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Yes, there is. Deadline Hollywood and the Motion Picture Television Fund have posted stories. FROM MPTF https://mptf.com/covid-19-mptf-campus/ From Deadline Hollywood: https://deadline.com/2020/04/coronavirus-deaths-mptf-nursing-home-motion-picture-television-fund-1202903192/

Me TOO!!!! Just too surreal for my brain to handle.

Allen Garfield, ‘Nashville’ and ‘The Conversation’ Star Dies of Coronavirus at 80 FROM VARIETY Allen Garfield, an actor who appeared in movies like “Nashville” and “The Stunt Man,” has died of coronavirus, according to his “Nashville” co-star Ronee Blakely. He was 80. “RIP Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in “Nashville”, has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love,” Blakely posted on Facebook on Tuesday. Garfield first appeared on the big screen in the 1968 film “**** Girls ’69” after studying at the Actors Studio in New York with Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. He was known for playing corrupt and villainous businessmen and politicians. His other film credits include Woody Allen’s “Bananas,” “A State of Things, “Until the End of the World” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” and “The Cotton Club.” His final film appearance was in “Chief Zabu,” which was released in 2016 but filmed in 1986. The actor resided at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., after suffering a stroke in 2004. He also had a stroke five years earlier before filming Roman Polanski’s “The Ninth Gate” in 1999. Before becoming an actor, Garfield was an amateur boxer and worked as a sports reporter.

FROM VARIETY Allen Garfield, an actor who appeared in movies like “Nashville” and “The Stunt Man,” has died of coronavirus, according to his “Nashville” co-star Ronee Blakely. He was 80. “RIP Allen Garfield, the great actor who played my husband in “Nashville”, has died today of Covid; I hang my head in tears; condolences to family and friends; I will post more later; cast and crew, sending love,” Blakely posted on Facebook on Tuesday. Garfield first appeared on the big screen in the 1968 film “**** Girls ’69” after studying at the Actors Studio in New York with Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg. He was known for playing corrupt and villainous businessmen and politicians. His other film credits include Woody Allen’s “Bananas,” “A State of Things, “Until the End of the World” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation” and “The Cotton Club.” His final film appearance was in “Chief Zabu,” which was released in 2016 but filmed in 1986. The actor resided at the Motion Picture Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif., after suffering a stroke in 2004. He also had a stroke five years earlier before filming Roman Polanski’s “The Ninth Gate” in 1999. Before becoming an actor, Garfield was an amateur boxer and worked as a sports reporter.

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It's likely TCM could screen a month's worth of prime time programming with "essential" films that have never aired on the channel.

Funny but I never think of George Murphy until I see him in a movie. Certainly talented, for me he doesn't have real "star" quality. I think of him as the Ralph Bellamy of musicals. Just my two cents.

You make a good point. I remember a number of years ago the agent of a friend of mine was trying to get a "and introducing" credit for her on a TV show. The scenario was very much like how you described. Alas the producers said no because she had appeared on TV before.

Every once in a while the credit ...And Introducing - is something of a misnomer. The actor in question has already been in films but the powers want to make it seem like they've discovered a new talent. Case in point... Peter O'Toole - who had already been in several films. Can you name others?

This is a wonderful documentary. I am most fortunate to know Lillian. She is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. This is well worth watching or recording for later viewing. Movie fans know the work of Harold and Lillian Michelson, even if they don't recognize the names. Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more. Through an engaging mix of love letters, film clips and candid conversations with Harold and Lillian, Danny DeVito, Mel Brooks, Francis Ford Coppola and others, this deeply engaging documentary from Daniel Raim offers both a moving portrait of a marriage and a celebration of the unknown talents that help shape the films we love.

If I read that article correctly it seems they may be doing that. I'm hoping anyway. They will be airing NIGHT FLIGHT. I attended that screening at the Festival. I remember how great the chemistry between Robert Osborne and Drew Barrymore was. I distinctly remember thinking at the time that they should get her to co-host THE ESSENTIALS with RO. And, son of a gun, if they didn't do it. I'd love to see their pre-screening conversation again.

