Bette Midler: Divine Miss M And Movie Rose, Then And Now
Entertainment | December 1, 2020
Left: Midler as caricatured on the cover of her self-titled second album. Right: Midler at the 17th Grammy Awards in 1975. Sources: Amazon; Photo by Ron Galella/R...
Dyan Cannon: 'Bob & Carol's Alice, Cary Grant's Wife, Then And Now
Entertainment | November 30, 2020
Dyan Cannon has been a star since the era-defining film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969), in which she played one of four married adults who contempl...
8-Track Tape History: The Portable Music Format's Rise And Sudden Fall
Culture | November 29, 2020
Today the 8-track tape is the ultimate in obsolete technology, but it was once a revolution in music. Music in your car, and not just any music -...
Kung Fu, Starring David Carradine As A Shaolin Monk: Facts And Stories
Entertainment | November 28, 2020
David Carradine on 'Kung Fu.' Photo by Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Photo Archives/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images In 1972, Dav...
Stella Stevens: Elvis Co-Star And Centerfold Who Could Act, Then And Now
Entertainment | November 27, 2020
Stella Stevens in a bikini, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Famed for her appearances in The Nutty Professor (with ...
Rich Little, The Man Of A Thousand Voices: Stories And Humor
Entertainment | November 26, 2020
Impressionist Rich Little was a constant presence on American TV in the 1970s, impersonating the likes of Richard Nixon, Johnny Carson and Frank Sinatra. H...
Patrick Nagel: Duran Duran's 'Rio' Artist And That '80s Look
Fads | November 25, 2020
Patrick Nagel's style is instantly recognizable. His cool, seductive graphics, seen in Playboy magazine and on the cover of Duran Duran's Rio album, captur...
D.B. Cooper, a 727, And $200,000: The Greatest Unsolved Mystery Of The '70s
Culture | November 24, 2020
D.B. Cooper was a thief and a hijacker who escaped capture by jumping out of a Boeing 727 -- and left us with one of the biggest unsolved cr...
Tim Allen: The Drug Bust And Jail Time That Honed His Comedy
Entertainment | November 23, 2020
American actor and comedian Tim Allen in a mug shot following his arrest for cocaine possession, Kalamazoo, Michigan, US, 2nd October 1978. (Photo by Kypros/G...
Abortion On A Sitcom? Bea Arthur's Dilemma On 'Maude'
Culture | November 22, 2020
In November 1972, the Bea Arthur sitcom Maude took on the topic of abortion, which was as much a hot-button issue then as now. The two-part story "Maude's Dilemma...
Rocky: How A Down-On-His-Luck Stallone Became A Movie Heavyweight
Entertainment | November 21, 2020
Sylvester Stallone strikes at a punching bag while his coach, Burgess Meredith (1908 - 1997), watches in a still from the film, 'Rocky,' directed by John...
The Day After' Was World War III TV That Scared Even Reagan
Entertainment | November 20, 2020
In 1983, the TV movie The Day After brought a grim vision of nuclear holocaust into American living rooms when it aired on ABC. In the lead-up to the show, ...
