Barbra Rush, the prolific actress best known for roles in 1953’s It Came From Outer Space and long runs on Peyton Place and All My Children, has died. Her daughter confirmed Rush’s passing to Fox News on Sunday. She was 97.
Rush had a near 60-year career. In the ’50s and ’60s, she worked on the big screen with Paul Newman (three times), Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Richard Burton. In addition to pulpier fare like Prince of Pirates and Taza, Son of Cochise, Rush did a trio of films with Douglas Sirk — The First Legion, Magnificent Obsession and Captain Lightfoot — and Bigger Than Life with Nicholas Ray.
By the late 1960s, Rush had segued mostly to TV, appearing in mainstays of the period such as Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, Marcus Welby, M.D., McCloud, Maude, Ironside and Mannix.
Rush appeared in...
Rush had a near 60-year career. In the ’50s and ’60s, she worked on the big screen with Paul Newman (three times), Kirk Douglas, Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Richard Burton. In addition to pulpier fare like Prince of Pirates and Taza, Son of Cochise, Rush did a trio of films with Douglas Sirk — The First Legion, Magnificent Obsession and Captain Lightfoot — and Bigger Than Life with Nicholas Ray.
By the late 1960s, Rush had segued mostly to TV, appearing in mainstays of the period such as Ben Casey, Dr. Kildare, The Fugitive, Marcus Welby, M.D., McCloud, Maude, Ironside and Mannix.
Rush appeared in...
- 4/1/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
On The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. played a character whose luck changed dramatically. Baer’s real life followed a surprisingly familiar trajectory. Before he landed the role of Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies, Baer explained that he was in an extremely tight financial position. The show completely changed his life.
Max Baer Jr. had a similar life to his character on ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
In 1960, Baer began to pursue work as an actor. For the first two years of his career, he struggled. While he picked up minor roles in TV series, he did not make much money off his work.
“I was two months behind on my rent, and my weight had dropped from 210 to 188 pounds,” Baer said in a 1963 interview, per MeTV. “My morale was low. Very low.”
He explained that he was growing defeated before he scored the role. His diet was, for the most part,...
Max Baer Jr. had a similar life to his character on ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’
In 1960, Baer began to pursue work as an actor. For the first two years of his career, he struggled. While he picked up minor roles in TV series, he did not make much money off his work.
“I was two months behind on my rent, and my weight had dropped from 210 to 188 pounds,” Baer said in a 1963 interview, per MeTV. “My morale was low. Very low.”
He explained that he was growing defeated before he scored the role. His diet was, for the most part,...
- 10/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stella Stevens, who starred in the 1972 disaster film “Poseidon Adventure” and in films opposite Elvis Presley, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, died Friday in Los Angeles at the age of 84.
Her son, actor/producer Andrew Stevens, confirmed her passing to TheWrap via email. “I was notified early this morning,” Stevens said. “Stella had been in hospice for quite some time with stage seven Alzheimer’s.”
She is perhaps best known for her role as one of the victims of an ocean liner disaster in Irwin Allen’s epic “Poseidon Adventure.” She played a former prostitute married to Ernest Borgnine’s police detective, who, along with Gene Hackman and Shelley Winters, try to make it to the top of the overturned ship.
Stevens also starred with Elvis Presley in the 1962 musical “Girls! Girls! Girls!,” Jerry Lewis in 1963’s “The Nutty Professor,” and Dean Martin in the 1966 spy spoof “The Silencers.” In...
Her son, actor/producer Andrew Stevens, confirmed her passing to TheWrap via email. “I was notified early this morning,” Stevens said. “Stella had been in hospice for quite some time with stage seven Alzheimer’s.”
She is perhaps best known for her role as one of the victims of an ocean liner disaster in Irwin Allen’s epic “Poseidon Adventure.” She played a former prostitute married to Ernest Borgnine’s police detective, who, along with Gene Hackman and Shelley Winters, try to make it to the top of the overturned ship.
