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LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF TV SERIES DIES

Flo (TV Series 1980–1981) - IMDb
Aired on CBS from August 31, 1976, to March 19, 1985.

Polly Holliday - IMDb
Polly Dean Holliday (July 2, 1937 – September 9, 2025)


(FOX) – Polly Holliday, best known for her role as Flo on
the beloved sitcom "Alice,"
died
September 9th at her
home in Manhattan. New York City from an apparent
bout of pneumonia.She was 88.
 

Hollywood Flashback: 'Alice' Served Up a Hit for CBS in 1976

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SHE MADE A FORTUNE OUT OF CENSORSHIP

Young Mae West, before the glam.     
    
 File:Mae West Allan Warren.jpg - Wikimedia Commons   
   
Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

Actress, singer and writer, Mae West, whose provocative persona
and sex-tinged one-liners were showcased in Broadway and film
roles. Her career spanned more than seven decades.

In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked her 15th among the
greatest female screen legends of classic American cinema.

Sheet music cover of "Ev'rybody Shimmies Now" with a photo of Mae West in 1918
Sheet music (1918)

Amazon.com: She Done Him Wrong : Mae West, Cary Grant, Owen Moore, Gilbert  Roland, Lowell Sherman: Movies & TV
A 1933 pre-Code American crime/comedy film.


1933

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ACTRESS IS 59 YEARS YOUNG TODAY

26 Pictures of Young Halle Berry

Halle Berry hopes a Black woman wins Best Actress Oscar this year

I Feel Like Halle Berry's Flippy 2025 Oscars Bob Is Smiling at Me — See  Photos | Allure

Star who was the first African American to win a Best
Actress Oscar, known for roles in "Monster’s Ball"
and "Bullworth."

Amazon.com: Monster's Ball - BLURAY [Blu-ray] : Billy Bob Thornton, Taylor  Simpson, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Marc Forster, Lee Daniels: Movies & TV
   2001

Kidnap (2017) - IMDb
2017

Is Halle Berry's KIDNAP the worst movie of the summer? Or the year? -  SportsAlcohol.com

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SEX SYMBOL FOUND DEAD ON THIS DAY IN 1962

George Barris's last photo of Marilyn Monroe, taken on Santa Monica beach  on July 13, 1962 : r/OldSchoolCool
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)
(born Norma Jeane Mortenson)


Note: One of the last few photos of Marilyn Monroe taken
weeks before her death.

On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead
in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying nude on
her bed, face down, with a telephone receiver in one hand.

Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression, were
littered around the room. After a brief investigation, Los Angeles
police concluded that her death was “caused by a self-administered overdose of sedative drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.”

Marilyn Monroe - Wikipedia

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WKRP TV STAR HAS PASSED AT AGE 79

The Hair Hall of Fame: Happy Birthday, Loni Anderson

Elle ✨ on X: "Loni Anderson's career really took off when she became a  blonde, but I think she was even more gorgeous as a brunette!   #LoniAnderson https://t.co/KsA7g54bcx" / X

REST IN PEACE: Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station's  empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," has died.  https://www.wlwt.com/article/loni-anderson-dies/65585483

(AP) – Loni Anderson, who famously portrayed receptionist
Jennifer Marlowe in the comedy "WKRP in Cincinnati," has
died.

According to a statement to the Associated Press, Anderson
died at a Los Angeles hospital following a "prolonged" illness.

WKRP in Cincinnati - Wikipedia

The Ten Best WKRP IN CINCINNATI Episodes of Season Three | THAT'S  ENTERTAINMENT!

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