Jessica Klein, an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer who was best known for her work on the original “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died of pancreatic cancer on July 13. She was 66.
Her daughter Shira Rose confirmed her passing in a Facebook post.
“My mom passed at 8:21am this morning. It was peaceful. We were together. Will share funeral and shiva information when I know. It will all be here in LA,” Rose wrote.
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Following her diagnosis last November, Klein had been updating friends and followers via Facebook about her battle against cancer, Rose said in a separate post.
Klein joined “Beverly Hills, 90210” in 1991. She would go on to receive writing credits on 30 episodes while producing more than 60 of the hit series. Following the death of her husband and writing partner Steve Wasserman in 1998, she...
Her daughter Shira Rose confirmed her passing in a Facebook post.
“My mom passed at 8:21am this morning. It was peaceful. We were together. Will share funeral and shiva information when I know. It will all be here in LA,” Rose wrote.
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Following her diagnosis last November, Klein had been updating friends and followers via Facebook about her battle against cancer, Rose said in a separate post.
Klein joined “Beverly Hills, 90210” in 1991. She would go on to receive writing credits on 30 episodes while producing more than 60 of the hit series. Following the death of her husband and writing partner Steve Wasserman in 1998, she...
- 8/15/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
Jessica Klein, an award-winning television writer and producer who was a key contributor for six seasons on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” died of pancreatic cancer at her home in Beverly Hills on July 13. She was 66 years old.
Klein’s death was confirmed by her daughter, Shira Rose, who shared that her mother died “fulfilled, surrounded by her biggest fans, her family.”
After moving to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, Klein married Steve Wasserman, her writing partner. The duo collaborated as writers and executive producers on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” launching Klein’s career in prime time.
Klein collaborated on “Just Deal,” Sk8″ and “Scout’s Safari” with Tommy Lynch, her creative partner after Wasserman’s death in 1998. Other notable credits include “Northern Exposure,” “Mancuso,” “FBI,” “Gabriel’s Fire,” “As the World Turns” and “Secret Central.”
Born in Manhattan on March 14, 1956, Klein was raised by her mother, a senior administrator at Weill Cornell Medical College,...
Klein’s death was confirmed by her daughter, Shira Rose, who shared that her mother died “fulfilled, surrounded by her biggest fans, her family.”
After moving to Los Angeles in the late 1970s, Klein married Steve Wasserman, her writing partner. The duo collaborated as writers and executive producers on “Beverly Hills, 90210,” launching Klein’s career in prime time.
Klein collaborated on “Just Deal,” Sk8″ and “Scout’s Safari” with Tommy Lynch, her creative partner after Wasserman’s death in 1998. Other notable credits include “Northern Exposure,” “Mancuso,” “FBI,” “Gabriel’s Fire,” “As the World Turns” and “Secret Central.”
Born in Manhattan on March 14, 1956, Klein was raised by her mother, a senior administrator at Weill Cornell Medical College,...
- 8/14/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
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Jessica Klein, who spent six seasons on Beverly Hills, 90210 as an invaluable writer, producer and story editor, has died. She was 66.
Klein died July 13 of pancreatic cancer at her home in Beverly Hills, her daughter, Shira Rose, announced.
Klein joined the Darren Star-created Fox primetime soap for its second season (1991-92) and received a writing/story by credit on 46 episodes, a story editor credit on 14 episodes and a producing credit on 156 episodes through the seventh season (1996-97).
She worked on the show with her writing partner and then-husband, Steve Wasserman, who died in July 1998 when he fell overboard during a sailing trip from Marina del Rey to Santa Catalina Island. He was 45.
Klein and Wasserman also wrote for the CBS soap opera As the World Turns and for the primetime dramas Northern Exposure at CBS, Mancuso, F.B.I. at NBC and Gabriel’s Fire at ABC.
Jessica Klein, who spent six seasons on Beverly Hills, 90210 as an invaluable writer, producer and story editor, has died. She was 66.
Klein died July 13 of pancreatic cancer at her home in Beverly Hills, her daughter, Shira Rose, announced.
Klein joined the Darren Star-created Fox primetime soap for its second season (1991-92) and received a writing/story by credit on 46 episodes, a story editor credit on 14 episodes and a producing credit on 156 episodes through the seventh season (1996-97).
She worked on the show with her writing partner and then-husband, Steve Wasserman, who died in July 1998 when he fell overboard during a sailing trip from Marina del Rey to Santa Catalina Island. He was 45.
Klein and Wasserman also wrote for the CBS soap opera As the World Turns and for the primetime dramas Northern Exposure at CBS, Mancuso, F.B.I. at NBC and Gabriel’s Fire at ABC.
