Milestone Moments: All The Celebrity Vitals

[Palimelon]

Turner Classic Movies.

[EtheltoTillie]

4 minutes ago, Ancaster said:

What's TCM?  Thanks.

Turner Classic Movies.  It's a cable network.   It's been around for about thirty years.  Originally started by Ted Turner as part of his various groups of networks.  Has no commercials, a fabulous library of films, and great experts giving intros and interviewing stars and filmmakers.  There's a topic dedicated to it in the Movies thread. 

[Notabug]

already answered

Edited November 21 by Notabug

[Schnickelfritz]

2 hours ago, Ancaster said:

What's TCM?  Thanks.

Turner Classic Movies

[Raja]

6 hours ago, Ancaster said:

What's TCM?  Thanks.

Turner Classic Movies. Ted Turner had the TV rights of MGM for his cable stations and it grew from there.

[Blergh]

N/M it's been covered.

Edited November 22 by Blergh

[SVNBob]

On 11/19/2024 at 9:06 PM, Vermicious Knid said:

Hadn't seen this mentioned here. Dave Coulier diagnosed with Stage 3 Non-Hodgkins lymphona.

Lots of "Cut.  It.  Out/Off." jokes in the comments.

Edited November 22 by SVNBob
accidental multi-post

[Affogato]

Alice Brock, of Alice’s restaurant, has passed away at 83.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/23/us/alice-brock-alices-restaurant-death/index.html

[Browncoat]

Listening to "Alice's Restaurant" is my Thanksgiving tradition.

[opus]

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chuck-woolery-dead-wheel-fortune-love-connection-1236070165/

[Blergh]

1 hour ago, opus said:

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chuck-woolery-dead-wheel-fortune-love-connection-1236070165/

OK, the first thing I ever saw him in was playing a senile old man (in stagey old man makeup) called Mr. Dingle in The New Zoo Revue (1972) who I considered slightly likable due to being one of the only characters on the show that didn't sing. At the time, he was married to his 2nd of 4 wives JoAnn Pflug  who he had a daughter with and  who'd be the 'straight woman' to Alan Funt for a time in that rendition of Candid Camera. However, his longest union would be with his 3rd wife Teri Nelson (1985-2004) who he had two sons with. Miss Nelson was the adoptive daughter of David Nelson- the elder son of sitcom icons Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.

 

Anyway, I feel sorry for his surviving family.

[Mindthinkr]

Gee, sorry to hear about Alice Brock. I have her Alice’s Restaurant cookbook. Saw it at a yard sale cheap and couldn’t resist it. Actually has some good recipes. 

[Browncoat]

6 hours ago, opus said:

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chuck-woolery-dead-wheel-fortune-love-connection-1236070165/

When I was in college, we watched Love Connection every day, followed immediately by Divorce Court.  We thought that lineup was hilarious.

And I remember the Chuck Woolery "Wheel" days -- most people look at me like I'm crazy.  They think Pat Sajak was the first and only (until now) host of that show.

[chitowngirl]

7 hours ago, opus said:

Chuck Woolery, Host of ‘Wheel of Fortune’ and ‘Love Connection,’ Dies at 83
 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/chuck-woolery-dead-wheel-fortune-love-connection-1236070165/

I remember early day of Wheel when the puzzle winner went shopping with their winnings. And you had to spend it all! If you had $50 and there was a ceramic Dalmatian for $40, you bought a ceramic Dalmatian!  So there was strategy involved with continuing to spin if you knew the puzzle to try to win more $$ in order to buy a bigger prize.

[Browncoat]

49 minutes ago, chitowngirl said:

I remember early day of Wheel when the puzzle winner went shopping with their winnings. And you had to spend it all! If you had $50 and there was a ceramic Dalmatian for $40, you bought a ceramic Dalmatian!  So there was strategy involved with continuing to spin if you knew the puzzle to try to win more $$ in order to buy a bigger prize.

Even when I watch Wheel now, I complete the "Wheel! Of! Fortune!" intro with "Look at the studio filled with fabulous prizes!"  It's been decades since then, but there was always a ceramic dog.  I think people were less likely to buy vowels lest they run out of money and have to buy the ceramic dog.

[Palimelon]

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but there was always a ceramic dog.  I think people were less likely to buy vowels lest they run out of money and have to buy the ceramic dog.

Monica Geller approves of that statement.

[Wildcard]

Bette Davis has my feelings about Chuck Woolery.. I'll leave it at that.

[Blergh]

2 hours ago, Wildcard said:

Bette Davis has my feelings about Chuck Woolery.. I'll leave it at that.

Well, no one ever said he had Bette Davis Eyes, right?

