too

--Michael Dominowski

Posted by on 07/10/2019 at 08:04 AM in Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Rip Torn

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05/15/2019

Tim Conway

1933-2019

Adlib master heals
America’s funnybone
After instant flop

---Michael Dominowski

Posted by on 05/15/2019 at 10:06 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

Tags: Tim Conway

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05/13/2019

Doris Day

1922–2019


Forever atop
Golden Age of Hollywood.
Still our secret love

—Michael Dominowski


Swung with Les Brown's band
Before becoming movies'
Favorite virgin

—Abby Rhodes

 

Posted by on 05/13/2019 at 04:44 PM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Band of Renown, Doris Day, Les Brown

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04/30/2019

Peter Mayhew

1944-2019

Hirsute Solo pal
Battled cinematic evil
Sans dialogue coach

—Michael Dominowski

Posted by on 04/30/2019 at 04:50 PM in Boomer Icons, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

Tags: Chewbacca, Star Wars, Wookiee

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02/21/2019

Peter Tork

1942-2019

A real musician
Also played one on TV
Monkee-wrenched career

--O'Cyrus

 

Posted by on 02/21/2019 at 06:19 PM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Music, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

Tags: Monkees, Peter Tork

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01/26/2019

Michel Legrand

1932-2019

Hundreds of scores, but
to keep the music playing
Windmills ought to do

--Michael Dominowski

 

Posted by on 01/26/2019 at 10:01 AM in Film, Music, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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01/15/2019

Carol Channing

1921-2019

Song, footwork, laughter
Huge eyes, monumental smile
Always our Dolly

--Michael Dominowski

Posted by on 01/15/2019 at 09:43 AM in 20th Century, Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Pop Culture, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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12/20/2018

Penny Marshall

1943-2018

Bottle-capper finds 
Her humorous, poignant voice.
She was who she was.

--Michael Dominowski

Posted by on 12/20/2018 at 08:15 AM in Film, Pop Culture, Television, The Arts | | Comments (0)

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09/08/2018

Burt Reynolds

1936-2018

Outrunning Smokey
Made cinema turkeys pay.
But that Tiparillo!

--Michael Dominowski

 

Bidding Burt adieu.
Too fancy for the Bandit?
Yeah. Later, gator!

-Abby Rhodes

Posted by on 09/08/2018 at 10:50 AM in Boomer Icons, Comedy, Film, Performers, Pop Culture, Television | | Comments (0)

Tags: Burt Reynolds

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