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Cool Hand Luke's 'Failure To Communicate:' Paul Newman,...
May 21, 2019
Left: Paul Newman as Luke, attempting to eat fifty hard-boiled eggs in an hour in the film 'Cool Hand Luke', 1967. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Imag...
Vampira, Ghoulardi, Dr. Shock: 20 Classic Creeps Of Reg...
May 17, 2019
Left: Finnish-born actor and television host Vampira, a.k.a. Maila Nurmi, circa 1956. Source: Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Right: Dr. Shock and Bubbles on the c...
Hammer Horror: How Christopher Lee's Dracula Rebooted A...
May 14, 2019
Left: Veronica Carlson with Christopher Lee in a publicity portrait issued for the film, 'Dracula Has Risen from the Grave', United Kingdom, 1968. (Photo by Sil...
Doris Day, 'Pillow Talk' Star, Was America's '50s Sweet...
May 13, 2019
Portrait of Doris Day from the '60s; with Rock Hudson on the movie poster for 'Pillow Talk' (1959). Sources: Bettmann/Getty; IMDB Doris Day, the Calamity Jane...
The Truth About Bela Lugosi: Iconic Dracula's Hollywood...
May 7, 2019
Left: Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler in 'Dracula' (1931). Right: An undated publicity photo of Lugosi. Sources: IMDB; John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via...
Young Ursula Andress: Original Bond Girl Honey Ryder, T...
May 6, 2019
Securing her place in film history as Dr. No's Honey Ryder, Ursula Andress was the original Bond Girl in the 007 film franchise. Following her turn opposite ...
Adrienne Barbeau: 'Swamp Thing' Scream Queen, Then And ...
April 30, 2019
With a string of early-'80s movies like The Fog, Escape From New York, The Cannonball Run, Swamp Thing, and Creepshow, Adrienne Barbeau established herself a...
30 Best 'Blazing Saddles' Quotes: Stinking Badges To Sc...
April 28, 2019
Starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, Blazing Saddles is one of two groundbreaking films that Mel Brooks released in 1974 (the other was Young Frankenstei...
Vaughn Meader's 'First Family:' The JFK Comedy Album Th...
April 21, 2019
In 1962, comedian Vaughn Meader satirized John F. Kennedy on The First Family, a live comedy album that both lampooned and celebrated the Kennedy family. At ...
Goldfinger's Golden Girl, Then And Now: Shirley Eaton L...
April 18, 2019
In Goldfinger, Shirley Eaton's gold-painted character Jill Masterson is discovered dead by James Bond, played by Sean Connery. It's one of the most memorable...
Where Are They Now? The Original 'Lost In Space' Cast
April 17, 2019
For fans of the original "Danger Will Robinson!" show, Lost In Space, the stranded Robinson family is headed by Guy Williams and June Lockhart, and includes Marta...
Celebrities From The Groovy Era Who Took On Cancer, And...
April 16, 2019
No one is safe from cancer -- celebrities can get the disease just as easily as plain folks, as we've been reminded by the recent revelation from Jeopardy! h...
Scilla Gabel: The Sophia Loren Body Double We Never Kne...
April 14, 2019
Actress Scilla Gabel was Sophia Loren's body double in a couple of films in the 1950s -- not a bad claim to fame. But while her uncanny resemblance to Loren ...
'Warriors, Come Out To Play:' Story Of The Line From A ...
April 12, 2019
"Warriors, come out to play."The line from The Warriors is like a secret code for lovers of the cult classic film -- while a lot of people haven't even seen ...
What Is 'Deliverance's 'Squeal Like A Pig' Scene Really...
April 4, 2019
You've heard the line "squeal like a pig!" and you're probably aware that it's from the 1972 film Deliverance. What happens in the "squeal like a pig" scene ...
50 Visual Gags In 'Airplane!' -- Surely You Caught Them...
April 2, 2019
There are few movies as dense and re-watchable as the 1980 comedy Airplane! Its gags and jokes come fast and furious, with some of them happening simultaneou...
'American Graffiti:' True Stories About The First Ever ...
March 26, 2019
Ron Howard and Cindy Williams on the set of the film 'American Graffiti', 1973. (Photo by Universal Pictures/Getty Images) The 1973 film American Graffiti is ...
Redd Foxx, TV's Fred Sanford: Facts About Sanford & Son...
March 25, 2019
Close up of actor Redd Foxx in his TV show, Sanford & Son. Source: (Bettmann/Getty images) Redd Foxx, Sanford & Son's Fred Sanford, was one of the most amusin...
The Tough Guys And Oddballs Who Beat The Germans In 'Th...
March 24, 2019
John Cassavetes and Charles Bronson (with Jim Brown and Telly Savalas behind them) in 'The Dirty Dozen' directed by Robert Aldrich. Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Co...
