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Author Jean Van Leeuwen best known for the Oliver and Amanda Pig series of children's books has died, age 87. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/05/nx-s1-5353478/oliver-and-amanda-pig-author-jean-van-leeuwen-dies https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/books/jean-van-leeuwen-dead.html

Actor Sian Barbara Allen who appeared in such films as You'll Like My Mother, Billy Two Hats, and Scream, Pretty Peggy and was John-Boy's love interest Jenny Pendleton on The Waltons has died, age 78. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sian-barbara-allen-dead-youll-like-my-mother-waltons-1236177342/ https://deadline.com/2025/03/sian-barbara-allen-dead-the-waltons-actress-1236355421/ https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sian-barbara-allen-dead-scream-pretty-peggy-1236352951/

They blocked The Betsy from their minds and here comes TCM of all places to remind them of it again. 😄

I, too loved Richard Chamberlain in The Three Musketeers. It's true, for a time he was the King of the Miniseries. May Mr. Chamberlain rest in peace.

The Betsy????? Yeah, yeah, I know. Laurence Olivier (who I believe said he made this movie for money), Robert Duvall), Tommy Lee Jones, etc, etc. But really TCM? The Betsy?

Singer Johnny Mathis will retire from touring and live performances due to age and memory issues. Mr. Mathis final concert is scheduled for May 18. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/johnny-mathis-retire-stage-performances-concerts-1236173693/ https://variety.com/2025/music/news/johnny-mathis-retires-from-concerts-1236349364/ https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/johnny-mathis-retiring-from-live-shows-1235932256/

Producer Philip Rogers whose credits include the 1966 ABC television series Love on a Rooftop and 1988 Sidney Poitier film Shoot to Kill has died, age 90. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/philip-rogers-dead-love-on-rooftop-shoot-to-kill-1236167503/

I will always think of him as Greg Foster from The Young and the Restless. When the credits rolled, it was the first time I had ever seen ‘Wings’ used as a first name. R.I.P. Mr. Hauser

Actor Mark Dobies who played Dr. Noah Chase on The Guiding Light and Daniel Colson on One Life to Live has died, age 65. https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/mark-dobies-former-oltl-and-gl-star-dead-at-65/ https://tvline.com/news/mark-dobies-dead-guiding-light-one-life-to-live-obituary-1235420622/ https://soaps.sheknows.com/soaps/news/774306/mark-dobies-dead-obituary/ https://daytimeconfidential.com/2025/03/20/soap-vet-mark-dobies-dead-at-65

Confession: I didn't pay attention when this movie came out because inside my head It Ends With Us, The Last of Us, and This Is Us all blended together.

Actor Pamela Bach best known for playing restaurant owner Kaye Morgan on the television series Baywatch has died, age 62. https://deadline.com/2025/03/pamela-bach-dead-1236312897/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/pamela-bach-dead-actress-david-hasselhoff-ex-wife-1236156793/ https://www.thewrap.com/david-hasselhoff-ex-wife-pamela-bach-hasselhoff-suicide/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-03-06/pamela-bach-dead-david-hasselhoff-ex-wife-suicide

Daytime Emmy winner Felicia Minei Behr who produced/executive produced such daytime dramas as All My Children, As the World Turns and Ryan's Hope and was Senior Vice President of ABC Daytime from 2000 to 2004 has died, age 83. https://deadline.com/2025/03/felicia-minei-behr-dead-1236311985/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/felicia-minei-behr-dead-all-my-children-ryans-hope-1236155516/ https://michaelfairmantv.com/felicia-minei-behr-executive-producer-all-my-children-dead-at-83/2025/03/03/ https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2025/03/rip-felicia-minei-behr-dies-at-83-all-my-children-as-the-world-turns https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/all-my-children/amc-executive-producer-felicia-minei-behr-dead-at-83 https://daytimeconfidential.com/2025/03/04/groundbreaking-soap-opera-executive-felicia-minei-behr-dead-at-83