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| Legendary film critic Gene Shalit dies at the age of 100 | Gene Shalit, who served as film critic for NBC's Today show for four decades until 2010, has died at the age of 100. "The Today show was an extraordinary era for him," his family said in a statement Friday, confirming Friday that the beloved TV personality "passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life." He was recognizable on the film journalism circuit by his wild hair, handlebar mustache, bow-ties and puns. Shalit also penned reviews and interviews for Look, Ladies Home Journal, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, TV Guide, Seventeen, Glamour and McCall's, and was a frequent contestant on game shows such as What's My Line? and To Tell the Truth. |
| Drake's 'Iceman' tops U.S. album chart for 3rd week | Drake's Iceman is the No. 1 album in the United States for a third straight week. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart dated Saturday is Ella Langley's Dandelion, followed by Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem at No. 3, Noah Kahen's The Great Divide at No. 4 and Paul McCartney's The Boys of Dungeon Lane at No. 5. Rounding out the top tier are Michael Jackson's Thriller and Number Ones at Nos. 6 and 7, Wallen's One Thing at a Time at No. 8, Aespa's Lemonade at No. 9 and Drake's Habibti at No. 10. |
| Famous birthdays for June 13: Stellan Skarsgard, Macklin Celebrini | Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include: -- Writer William Butler Yeats in 1865 -- Writer Dorothy L. Sayers in 1893 -- IAAF Hall of Fame runner Paavo Nurmi in 1897 -- Musician Carlos Chvez in 1899 -- Radio/TV personality Ralph Edwards in 1913 -- International Tennis Hall of Fame member Don Budge in 1915 -- Nobel economics laureate John Forbes Nash in 1928 -- Artist Jeanne-Claude in 1935 -- Artist Christo Vladimirov Javacheff in 1935 -- Actor Malcolm McDowell in 1943 (age 83) -- Former U.N. |
| 'Gomer Pyle,' 'That Girl' star Ronnie Schell dies at 94 | Actor and Air Force Veteran Ronald Schell died Friday of natural causes in Los Angeles, his publicist confirmed. He was 94. Schell began performing standup at the Purple Onion nightclub in San Francisco, Calif. while a senior at San Francisco University. He continued to perform in Las Vegas through his death. Credited as Ronnie Schell, he played Duke Slater on the military comedy Gomer Pyle, USMC. When his series with Goldie Hawn, Good Morning World, only lasted one season, he returned to Pyle with Duke promoted to corporal. He appeared on That Girl as Ann Maire's (Marlo Thomas) agent, Harvey Peck. |
| 'House of the Dragon' cast tease 'bigger and badder' Season 3 | HBO Max is teasing House of the Dragon Season 3. The streaming service shared a featurette, titled "Gearing Up for War," for the season Friday featuring Matt Smith, Emma D'Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Ewan Mitchell, series co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal and other cast members and crew. House of the Dragon is a fantasy drama inspired by the George R.R. Martin book Fire & Blood. The show takes place about 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the HBO drama based on Martin's Song of Ice and Fire book series. Season 3 will continue the story of the Dance of the Dragons, a war of succession that tore apart House Targaryen. |