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Save this story for later. Gavin MacLeod, who appeared on two massively successful television series in the 1970s and 80s, died on Saturday, as first reported by Variety. From 1970 until 1977, MacLeod played the newsroom head writer Murray Slaughter at Minneapolis television station WJM on the witty and highly influential Mary Tyler Moore Show. He quickly followed with the leading role as "Your Captain," Merrill Stubing, on The Love Boat. That ship sailed from 1977 to 1986, with five additi...

Died: May 11, 2021. NORMAN Lloyd, who has died in his sleep aged 106, had an eighty-year career on stage, screen and radio that saw him at the forefront of some of theatre and film’s most maverick moments. Blessed with a commanding presence that belied his slight stature, he worked with Orson Welles, Charlie Chaplin and Alfred Hitchcock, and came into contact with other groundbreaking artists, including Bertolt Brecht, and composers Arnold Schoenberg and Hanns Eisler. In the 1930s, Ll...

Build a Tiny OLED Display Subsystem 4 hours ago SSD1306 Out on a Cheap Date We live in an era where huge display screens are commonplace. But embedded systems often demand small displays, hopefully with low-overhead control electronics. In this project article, Jeff endeavors to design and build a low-cost 128×64 OLED display subsystem using an 8-bit MCU and I2C interfacing. Topics Discussed What are the choices in small displays How to craft a stripped down character scheme How to implement t...

Maria von Trapp is the most beloved character from "The Sound of Music," but the person who inspired her wasn't so kind on set

The most exciting upcoming movies of 2021 and beyond Jack Shepherd © Provided by Total Film Dune If youre reading this, youre probably busy planning out your next dozen or so trips to the cinema. Theatres are opening back up again, and that means there are plenty of movies on the horizon that you should be getting excited for. Below, weve laid out some of the biggest new movie releases that you should be looking forward to in the next 12 months. Whether its a hair-raising hor...

Skip to main content Below Deck and Kandi Burruss Spinoffs, Southern Charm-Summer House Mashup Among New NBCU Cable Shows Kate Aurthur, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Before NBC Universal’s upfront presentation on Monday to advertisers, the company announced dozens of new shows for Bravo, E!, USA Network, Oxygen and SYFY. In the press release, 33 new unscripted shows were announced along with 30 shows returning to the suite of channels. Among the highlights is a new “Below Deck” spinof...

By Jennifer Drysdale‍ Ron Tom/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Rest in peace, Norman Lloyd. The actor, producer and director died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. He was 106.  Lloyd was best known for his role in Alfred Hitchcocks 1942 film Saboteur; his character tumbled to his death from the top of the Statue of Liberty in the films conclusion. He also starred ​as Dr. Daniel Auschla...

(Welcome to  Out of the Disney Vault, where we explore the unsung gems and forgotten disasters currently streaming on Disney+.) Hollywood’s eras come in waves. It’s hard to imagine now, because we’re still in the crest of the current one, but the superhero era is a wave that will eventually – yes, really, even if it takes decades – ebb. Before superhero movies, there were blockbusters of vastly more stripes, somehow managing to avoid interconnected universes or the like. The Walt Dis...

Scholarships will go to neediest students. 2:24 pm, May 10, 2021 × Warren Skarren was a 1966 graduate of Rochester Community and Technical College. (Contributed Photo) Rochester Community and Technical College has received a $75,000 gift from the charitable trust of a late Hollywood screenwriter who worked on such blockbusters as "Top Gun" and "Batman." The donation will be used to fund scholarships for students with financial need, with the neediest students receiving full rides st...