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Peter Marshall, Host of ‘The Hollywood Squares,’ Dies at 98 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/peter-marshall-dead-hollywood-squares-1235975744/ Who's left of his generation, or thereabouts, of game show hosts? Wink Martindale, Bob Eubanks...?

Mitzi McCall, Comedian, Actress and Sitcom Writer, Dies at 93 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/mitzi-mccall-dead-comedian-sitcom-writer-seinfeld-1235971086/ melissagilbertofficial My beloved godmother Mitzi McCall has passed. She and my godfather. Charlie Brill were married for 64 years. A marriage people wish for. They raised my amazing god sister @jennybrillyoga . They were a magic , imperfectly , perfect family. I am so blessed to call them mine. I don’t know how how any of us do this without our beloved Minnie.

Do you mean characters who made up another persona or characters who impersonated another character on the show? The three below would be the latter: AMC - Adam sometimes impersonated his twin, Stuart OLTL - Patrick London had plastic surgery to impersonate Bo Buchanan (late 1980s) EON - Slightly different as he introduced the character but the first Sky Whitney was later revealed to be his surgically altered "friend," Jefferson Brown. The real Sky came along later. (early 1980s)

Patti Yasutake, Who Played Star Trek: TNG’s Nurse Ogawa, Dead at 70 https://neptunesociety.com/obituaries/sherman-oaks-ca/patricia-yasutake-11927218

I didn't know Donna Summer had a sister. Like you said, the other stuff fits...I imagine being "known" to someone in the business like KN may be different sometimes than being known to the general population. She doesn't specifically mention if it was for the lead role which, no doubt, TPTB would have wanted recognizability and star power. Apparently, the lead was originally meant for Bette Midler, who turned it down.

This one got me curious. There's an interview with Kathy Najimy where she gives some clues (but not a name) about someone who auditioned for the movie but didn't get cast and I just wondered if anyone might know who she's talking about: Did they pair you with anyone interesting during these auditions? Anybody we would know now? Well, yes, but I hesitate to say them because I wouldn’t like it if someone said, “Yeah, Kathy Najimy auditioned but didn’t get that.” I get it. As movie lovers, we love the different calculations of what a movie might look like had someone else been cast. Here’s what I can tell you: a good singer, known but not as well known as her wildly, wildly, wildly famous sister who’s not with us anymore, but one of the greatest singers of all time. Can you make any kind of a guess? Okay, let me think. And her sister was huge with the gay community, a huge legend. Did they sing together? They might have in their lives. The one who’s not with us anymore is older.

R.I.P. Duke Fakir. I was fortunate to see The Four Tops in concert before any of the originals had passed.

I hadn't watched the show in over a year but the last couple of weeks I picked up where I left off (March 1972) and binge watched to the end of that year. Admittedly, I did ff stuff, particularly the redundant flashbacks and the constant retelling of conversations from person A to person B to person C, etc. Anyway, I had a couple of story questions since I'm not sure if I missed certain things, or they were pre-empted or just not shown. The day that David Elliot started as Billy Allison, they referenced that Billy knew he wasn't Dan's son and that he was Toni's half brother. Prior to my pause from the show, shortly after Stephanie's birth, I don't remember Billy being sat down and told this. Did it happen onscreen? I know Billy was off-camera a lot that year but they kept mentioning him. Did Mama Simpson and Andrew Winters get married off camera? I saw the weeks building up to it and then it's mentioned that they are on their honeymoon, so that got me confoozed. 🤪 I did recognize some of the guest actors who appeared this year early in their careers (James Sloyan, John Pleshette) and like to look up the names of those I don't recognize. Was kind of amused to find out that the guy playing the head of the Board, Judge Bowman, was Lydia Bruce's husband. He seemed quite older than her but wasn't really. Or that the Vito actor was once married to Jennifer Darling (Callahan in the 70s bionic tv shows). BTW, is the little girl who played the abused Mary Nell the sister of the actress playing Greta? I noticed they have the same last name and there's a resemblance. I know this might be sacrilege and I don't slight Meg Mundy at all but Mona tends also to be ff material for me. Also, I don't know if it's the specific writing during this period or if it's just the way things were done back then but I found so much of the dialogue (and monologues) so repetitive that I would be like, okay another 10 minutes of Cathy going off the rails or another chat between Matt and Maggie rehashing their conversations with Nick and Althea...I tended to ff a lot of that when I got the initial gist of it. Some of the camera angles were pretty rough, expecially catching the studio mics on camera so often. And the scene where Vito was supposed to have slapped Toni was so badly done I was wondering what the heck happened. I noticed James Lipton in the writing credits and have heard that his soap work was not particularly loved by fans.

colinmochrie X (Twitter) Richard Simmons on WL was adventurous, giving and filled with fun. Just what you want in a improvisor. He was the main reason this sketch, in my humble opinion, is one of the funniest things that ever appeared on TV. RIP sir, and thank you.

