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Dan Striepeke, RIP

Makeup artist Dan Striepeke, who served as Tom Hanks’ “cosmetic consigliere” on 16 films, including “Forrest Gump” and “Saving Private Ryan,” — for which he earned his two Oscar nominations — has died. He was 88.

The former head of the makeup department at 20th Century Fox, Striepeke at the studio worked […]

RIP Carol Channing

Rancho Mirage, Calif.–Carol Channing, whose incandescent performances –as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” — made her a Broadway legend, died Jan. 15 at her home here, of natural causes. She was 97.

MSTies will recall that Mike, attempting to survive […]

In Memoriam 2018

Our annual farewell…

I’d suggest watching in full-screen mode…

RIP Penny Marshall

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.–Penny Marshall, the nasally, good-natured Bronx native who starred on the ABC ratings sensation “Laverne & Shirley” before shattering records as a top-grossing female director in Hollywood, died Dec. 17 at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 75.

MSTies will recall that she was mentioned in a host segment […]

RIP John D.F. Black

John D.F. Black, perhaps best remembered as a writer, screenwriter, story editor, executive story consultant and associate producer on “Star Trek: The Original Series” during its first season, died peacefully of natural causes at the Motion Picture Hospital in Woodland Hills, California on Nov. 29. He was 85.

MSTies will know his […]