Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Olivia de Havilland

So this isn't 1960s per se, but I think that may have been when I first saw "Gone With the Wind".

Olivia de Havilland just turned 102 on July 1st. I think she may be the oldest living Hollywood celebrity, followed by Kirk Douglas at age 101, then Carol Channing (97) and Betty White (96).


I don't think I have seen any of her movies other than GWTW, but what a performance!

Happy 102nd Birthday!

Saturday, February 3, 2018

RIP - Dennis Edwards


Dennis Edwards, (essentially) the first "replacement" member of The Temptations, passed away on February 1, 2018 at age 74.


Edwards replaced the smooth-sounding David Ruffin in the late-1960s, bringing more grit to the lead vocals on hits such as "Cloud 9", "Ball of Confusion", and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone".

Prior to joining the Tempts, he was a menber of another Motown group The Contours, who had the hit song "Do You Love Me?".

He sang with the Temptations off-and-on from 1968 through 1989. In recent years, he was the lead singer in a Temptations splinter group.

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