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'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time
They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...
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PASSINGS: Phyllis Thaxter, Ron Nelson
Phyllis Thaxter Veteran actress played Clark Kent's mother Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday at...
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Boris Karloff, a monster talent remembered
The Hero ComplexOur Hollywood history specialist, Susan King, looks back in horror Monday at Boris Karloff. Boris Karloff may have created two of cinema’s greatest horror film ghouls -- the Frankenstein monster and The Mummy -- but in real life, he didn’t....... -
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British actor was on CBS' 'Falcon Crest'
Simon MacCorkindale, 58, a British stage and screen actor who starred in the 1983 NBC-TV series "Manimal" and was a regular on CBS' "Falcon Crest," died of bowel cancer Thursday at a London...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Crimes, Jim Brown, Bill Cosby, Colleges and Universities
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Robert Culp dies at 79; actor starred in 'I Spy' TV series
Robert Culp, the veteran actor best known for starring with Bill Cosby in the classic 1960s espionage-adventure series "I Spy" and for playing Bob in the 1969 movie "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," died Wednesday morning. He was 79.
Culp fell and hit his...Tags: Dyan Cannon, Hospitals and Clinics, Social Issues, Bill Cosby, Real Estate Agents
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'The Sopranos' Leads WGA List of Top TV Series
VarietyThe Writers Guild of America on Sunday unveiled its list of the "101 Best Written TV Series of All Time," topped by HBO's "The Sopranos." The mob drama created by David Chase (pictured above right with "Sopranos" star James Gandolfini) led the list...Tags: All in the Family (tv program) , Andy Griffith, Breaking Bad (tv program), Larry Gelbart, BBC
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Jack Klugman: a most valuable player in the acting sport
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelJack Klugman was most famous for playing a sportswriter, which is key to understanding his enduring appeal. Acting is basically a team sport, and the grand old pro Klugman played on some of the best teams in history. Klugman, who died Monday at age 90,... -
Actor Biff Elliot, the first Mike Hammer, dies
VarietyBiff Elliot, who starred as detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 feature adaptation of Mickey Spillane's "I, the Jury," died in Studio City, Calif., of natural causes on Aug. 15. He was 89. The part of Mike Hammer in Elliot's feature debut did not lead to...Tags: Movies, Walter Matthau, Kraft Foods Group, Inc., Gregory Peck, Nicholas Ray
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Actress Doris Singleton Isaacs dies
VarietyActress and comedienne Doris Singleton Isaacs, who recurred on "I Love Lucy" as Lucy's near-sighted neighbor and sometimes nemesis Carolyn Appleby, died Tuesday. She was 92. Singleton guested in a large number of both comedies and dramas during her 30-...Tags: All in the Family (tv program) , Loretta Young, Celebrities, Adventures of Superman (tv program), Radio
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Patricia Modell, actress and philanthropist, dies at 80
Patricia Modell, a successful TV and film actress in the 1950s and '60s who became a well-known philanthropist in Baltimore with her husband, former Ravens owner Arthur Modell, died Wednesday at the age of 80.
Mrs. Modell was admitted two weeks ago to...Tags: Suspense (genre), Hospitals and Clinics, Mount Royal, Movies, Poetry
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‘Three’s Company,’ ‘Good Times’ part of Antenna TV from WRDQ
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelViewers will find the 24-hour network on WRDQ's digital channel 27.2. The weekday programs include "Leave It to Beaver," "Good Times," "Three's Company," "All in the Family," "Maude" and "Sanford and Son." The weekend fare includes "Alfred Hitchcock... -
Director Robert Altman dies
The EnvelopeRobert Altman, the maverick director who earned a reputation as one of America's most original filmmakers with landmark movies such as "MASH," "Nashville" and "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" has died. He was 81. Altman, who never stopped producing and directing...Tags: Lily Tomlin, Music Theater, Documentary (genre), Nashville (tv program), Hospitals and Clinics
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