Lily Tomlin, 74, and her longtime partner, Jane Wagner, 78, married on Tuesday, Dec. 31, after 42 years together, her rep confirmed exclusively to Us Weekly. The couple said "I do" in a private ceremony in L.A. on New Year's Eve. "They are very happy," her rep tells Us.Liz Smith first reported the two had tied the knot in her column on Jan. 3. "It was an eventful New Year's Eve," she wrote. "My longtime friends, Lily Tomlin and her love, the writer Jane Wagner, got married on the eve of 2014...My wish is that their happiness will be as great as their combined talents."Wagner reportedly made her writing debut with the CBS afternoon special J.T. (1969), for which...
- 1/8/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
In the past decade or so, Hollywood has chucked out a few so-called holiday films, like Last Holiday and This Christmas. And while those films may satisfy the holiday film appetite of some, I'm still a sucker for that old-school; those holiday films from a more simple time-- you know . . . the 70's, 80's, and 90's. You're probably saying, "That wasn't that long ago." But trust me when I tell you that they don't make them like they used to. Take the 1969 TV movie J.T. for example . . . The Robert M. Young-directed J.T. originally aired on CBS, and starred Ja’net Dubois, Helen Martin, and a young Kevin Hooks in the lead role as J.T. Gamble, "a shy, withdrawn...
- 12/3/2013
- by Emmanuel Akitobi
- ShadowAndAct
Throughout the month of December, TV Editor Kate Kulzick and Film Editor Ricky D will review classic Christmas adaptions, posting a total of 13 each, one a day, until the 25th of December.
The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on Christmas movies. Today is Christmas day!
J.T. (1969)
Directed by Robert M. Young
Teleplay by Jane Wagner
What’s it about?
Produced for a Saturday morning children’s anthology on CBS, J.T. premiered to such rave reviews, the network scheduled it again a week later in a prime time slot. The Christmas special Follows J. T. Gamble (Kevin Hooks), a shy, withdrawn Harlem boy who befriends a sick, one-eyed, old and badly injured alley cat days before Christmas. Showing compassion and responsibility, J.T. secretly nurses the feline back to health.
Review:
Those who have seen J.T. will...
The catch: They will swap roles as Rick will take on reviews of classic television Christmas specials and Kate will take on Christmas movies. Today is Christmas day!
J.T. (1969)
Directed by Robert M. Young
Teleplay by Jane Wagner
What’s it about?
Produced for a Saturday morning children’s anthology on CBS, J.T. premiered to such rave reviews, the network scheduled it again a week later in a prime time slot. The Christmas special Follows J. T. Gamble (Kevin Hooks), a shy, withdrawn Harlem boy who befriends a sick, one-eyed, old and badly injured alley cat days before Christmas. Showing compassion and responsibility, J.T. secretly nurses the feline back to health.
Review:
Those who have seen J.T. will...
- 12/25/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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