- 8/14/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Earlier today we posted an interview in which Oscar Isaac talkied about his role as the titular villain in X-Men: Apocalypse, now we have another interview in which he discusses J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This guy's acting career is just blowing up all over the place, and it should be, because he's freakin' talented.
The interview comes from IGN, and in it, he shares his thoughts on the technology of filmmaking, living out his childhood dream, and watching Harrison Ford play Han Solo. As I'm sure you all noticed in the trailer, the movie is going to have a good mix of CGI and practical effects. Talking about the technology of making the movie, Isaac said,
"There was just so much love poured into it and so much care. The thing is, when you rely on the latest technology to tell your story -- and that's it -- that dates.
The interview comes from IGN, and in it, he shares his thoughts on the technology of filmmaking, living out his childhood dream, and watching Harrison Ford play Han Solo. As I'm sure you all noticed in the trailer, the movie is going to have a good mix of CGI and practical effects. Talking about the technology of making the movie, Isaac said,
"There was just so much love poured into it and so much care. The thing is, when you rely on the latest technology to tell your story -- and that's it -- that dates.
- 12/5/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Honey West and T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat, by Win Scott Eckert and Matthew Baugh • Moonstone Books, 180 pages • $6.99 paperback, $5.99 digital
Way, way back in the early-1960s, the Chicago Sunday Tribune had a separate section devoted entirely to books. Books, as Craig Ferguson explains frequently, are bound collections of sequentially numbered pieces of paper called “pages” that are, in fact, extremely long tweets. In that book section of yore, there was a “paperback books” columnist. Paperback books were collections of sequentially numbered pages, each in a size smaller than the original, bound in soft cardboard. At the time, most of these paperbacks cost thirty-five or fifty cents.
Stop shaking your heads, Boomers, and go back to finding nibs for your fountain pens so you can sharpen up your cursive. Yes, we are old. Just deal with it. Being a ComicMix columnist, I am honor bound to digress.
Way, way back in the early-1960s, the Chicago Sunday Tribune had a separate section devoted entirely to books. Books, as Craig Ferguson explains frequently, are bound collections of sequentially numbered pieces of paper called “pages” that are, in fact, extremely long tweets. In that book section of yore, there was a “paperback books” columnist. Paperback books were collections of sequentially numbered pages, each in a size smaller than the original, bound in soft cardboard. At the time, most of these paperbacks cost thirty-five or fifty cents.
Stop shaking your heads, Boomers, and go back to finding nibs for your fountain pens so you can sharpen up your cursive. Yes, we are old. Just deal with it. Being a ComicMix columnist, I am honor bound to digress.
- 7/23/2014
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
The actor and ex-footballer, 48, on having a temper that never goes away, taking a long time to grow up – and his love of hats
I don't tire of playing the bad boys. John Wayne was a cowboy – I'm just the badass that bashes everybody up. It's all right when you think I've been in more than 70 films. I've played the assassin, the debt collector, the thug… It seems like every time I start to grow my hair I get another part.
My mum calls my temper Devilman. They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away. The last time [I had a fight], two years ago, I ended up with 68 stitches in my head. I don't want to go there again.
The less I drink, the more my anger fades. I think that's how it started in the first place. My parents got divorced when I was young,...
I don't tire of playing the bad boys. John Wayne was a cowboy – I'm just the badass that bashes everybody up. It's all right when you think I've been in more than 70 films. I've played the assassin, the debt collector, the thug… It seems like every time I start to grow my hair I get another part.
My mum calls my temper Devilman. They say you calm down with age, but I don't know. It never goes away. The last time [I had a fight], two years ago, I ended up with 68 stitches in my head. I don't want to go there again.
The less I drink, the more my anger fades. I think that's how it started in the first place. My parents got divorced when I was young,...
- 10/5/2013
- by Megan Conner
- The Guardian - Film News
From Buffy to Once Upon A Time, Jane Espenson has written some great TV but her proudest accomplishment is the web series, Husbands, now starting a new season on a new home, The CWSeed. Jane talks about why the show just keeps growing, plus the Alluring Amber Benson fills us in on her guest shot on Husbands and that classic Buffy Musical. And Shark Fever isn’t cooling off. SyFy tosses out another film in the genre, Ghost Shark. We talk to the writer/director about how Sharknado was just a lead in for his film. Oh yeah, and Affleck will be Batman. Just deal with it.
This summer, we are updating once a week – every Friday – but you don’t have to miss any pop culture news. The Point covers it 24/7! Take us Anywhere! The Point Radio App is now in the iTunes App store – and it’s Free!
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- 8/23/2013
- by Mike Raub
- Comicmix.com
This holiday season, grab your loved ones and hold them close. They don't even have to be alive! The dead need some cuddling too what with the whole room temperature body thing. Just deal with the smell and stop complaining!
