Starz has announced a new comedy in development called “East Wing” with “Will & Grace” star Debra Messing in the lead role. Inspired by Ali Wentworth’s mother, who served as the Social Directory in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency, “East Wing” tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles […]
Dina Merrill, the actress, heiress and RKO executive who was married to Cliff Robertson, died at her home in East Hampton. She was 93 and was suffering from Lewy Body dementia. Born as Nedenia Marjorie Hutton on Dec. 29, 1923, Dina Merrill was the only child of Post Cereals heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post and her […]
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Leni Riefenstahl could have choreographed Monday night at the Republican Convention. Tuesday night was its polar opposite. I watched PBS, which is about as a-political as a network can be. After all, the stage and crowd shots are the same no matter what the network is. It’s the commentary that differs, and I am far […]
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who began as actress and was a key ingredient in the rise of her husband Ronald Reagan from Hollywood to the White House, died today at her home in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. She was 94. Born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6, 1921 in New York City, […]