Stevens also starred with Elvis Presley in the 1962 musical “Girls! Girls! Girls!,” Jerry Lewis in 1963’s “The Nutty Professor,” and Dean Martin in the 1966 spy spoof “The Silencers.” In...
- 2/17/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Stella Stevens, the actress best known for her roles in The Nutty Professor and The Poseidon Adventure and starring opposite Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls!, died today in Los Angeles after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 84.
Stevens’ passing was confirmed to Deadline by her son, actor-producer Andrew Stevens, and her longtime friend John O’Brien.
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A former Playboy centerfold from January 1960, Stevens was modeling in her hometown of Memphis when she was discovered and given a screen test by 20th Century Fox. She wound up under contract with Paramount and then Columbia through the ’60s, starring opposite such big names as Presley in Girls!
Stevens’ passing was confirmed to Deadline by her son, actor-producer Andrew Stevens, and her longtime friend John O’Brien.
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A former Playboy centerfold from January 1960, Stevens was modeling in her hometown of Memphis when she was discovered and given a screen test by 20th Century Fox. She wound up under contract with Paramount and then Columbia through the ’60s, starring opposite such big names as Presley in Girls!
- 2/17/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist whose work with DC Comics helped to redefine "Batman" for a new generation, has died. The news comes from The Hollywood Reporter, with the outlet reporting that Adams has passed due to complications from sepsis, with his wife, Marilyn Adams, confirming the news. He was 80 years old.
Adams first started working in the comics industry in the early '60s but he was not initially successful in finding work at DC Comics. So instead, he worked in newspaper comic strips for a time, with "Ben Casey" being a notable example. He then transitioned to more mainstream comics...
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Adams first started working in the comics industry in the early '60s but he was not initially successful in finding work at DC Comics. So instead, he worked in newspaper comic strips for a time, with "Ben Casey" being a notable example. He then transitioned to more mainstream comics...
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- 4/29/2022
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Murder USA
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.
This week’s Blood of the Vines is a real killer. “Murder USA” hangs over the trio of classic films which get the wine pairing treatment this time. Hired henchmen who handle the dirty work for crime bosses – sounds like a job for Syrah. Isn’t that what California winemakers put in their Pinot?
There could be good money in punching out an enemy – or punching up a Pinot Noir. I wouldn’t know. I tap out humorous “observations” just ahead of deadline. I get paid in popcorn for writing these weekly musings. Good thing I like popcorn.
The 1958 noir, Murder By Contract, stars Vince Edwards as a man who doesn’t care how he makes his money, as long as he saves up for that...
Pairing wine with movies! See the trailers and hear the fascinating commentary for these movies and many more at Trailers From Hell.
This week’s Blood of the Vines is a real killer. “Murder USA” hangs over the trio of classic films which get the wine pairing treatment this time. Hired henchmen who handle the dirty work for crime bosses – sounds like a job for Syrah. Isn’t that what California winemakers put in their Pinot?
There could be good money in punching out an enemy – or punching up a Pinot Noir. I wouldn’t know. I tap out humorous “observations” just ahead of deadline. I get paid in popcorn for writing these weekly musings. Good thing I like popcorn.
The 1958 noir, Murder By Contract, stars Vince Edwards as a man who doesn’t care how he makes his money, as long as he saves up for that...
- 6/15/2020
- by Randy Fuller
- Trailers from Hell
Harry Landers, who co-starred in the popular 1960's series Ben Casey as neurologist Dr. Ted Hoffman, has died. The actor passed in October at 96 years old. Landers was born in New York City in 1921 as Harry Sorokin, the son of Russian immigrants and one of seven children. His Hollywood career began at Warner Brother Studios in the mid-1940s as a laborer. While there, an article ran in the company's newsletter that mentioned his heroism during his time as a Merchant…...
- 1/5/2018
- Deadline TV
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