Actress Jean Seberg And The Black Panthers: Did The FBI...
March 22, 2019
June 18: 1957: Actress Jean Seberg (1938 - 1979) arriving at London Airport a week before attending the premiere of Otto Preminger's film Saint Joan in which sh...
'I'm Walkin' Here!:' Dustin Hoffman's 'Midnight Cowboy'...
March 18, 2019
It's an involuntary reaction for many of us -- when a car pulls into the crosswalk we're about to use, we just blurt out "I'm walkin' here!" And thus Midn...
Bob & Doug McKenzie: How 'Strange Brew's Original Hoser...
March 16, 2019
Bob McKenzie, played by Rick Moranis, and his brother Doug, played by Dave Thomas, appear at Flip Side Records in Chicago, Illinois, January 14, 1982. (Photo by...
Celebrities Who Did 'Dating Game' Before They Were Famo...
March 15, 2019
Maureen McCormick on 'The Dating Game' on March 27, 1973. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) Long before The Bachelor, people who turned to te...
The 1974 Oscars Streaker: Stealing The Show By Showing ...
March 10, 2019
The 1974 Academy Awards ceremony will always be remembered for its least expected performer -- the Oscar streaker. Robert Opel dashed across the stage in his...
'Love Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry:' What Doe...
March 9, 2019
Ali MacGraw as Jennifer Cavalleri and Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV in a scene from 'Love Story', directed by Arthur Hiller, 1970. (Photo by Archive Photos...
Captain Marvel In The '70s: The Far-Out Epic Behind The...
March 7, 2019
If you're looking to take in the latest heroic blockbuster, you might have wondered -- who is this Captain Marvel, and what does she have to do with any of t...
The 'Cannonball Run' Cast: Totally Awesome, Or Godawful...
February 28, 2019
The 1981 film The Cannonball Run's cast list featured Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, Jamie Farr, Peter Fonda, Terry Bradshaw, Dean Martin, Sammy...
The 'Mad, Mad World' Cast: 1963's All-Star Game Of Come...
February 26, 2019
Buddy Hackett and Mickey Rooney panic at the controls of an aircraft in a still from director Stanley Kramer's film 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'. (Photo by Hu...
How Marlon Brando and Sacheen Littlefeather Changed Osc...
February 24, 2019
Marlon Brando in 'The Godfather;' presenters Roger Moore and Liv Ullmann on stage with Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Academy Awards. Credits: IMDB.com; Bett...
William Frawley, 'I Love Lucy's Fred Mertz: A Bit Of A ...
February 22, 2019
William Frawley as Fred Mertz on the television comedy 'I Love Lucy', 1952. (Bettmann/Getty Images) On I Love Lucy, Fred Mertz, played by William Frawley, was...
How VHS Tapes Invented On-Demand Everything
February 17, 2019
August 30, 1983 -- models pose with VHS releases from Embassy Home Video Entertainment, touting a promotion via the UK's Sun newspaper. (Photo by Russell McPhedran/Fairfax Med...
Did Alfred Hitchcock Sexually Harass His Female Stars?
February 6, 2019
Alfred Hitchcock English film director and producer Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) frames a shot with his hands, 1964. Source: (Tony Evans/Timelapse Library Ltd./Ge...
'I Love The Smell Of Napalm In The Morning:' The 'Apoca...
February 2, 2019
Lionsgate/United Artists "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" from Apocalypse Now (1979) is one of those perfect movie quotes that applies to us all...
Alka-Seltzer's 'I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing:'...
January 29, 2019
Certain TV commercial catchphrases from the 1970s stand out as landmarks, as famous as any movie quote. Alka-Seltzer's "I can't believe I ate the whole th...
What's In A Line? The Godfather's 'Offer He Can't Refus...
January 27, 2019
It's the most famous line ever uttered by a movie gangster -- a simple promise delivered by Marlon Brando, playing Don Vito Corleone, in The Godfather: "I'm ...
The Cast Of 'The Outsiders:' Where Are They Now?
January 20, 2019
American actors Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Ralph Macchio, Thomas C. Howell, and Tom Cruise on the set of The Outsiders. (Photo by Sunset Boule...
'Go Ahead, Make My Day:' Dirty Harry's Famous Dare
January 13, 2019
American actor Clint Eastwood on the set of Dirty Harry, directed by Don Siegel. Source: (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) It's been one of the all-time most...
Battle Of The Network Stars: This Is Celebrity Sparta!
January 12, 2019
'Battle of the Network Stars' - 11/13/76 on the ABC Television Network competition 'Battle of the Network Stars'. Source: (Photo by ABC via Getty Images) When fam...
