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Louise Lasser Dies: Actress Starred In 'Mary Hartman,' Ex-Wife Of Woody Allen
Louise Lasser turned television anxiety into an art form.
The deadpan actress who became a 1970s cult figure as the title character in Norman Lear’s "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" died of natural causes on Monday, July 6, at her home on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, her close friend Susan Charlotte told The Hollywood Reporter. She was 87.
Lasser played Mary Hartman, a pigtailed Ohio housewife trying to hold herself together through suburban chaos, media overload, family trouble, and absurdly dark twists.
"Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" aired five nights a week from 1976 to 1977 and became a cult…
Walmart Rolls Out Summer Price Cuts On Beef, Soda, These Other Items
Summer shoppers are getting a new round of price relief from the country’s largest retailer.
Walmart announced on Monday, July 6, that it is lowering prices on thousands of items through its summer Rollbacks program, including groceries, household essentials, outdoor living products, toys, and apparel.
The company said the cuts are aimed at helping customers save on cookouts, family trips, pool days, and weekly shopping.
Featured rollbacks at most Walmart stores include:
1-pound 73 percent fresh ground beef roll ($5.94, was $6.74)
Fresh sweet corn on the cob ($0.25 each, was $0.68)…
29 People Died In NJ's Heatwave, Report Says
Twenty-nine people are believed to have died as a result of last week's heatwave in New Jersey, the New York Times reports.
Most of the fatalities were reported in New Jersey's heavily populated central and northern regions, where residents endured several consecutive days of triple-digit heat, the outlet reported, citing the state Department of Health. The heatwave lasted from Wednesday to Saturday. At times, temperatures in parts of the state felt like 110 degrees.
The victims ranged in age from their 30s to their 80s, and were found in homes, cars, and outside, according to Th…
CT Man Who Beat Son, 12, To Death With Baseball Bat Sentenced To Decades In Prison: State
A Connecticut man will spend decades in prison after he admitted to beating his 12-year-old son to death with a baseball bat and trying to kill his teenage daughter, authorities announced.
Anthony Andrew Esposito Jr., 53, of Branford, was sentenced on Monday, July 6, to 40 years behind bars for murder and another 20 years for attempted murder to be served consecutively, the Office of the State's Attorney said.
Judge Tracy Lee Dayton, who imposed the sentence, called the trial "one of the worst cases the court has seen."
State's Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. thanked investigators, f…
