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    Valerie Harper Dies At Age 80

    Just one week after her 80th birthday comes word that beloved four-time Emmy Award winning actress Valerie Harper has lost her battle with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare condition where cancer cells spread to the membranes surrounding the brain. Harper, who was in poor health since her lung cancer diagnosis in 2009, bravely revealed she was […]

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    ‘Laverne & Shirley’ Star Penny Marshall Dead at 75

    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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    The Festival of Lights in the Spotlight

    As someone who hates shopping, I boldly decided to initially tackle my holiday list at Bed, Bath & Beyond. In search of an aisle I could actually have room to walk in, what immediately caught my attention were the three large displays dressed in blue featuring a wide array of Hanukkah-themed merchandising. In addition to […]

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    TV Legend Mary Tyler Moore Dies at 80

    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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