ARTICLES BY NICK THOMAS CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Life with Bette
It’s been 28 years since the passing of Kathryn Sermak’s former boss, Bette Davis, in October 1989. Sermak recently published her long-awaited manuscript recounting the years she worked as Davis’ personal assistant in the final years of her life.
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Tinseltown Talks: Singer Collins still vocal on social issues
Whether singing her own words or those of others, the sublime vocal talent of pop/folk singer Judy Collins has been drawing audiences for more than 50 years. But it’s a career that might never have happened.
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Tiffany Vazquez: The New Kid on the TCM Block
Tiffany Vazquez will never forget the phone call she received at the beginning of 2016 from Turner Classic Movies vice-president of production, Sean Cameron, offering the 29-year-old Brooklyn classic film fan a rare opportunity.
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50 years of 'The Carol Burnett Show'
A couple of years ago, visitors to Carol Burnett’s home might have observed the comedy legend glued to the TV set, binge-watching every episode of her old variety show. But it wasn’t a case of extreme celebrity vanity sweeping through the Burnett household.
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Remembering Ernest Borgnine at 100
It would be hard to argue that Ernest Borgnine wasn’t universally admired by fellow actors and fans. Raised in Connecticut and after a spell in the Navy, Borgnine found his calling as an actor, debuting in the 1951 adventure film “China Corsair.”
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M*A*S*H's Loretta Swit paints to help animals
On screen, she amused TV audiences as feisty nurse Maj. Margaret Houlihan for 11 seasons in the highly acclaimed late ’70s/early ’80s comedy war drama, M*A*S*H. But away from the cameras, Loretta Swit surrounded herself with paintbrushes and watercolors instead of scalpels and plasma.
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