We don't want the Digital Spy Icons section to become too sad a place, but after Claire Rayner last week, we are once again paying tribute to a celebrity who has recently passed away. Happy Days legend Tom Bosley died at the age of 83 on Tuesday, sending fans of his work into shock. For many, he remained locked in a time capsule as the grumpy but lovable Howard Cunningham in Milwaukee-based family comedy Happy Days. Whether keeping The Fonz, Ritchie, Ralph Malph and Pottsie in check at Arnold's Drive-In or just trying to get five minutes peace with a newspaper at home, he was the comedy glue which held the iconic ABC series together. However, there (more)...
- 10/22/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
It is very rare that we get all sentimental and emotional on the Digital Spy Icons section. Usually we prefer to celebrate, laugh and sing from the rooftops about our heroes. But it isn't often that an Icon like Claire Rayner comes along. The TV agony aunt and all-round good egg passed away earlier this week and the world was instantly a less great place to live in. Although it is not nearly enough, the least we could do is honour her in our usual Icons fashion. Rayner was a huge TV star in the '80s and '90s and regardless of her skills as a nurse, (more)...
- 10/15/2010
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
GLAAD seems to have had it up to here (I’m stretching and pointing really high) with everyone. They got into a live Twitter exchange with the Washington Post over that hateful Tony Perkins op ed piece about the recent teen suicides. The Washington Post said they were trying to get both sides of the issue, having hosted Dan Savage in a live chat. GLAAD replied 'There are not "both sides" to this issue. Teen suicide isn't a debate - it's a tragedy. http://bit.ly/crX6q5 #Lgbt.'
The review of A Life in the Theater starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight finds it serviceable but not exceptional. Stewart is too intense to be seen in decline, and Knight is said to fill his office and never exceed or falter.
The Florida Department of Children and Families will not appeal the overturning of the state’s ban on gay adoption.
The review of A Life in the Theater starring Patrick Stewart and T.R. Knight finds it serviceable but not exceptional. Stewart is too intense to be seen in decline, and Knight is said to fill his office and never exceed or falter.
The Florida Department of Children and Families will not appeal the overturning of the state’s ban on gay adoption.
- 10/13/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Claire Rayner has died at the age of 79. The writer, broadcaster and agony aunt failed to recover after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in May, Pa reports. Claire passed away yesterday in hospital near her home in Harrow, north-west London. She is survived by her husband of 53 years Des, her three children and four grandchildren. Des said: "I have lost my best friend and my soulmate. I am immensely proud of her. Through her own approach to life she enabled people to talk about their problems in a way that was unique. "Right up until her death she was being consulted (more)...
- 10/12/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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