Ace Frehley, Prunella Scales, Diane Ladd, and Gilson Lavis Dies

Some more music and film stars to report on here.

These artists were guitar players and a founding member of the band KISS; a movie and TV star an actress in the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers; was a movie star in such as Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, and TV like Kingdom Hospital; and a drummer in bands like Squeeze and for Jools Holland.

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Cheers – Doyle’s Space: SitCom Hall of Fame

Where everybody knows your name.

“Cheers” is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, for 11 seasons and 275 episodes. Created by James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles, the show is set in a bar named Cheers in Boston, Massachusetts. The show’s name is a play on the idea of a place where everyone knows your name, which became its iconic theme song’s tagline.

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Fawlty Towers – Doyle’s Space: SitCom Hall of Fame

Fawlty Towers is my 6th inductee, and 1st British, into my SitCom Hall of Fame

“Fawlty Towers” is a British television sitcom that is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedy series in television history. Created by and starring John Cleese, it originally aired for two series (seasons) in 1975 and 1979, with a total of 12 episodes.

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