Tag Archives: The 1980s

Vanity Fair: Bryan Burrough: ‘The Miranda Obsession’

Source:The New Democrat “Paul Schrader took the first phone call at his hotel in New Orleans. It was 1981, and Schrader, who wrote the screenplay for Taxi Driver and went on to direct American Gigolo and other films, was in … Continue reading

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Vanity Fair: ‘Natalie Wood’s Fatal Voyage’

Source: The New Democrat  “The 1981 drowning of Natalie Wood, while Splendour, the yacht belonging to her and her husband, Robert Wagner, was anchored off Catalina Island, remains one of Hollywood’s darkest mysteries. The star of Splendor in the Grass … Continue reading

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TIME Magazine: Aric Jenkins: ‘Natalie Death Ruled Suspicious: Here’s What To Know About The Actress’s Suspicious Drowning’

“More than 35 years after the mysterious death of Hollywood star Natalie Wood, the actor’s 1981 drowning has returned to headlines. On Thursday, responding to interest generated by an upcoming 48 Hours report on the matter, a spokesperson for the … Continue reading

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Alan Eichler: Good Morning America- David Hartman Interviewing Lana Turner (1983)

Source:Alan Eichler– Hollywood Babydoll Lana Turner, on ABC’s Good Morning America, in 1983. Source:The Daily Review  “Lana Turner chats with David Hartman in this rare TV interview from 1983.” From Alan Eichler This might sound harsh but I believe Lana Turner’s … Continue reading

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Vanity Fair: Rich Cohen: ‘Why Generation X Might Be Our Last, Best Hope’

Source:The Daily Review  “Demographics are destiny. We grew up in the world and mind of the baby-boomers simply because there were so many of them. They were the biggest, easiest, most free-spending market the planet had ever known. What they … Continue reading

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Alan Eichler: Hour Magazine- Gary Collins Interviewing Lana Turner (1982)

Source:The Daily Review There’s a reason why America has a 50 percent divorce rate. That reason is called Hollywood and broader Los Angeles and the LA area where probably 7-8 out of 10 marriages don’t last. Entertainers in Hollywood tend … Continue reading

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Alan Eichler: Robert Osborne Interviewing Lana Turner (1982)

Source:The Daily Review Just to be a little personal when you’re talking about cute Hollywood blondes, Lana Turner is at the top of the list. Even in her late forties and fifties she was still as cute as a little … Continue reading

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The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) CBS Wednesday Night Movie

Source:The Daily Review At risk of sounding old here, when I was growing up in the 1980s and even when I was in high school in the early 1990s. network original movies that were made and produced by the networks, … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: BookNotes With Brain Lamb- David Brinkley: ‘From The New Deal to The Contract With America (1995)’

    Source:The New Democrat  “David McClure Brinkley (July 10, 1920 — June 11, 2003) was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.” From Remember This You could say that David Brinkley saw … Continue reading

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Remember This: C-SPAN- Carl Rutan Interviewing Pat Buchanan in 1988: Back to The 1950s and 1980s

Source:The New Democrat The world that Pat Buchanan was talking about and advocating for in this 1988 interview, simply doesn’t exist anymore and we were moving away from it in 1988 if not only escaped from there by then. Gays, … Continue reading

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