CHICAGO – Excelsior! Comic book legend Stan Lee’s famous exclamation puts a fine point on the third and final play of Mark Pracht’s FOUR COLOR TRILOGY, “The House of Ideas,” presented by and staged at City Lit Theater in Chicago’s Edgewater neighborhood. For tickets/details, click HOUSE OF IDEAS.
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Exclusive Photo: In Memoriam for Margot Kidder of 1978 'Superman,’ Dead at Age 69
Submitted by PatrickMcD on May 19, 2018 - 12:03pm- Age 69
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- Brian De Palma
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LIVINGSTON, Mont.– Actress Margot Kidder had a roller coaster ride of a life, which ended in Montana on May 13, 2018, at the age of 69. From her modest beginnings as a Canadian performer in TV and B-movies, to her work with Brian De Palma, and her peak as Lois Lane in the first set of “Superman” movies, Kidder forged her own path. That path included a bipolar disorder that plagued her later years.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers John Mahoney
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 9, 2018 - 8:54am- 77
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CHICAGO – The actor John Mahoney, the son of Chicago that came here from England, died on February 4th, 2018 at his home in nearby Oak Park. He was 77. He had a varied career of stage and screen roles, but he is best remembered as Dad Martin Crane to sons Niles and “Frasier,” on that long running series.
Entertainment News: Teen Idol David Cassidy Dies at 67
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2017 - 9:39pmFORT LAUDERDALE, FLA – He was the heart throb-iest of the teen heart throbs when he came onto the scene in the early 1970s. David Cassidy was the driving force of the manufactured-for-TV pop act The Partridge Family, which provided a soundtrack for their era. Cassidy died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at the age of 67, on November 21st, 2017.
Entertainment News: Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dies at 91
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 28, 2017 - 12:43amLOS ANGELES – Hugh Hefner was the man who turned the key to the sexual revolution when he founded Playboy Magazine in 1953. What started in an apartment in Chicago became a worldwide empire as the Playboy brand and image was embedded into American consciousness. Hefner died on Sept. 27, 2017. He was 91.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Harry Dean Stanton
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 21, 2017 - 12:50pmCHICAGO – Harry Dean Stanton didn’t just act. He created a screen personality all of his own. The actor died last week at the age of 91, but with a 60-year career, there are a slew of highlights and shades of the man. Spike Walters, Patrick McDonald and Jon Espino of HollywoodChicago.com spotlight three films in his career.
Film News: Character Actor Harry Dean Stanton Dies at 91
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 16, 2017 - 8:21amLOS ANGELES – He was often categorized as the ultimate male character actor, but Harry Dean Stanton stood out on his own, with a persona that added immediate recognition in any supporting performance, and was unforgettable when he stepped into a lead role. Stanton died on September 15, 2017, at age 91.
Film Feature: HollywoodChicago.com Remembers Jerry Lewis
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 30, 2017 - 8:59pm- Dean Martin
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- The King of Comedy
- The Nutty Professor
CHICAGO – Jerry Lewis had a long and winding life, dying last week at the age of 91. Through that life he had many show business lives – including the inevitable addictions – surviving all of the them with his signature comic style. He also was featured in over 70 films, and HollywoodChicago.com remembers three of them.
Film News: Jerry Lewis, The King of Comedy, Dies at 91
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 21, 2017 - 10:04amLAS VEGAS – For Jerry Lewis, the “King of Comedy” wasn’t just a mere nickname, but an apt description for his long career and influence. He went from being the most popular entertainer of an era, to notable and studied filmmaker, to charity spokesperson and finally to comic legend. Jerry Lewis died in Las Vegas on August 20th, 2017. He was 91.
Entertainment News: ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Glen Campbell Dies at 81
Submitted by PatrickMcD on August 9, 2017 - 9:11am- 81
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NASHVILLE – Glen Campbell had many acts in his long career – sought after session guitarist, singer, TV & movie star and country personality – but his greatest contribution to culture may be the 2011 public announcement of his Alzheimer’s disease, and the documentary about the condition, “I’ll Be Me.” Campbell died on August 8th, 2017. He was 81.
Film News: Martin Landau, Oscar Winner for ‘Ed Wood,’ Dies at 89
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 17, 2017 - 7:53am- Alfred Hitchcock
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- Cleopatra
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- Mission: Impossible
- North by Northwest
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- Space: 1999
- The Majestic
- Tim Burton
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- Woody Allen
LOS ANGELES – His acting career spanned from working with Alfred Hitchcock to Tim Burton. Along the way, he had significant TV and film roles including a Best Supporting Oscar win for portraying Bela Lugosi in Burton’s “Ed Wood”. Martin Landau died in Los Angeles on July 15, 2017. He was 89.