In honor of actress Valerie Harper’s 72nd birthday (on August 22nd,) let’s have a look at the into to her hit show Rhoda, which ran from 1974 to 1978. Rhoda was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Celebrities
Let’s dip back into another time capsule issue of People Magazine. This time we’ll crack open a copy from February 06, 1978 with the Bee Gees featured on the cover. The headline reads: “Saturday Night Fever’s Bee Gees, Stayin’ Alive?, … Continue reading
Mattel have produced a Barbie-branded Farrah Fawcett doll. Designed by Bill Greening and part of the Black Label Celebrity Doll Collection, the Farrah doll is “permanently posed” and will set you back $34.95. Pretty cool, now let’s see Joey Heatherton … Continue reading
Following on from Lucille Ball’s 100th birthday last week we have actor and comedian Taylor Negron’s personal memories of getting to know Lucy back in 1977. Lucy taught a comedy class over the course of eight weeks at the Sherwood … Continue reading
Football great Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith has died at the age of 66 in his Los Angeles home. Perhaps best-known in the 1980s for his portrayal of Moses Hightower in six Police Academy movies, Smith also made quite a name … Continue reading
Marion Ross, best known as 70s TV Mom Mrs. Cunningham on Happy Days, has been in the news of late. Ross has spoken with USA Today about aging (she’s now 82 and still working away) and she and some of … Continue reading