Archive of posts filed under the celebrity category.
DCS: ronnie spector
She was a singer, an icon, a pioneer, an inspiration and a fighter. Ronnie Spector passed away in January 2022. A fighter to the end.
DCS: ken kragen
While working as the executive producer of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, Ken Kragen met singer Kenny Rogers and soon became his manager. Eventually, Ken was managing a full roster of popular singers, including Lionel Ritchie, Travis Tritt, Dottie West and Trisha Yearwood. Singer-actor Harry Belafonte was so moved after hearing the song “Do They …
inktober52: wild
DCS: dorothy stratten
On August 13, 1980 — the two-year anniversary of her arrival in Los Angeles from her native Vancouver — Dorothy Stratten was murdered by her estranged husband Paul Snider, who then turned the gun on himself. But, this isn’t really a story about Dorothy Stratten, the beautiful, but ill-fated actress and Playboy centerfold. This story …
DCS: betty white
Betty White. She missed one hundred years on this earth by a mere seventeen days. But, oh, what a life.
DCS: anne rice
In 1976, I bought a copy of Anne Rice’s debut novel Interview with the Vampire. I was a fan of horror films and books and I thought this one would be right up my alley. It wasn’t. I forced myself to read the first several chapters. It was like a high school reading assignment. It …
inktober52: pop
DCS: mike nesmith
When Mike Nesmith answered an ad in Variety that read: “Madness!! Auditions. Folk & Roll Musicians-Singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys, age 17–21. Want spirited Ben Frank’s-types. Have courage to work. Must come down for interview.” he thought this was his chance at rock and roll stardom. …