The Graduate: Rare Facts About An Era-Defining Film
January 11, 2019
Released in 1967, The Graduate launched Dustin Hoffman's career -- but do you know your Graduate trivia? The movie has been endlessly analyzed as a document of the ...
Tatum O’Neal, Child Star: Then And Now
January 9, 2019
Kristy McNichol (left) and Tatum O'Neal in the 1980 film 'Little Darlings.' (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) Tatum O'Neal's performances in Paper Moon (1973)...
Sam Elliott: The Mustache And The Man
January 7, 2019
Actor Sam Elliott attends the 'Tennis and Crumpet Tournament Hosted by Hugh Hefner' on May 21, 1977 at Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, California. Source: (Photo by Ron Galella/Wi...
Tonight Show Guest Hosts: Keeping Johnny Carson's Seat ...
January 5, 2019
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Season 12 Pictured: (l-r) Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, guest host Jerry Lewis on December 27, 1973. Sourc...
'Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid:' Why That Ending?
January 3, 2019
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's ending, a freeze-frame of our outlaw heroes right before they charge half of the Bolivian army, is sudden and might even make th...
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl From The Krofft Supershow: ...
January 1, 2019
'Electra Woman and Dyna Girl', starring Judy Strangis and Deidre Hall- Airdate September 11, 1976. Source: (ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) In 197...
Peggy Lipton, Mod Squad's Julie Barnes, Was An Icon Of ...
December 31, 2018
Peggy Lipton in publicity photos for 'The Mod Squad' from in 1969 and 'Twin Peaks' from 1990. Photos: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty; IMDBImages) Actress Pe...
Groovy Celebrities Who Were Born on Christmas
December 25, 2018
Photo of Barbara Mandrell, circa 1970. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Christmas Day is a magical and special time of year. For some people, however, the day h...
Madeleine L’Engle: A Groovy Writer
December 23, 2018
Madeleine L'Engle reads with her granddaughters, Charlotte and Lena, in 1976. Crosswicks Ltd./McIntosh While the Groovy era is widely known for launching the careers of numerous ac...
Military TV Shows From The Groovy Era
December 20, 2018
Stars of the television series 'MASH,' California, 1972. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images) The groovy era was an iconic time in American history. So many things were going...
Indy, Han, Deckard, And Beyond: Harrison Ford, Then And...
December 19, 2018
Left: Anthony Daniels and American Harrison Ford on the set of 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back' (1980). Right: Ford in 'Blade Runner' (1982). So...
Doug Henning Was The Magic Rainbow Unicorn Of Magic
December 11, 2018
In the 1970s, the world of magic was dominated by two people, the dashing and debonair David Copperfield, and the groovy hippie Doug Henning. Magic is show business...
Disneyland's Opening Day Mishaps, And Disney World's Tr...
December 9, 2018
Vice President Richard Nixon at Disneyland at Anaheim, California, August 11, 1955. (Photo by USC Libraries/Corbis via Getty Images); a Disneyland ticket book. ...
They Say This Was The Worst TV Show Ever. Are They Righ...
December 8, 2018
There have been plenty of terrible sitcom ideas in the history of television, but the short-lived series My Mother The Car, a worst-show-ever candidate, was ...
Bo Derek Then And Now: Behind The Braids And The Bikini
December 6, 2018
Bo Derek wasn't always Bo Derek -- she came into this world as Mary Collins, and as a teenager she wasn't exactly driven. In fact, the future 10 star and poster gir...
'Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch' 10 Reasons Why The Four Tops D...
December 4, 2018
Released on June 19, 1965, "I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" thrust The Four Tops into the mainstream with their first chart-topping hit. The quarte...
The Play
December 4, 2018
Cal’s Kevin Moen celebrates the game winning touchdown as members of the Stanford Band scatter. (The Tribune/Robert Stinnett/AP) It's the oldest college football rivalry in the West dating back to 1892, but, t...
Groovy Game Shows – Some of America’s Favorites!
December 3, 2018
A Contestant Coaxing -The Big Wheel Round Bob Barker, and a contestant named James look on as the Big Wheel spins around on the game show 'The Price Is Right', Februa...
The UFO Craze Of The '60s and '70s
November 30, 2018
UFOs sightings happen fairly frequently (at least according to UFO sighting witnesses), but in the 1960s and '70s, alien crafts were spotted almost every week throughout America and the...
More Than Madge the Manicurist: The Marvelous Jan Miner
November 29, 2018
Promotional portrait of American actor Jan Miner (1917 - 2004) for the radio program, 'Second Mrs. Burton,' circa 1946. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images) ...
Lisa Loring As Wednesday: 'Addams Family's Creepy, Cute...
November 24, 2018
Lisa Loring as Wednesday Addams in 1964, and during the 1980s. Source: ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images; thehollywoodstore.com On The Addams Family, Li...
