On April 7, 1970, the legendary actor John Wayne (above) won his first—and only—acting Academy Award, for his star turn in the
director Henry Hathaway’s Western True Grit.
                                        (1907–1979)
(FoxNews) – Celebrities far and wide took to Twitter on Tuesday
to honor late Hollywood icon George Segal following news of
his death due to complications from bypass surgery.
Segal appeared regularly on ABC’s “The Goldbergs“ and was
nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for his supporting performance
in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?“
Henry Darrow (Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez)
(September 15, 1933 – March 14, 2021)
Darrow known for his role as Manolito “Mano” Montoya
on the 1960s NBC television series The High Chaparral
Original release: September 10, 1967 – March 12, 1971
On February 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom M*A*S*H bows out
after 11 seasons, airing a special two-and-a-half hour episode
watched by 77 percent of the television viewing audience. It was
the largest percentage ever to watch a single TV show up to that
time.
Set near Seoul, Korea, behind the American front lines during
the Korean War, M*A*S*H was based on the 1968 novel by Richard
Hooker and the 1970 film produced by 20th Century Fox and
directed by Robert Altman. Its title came from the initials for the
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital.
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer
(December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021)
Christopher Plummer, the legendary actor best known for
his roles in “Sound of Music” and “All the Money in the
World,” died in his home in Weston, Connecticut after
suffering complications from a fall.
Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer while filming The Sound
of Music (1965).
