Goin’ Catch That Train: John Singleton, 1968-2019
I don’t know where my high school yearbook is off the top of my head,…
I Identified With People up on the Screen: Luke Perry, 1966-2019
I’m not sure anyone in my physics class actually watched Beverly Hills 90210. I’m actually…
These Oddball Ladies Came Along For Me To Do: Katherine Helmond, 1929-2019
I never really got into Who’s the Boss?, mostly because I find Tony Danza kind…
When It’s Bad, It’s Still Good: Stanley Donen, 1924-2019
When Gene Kelly was the guest on The Muppet Show, he wouldn’t perform. (This is…
You Should Be a Hero to Yourself: Peter Tork, 1942-2019
The problem with the narrative “the Monkees didn’t play their own instruments” is that it…
Sadly Temporary: James Frawley, 1936-2019
When you say “waiter from The Muppet Movie,” people think of Steve Martin. When you…
I’m Terribly Shy, But Of Course No One Believes Me: Carol Channing, 1921-2019
Normally, when you hear about an eighty-two-year-old celebrity marrying, you start thinking about younger lovers…
When I’m Working, I’m Obsessively Working: Penny Marshall, 1943-2018
Honestly, I’ve never been a huge Laverne and Shirley fan, and the first place I…
This Isn’t Exactly What I Had in Mind: Ken Berry, 1933-2018
Sometimes, in celebrity deaths, you have to see the picture before you become sad about…
Death Man Is Dead: Ricky Jay, 1948?-2018
Honestly, though, he really would’ve loved the epitaph, which I’ll admit I’ve chosen because there…