‘Mr. Baseball’ Bob Uecker, Brewers announcer, dies at 90
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the…
The Amazing Kreskin dies at 89: George Kresge Jr. wowed fans
NEW YORK — George Joseph Kresge Jr., who was known to generations of TV watchers as the mesmerizing entertainer and mentalist the Amazing Kreskin, has died…
Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85
NEW YORK — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number…
TV’s uber host, Johnny Carson, proves a perilous biographical subject
Book Review Carson the Magnificent By Bill Zehme with Mike ThomasSimon & Schuster: 336 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Ties…
Jimmy Fallon is a departure from predecessors on ‘The Tonight Show’
On Tuesday night, NBC will air a two-hour special celebrating Jimmy Fallon’s 10 years as host of “The Tonight Show.” It’s a clip show, which…
Hank Bradford, head writer for Johnny Carson’s ‘Tonight Show,’ dies at 88
Hank Bradford, who served as head writer for “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers,” died Jan. 18 in…