While watching The Twilight Zone marathon on the SyFy Channel over the holiday weekend, I got caught up in an episode titled “Caesar and Me,” starring Jackie Cooper as a ventriloquist who is at the mercy of Caesar, his dummy. Ventriloquists and their woo

Donald Himes. Composer and piano player of theme song for the long running CBC TV children’s show Mr. Dressup. He died in Mohamed Bouazizi. Tunisian fruit vendor who set himself on fire in December to protest against government indifference succumbed to

As 2011 comes to a close, let's remember those figures from television history who left us during 2011. Some were far too young. Others lived into their 10th decade. Some were household names, like Harry Morgan ("Dragnet," "M-A-S-H"), Andy Rooney ("60 Mi

Spring 2011 milestones included the killing of Osama bin Laden, the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, and the resignation of Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel. We also watched the last Oprah Winfrey Show, savored the Dallas Ma

Memories of the departed often depend on where you are in the timeline. Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo. Apple CEO Steve Jobs delivers a keynote address at the 2005 Macworld Expo. For those old enough to remember

The death of actress Elizabeth Taylor in March was probably the most notable celebrity death of 2011. A star since her childhood in movies such as "National Velvet," the violet-eyed, British-born Taylor's long reign as a movie queen and her tumultuous pe

The Associated Press An April, 1998 file photo of Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed May 2, 2011 during a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan.AP ATLANTA — They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the

ATLANTA — They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the end, they both suffered violent deaths befitting their fearsome reputations. Perhaps no two deaths in 2011 transfixed the world more than those o

They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the end, they both suffered violent deaths befitting their fearsome reputations. Perhaps no two deaths in 2011 transfixed the world more than those of terrorist l

MGM child star Margaret O’Brien , Tinseltown crier of the 1940s, won lasting fame as Judy Garland ’s little sister Tootie Smith in the movie musical Meet Me in St. Louis. The film’s most iconic moment: O’Brien, then age 7, sobbing as Garland introduces