Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston)
(October 1, 1938 – February 17, 2023)

(The Hollywood Reporter) – Stella Stevens,
the screen siren of the 1960s who brought
sweet sexiness to such films as The Nutty
Professor, Too Late Blues and The Ballad
of Cable Hogue, has died. According to her
son, actor-producer-director Andrew Stevens,
she died today in Los Angeles. He said “She
had been in hospice for quite some time with
Stage 7 Alzheimer’s.”

Stella Stevens and Michael Landon in an
episode of “Bonanza” on NBC.  

Stevens and Jerry Lewis from 
“The Nutty Professor” (1963).

Frank Sinatra died in 1998 at age 82 and was buried in a cemetery
not far from Palm Springs, California. Possibly to aid him on his
journey to the afterlife, the late superstar was buried with a pack
of Camel cigarettes and a bottle of Jack Daniels. Loaded with two
of his best companions, his epitaph was derived from one of his
classic hits, “The Best Is Yet To Come.”

Jo Raquel Welch (September 5, 1940 – February 15, 2023

(FOXNEWS) – Actress Raquel Welch died Wednesday at her
home in Los Angeles, following a brief illness.

The superstar catapult to fame in the sixties with "Fantastic
Voyage" and "One Million Years B.C."

Welch starred alongside a few of Hollywood’s leading men
through the years, including Frank Sinatra, Robert Wagner,
James Stewart, Dean Martin and Burt Reynolds.

Burt Freeman Bacharach (May 12, 1928 – February 8, 2023)

(Bloomberg) — Burt Bacharach, who
became one of the 20th century’s most
celebrated songwriters with hits
such as Walk on By and Raindrops Keep
Fallin’ on My Head, has died. He was 94.

 

  
TIM MAGUIRE

James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955)

James Dean was one of those rare stars whose persona became
more famous than any of his films — and yet he would only live
to see one of those films released. The adaptation of Steinbeck’s
epic novel “East of Eden” (1955).

James Dean’s brief yet iconic time in the spotlight came to an
abrupt end when he died in a tragic car accident . The details
of his death remain both perplexing and disturbing to this day.