Showing posts with label "Happy Days". Show all posts
Showing posts with label "Happy Days". Show all posts
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Then & Now-- Part 6: The Blockbusters
Hollywood loves its "big" movies, especially when they provide big returns at the box office. Here's what a "big" paycheck looked like then-- and now.
THEN
"GONE WITH THE WIND" (1939)
Clark Gable (Rhett Butler) $117,917 ($2,066,542 today)
Vivien Leigh (Scarlett O'Hara) $30,851 ($540,676 today)
NOW
"CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (2016)
Robert Downey, Jr received $40 million
THE LOWDOWN
Actors who made less than you might think.
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY: "Dallas Buyers Club" (2013) received $200,000.
SEAN ASTIN: "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) $250,000 for three films.
--Cooter
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
TV Deaths: Al Molinari and Patty Duke
AL MOLINAR, 96. Died October 30, 2015.
Best known as Al Delvecchio, owner of Arnold's on the TV series "Happy Days and Murray Greishier, the policeman on "The Odd Couple." A favorite of mine. Who could miss that nose?
PATTY DUKE, 69. (December 14, 1946-March 29, 2016)
Played two roles in "The Patty Duke Show" 1963-1966. Also won an Academy award for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "The Miracle Worker" about Helen Keller. She had two top 40 hits in 1965 with "Don't Just Stand There", #8 and "Say Something Funny" #22. As good of Girl Group sound as you can get.
I always pitied her poor "boyfriend" Richard who never knew what was going on. We watched an episode of her show on one of those oldies TV stations just yesterday when she decided her biology teacher would have to be her husband. A few hours later, we heard she was dead.
Best known as Al Delvecchio, owner of Arnold's on the TV series "Happy Days and Murray Greishier, the policeman on "The Odd Couple." A favorite of mine. Who could miss that nose?
PATTY DUKE, 69. (December 14, 1946-March 29, 2016)
Played two roles in "The Patty Duke Show" 1963-1966. Also won an Academy award for Best Supporting Actress in the movie "The Miracle Worker" about Helen Keller. She had two top 40 hits in 1965 with "Don't Just Stand There", #8 and "Say Something Funny" #22. As good of Girl Group sound as you can get.
I always pitied her poor "boyfriend" Richard who never knew what was going on. We watched an episode of her show on one of those oldies TV stations just yesterday when she decided her biology teacher would have to be her husband. A few hours later, we heard she was dead.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Few Words=Cooler: "Heeeyyy"
From OMG! Yahoo, the Yo Show.
Henry Winkler, as the Fonz was something else when it came to using single words to express how really cool he was.
Two favorites were "Heeeeyyyy" and "Whoa" a word taken from horseback riding.
It is hard to be cool when you say a lot of words.
I Wouldn't Know Anything About That. --NotSoCoolCooter
Henry Winkler, as the Fonz was something else when it came to using single words to express how really cool he was.
Two favorites were "Heeeeyyyy" and "Whoa" a word taken from horseback riding.
It is hard to be cool when you say a lot of words.
I Wouldn't Know Anything About That. --NotSoCoolCooter
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Gone in 2010-- Part 4: Don Meredith and Tom Bosley
In addition to those folks listed in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Dec. 31, 2010, Chicago Tribune also ran their own list. I came across some more deaths of people who had an impact on my life.
TOM BOSLEY, 83-- actor "Happy Days" Good old Mr. C.
DIXIE CARTER, 70-- actress "Designing Women" A sane voice with all those nuts.
RUE McCLANAHAN, 76-- actress "Golden Girls" Senior sluttiness was never so funny.
DON MEREDITH 72-- Dallas Cowboys qb, Monday Night Football. I hate the Cowboys, but loved his comments and singing on MNF. It's time to really "Turn out the lights."
MITCH MILLER, 99-- entertainer "Sing Along with Mitch." OK, let's follow that bouncing ball.
As You Can See, I Like My TV. --Cooter
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