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R.I.P. George Wendt, Norm from ''Cheers'' and comedy familiar face
Raise a frosty glass of beer to the actor, who also appeared several times as one of the Chicago Superfans on SNL talking about "da Bears". Wendt was 76 years old.

Natalie Schafer was typecast as a wealthy woman but didn’t care about money
She had a very rich career — in more ways than one!

According to Christopher Lee, The Mummy was a grueling film experience
Screams, stunts, and scars: Christopher Lee’s Hammer years were horror for the actor, too!

The Dick Van Dyke Show: How Carl Reiner's innovations redefined TV comedy
The production used some innovative techniques to keep the show fresh.

Young fans would approach Henry Winkler in tears because of Happy Days
"It was a show that brought the entire family under one television," said Winkler.

Dick Van Dyke discovered a love for comedy while starring in a Christmas pageant as a child
Van Dyke could make people laugh in the most unexpected places, even as a child.

The future was ripped out from under the Brady Bunch kids
Here's the story... of how one of TV's most beloved sitcoms was unceremoniously canceled, with no care shown to its child stars.

The Big Valley ran into a few issues while shooting the second season of their show in California
The Golden State wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

R.I.P. Charles Strouse, composer of ''All in the Family'' theme song and Broadway classics ''Annie'' and ''Bye Bye Birdie''
"Those Were the Days" reached 43 on the Billboard Charts and joined many of Strouse's other successful songs, like "Tomorrow", "Put on a Happy Face", and "You've Got Possibilities". The composer was 96.

Which Frankenstein movie were these actors in? Only hardcore fans will remember!
Grab your pitchfork, it's time for action!

How the M*A*S*H finale gave Jamie Farr an identity crisis about his own importance
"Am I really that important?" asked the actor.

The directors of The Blair Witch Project said that hearing audiences laughing at the film was a good thing — here's why
"When people laugh during the first sections of the film, we pretty much have them," said one of the directors of the horror film.

The author of the original M*A*S*H novel wasn't a fan of the television adaptation
It seems that the series wasn't for everyone.

Child-actor Janet Ann Gallow had fond memories of her time working with Lon Chaney Jr., even though he played a monster, on the set of The Ghost of Frankenstein
Underneath all that monster makeup, there couldn't have been a kinder man.

Here's why the creator of The Fugitive didn't care about the show's ratings
"The ratings don't mean a damn thing to me," said Huggins.

The Blair Witch Project's Heather Donahue: ''Nothing I do will ever surpass what I did at 24''
The movie's Heather was dead to the world, resurrected, and had to prove she was alive again, all before her mid-20's.

People were encouraged not to audition for The Blair Witch Project, according to one of the film's stars
The filming process was described as "hell" in the same advertisement.

Daily Andy Griffith Quote Quiz: ''Otis Sues the County''
Hey... Who said that?!

Filming Harry-O in San Diego came with a unique set of challenges for series star, David Janssen
"The biggest private detective work I do every day is trying to figure out our scripts," said the actor.

Despite their similar personalities, Lon Chaney Jr. said that he was a very different actor than his father
The phrase "like father, like son" was only partially true.

The cast of The Blair Witch Project went through a horror movie of their own to shoot the film
"They were always off-balance."
Gunsmoke rejected its radio star— and made TV history anyway. Here's the surprising story of how Matt Dillon leapt from radio to the small screen
Find out why the transition wasn't particularly smooth for those involved.

Daily Andy Griffith Quote Quiz: ''Three Wishes for Opie''
Hey... Who said that?!

The priest that served as an advisor for the M*A*S*H film helped William Christopher prepare for his role as Father Mulcahy in the television adaptation
Christopher also shared his own methods of developing the character.

The creator of The Fugitive took a shot at Batman, calling the show's audience ''children, morons and status seekers''
It was Dr. Richard Kimble versus Bruce Wayne...

Burnett, Brady, or O’Connor: Which Carol (or Carroll) said it?
Pick a Carol, any Carroll!

One of Florence Henderson’s real-life children had a small role on The Brady Bunch
She took her role as a mother seriously, both on and off screen!

Is this the title of a very real documentary or a fictional found-footage horror film?
Can you trust your own mind?

Allan Kayser (Bubba on Mama's Family) on auditioning for Vicki Lawrence
The show had already aired for two seasons, plus Lawrence was already a legend from her time on The Carol Burnett Show. That's some serious pressure!

Lon Chaney Jr. didn't want to be typecast as a ''monster''
The actor was tired of playing the thing that goes "bump" in the night.

Here's why you never saw Don Knotts faint on The Andy Griffith Show
One of the show's key writers kept it out of scripts. Find out why!

The Big Valley producers knew they had something special on their hands when it came to casting the series
"We were careful to select the right people for our pilot," said the show's producer, Arthur Garner.