P.S. I gotcha!

[Palimelon]

Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford dies aged 91.

Author described as ‘the grande dame of blockbusters’ wrote 40 novels, selling more than 91m copies, and were published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.

Her debut novel, A Woman of Substance, was published in 1979 and has since sold more than 30m copies globally. Six sequels in the Emma Harte saga followed, and a long-awaited prequel, A Man of Honour, was published in 2021. Ten of the author’s books were adapted for screen by her husband, starring actors including Liam Neeson, Sir Anthony Hopkins, and Elizabeth Hurley.

[MissAlmond]

Writer/producer/director Jim Abrahams who co-created Airplane! Hot Shots! and the Naked Gun films as well as the TV series Police Squad! has died, age 80.

https://deadline.com/2024/11/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-1236187854/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236071689/

https://www.thewrap.com/jim-abrahamson-writer-director-airplane-naked-gun-police-squad-dead-dies-obit/

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236223683/

https://www.cracked.com/article_44539_legendary-comedy-director-jim-abrahams-gave-us-jokes-that-will-work-for-all-eternity.html

 

Edited November 26 by MissAlmond

[Ceindreadh]

4 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Writer/producer/director Jim Abrahams who co-created Airplane! Hot Shots! and the Naked Gun films as well as the TV series Police Squad! has died, age 80.

https://deadline.com/2024/11/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-1236187854/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236071689/

https://www.thewrap.com/jim-abrahamson-writer-director-airplane-naked-gun-police-squad-dead-dies-obit/

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236223683/

https://www.cracked.com/article_44539_legendary-comedy-director-jim-abrahams-gave-us-jokes-that-will-work-for-all-eternity.html

 

Oh dear.  Surely you can't be serious. 

 

[Bastet]

5 minutes ago, Ceindreadh said:

Oh dear.  Surely you can't be serious. 

I am.  And don't call me Shirley.

I love Airplane! and, especially, Naked Gun (despite the presence of O.J. Simpson -- at least he keeps getting pummeled).

[MissAlmond]

Actor Helen Gallagher who won Tony Awards for Pal Joey (1952) and No, No, Nanette (1971) and starred as matriarch Maeve Ryan on the ABC daytime drama Ryan's Hope has died, age 98.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/helen-gallagher-dead-ryans-hope-broadway-1236072289/

https://deadline.com/2024/11/helen-gallagher-dead-ryans-hope-broadway-1236188492/

https://playbill.com/article/2-time-tony-winner-helen-gallagher-has-died-at-98

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/11/26/helen-gallagher-broadway-musicals-dies/

 

Edited November 27 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

Actor Earl Holliman who appeared in such films as The Rainmaker (1956), Forbidden Planet (1956) and The Sons of Katie Elder (1965) and portrayed Sargent Bill Crowley on the NBC television series Police Woman has died, age 96.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/earl-holliman-dead-police-woman-1236072160/

https://deadline.com/2024/11/earl-holliman-dead-forbidden-planet-1236188306/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/earl-holliman-dead-rainmaker-giant-1236224133/

https://www.thewrap.com/earl-holliman-star-of-forbidden-planet-and-the-rainmaker-dies-at-96/

 

Edited November 27 by MissAlmond

[giovannif7]

40 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Helen Gallagher who won Tony Awards for Pal Joey (1952) and No, No, Nanette (1971) and starred as matriarch Maeve Ryan on the ABC daytime drama Ryan's Hope has died, age 98.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/helen-gallagher-dead-ryans-hope-broadway-1236072289/

https://deadline.com/2024/11/helen-gallagher-dead-ryans-hope-broadway-1236188492/

https://playbill.com/article/2-time-tony-winner-helen-gallagher-has-died-at-98

https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/11/26/helen-gallagher-broadway-musicals-dies/

 

Ms. Gallagher was SO good as Maeve Ryan - the kind of strong and benevolent maternal figure that has all but disappeared from the few daytime dramas that remain. I got choked up right along with her when she delivered her final performance of Danny Boy on the soap's series finale in January 1989. Rest In Peace, dear lady. 😭

 

Edited November 27 by giovannif7

[Palimelon]

Wendy Williams has become 'permanently disabled and legally incapacitated' after dementia diagnosis, guardian says.

[andromeda331]

17 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Writer/producer/director Jim Abrahams who co-created Airplane! Hot Shots! and the Naked Gun films as well as the TV series Police Squad! has died, age 80.

https://deadline.com/2024/11/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-1236187854/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236071689/

https://www.thewrap.com/jim-abrahamson-writer-director-airplane-naked-gun-police-squad-dead-dies-obit/

https://variety.com/2024/film/obituaries-people-news/jim-abrahams-dead-airplane-naked-gun-hot-shots-1236223683/

https://www.cracked.com/article_44539_legendary-comedy-director-jim-abrahams-gave-us-jokes-that-will-work-for-all-eternity.html

 

I love those movies. They were so hilarious. I still watch them all the time. Thank you so much for them.