You are most welcome. It was my pleasure to do so.

What a wonderful line-up! Thanks TCM!!! All times EST Thursday, April 16 8:00 PM A Star is Born (1954) Opening Night Film at the inaugural 2010 TCM Classic Film Festival, presented by Robert Osborne and Alec Baldwin. 11:00 PM Metropolis (1927) Closing Night Film at the 2010 TCM CFF, this was the North American premiere of a restored version of the film with footage found in 2008 in Argentina, with live score by the Alloy Orchestra. 1:45 AM Luise Rainer: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2011) Recorded at the 1st TCM CFF in 2010 when Ms. Rainer, the first back-to-back Oscar winner for Best Actress, was 100 years old. 2:30 AM The Good Earth (1937) Presented at the 2010 TCMCFF with Luise Rainer in attendance. 5:00 AM Neptune’s Daughter (1949) Presented at the 2010 TCM CFF at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel pool on Opening Night, with Esther Williams and Betty Garrett in attendance and featuring a performance by the Aqualilies. Friday, April 17 6:45 AM The Seventh Seal (1957) Shown as part of a tribute to Max Von Sydow at the 2013 TCM CFF, with the actor in attendance. 8:30 AM She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) Introduced by Keith Carradine, at the 2016 TCM CFF. 10:30 AM Sounder (1972) Presented at the 2018 TCM CFF with Cicely Tyson in attendance, who was honored prior to the screening with a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX. 12:30 PM A Hard Day’s Night (1964) This world premiere restoration was introduced by Alec Baldwin and Don Was at the 2014 TCM CFF. 2:00 PM Eva Marie Saint: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2014) Recorded in front of a live audience at the 2013 TCM CFF as part of a tribute to Eva Marie Saint. 3:15 PM North by Northwest (1959) Presented at the 2010 TCM CFF with Eva Marie Saint and Martin Landau in attendance. 5:45 PM Some Like It Hot (1959) Presented at the 2010 TCM CFF with Tony Curtis in attendance. 8:00 PM Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015) West Coast premiere at the 2016 TCM CFF, with Lillian Michelson and director Daniel Raim in attendance. 10:00 PM Deliverance (1972) A cast reunion was presented at the 2013 TCM CFF, with Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jon Voight and director John Boorman in attendance. 12:00 AM The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Presented in 3D at the 2018 TCM CFF, this was introduced by Dennis Miller. 1:30 AM Grey Gardens (1975) Presented at 2014 TCM CFF as part of a tribute to Albert Maysles, who was in attendance. 3:15 AM Night Flight (1933) Out of circulation for over 50 years, this was introduced by Drew Barrymore, granddaughter of the film’s star John Barrymore at the 2011 TCM CFF. 5:00 AM Kim Novak: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2013) Taped in front of a live audience at the 2012 TCM CFF, as part of a tribute to Kim Novak. Saturday, April 18 6:00 AM The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) Presented at the 2011 TCM CFF with Nancy and Tina Sinatra and Vicki Preminger in attendance. 8:00 AM Mad Love (1935) Introduced at the 2019 TCM CFF by Bill Hader with actress Cora Sue Collins in attendance in the audience. 9:15 AM Double Harness (1933) Introduced at the 2016 TCM CFF, by James Cromwell, the son of director John Cromwell. 10:30 AM Vitaphone Shorts: Baby Rose Marie the Child Wonder (1929) Don’t Get Nervous (1929) Lambchops (1929) Presented at the 2016 TCM CFF, as part of a program celebrating “90th Anniversary of Vitaphone,” by the founder of the Vitaphone Project, Ron Hutchinson. 11:00 AM Sergeant York (1941) The first Festival program to screen at the newest venue of the TCM CFF, the Legion Theater at Post 43, this was introduced in 2019 by Andrew Jackson York, the son of Sergeant Alvin C. York and grandson, Gerald York. 1:30 PM Safety Last! (1923) The first of four Harold Lloyd films presented at the TCM CFF, this was accompanied by live orchestra and music composed and conducted by Robert Israel, in 2010, and introduced by Suzanne Lloyd. 