On every episode we choose a celebrity who died between 1 and 10 years ago. We then go through a series of... more
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This person died in 2016 at age 99. She appeared as a nightclub manager in Orson Welles’ 1958 “Touch of... more
This person died in 2014 at age 86. She was a Tony-nominated stage actress, and a calypso dancer for a... more
This person died in 2021, age 61. His brother Neil once told a reporter that he almost joined the newspaper... more
His mother was a former family court judge, and his father worked for the Xerox corporation. The New York Times... more
He taught English at Westminster College in Pennsylvania, and was also a high school teacher. He directed the drama “Music... more
When he moved to California in the early 1960s, he befriended the poet Thom Gunn, began entering weight-lifting competitions and... more
In 2009, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Although often simmering with repressed anger, his characters responded to... more
Imagine this: You’re on a desert island, and you can choose one actor or actress – and ONLY ONE –... more
In his last year of college, he won a student Academy Award for a documentary. After his sister died of... more
She was just 19 years old when she first played her most iconic role. She offered wry commentary in her... more
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