Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet...
...The Hyperion Historical Alliance has a new book out,
WALT DISNEY & EL GRUPO IN LATIN AMERICA, by Ted Thomas, J.B. Kaufman, and Didier Ghetz. It can be ordered from
Stuart Ng Books. These are top Disney historians -- and Thomas's father Frank was one of Disney's "Nine Old Men" -- and the HHA publications are always excellent. Kaufman previously wrote another book on the same subject,
SOUTH OF THE BORDER WITH DISNEY; the new book has never-before-published photos and information.
...An upcoming book by Chris Nichols and Adriene Biondo interests me:
BOWLARAMA: THE ARCHITECTURE OF MID-CENTURY BOWLING. The cover alone is a mid-century feast for the eyes! It will be published in September by
Angel City Press.
...Raquel Stecher has reviewed FORBIDDEN COCKTAILS: LIBATIONS INSPIRED BY THE WORLD OF PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD at her blog Out of the Past. It was written by Andre Darlington.
...Hallmark's Christmas movie schedule this year will feature 40 new films on Hallmark Channel and their streaming service, which will be renamed Hallmark+, and nine new films on the Hallmark Mystery Channel.
...Glenn Erickson's new Blu-ray reviews at Trailers from Hell include WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE (1951) and Kino Lorber's Dark Side of Cinema XIX collection, which features DARK CITY (1950), NO MAN OF HER OWN (1950), and BEWARE, MY LOVELY (1952).
...Notable Passings:
Doug Sheehan, Emmy-nominated actor for his role as Joe Kelly on GENERAL HOSPITAL (1979-82), has
passed away at 75. He later appeared on other TV series including KNOTS LANDING and briefly on SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH. Sheehan was very personable, and I've always wondered why he retired relatively early. He's seen here with GENERAL HOSPITAL cast members Richard Dean Anderson and Susan Pratt...Former GENERAL HOSPITAL producer
Joe Hardy has
died at 95, and exercise maven
Richard Simmons, who also appeared on the soap opera, has
died at 76.
...More Notable Passings: Actress
Shelley Duvall has
died at 75...
Pat Colbert, who had a small recurring role on DALLAS for many years, has
passed away at 77. Colbert played Dora Mae, hostess of the Oil Baron's Club...Film producer
Jon Landau has
died at 64...I was very greatly saddened by the
passing of
Joe Bonsall, tenor singer with the Oak Ridge Boys for decades. (He's seen in this photograph in his younger years.) That's Bonsall singing the lead on the classic Oak Ridge Boys song "Elvira," among others. He also wrote several
books including a
memoir of his parents. Bonsall was a friendly, positive presence on Twitter and will be greatly missed by many.
...For additional recent links of interest to classic film fans, please visit my July 6th column.
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