Tom Bower, an actor who had a five-decade career in Hollywood in films such as “Die Hard 2” and “Nixon” and the TV show “The Waltons,” died last month, his family said on Thursday. He was 86. His sister Mary Miller told the Hollywood Reporter that Bower died in his sleep at home in Los … Read more
Oftentimes in recent years, the eccentric Bill Walton, a lover of nature and the Grateful Dead, could be seen on a Pac-12 broadcast in a tie-dye shirt, finding new ways to make broadcast partner Dave Pasch laugh. The UCLA legend, two-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer, who died Monday at 71 after a … Read more
From his eccentric rants to his trademark “Conference of Champions” quote, not to mention the zany attires and his four championships spanning college and the pros, Bill Walton left an indelible mark on the sports world. A Hall of Fame player who won two titles with the Trail Blazers, Walton died Monday at the age … Read more
Ralph Waite was determined to make an unforgettable impression on his TV wife Michael Learned. It was 50 years ago that “The Waltons,” a series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II, premiered in 1972. The surviving cast is reuniting at The Hollywood Museum on Nov. 17 to meet with … Read more