"You can't take a guess for another two hours."

"There were two crabs. They work in pairs."

"My cap flew off. Swing the boat around we'll pick it up."

"Use your other eye Frank." 

Edited November 27 by andromeda331

[AgathaC]

Airplane! was how I first bonded with my husband’s friends. I come across as a quiet, well-mannered, proper Southern girl, so they were a little surprised to learn I can quote whole chunks of that movie. (Thanks, Daddy!) To this day, my husband’s coffee preference (he takes it black) starts a quote avalanche.

And The Naked Gun never gets old — particularly watching OJ getting the ever loving crap beaten out of him. Repeatedly.

Thank you for the laughs!

Edited November 27 by AgathaC

[MissAlmond]

 

Edited November 27 by MissAlmond

[Ohiopirate02]

3 hours ago, AgathaC said:

Airplane! was how I first bonded with my husband’s friends. I come across as a quiet, well-mannered, proper Southern girl, so they were a little surprised to learn I can quote whole chunks of that movie. (Thanks, Daddy!) To this day, my husband’s coffee preference (he takes it black) starts a quote avalanche.

I also take my coffee black and think about that scene whenever I am out ordering coffee.

This also lives rent free in my mind--

Edited November 27 by Ohiopirate02

[ABay]

Parts of Airplane! haven't aged well but so much of it is eternally brilliant.

[Zella]

7 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I also take my coffee black and think about that scene whenever I am out ordering coffee.

This also lives rent free in my mind--

I quote this all the time and think of it even more often! LOL

[AheadofStraight]

23 minutes ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I also take my coffee black and think about that scene whenever I am out ordering coffee.

This also lives rent free in my mind--

I came looking through the comments to see if this was here before I posted it. Classic!

[shapeshifter]

8 hours ago, Palimelon said:

Wendy Williams has become 'permanently disabled and legally incapacitated' after dementia diagnosis, guardian says.

“Wendy Williams' battle with frontotemporal dementia (FTD)…”

More about FTD from mayoclinic.org:

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Overview

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is an umbrella term for a group of brain diseases that mainly affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. These areas of the brain are associated with personality, behavior and language.

In frontotemporal dementia, parts of these lobes shrink, known as atrophy. Symptoms depend on which part of the brain is affected. Some people with frontotemporal dementia have changes in their personalities. They become socially inappropriate and may be impulsive or emotionally indifferent. Others lose the ability to properly use language.

Frontotemporal dementia can be misdiagnosed as a mental health condition or as Alzheimer's disease. But FTD tends to occur at a younger age than does Alzheimer's disease. It often begins between the ages of 40 and 65, although it can occur later in life as well. FTD is the cause of dementia about 10% to 20% of the time.

Symptoms

Symptoms of frontotemporal dementia differ from one person to the next. Symptoms get worse over time, usually over years.

People with frontotemporal dementia tend to have clusters of symptom types that occur together. They also may have more than one cluster of symptom types.

Behavioral changes

The most common symptoms of frontotemporal dementia involve extreme changes in behavior and personality. These include:

Increasingly inappropriate social behavior.

Loss of empathy and other interpersonal skills. For example, not being sensitive to another person's feelings.

Lack of judgment.

Loss of inhibition.

Lack of interest, also known as apathy. Apathy can be mistaken for depression.

Compulsive behaviors such as tapping, clapping, or smacking lips over and over.

A decline in personal hygiene.

Changes in eating habits. People with FTD typically overeat or prefer to eat sweets and carbohydrates.

Eating objects.

Compulsively wanting to put things in the mouth.

Speech and language symptoms

Some subtypes of frontotemporal dementia lead to changes in language ability or loss of speech. Subtypes include primary progressive aphasia, semantic dementia and progressive agrammatic aphasia, also known as progressive nonfluent aphasia.

These conditions can cause:

Increasing trouble using and understanding written and spoken language. People with FTD may not be able to find the right word to use in speech.

Trouble naming things. People with FTD may replace a specific word with a more general word, such as using "it" for pen.

No longer knowing word meanings.

Having hesitant speech that may sound telegraphic by using simple, two-word sentences.

Making mistakes in sentence building.

Movement conditions

Rare subtypes of frontotemporal dementia cause movements similar to those seen in Parkinson's disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Movement symptoms may include:

Tremor.

