Then and Now

Exclusive November 29

‘Animal House’ star John Belushi ‘didn't have a prayer', couldn't escape drugs: co-star

On March 5, 1982, "Saturday Night Live" star John Belushi shot a “speedball," a mixture of coke and heroin. He was found dead at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles.

Old Hollywood November 19

Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall’s son says young people 'not aware of the past,' don't know his famous parents

Humphrey Bogart, the Oscar winner and original Rat Pack member who starred in films like “Sabrina," “The Maltese Falcon" and “The African Queen," died in 1957. He was 57.

Exclusive November 17

‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Melissa Gilbert ‘had to leave Los Angeles’ to age gracefully

Melissa Gilbert, the former child star of "Little House on the Prairie," described why she had to leave Los Angeles to accept getting older in the public eye.

Exclusive November 10

‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Melissa Gilbert says Michael Landon had sense of humor in final days

Michael Landon, the “Bonanza" actor who starred as Charles Ingalls on “Little House on the Prairie," died three months after publicly announcing his pancreatic cancer diagnosis.

Exclusive October 27

Beatle Paul McCartney helped John Lennon win back Yoko Ono after star cheated with another woman: pal

From late 1973 through 1974, John Lennon embarked on his “Lost Weekend" in Los Angeles while being separated from his wife, Yoko Ono. They later reunited.

Exclusive October 22

Beatle John Lennon, Yoko Ono received grim prediction before legend's murder: friend

John Lennon was gunned down outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota, on Dec. 8, 1980, at age 40. Elliot Mintz wrote a memoir about their friendship.

Exclusive October 19

‘The Love Boat’ star Jill Whelan credits mom for never being arrested in Hollywood

"The Love Boat" was a sitcom that aired from 1977 to 1987. It told the romantic and often comical tales of the passengers and crew of the Pacific Princess, a cruise ship.

Illness October 16

‘Little House on the Prairie’ star Melissa Gilbert says Michael Landon’s ‘brutal’ cancer ‘decimated him’

Michael Landon, who starred in "Bonanza" and "Little House on the Prairie," died in 1991 at age 54. The cause of death was pancreatic cancer. He died three months after announcing his diagnosis.

Illness October 14

Elizabeth Taylor’s addiction to drugs, alcohol led to family intervention, son says: ‘We were all petrified’

Elizabeth Taylor struggled with an addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs while married to Senator John Warner. Her son, Christopher Wilding, helped stage an intervention.

Exclusive October 12

'Hart to Hart' stars Stefanie Powers, Robert Wagner 'leaned on each other' after tragic deaths of their lovers

After actor William Holden’s death in 1981, his partner Stefanie Powers launched the William Holden Wildlife Foundation (WHWF), a nonprofit, in his honor.