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Jane Morgan Weintraub, singer, nightclub entertainer, Broadway performer and ubiquitous TV presence in 1950s and ’60s, died Monday of natural causes in Naples, Florida. She was 101.

Her family announced her death, saying, “Our beloved Jane passed away peacefully in her sleep.”

As Jane Morgan, the singer was a popular and ubiquitous presence on television variety shows from the Golden Age of the 1950s well through the 1960s and even into the early 1970s. She appeared on The Johnny Cash Show in 1971, where she answered the Man in Black’s “A Boy Named Sue” with “A Girl Named Cash,” which was written for the show by Martin Mull.

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She is thought to hold the record for female singers appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show – 50 times in all.

Born Florence Catherine Currier in Newton, Massachusetts, on May 3, 1924, Morgan raised by a...

As 2024 comes to a close, we here at JoBlo.com would like to take a moment to pay tribute to some of the people who sadly passed away this year. Our deepest respect goes out to everyone in the industry we have lost, and our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of those who died in 2024. These talented individuals will always be remembered for their impact on the world of film and television.

In Memory Of…

David Soul

David Soul died on January 4th at the age of 80. The actor was best known for playing Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson on Starsky & Hutch alongside Paul Michael Glaser.

Although Starsky & Hutch would become one of the most iconic shows of the ’70s, Soul and Glaser had no clue it would become as successful as it did. “We didn’t have a clue it was going to be so successful.

The world is now a lot less funny, as legendary entertainer Rip Taylor has passed away. Boasting such nicknames as the "King of Confetti" and "The Crying Comedian," Taylor was widely known for his unique appearance and comedic delivery, making him a popular name in the nightclub scene. Taylor had also made a wide variety of television appearances across many decades as well. His over-the-top personality, trademark mustache, and habit of dousing others with confetti made him instantly memorable for anyone who's ever seen him. Sadly, Taylor died after suffering from a seizure last week which landed him in the ICU. He was 84 years old.

After a particularly rough childhood, Taylor worked as a congressional page before enlisting in the United States Army and serving in the Korean War. This led to the start of his career in comedy, as Taylor began performing stand-up in restaurants and clubs while stationed abroad.

Stand-up comedian and flamboyant star of film and TV Rip Taylor died Sunday in Beverly Hills, Deadline has learned. He was 84.

Known for his confetti-clad campy comedy, Taylor was born Charles Elmer Taylor in Washington D.C. on January 13, 1935. His comedy career started when he joined the U.S. Army and started to perform stand-up in clubs around the world where he developed a signature bit where he would cry and beg for the audience to laugh.

Taylor would go on to become known as “The Prince or Pandemonium”, “”The Master of Mayhem”, “The Crying Comedian” and “The King of Camp and Confetti”. He appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show nearly 20 times as well as The Jackie Gleason Show. On TV, he appeared on The Monkees and lent his voice to animated series including The Addams Family as Uncle Fester and Here Comes the Grump in the ’70s. He continued to...

Tony Hale is one of eight men to have won the Best Comedy Supporting Actor Emmy twice and he’ll have his final shot — for “Veep” at least — to upgrade to an even more exclusive club next month of three-time champs. If Hale does pull through with the win, he will stand alone in one way in the group: He’d be the only three-time champ who never had consecutive victories of any kind.

Just five men have scored a trio of statuettes in this category, all of whom won at least two Emmys back to back: Art Carney, Ed Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” 1971-72, ’75), Michael Richards (“Seinfeld,” 1993-94, ’97), Brad Garrett (“Everybody Loves Raymond,” 2002-03, ’05) and Jeremy Piven (“Entourage,” 2006-08).

Hale’s previous triumphs came in 2013 and 2015, and he is one of three men, the others being “Modern Family’s” Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell, to have won this category twice this decade.

Tony Hale is one of three people to have won two Best Comedy Supporting Actor Emmy Awards this decade, the others being “Modern Family” stars Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrell. If he wins again for the seventh and final season of “Veep,” he’d join an elite group of three-time champs in the category.

Only five people have won exactly three comedy supporting actor Emmys: Art Carney, Ed Asner, Michael Richards, Brad Garrett and Jeremy Piven.

Three is not the record number of wins in the category though. Don Knotts triumphed five times for “The Andy Griffith Show,” while David Hyde Pierce (“Frasier”) and John Larroquette (“Night Court”) have four victories each.

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Currently seeking his sixth bid as Selina’s bag man Gary, Hale converted his first nomination into a win in 2013; he scored his second statuette in 2015. He,...

Hollywood's oldest working actress, Connie Sawyer, died at home after an incredibly long and prolific career. Connie reportedly passed away at her Woodland Hills home. Unclear exactly how, but she was 105 ... so presumably it's related to her age.  The longtime actress got her start in Tinseltown at the age of 18, and has over 140 acting credits to her name -- most of which were TV roles. Sawyer's been on a number of hit shows over her six-decade career,...

On Sunday, April 15, 1990, television viewers were introduced to a new half-hour comedy from Fox: In Living Color. The Hollywood Reporter's original review is below.

It's hip. It's cool. It's fabulous. It's Fox Broadcasting Co.'s In Living Color, the new half-hour ensemble comedy from comedian writer-producer Keenen Ivory Wayans (I'm Gonna Git You Sucka).

Drawing its inspiration from the streets, In Living Color represents comedy-variety in the '90s, much like The Jackie Gleason Show did for comedy in the '50s and the '60s.

Where Gleason had his June Taylor Dancers,...