Jesse Singer articles

The 70s gave us some of the most memorable wives in television history. Some were sweet. Some were glamorous. Some were funny, fiery, or endlessly patient with the men they married. Looking back now, we were wondering...which one would you have married?

We all have regrets—but when you're a global superstar, those regrets sometimes come with millions of streams. These songs were chart-toppers, viral hits, or fan favorites… but the artists behind them wish they'd never seen the light of day.

For nine seasons, Pat Harrington Jr. made millions laugh as Schneider, the swaggering superintendent on One Day at a Time. He became one of the most familiar faces on 70s television. But behind that larger-than-life character was a man whose final years would look very different.

Every decade also had a few genuinely funny shows that somehow slipped into the TV attic and out of the public conversation. Well, we’re talking about them again. How many of these great shows do you remember?

Ursula Andress had fame, money and one of the most iconic moments in movie history. Decades after walking out of the ocean in that white bikini, all she wanted to do was enjoy a quiet retirement. But instead, she uncovered what she described as years of deception that left her awake at night.

Their faces are beautiful and familiar to anyone who watched television and went to the movies in the 70s. Their names, however...well, that’s a very different story. Pretty sure most people can’t name even one of these actresses. Can you?

Richard Deacon had one of those faces you never forgot. Bald head. Thick black glasses. That wonderfully irritated expression. For millions of viewers, he was Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show. But the man audiences thought they knew was only a small part of the story.

Hollywood once treated these men as if they would be famous forever. Their faces filled movie screens, fan magazines and bedroom walls. Women swooned, studios made fortunes and their names needed no introduction. Today, say those same names to someone born after 2000 and prepare for a very blank stare. So...how many do you remember?

For decades, Sophia Loren kept a box filled with pieces of her past. Then she finally opened it—and out came the story of a decision that could have rewritten two of Hollywood’s most famous lives. One choice. Two completely different futures. And Cary Grant refusing to make it easy.