CHICAGO – What is one of the greatest survival instincts of the pandemic? Creativity. The Zoom web series “What Did Clyde Hide?” is the result of a creative effort from Executive Producer/Show Runner Ruth Kaufman, Producer Sandy Gulliver and Director Sean Patrick Leonard. Kaufman and Leonard talk about the series, naturally, via Zoom.!—break—>
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Via Zoom: Misty Rowe of ‘Hee Haw’ & as Marilyn Monroe in Her Book ‘Misty Memories,’ PART TWO
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 5, 2021 - 4:31pm- 1970s
- Buck Owens
- CBS-TV
- Elton John
- England Media
- Goodbye Norma Jean
- Happy Days
- Hee Haw
- Hee-Haw Honeys
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- Junior Samples
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- Marilyn Monroe
- Mel Brooks
- Misty Memories
- Misty Rowe
- Patrick McDonald
- Playboy
- Scot England
- Starstruck Foto
- When Things Were Rotten
- Zoom
CHICAGO – Misty Rowe is a Country Music cultural icon, through her many years with TV’s “Hee Haw,” but she also portrayed Marilyn Monroe in “Goodbye, Norma Jean” (1976). She remembers it all in her new memoir, “Misty Memories.”
Slideshow: In Memoriam Dawn Wells, Mary Ann of ‘Gilligan’s Island’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 1, 2021 - 12:32pmCHICAGO – To top off the end of 2020, it was announced on December 30th that Dawn Wells, best known for the girl-next-door role she had as Mary Ann on the 1960s sitcom “Gilligan’s Island,” had passed away due to COVID complications. She was 82. Dawn Wells was also a friend of HollywoodChicago.com, and had posed for the camera of photographer Joe Arce on several occasions.!—break—>
Via Zoom: Misty Rowe on ‘Hee Haw' & as Marilyn Monroe in Her New Book ‘Misty Memories,’ PART ONE
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 19, 2020 - 2:28pm- 1970s
- Buck Owens
- CBS-TV
- Elton John
- England Media
- Goodbye Norma Jean
- Happy Days
- Hee Haw
- Hee-Haw Honeys
- HollywoodChicago.com Content
- Interview
- Joe Arce
- Junior Samples
- Kathie Lee Gifford
- Marilyn Monroe
- Mel Brooks
- Misty Memories
- Misty Rowe
- Patrick McDonald
- Playboy
- Scot England
- Starstruck Foto
- When Things Were Rotten
- Zoom
CHICAGO – Misty Rowe is a Country Music cultural icon, through her many years with TV’s “Hee Haw,” but she also portrayed Marilyn Monroe in “Goodbye, Norma Jean” (1976). She remembers it all in her new memoir, “Misty Memories.”
Film News: Chadwick Boseman, Star of ‘Black Panther,’ Dies at 43
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 29, 2020 - 6:27amLOS ANGELES – In another shocking piece of news in this year of 2020, the actor Chadwick Boseman, who embodied the Marvel superhero Black Panther in the film and universe, passed away on Aug. 28. He was known also for portraying black icons such as Jackie Robinson (“42”) and James Brown (“Get on Up”). He was only 43 years old.!—break—>
Exclusive Photo: In Memoriam, Regis Philbin in His Long Career
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 1, 2020 - 6:09pmCHICAGO – In 2011, a unique award was conferred upon Regis Philbin, the talk show/game show host and sometimes actor. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged that Philbin had appeared on the most hours on American television, with an astounding 16,746.5 in the final tally. Philbin passed away on July 24, 2020, at the age of 88, in his home in Greenwich, Connecticut.!—break—>
In Memoriam: Oscar Nominated Character Actress Shirley Knight
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 23, 2020 - 9:11amCHICAGO – There was a time in Hollywood when the character actor was a familiar and reassuring presence in great movies and TV series. Shirley Knight, who worked from 1959-2018, was one of those reliable performers. Knight passed away on April 22nd, 2020, at the age of 83.!—break—>
Slideshow: Honoring Character Voice Artists as C2E2 in Chicago Opens on Feb. 28, 2020
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 28, 2020 - 8:52amCHICAGO – The Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) opens today (February 28th through March 1st, 2020). For three days, the best in the comic book, entertainment, TV and movie world will gather at the McCormick Place convention center on the near south side of Chicago, with epic cosplay on display. !—break—>
Exclusive Photo: Jessica Simpson for Her New ‘Open Book’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 19, 2020 - 11:38am- Anderson’s Book Shop
- Daisy Duke
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- In This Skin
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- The Jessica Simpson Collection
CHICAGO – When your life is an open book, it’s appropriate to finally get around to putting it on paper. Jessica Simpson – singer, actress, reality TV star, fashion designer and now author – has just released her new memoir “Open Book,” and it has shot to number one on the New York Times Best Seller list. !—break—>
Exclusive Photo: In Memoriam, Edd Byrnes of ‘77 Sunset Strip’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 16, 2020 - 1:40pmCHICAGO – In the strange old days of three TV Networks and the fan-based crossovers that would come out of it, there was Gerald “Kookie” Kookson the Third of the ABC-TV show “77 Sunset Strip” (1958-1964). Kookie loved rock ’n roll, hair combing and cracking wise like a beatnik. For some reason, he became a break out star and full partner in the private investigation office of the title.
Feature: Top 20 Celebrity Photos of 2019, by Joe Arce of HollywoodChicago.com
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 6, 2020 - 12:57pm- 10
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- Buddy Guy
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- Eddie Redmayne
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- Michael Shannon
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- Rachel Dratch
- Robert Downey Jr
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- Top 20 2019
CHICAGO – The year 2019 was when everyone, including myself, seemed to struggle to focus. Politics suddenly appeared to be all consuming when we have an administration as George Orwell predicted, trying to convince so many not to believe their own eyes.