From the Press Release
Level 33 Entertainment announced today that is has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the holiday zombie comedy “A Cadaver Christmas.”
Level 33 Entertainment plans to release “A Cadaver Christmas” simultaneously on all home entertainment platforms on October 9, 2012.
“We’re thrilled to be able to bring audiences the hilarious and original zombie comedy, “A Cadaver Christmas,” said Sheldon Brigman, Evp of Acquisitions for Level 33 Entertainment. He added, “With its winning combination of gags and gore, the movie has all the makings of a future cult classic.”
This “Grindhouse” inspired film centers on an unlikely group of misfits united by terrifying and bizarre circumstances.
From the Press Release
Level 33 Entertainment announced today that is has acquired the exclusive North American distribution rights to the holiday zombie comedy “A Cadaver Christmas.”
Level 33 Entertainment plans to release “A Cadaver Christmas” simultaneously on all home entertainment platforms on October 9, 2012.
“We’re thrilled to be able to bring audiences the hilarious and original zombie comedy, “A Cadaver Christmas,” said Sheldon Brigman, Evp of Acquisitions for Level 33 Entertainment. He added, “With its winning combination of gags and gore, the movie has all the makings of a future cult classic.”
This “Grindhouse” inspired film centers on an unlikely group of misfits united by terrifying and bizarre circumstances.
- 8/9/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Is Joss Whedon, director of the mega-giganto-hit Avengers, setting his sights on a reboot of Air Bud next? Before you say, "YeahbuhWHUH?" go ahead and read Whedon's letter to his longstanding, loyal fans on the Web site Whedonesque, in which he jokes about his next project, what he can afford now that Avengers is a colossal success, and whether or not the emotional impact of this potentially life-changing event has sunk in…
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Whedon writes:
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true. And change...
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Whedon writes:
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true. And change...
- 5/9/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
There has already been plenty of discussion about the record-breaking opening weekend of The Avengers, which easily exceeded even the most optimistic expectations. Comic book fans are celebrating because it means that they will continue to see even more superheroes on the big screen, while Joss Whedon fans are celebrating because the man has finally caught a break after having so many of his projects fail or die prematurely. It is an interesting situation because even though the success of The Avengers is a result of a lot more than just Whedon's involvement, the box office numbers could give him instant clout and the ability to do almost anything he wants for his next project. Never one to remain silent, Whedon took to his Whedonesque message board this week to thank his devoted fans and to discuss what the success of the film might mean for him. He claims that...
- 5/9/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
As you know, The Avengers is blowing up the box office and will end up being of of the biggest movies of all time. I've seen it twice already, and I am mostly likely going to see it at least one more time. The film's writer and director Joss Whedon took the time to awesomely thank his fans, and posted this entertaining letter on Whedonesque:
The Purple. In Which the guy who comes before "Esque" shares his deep depth, and then links you to a vid of him as a poop coach.
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that...
The Purple. In Which the guy who comes before "Esque" shares his deep depth, and then links you to a vid of him as a poop coach.
"YeahbuhWHUH?"
--Kitty Pryde
Dear Friends,
Well, it's been quite a weekend. Someday, long from now, I will even have an emotional reaction to it, like a person would. I can't wait! But before I become blinded by this "emotion" experience, there's a few things I'd like to say. Well, type.
People have told me that this matters, that...
- 5/9/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The Avengers director Joss Whedon took to official fansite Whedonesque today to thank his loyal fans just days after his comic-book epic smashed box-office records. “People have told me that this matters, that my life is about to change. I am sure that is true,” Whedon wrote. “What doesn’t change is that I’ve had the smartest, most loyal, most passionate, most articulate group of — I’m not even gonna say fans. I’m going with ‘peeps’ — that any cult oddity such as my bad self could have dreamt of. When almost no one was watching, when people probably should have Stopped watching,...
- 5/9/2012
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW.com - PopWatch
Whether you like it or not, with two movies coming out this year on top of shooting two more --yes, that's four projects total -- there's going to be a lot of Steven Soderbergh news in 2012. Just deal with it. EW has dropped two more pictures from the upcoming stripper pic "Magic Mike" with Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matt Bomer showing off their buff bods. We'd like to say there is more info, but it seems all the magazine asked Bomer about was waxing. Seriously. However, we caught up with the director earlier today, and while the pics might suggest something a bit more broad in its approach, Soderbergh told us the film is a comedy, albeit one with a bit of an auteurist twist. "It's funny in the way that [Robert] Altman movies are funny," Soderbergh said, adding there is a "sweetness" to what he describes as a "buddy movie.