R.I.P. Richard and Ruth. 😔 I still have several of his Sweatin' to the Oldies tapes. I had his Deal A Meal cards back in the 80s. I remember seeing him first on GH doing classes at the disco, before he built an empire. I think he must have the distinction in soaps of being the only one who appeared regularly as himself within the framework of a fictional soap setting and storylines.

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/joe-bonsall-dead-oak-ridge-boys-country-music-vocal-group-elvira-1236063450/ Joe Bonsall, Mainstay of Country Music’s Oak Ridge Boys for 50 Years, Dies at 76

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kevin-brophy-dead-lucan-hell-night-1235923909/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2dZ-DU33ejM9Hg9EM4KqG-Gj3aqr736OJgsvaDHEjLO3saRtdM3ZxJaJU_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw Kevin Brophy, Star of ‘Lucan’ and ‘Hell Night,’ Dies at 70

R.I.P. Erich Anderson. He looked familiar to me but I couldn't quite place him until I saw his ST: TNG credit ("Conundrum"). https://ew.com/erich-anderson-dead-felicity-dad-actor-cancer-battle-8657975

Whenever I see a question like this, the one that immediately springs to my mind is Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan on OLTL. This was a role that was so intertwined with Clint Ritchie from the beginning (they even asked CR if they could change the character's original name to his). The whole Texas cowboy thing, along with Bo and Asa, all of the stories that had so much to do with CB's Southern/Western background...there were a lot of blurred lines and similarities between CB and CR. You could see CR was totally in his element in that whole Western persona. He was actually my longtime favorite on that show. As much I loved JvD from GL and I did like him as Clint, his Clint did feel more like Ross with a slight twang. It's impossible to picture him in some of CB's earlier stories because he just didn't fit the type. Also, by the time he joined, they were taking Clint in a different direction anyway, ultimately making him more Asa-like at times.

I don't live in CA so I've really only seen him a few times on youtube when I've watched some particular celebrity interview. He seemed like a personable guy. The article includes some celebrity reactions, including Richard Simmons. Sam Rubin, Los Angeles TV mainstay, dead at 64 https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/10/entertainment/sam-rubin-death/index.html

Susan Buckner, Cheerleader Patty Simcox in ‘Grease,’ Dies at 72 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/susan-buckner-dead-grease-patty-simcox-1235893023/

Depends who you ask, lol. And with a name like yours, I just can't help it...

The 3rd season is usually regarded as having the preponderance of the worst-written stories along with the smaller budget. Plus, the show got moved to the kiss-of-death Friday night slot. But the long-term result was that the show gained massive popularity in the syndicated reruns which, in turn, led to the franchise becoming the behemoth that is still going to this day. Many of us who grew up on those 79 episodes watched them over and over again, even the clunkers, lol. And most, or all, of what came after, with varying opinions. The Trimbles' efforts set the wheels in motion. A side comment, or opinion about Roddenberry. As one of those who fell in love with the show during its syndication I, of course, admire what he accomplished. But as the years passed and the franchise grew, he continued to hold on to his basic vision and, essentially tied down some creative hands. The TNG characters had to all be upstanding folks who got along with one another. DS9 didn't happen at all while he was alive because he totally rejected the concept. He seemed to be a combination of forward-thinking in some ways and not so much so in other ways.

R.I.P. John Trimble. He, along with his wife, Betty Joanne (Bjo), started a letter-writing campaign when Star Trek was facing cancellation after its 2nd season. As a result of their efforts, the show got a 3rd season, making it eligible for syndication...and we know what happened from there. https://www.startrek.com/news/remembering-john-trimble

R.I.P. Barbara Baldavin, who appeared in Star Trek several times, guested on many shows and was also a regular on Medical Center. https://www.cbr.com/barbara-baldavin-star-trek-dead/

For years (decades, really) there have been two major tv "universes" for me: soaps (though, not much anymore) and Star Trek (especially the original). Many times when I see a familiar actor in an old tv show, I'll either say "that person was on Star Trek" or "that person was on xyz soap playing such and such" or both (like Marj Dusay and Louise Sorel), even if they were better known for something else. Those are my two biggest frames of recognition reference. I saw a Little House episode the other day where I was like, I know that woman and it was Norma Connolly (Aunt Ruby, GH). Frank Maxwell (Dan Rooney, GH) appeared in a bunch of 50s and 60s shows as did Constance Ford (Ada, AW).

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/25/style/laurent-de-brunhoff-babar-obituary/index.html Laurent de Brunhoff, ‘Babar the Elephant’ author, dies aged 98

https://extratv.com/2024/03/25/ron-harper-land-of-the-lost-planet-of-the-apes-actor-dies-at-88/ Ron Harper, 'Land of the Lost,' 'Planet of the Apes' Actor, Dies at 91

Beth Peters, Actor on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 92 https://variety.com/2024/theater/news/beth-peters-dead-general-hospital-1235945235/ She played Mrs. Whitaker in the first L & L on the run storyline.

I enjoyed his appearances on Carol's show. He did very well with comedy.