Ed Gross

‘The Little Rascals’: By 1959, Much of ‘Our Gang’ Was Running into Tough — Sometimes Deadly — Times

One could argue that The Little Rascals — from which the world met, among others, Spanky, Darla, and Alfalfa —…

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‘All in the Family’: Remembering the Death of Edith Bunker with Jean Stapleton

Losing a major character from a weekly television series is not frequently done. Oftentimes when it is, it's either a…

4 years ago

‘The Little Rascals’: Carl ‘Alfalfa’ Switzer Was the Target of a Shooting a Year Before His Murder

Like many of his Little Rascals co-stars, Carl Switzer — more popularly known as Alfalfa — had a really difficult time transitioning…

4 years ago

‘All in the Family’ Put Limits on Sally Struthers’ Career, ‘And I Desperately Wanted to Work’

It’s difficult to believe that an actor or actress could be cast in one of the most iconic television shows…

4 years ago

Pat Benatar Then and Now: 40 Years of Her Rocking Life from 1980 to 2020

There was no question that Patricia Mae Andrzejewski was going to pursue her dream of a life in music. Well,…

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‘All in the Family’ Star Carroll O’Connor Feared Too Many People Identified with Archie Bunker

There are actors you can look at and say that they were born to play a certain role, whether it…

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EXCLUSIVE: Return to 1979’s ‘Moonraker’ and One of the Greatest James Bond Stunts — Ever!

By 1979, Roger Moore — the third actor to portray James Bond following Sean Connery and George Lazenby — had…

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Art Carney’s Personal Struggles Cost Him a Lot, Including a Norton Spinoff from ‘The Honeymooners’

Few may realize how extensive a career Art Carney had or the range of performances he gave that went far…

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David Prowse Who Played Darth Vader in the Original ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy Dead at 85

Actor David Prowse who played the villainous Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy consisting of Episodes IV to VI — A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes…

4 years ago

The Legacy of Bruce Lee Revealed: ‘He’s the Only Iconic Figure Whose Fame Came After His Death’

While viewers had met him as costumed hero Kato, the martial arts-wielding sidekick to Van Williams' title character on the…

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‘It’s Not Nice to Fool Mother Nature’: Saying Goodbye to Chiffon TV Commercial Star Dena Dietrich

Well, the world is never going to be the same — Mother Nature has died! Actually, actress Dena Dietrich, who…

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It’s the Battle of the Centuries: ‘The Waltons’ vs. ‘Little House on the Prairie’

Get ready to time travel! We’re heading back to the Great Depression to snatch The Waltons up from their mountain…

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