- 1/12/2012
- The Playlist
Here's the thing. Don't go into the country or the woods with your friends. It's just not worth it, man. Bad stuff happens there. Just deal with the hustle and bustle of the big city. At least there you can only get killed in semi-normal ways like muggings or getting hit by a vehicle.
Below you'll find two bits of artwork for Leonardo Araneo's Ex Inferis starring Marco Gandolfi Vannini, Jennifer Mischiati, and Roberto Zibetti.
Look for more on this one soon!
Syposis
Six friends decide to spend their holiday together and rent a manor house in the countryside where they can leave behind the madness of city life. Once there, they befriend a priest, Father Elia, who lives alone in the adjoining church. Very soon the party mood turns frightening, as strange phenomena, apparently paranormal, begin happening around the group. It soon turns into a nightmare when one of the friends,...
Below you'll find two bits of artwork for Leonardo Araneo's Ex Inferis starring Marco Gandolfi Vannini, Jennifer Mischiati, and Roberto Zibetti.
Look for more on this one soon!
Syposis
Six friends decide to spend their holiday together and rent a manor house in the countryside where they can leave behind the madness of city life. Once there, they befriend a priest, Father Elia, who lives alone in the adjoining church. Very soon the party mood turns frightening, as strange phenomena, apparently paranormal, begin happening around the group. It soon turns into a nightmare when one of the friends,...
- 11/7/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
These are the highways to hell. For the second straight year, The Daily Beast ranks the roads with the worst rush hour gridlock. How does your commute rank?
More than merely expensive, long commutes are mentally debilitating. They're also completely, absolutely avoidable. With that in mind, The Daily Beast set out to determine, for the second consecutive year, which cities have the worst commutes-and specifically, which stretches of road within each city experience the worst congestion.
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To find America's Highways from Hell, we started with newly released data from traffic-tracking firm Inrix, which culls data from 4 million vehicles nationwide using Gps units and a smartphone application.
We pared and ranked our top 50 worst metropolitan areas for traffic for 2010 using Inrix's Travel Time Tax-the percentage of time it takes to navigate the area's roadways...
More than merely expensive, long commutes are mentally debilitating. They're also completely, absolutely avoidable. With that in mind, The Daily Beast set out to determine, for the second consecutive year, which cities have the worst commutes-and specifically, which stretches of road within each city experience the worst congestion.
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To find America's Highways from Hell, we started with newly released data from traffic-tracking firm Inrix, which culls data from 4 million vehicles nationwide using Gps units and a smartphone application.
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- 3/8/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Williams, Miller—all these playwrights and many more wrote memorable roles that over time have become iconic. For example, when we think of Stanley, we think Brando. Certain lines, too, carry extra weight. You know the ones I mean: "Stelllllaaa!," "To be or not to be," and so on.Actors generally take one of two approaches to such roles. Either they "steal" from others' performances, stage or film, at some point during rehearsals or the run, or else they studiously avoid seeing anyone else in the role and try to erase their memories of others' performances from their mind. For some, though, the course they follow depends on the role itself."It seems everyone who's ever played Dottie Ottley has won a Tony," sighs Deborah Strang, who was in rehearsal for "Noises Off" at Los Angeles' A Noise Within when I called her. Judi Dench is one...
- 11/20/2009
- backstage.com
I have been reading material at conservative sites and the content contributors can’t seem to get over the fact that Britain is in love with president Obama and his wife, Michelle. There are stupid cartoons of Ms. Obama wanting to “fist bump” with Queen Elizabeth, assorted whining about the fuss P.M. Gordon Brown made over the president and the first lady. I think it really gets to these frustrated sub-literates that millions of people all over the world love Barack Obama. They remember clearly the last several years when their born-again Texan went abroad and how well all that went. Perhaps some of these mouth-breathers are reading this screed now. Hey, knuckle-dragger! Isn’t it a downer that president Obama will be received exceedingly well all over the world and perhaps help the entire planet become a more peaceful and prosperous sphere? I know, gets in the way...
- 4/3/2009
- Vanity Fair
Newcomer Erica Durance has landed the coveted role of Superman's future love Lois Lane on the WB Network series Smallville, while Currie Graham has been tapped as a regular on the final season of ABC's veteran drama NYPD Blue. In other series casting news, former Just Deal star Brian Skala has been cast as one of the three leads on NBC's midseason comedy The Men's Room, and Milo Ventimiglia has joined the cast of the NBC drama American Dreams as a recurring. On Smallville, from Warner Bros. TV and Tollin/Robbins Prods., Canadian actress Durance will play Lois as a college freshman with no interest in journalism who comes to Smallville to investigate the death of her cousin Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).
- 7/13/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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