Christmas Episodes From The Groovy Era
November 23, 2018
With Christmas music starting the day after Halloween and retail giants having their Black Friday sales on Thanksgiving Day, it can be quite easy to become overwhelmed by the ma...
Beatlemania: 52 True Stories About The Craziest Fans Th...
November 22, 2018
The Beatles' "Love Me Do" was released in 1962; the following year saw the release of "Please Please Me," "From Me To You," "She Loves You," "I Want To Hold Your...
Could Dolphins Be Used For Evil? George C. Scott And 'D...
November 20, 2018
In The Day of the Dolphin, George C. Scott played a marine biologist who trains dolphins to do complicated tasks. But then a sinister power kidnaps them, int...
Groovy Era Stars Who Became 21st Century Mentors
November 18, 2018
In movies and television of the 21st century, they can be found playing the wise, experienced mentors who guide the young protagonists on their hero’s journey. But in...
Sitcom Catchphrases You'll Never Forget As Long As You ...
November 17, 2018
Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson, Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson on 'Diff'rent Strokes' -- Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank There's nothing like a ...
RIP Stan Lee (2018): Father of the Marvel Superhero
November 16, 2018
FEBRUARY 17: Marvel Comics Publisher, Stan Lee, poses with a book of 'Spider Man' comics which he created along with comics on the 'Hulk' and others. (Photo by Gerald ...
Nichelle Nichols As Lt. Uhura, 'Star Trek's Barrier-Bre...
November 15, 2018
Star Trek, with its brainy plots and serious sci-fi tone, was a groundbreaking TV series when it hit the air in 1966. But no character broke more ground than...
The Groovy Era Launched Penny Marshall to Stardom
November 13, 2018
Penny Marshall became a household name after staring in the sitcom, Laverne and Shirley, in the mid-seventies. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) The d...
'Bonanza's Cartwright Family: Who Were The Men Of Ponde...
November 11, 2018
Members of the cast of the TV western series 'Bonanza', circa 1965. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Bonanza ran from 1959 to 1974, and told s...
Joseph Mascolo – Stephano DiMera
November 10, 2018
DAYS OF OUR LIVES -- Season 28 -- Pictured: Joseph Mascolo as Stefano DiMera (Photo by Chris Haston/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) How many times can one man die? In Soap Oper...
Remember Romper Room?
November 6, 2018
Hostess Susan Gifford of the TV show 'Romper Room' instructing the children. (Photo by Carl Iwasaki/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images) If you are a child of the sixties or seventies, you pr...
Michael Landon: His Own Highway To Heaven
November 5, 2018
From "Bonanza" to "Little House on the Prairie" to "Highway to Heaven," Michael Landon brought us through many episodes of tears, laughter and entertainment. HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN...
Conspiracy Theories of the '60s and '70s
November 3, 2018
In his 1997 movie, Conspiracy Theory, Mel Gibson played a conspiracy theorist whose life becomes endangered when one of his theories turns out to be true. But conspiracy th...
Stars And Their Cars
November 2, 2018
Classic cars and sporty style cars are not just for the rich and famous but they do include the rich and famous. Here are just a few rich and famous stars with their beloved cars. Debra Paget j...
Suzy ChapStick: Olympic Skier Suzy Chaffee Sold Us On F...
October 31, 2018
Few products and pitch-persons were a better fit than Suzy Chaffee and ChapStick lip balm. Chaffee, an Olympic skier and fitness celebrity, was photogenic an...
Freddie Mercury's Story: The Queen Singer's Most Legend...
October 30, 2018
Freddie Mercury touched the lives of millions when he sang that legendary set at Live Aid in 1985. But before that, and after that, the Freddie Mercury story get...
Advertising Catchphrases from the Groovy Era
October 28, 2018
Bounty paper towels were and are the “quicker picker-upper.”Since companies have been manufacturing and selling products to consumers, the race has been on to be the bigge...
“The Exorcist” – A Movie that Paved the Way for Many Ot...
October 25, 2018
The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin, 1973. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) It's that time of year again! Yep… Halloween is co...
Gone Too Soon: Ricky Nelson, Teen Idol Of 'Ozzie & Harr...
October 24, 2018
Ricky Nelson in a publicity shot for 'Rio Bravo' (1959) and playing guitar at age 18. Sources: IMDB; Ralph Crane/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images ...
Denise Nickerson…More Than Just a Character in the Groo...
October 21, 2018
Denise Nickerson as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.Like so many other child actors, Denise Nickerson was initially on the fast t...
Muppets Puppeteer Retires After Fifty Years of Playing ...
October 19, 2018
You may not know his name or recognize his face, but you are probably familiar with the role he has played for the last fifty years. We are talking about Car...
