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Dick Miller, a prolific screen actor perhaps best known for his role as Murray Futterman in 1984’s “Gremlins,” has died. He was 90. Miller worked frequently for Roger Corman, and MSTies will remember his appearances in three Corman movies, episodes 311- IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, 511- GUNSLINGER and 806- THE UNDEAD. Variety […] Makeup artist Dan Striepeke, who served as Tom Hanks’ “cosmetic consigliere” on 16 films, including “Forrest Gump” and “Saving Private Ryan,” — for which he earned his two Oscar nominations — has died. He was 88. The former head of the makeup department at 20th Century Fox, Striepeke at the studio worked […] Rancho Mirage, Calif.–Carol Channing, whose incandescent performances –as the gold-digging Lorelei Lee in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and the matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” — made her a Broadway legend, died Jan. 15 at her home here, of natural causes. She was 97.
MSTies will recall that Mike, attempting to survive […] Our annual farewell…
I’d suggest watching in full-screen mode… HOLLYWOOD, CALIF.–Penny Marshall, the nasally, good-natured Bronx native who starred on the ABC ratings sensation “Laverne & Shirley” before shattering records as a top-grossing female director in Hollywood, died Dec. 17 at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 75.
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