By Tennille Ayers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anna Louise Friel (born 12 July 1976) is an English actress. She first achieved fame as Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1993–1995), later coming to international prominence with her role as Charlotte “Chuck” Charles on ABC‘s Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), for which she received a nomination […]
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Daily Almanac for Friday July 11, 2025
By Tennille Ayers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Kimberly Denise Jones (born July 11, 1974), better known by her stage name Lil’ Kim, is an American rapper. She was born and raised in New York City and lived much of her adolescent life on the streets after […]
2025 Deaths: Former MLB pitcher Joe Coleman at age 78
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joseph Howard Coleman (February 3, 1947 – July 9, 2025) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as a pitcher from 1965 to 1982, including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1965–70), Detroit Tigers (1971–76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977–78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), San Francisco Giants (1979) and Pittsburgh […]
2025 Deaths: ‘Dennis The Menace’ star Jay North at age 73
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jay Waverly North Jr. (August 3, 1951 – April 6, 2025) was an American actor. His career as a child actor began in the late 1950s, and he went on to appear in eight TV series, two […]
Daily Almanac for Monday July 7, 2025
By Tennille Ayers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jorja Fox (born July 7, 1968) is an American actress. She first came to prominence with a recurring role in the NBC medical drama ER as Dr. Maggie Doyle from 1996 to 1999. This was followed by another critical success in the recurring […]
2025 Celebrity Deaths: Actor James McEachin, who also was a U.S. Veteran
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS James McEachin (May 20, 1930 – January 11, 2025) was an American actor, author and veteran of the Korean War. He appeared in various films and television shows. James McEachin was born in Rennert, North Carolina on May 20, 1930. […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday July 6, 2025
By Tennille Ayers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Geoffrey Roy Rush AC (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. Known for often playing eccentric roles on both stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Tony Award, making him the […]
Julian McMahon, who played Cole Turner/Balthazar on Charmed, dead at 56
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Julian Dana William McMahon (27 July 1968 – 2 July 2025) was an Australian–American actor. He was the only son of Sir William McMahon, a former Prime Minister of Australia. He was best known for his roles as Ben Lucini in Home and […]
Daily Almanac for Saturday July 5, 2025
By Tennille Ayers FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Michael “Goose” Gossage (born July 5, 1951) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1994. He pitched for nine different teams, spending his best years with the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres. […]
Rick Hurst, who played Deputy Sheriff Cletus Hogg on ‘The Dukes of Hazzard’, dies at 79
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Douglas Hurst (January 1, 1946 – June 26, 2025) was an American actor who portrayed Deputy Cletus Hogg, Boss Hogg‘s cousin, in the 1980 to 1983 seasons of The Dukes of Hazzard as well as The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! in 1997 and The […]
Controversial, but popular televangelist and Southern gospel legend, Jimmy Swaggart, dead at 90; cousin of singers Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jimmy Lee Swaggart (/ˈswæɡərt/; March 15, 1935 – July 1, 2025) was an American Pentecostal televangelist, pastor, media mogul, author and gospel music artist. Swaggart was ordained as a pastor by the Assemblies of God. He went on to become one of the most well-known televangelists in […]
Actor Joe Marinelli of General Hospital and Santa Barbara fame, dead at 68
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joe Marinelli (January 21, 1957 – June 22, 2025) was an American actor. Marinelli had guest-starring roles on various syndicated night-time series, including NYPD Blue, Lethal Weapon, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Desperate Housewives, Numb3rs, and Victorious. He also appeared in commercials and documentaries. Marinelli […]
Daily Almanac for Wednesday June 25, 2025
By Hannah Jane Farron FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alani Nicole “La La” Anthony (née Vázquez; c. 1979–1982) is an American television personality and actress. In the early 2000s, she worked as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live. She was the host of the VH1 reality television reunion shows Flavor of Love, I Love New York, For the […]
1960’s Teen Idol/Actor Bobby Sherman dies at 81
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (July 22, 1943 – June 24, 2025) was an American singer and actor who was a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller “Little Woman” […]
Actress Lynn Hamilton, who played Donna Harris on Sanford and Son, dies at 95
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alzenia Lynn Hamilton (April 25, 1930 – June 19, 2025) was an American actress. She was best known for her recurring roles as Donna Harris, Fred Sanford‘s girlfriend and later fiancée on the sitcom Sanford and Son (1972–1977) and Verdie Grant Foster on The […]
Daily Almanac for Sunday June 22, 2025
By Hannah Jane Farron FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Donald Adeosun Faison (/ˈfeɪzɒn/; born June 22, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his leading role as Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC/NBC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010), and a supporting role as Murray in both the film Clueless (1995) and the subsequent television […]
Daily Almanac for Friday June 20, 2025
By Hannah Jane Farron FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and […]
Actor Jack Betts, who played the sinister Dr. Ivan Kipling on One Life to Live, dies at 96
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jack Fillmore Betts, also credited as Hunt Powers, (April 11, 1929 – June 19, 2025) was an American character actor. He acted in film, on stage, and on television. He starred in several Spaghetti western films such as Sugar Colt. A […]
Recent celebrity deaths: Actress Joan O’Brien dead at 89
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Joan Marie O’Brien (February 14, 1936 – May 5, 2025) was an American actress and singer. She made a name for herself acting in television shows in the 1950s and 1960s and as a film co-star with Cary Grant, Elvis […]
Popular Food Network Chef Anne Burrell dies at 55
By Bianca Sierra FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Anne W. Burrell (September 21, 1969 – June 17, 2025) was an American chef, television personality, and former instructor at the Institute of Culinary Education. She was the host of the Food Network show Secrets of a Restaurant Chef and co-host of Worst Cooks […]