Cary Grant
Ryan O’Neal, Star of ‘Love Story,’ ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ and ‘Paper Moon,’ Dies at 82
Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerker Love Story, has died. He was 82. O’Neal died Friday, his son Patrick O’Neal, a sportscaster with Bally Sports West in Los Angeles, reported on Instagram. […]
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‘Archie’ Review: Jason Isaacs Plays Cary Grant in BritBox Series That Stumbles Into Biopic Traps
Laura Aikman plays Dyan Cannon in the new four-part limited series about Archie Leach, aka Cary Grant.
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Nancy Meyers Talks Cary Grant Inspiration, Meeting Hollywood Icon, in ‘TCM Picks’ Video
Nancy Meyers has written a love letter to Cary Grant by recommending his screwball comedies and classics like North by Northwest and The Philadelphia Story as part of the December 2023 Turner Classic Movies lineup in her own TCM Picks video. “He’s a brilliant prototype for a leading man in a romantic comedy certainly. And […]
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Judy Nugent, Young Actress on ‘The Ruggles’ and ‘Adventures of Superman,’ Dies at 83
Judy Nugent, who portrayed one of the twins on the early TV sitcom The Ruggles and a girl who flies around the world in the arms of the Man of Steel on a heartwarming Adventures of Superman episode, has died. She was 83. Nugent died Thursday surrounded by family at her Montana ranch after a short battle with cancer, […]
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Judy Balaban, High-Placed Participant in Hollywood, Dies at 91
Judy Balaban, the daughter of a longtime studio mogul who dated Montgomery Clift and Merv Griffin, married Tony Franciosa and served as one of Grace Kelly’s bridesmaids at her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, has died. She was 91. Balaban died Thursday night in a hospital in Los Angeles, her friend, author and documentary […]
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Betta St. John, Actress in ‘South Pacific’ and ‘Dream Wife,’ Dies at 93
Betta St. John, who portrayed the lovely island girl Liat in the original Broadway production of South Pacific and starred as a princess alongside Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in the MGM romantic comedy Dream Wife, has died. She was 93. St. John died June 23 of natural causes at an assisted living facility in […]
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Ted Donaldson, Young Actor in ‘Father Knows Best’ and ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,’ Dies at 89
Ted Donaldson, who starred as Bud Anderson on the original radio version of Father Knows Best and as Neely Nolan in the beloved family drama A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, the first feature directed by Elia Kazan, has died. He was 89. Donaldson died Wednesday of complications from a fall in his Echo Park apartment […]
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LSD and Old Hollywood Fuel Jim Shaw’s Trippy New L.A. Art Exhibit
Artist Jim Shaw’s studio is a dream factory. It’s where images and ideas combine in unnatural and often surreal ways, conjuring visual puns like the smiling visage of Esther Williams superimposed with an image of her lover, actor Jeff Chandler, wearing a gown. A matching piece shows Chandler with a hermaphroditic image of Williams in […]
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Miiko Taka, Marlon Brando’s Co-Star in ‘Sayonara,’ Dies at 97
Miiko Taka, who made her film debut with a starring turn opposite Marlon Brando in Sayonara, the 1957 Korean War-set drama about “defiant desire,” has died. She was 97. News of her death was posted Jan. 4 on social media by a grandson. Details of her death were not available, with her son informing The […]
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‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man,’ ‘Little Mermaid,’ ‘Hairspray,’ ‘House Party,’ ‘Carrie’ Enter National Film Registry
When Harry Met Sally …, Iron Man, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, House Party and Carrie are among the 25 cinematic gems chosen this year for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, it was announced Wednesday. Also voted in: Cyrano de Bergerac (1950), which made José Ferrer the first Hispanic actor to win the Oscar […]
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Larry Storch, Corporal Randolph Agarn on ‘F Troop,’ Dies at 99
Larry Storch, the manic comic actor who starred as the bumbling sidekick Corporal Randolph Agarn on the 1960s ABC sitcom F Troop, has died. He was 99. Storch, who got his start as a stand-up comic, did impressions and voiced the all-knowing Phineas J. Whoopee on the classic cartoon Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales, died early Friday […]
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L.A.’s Last Remaining Seats Film Series Returns Next Month
The Los Angeles Conservancy’s popular Last Remaining Seats series returns next month after two years away due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The screenings of classic films will take place over three weekends at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood (i.e. the Fox Village Theatre), which opened in 1931, and the Orpheum Theatre and Los Angeles Theatre, […]
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