SANDY KOZEL
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
(February 4, 1902 – August 26, 1974)
Jerry Ivan Allison (August 31, 1939 – August 22, 2022)
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jerry Allison, who played to screaming crowds as a member of the 1950s rock band Buddy
Holly and the Crickets and co-wrote some of their biggest hits,
died Monday.
Allison’s writing contributions included co-penning “That’ll Be
the Day” and “Peggy Sue.” He said he also co-wrote “Not Fade
Away” with Holly but went uncredited, due to the producer
allegedly switching his own name in instead.
From left: Jerry Allison, Joe B. Mauldin, and Buddy Holly.
Virginia Ann Marie Patton Moss
(June 25, 1925 – August 18, 2022)
(Fox News) – The last surviving adult cast member of Frank Capra’s classic holiday film It’s a Wonderful Life, Virginia Moss passed
away on August 18th at an assisted living facility in Albany, GA.
at age 97.
Moss starred in the 1946 film as Ruth Dakin Bailey, the wife of Harry Bailey (Todd Karns) and the sister-in-law of the main character
George Bailey, portrayed by James Stewart. Moss was the last
living adult actor who had worked on the film, though several
It’s a Wonderful Life actors who appeared in the film as children
are still alive, such as Karolyn Grimes, who shared a tribute to
Moss on her personal Facebook page.
Moss is kissed by James Stewart from It’s a Wonderful Life.
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
AMC Theatres announced Thursday that it will play Grease in 135
of its theaters this weekend as a way of paying tribute to the
Paramount film’s iconic star, the late Olivia Newton-John. She
died Aug. 15 at her ranch in Southern California.
The cost per moviegoer will be $5, with $1 of every ticket sold
going to AMC’s charitable fund, AMC Cares. The proceeds will
be donated to breast cancer research.
First released in 1978, Grease is still considered one of the most enduring film musicals of all time.