Rigidity.

Muscle spasms or twitches.

Poor coordination.

Trouble swallowing.

Muscle weakness.

Inappropriate laughing or crying.

Falls or trouble walking.

Causes

In frontotemporal dementia, the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain shrink and certain substances build up in the brain. What causes these changes is usually not known.

Some genetic changes have been linked to frontotemporal dementia. But more than half of the people with FTD have no family history of dementia.

Researchers have confirmed that some frontotemporal dementia gene changes also are seen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). More research is being done to understand the connection between the conditions.

Risk factors

Your risk of getting frontotemporal dementia is higher if you have a family history of dementia. There are no other known risk factors
 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/frontotemporal-dementia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354737

 

[Mindthinkr]

There is a Wendy Williams thread (sorry I can’t post links) as it’s so much more than this. Her guardian is being counter sued. Wendy is a victim of not having an advocate as her husband and son can’t really be trusted with her money. Her guardian allegedly didn’t do well by her. 

[Cobalt Stargazer]

8 hours ago, AheadofStraight said:

I came looking through the comments to see if this was here before I posted it. Classic!

Because sharing is caring:


 

[tearknee]

 

"Cotton Top" = 34 years gone.

[Mindthinkr]

The Wendy Williams info is under the heading here of Talk and News. The Wendy Williams show. 

[Stats Queen]

8 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I also take my coffee black and think about that scene whenever I am out ordering coffee.

This also lives rent free in my mind--

A hat, a brooch a pterodactyl. I use that all the time.

 

[andromeda331]

 

[tearknee]

To some of those that we miss the most...

[praeceptrix]

Canadian actor Julien Arnold has died. He was 60. He died during a performance of A Christmas Carol.

[BetterButter]

Bob Bryar, Former My Chemical Romance Drummer, Dead at 44

[MissAlmond]

Oscar nominated producer and assistant director Adam Somner who was a longtime collaborator with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Paul Thomas Anderson and others has died. age 57. 

https://deadline.com/2024/11/adam-somner-dead-first-ad-steven-spielberg-ridley-scott-1236189709/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-somner-dead-assistant-director-producer-1236073851/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/adam-somner-dead-assistant-director-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-1236231166/

https://www.thewrap.com/adam-somner-beloved-ad-to-spielberg-and-scorsese-dies-at-57/

 

Edited December 2 by MissAlmond

[Notabug]

1 hour ago, MissAlmond said:

Oscar nominated producer and assistant director Adam Somner who was a longtime collaborator with Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Ridley Scott, Paul Thomas Anderson and others has died. age 57. 

https://deadline.com/2024/11/adam-somner-dead-first-ad-steven-spielberg-ridley-scott-1236189709/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/adam-somner-dead-assistant-director-producer-1236073851/

Wow! What a career he had!  When Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese sing your praises as a filmmaker,  that's quite a life.

Paul Thomas Anderson:

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“For those of us lucky enough to work with him, we know going to work will never be the same or as much fun. I would rank him in the Kobe Bryant, Mick Jagger, Winston Churchill category of Legends. And that would be under-selling it

 

[MissAlmond]

Actor Wayne Northrop who played Roman Brady on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives and chauffer Michael Culhane on the television series Dynasty has died, age 77.

https://deadline.com/2024/12/wayne-northrop-dies-77-dynasty-days-of-our-lives-actor-1236190499/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wayne-northrop-dead-days-of-our-lives-dynasty-1236074287/

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/wayne-northrop-dead-days-of-our-lives-1236231768/

https://www.thewrap.com/wayne-northrop-days-of-our-lives-and-dynasty-star-dies-at-77/

 

Edited December 2 by MissAlmond

[Notabug]

3 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Wayne Northrop who played Roman Brady on the daytime drama Days of Our Lives and chauffer Michael Culhane on the television series Dynasty has died, age 77.

https://deadline.com/2024/12/wayne-northrop-dies-77-dynasty-days-of-our-lives-actor-1236190499/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/wayne-northrop-dead-days-of-our-lives-dynasty-1236074287/

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/wayne-northrop-dead-days-of-our-lives-1236231768/

https://www.thewrap.com/wayne-northrop-days-of-our-lives-and-dynasty-star-dies-at-77/

He was a legend in soaps. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Lynn Herring, best known for playing Lucy Coe on General Hospital.  Sorry to hear he battled Alzheimer's for a number of years.

[BetterButter]

R.I.P. Marshall Brickman, Oscar-winning Annie Hall co-writer

[CountryGirl]

First, Drake and now, Wayne? 

😞

[andromeda331]

I always liked Roman. I didn't know he was married to Lucy Coe. That's so cool.