Raquel Welch
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Feig, Christopher Meloni Remember Raquel Welch: “A True Icon”
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Feig, Jackie Hoffman and Christopher Meloni are among the Hollywood notables paying tribute to Raquel Welch, who died at age 82. Welch’s management confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. The star was known for such film roles in the 1960s and ’70s as Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., […]
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Raquel Welch, Star of ‘One Million Years B.C.,’ Dies at 82
Raquel Welch, the almond-eyed sex symbol who turned a doeskin bikini into one of the most iconic cinematic images of the 1960s, has died. She was 82. Welch’s management company told The Hollywood Reporter that she died Wednesday morning following a brief illness. Her son, Damon Welch, confirmed that she died Wednesday at her home […]
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John Richardson, British Actor in ‘She’ and ‘One Million Years B.C.,’ Dies of COVID-19 at 86
John Richardson, the British actor who starred opposite Ursula Andress in 'She' and Raquel Welch in 'One Million Years B.C.,' died Tuesday of COVID-19 complications. He was 86.
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Raquel Welch Pays Tribute to Director Stanley Donen: “Are You Kidding? He’s Legendary!”
Actress Raquel Welch reminisces on how 'Singin' in the Rain' director Stanley Donen, who died at 94 on Feb.?21, cast her as Lust in 1967's 'Bedazzled.'
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Bob Mackie Costumes for Cher and Carol Burnett Up for Auction
Julien's Auctions is putting iconic Bob Mackie costumes up for auction, including those worn by Cher, Carol Burnet, Raquel Welch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more.
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Box Office: ‘How to Be a Latin Lover’ Wows Mexican Audiences
The hit comedy starring Eugenio Derbez and Salma Hayek opened No. 1 in Mexico, outperforming 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.'
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Hollywood Flashback: When Raquel Welch, Fired and Replaced by an Actress 15 Years Younger, Sued MGM (and Won)
"What they did was use me to get financing for the movie, then they dumped me for Debra [Winger], which they’d been planning all along," says Welch, who filed a $24 million breach of contract suit when the company abruptly booted her from the lead role of 1982's 'Cannery Row.'
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