The Decades Network will honor the life and career of iconic actress Cloris Leachman with a special presentation of select episodes of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” on Monday, February 1st at 2pm & 2:30pm ET, followed by a rare interview from Leachman’s appearance on “The Dick Cavett Show” at 9pm ET. The complete tribute […]
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Penny Marshall, who is remembered as Laverne DeFazio on ABC 1977-83 sitcom “Laverne & Shirley,” not to mention her theatrical directorial accomplishments, passed away at her home in Hollywood Hills on Monday due to complications from diabetes. She was 75. “Our family is heartbroken over the passing of Penny Marshall,” the Marshall family said in […]
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‘Lassie’ Star Jon Shepodd Dies at 92
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Jon Shepodd, the first actor to play the role of Paul Martin on CBS family drama “Lassie,” has died, according to a posting on Facebook by “Lassie” star Jon Provost. He was 92. Born as Hugh Goodwin on Dec. 19, 1925, Jon Shepodd made his debut on “Lassie” in season four opposite Cloris Leachman as […]
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TV Legend Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80
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Mary Tyler Moore, who “made it after all” in two classic sitcoms, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died in a Connecticut hospital today. “Today, beloved icon, Mary Tyler Moore, passed away at the age of 80 in the company of friends and her loving husband of over 33 years, […]
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Feeln, the SVOD service and subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, has announced the production of original scripted drama “The Eleventh.” “The Eleventh,” which follows a young girl’s journey to getting to know her estranged grandmother in order to bring closure to the past and unite her family, stars Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner and “The Brady Bunch’s” […]