3:00 PM They Live by Night (1949) Presented at the 2013 TCM CFF and introduced by Susan Ray, widow of director Nicholas Ray. 4:45 PM Faye Dunaway: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2017) Taped in front of a live audience at the 2016 TCM CFF, as part of a tribute to Faye Dunaway. 5:45 PM Network (1976) Presented as part of a tribute to Faye Dunaway at the 2016 TCM CFF, with the actress in attendance. 8:00 PM Casablanca (1942) A perennial favorite, this film has been presented three times at the TCM CFF, including a screening introduced by Peter Bogdanovich and Monika Henreid in 2010. Peter Bogdanovich will return to co-host this on-air screening. 10:00 PM The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Presented at the 2010 TCM CFF, it was introduced by Peter Bogdanovich and David Kamp. Peter Bogdanovich with co-host this on-air screening. 11:45 PM Night and the City (1950) Presented at the 2012 TCM CFF by Eddie Muller. 1:30 AM Norman Lloyd: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2016) Recorded in front of a live audience as part of a tribute to Norman Lloyd, at the 2015 TCM CFF; Mr. Lloyd was 100 at the time of the taping. 2:30 AM The Lady Vanishes (1938) Presented at the TCM CFF in 2013 with Norman Lloyd in attendance to talk about his friend, Alfred Hitchcock. 4:15 AM The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) The largest orchestral presentation to date at the TCM CFF was this 2016 screening, with live orchestra and the UC of Berkely Alumni Chorus (under the direction of Dr. Mark Sumner) performing an original score by Richard Einhorn. Sunday, April 19 6:00 AM Jezebel (1938) Presented at the 2017 TCM CFF by TCM Backlot winner Tiffany Vazquez. 7:45 AM The Set-Up (1949) ) Introduced at the 2018 TCM CFF introduced by Noir Alley host Eddie Muller and actor/filmmaker Malcom Mays, who did a live reading of the poem the film is based on. 9:00 AM Peter O’Toole, Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012) Recorded in front of a live audience, and part of a tribute to Peter O’Toole at the 2011 TCM CFF. 10:00 AM Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Screened as part of a tribute to Anne V. Coates, ACE, at the 2015 TCM CFF, with the Oscar-winning editor in attendance. 2:00 PM Red-Headed Woman (1932) Presented at the introduced by film historian and author Cari Beauchamp at the 2017 TCM CFF. 3:30 PM Auntie Mame (1958) Presented at the 2012 TCM CFF, introduced by Todd Oldham. 6:00 PM Singin’ in the Rain (1952) Presented three times to date at the TCM CFF, in 2010, 2012 and 2017 editions, with guests over the years including: Debbie Reynolds, Stanley Donen, and Todd Fisher and Ruta Lee. 8:00 PM Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016) Floyd Norman was slated to be honored with a tribute at the 2020 TCM CFF. 9:45 PM The Hustler (1961) The 2020 TCM CFF included a tribute to the actress Piper Laurie. 12:15 AM Baby Face (1933) Longtime festival guest Bruce Goldstein intended to present a special presentation at the 2020 TCM CFF, about the censorship of the film and footage added back in decades later, to this popular pre-Code film. 1:45 AM Bardelys the Magnificent (1926) Serge Bromberg was scheduled to present this recently restored silent with musical accompaniment at the 2020 TCM CFF. 3:30 AM Victor/Victoria (1982) Julie Andrews was slated to attend the screening of this film, at the 2020 TCM CFF.

Loved seeing Alicia Malone and Eddie Muller together on Noir Alley Saturday night. The have great chemistry. Seeing them discuss two more foreign noirs last night, DEATH OF A CYCLIST and PALE FLOWER was quite informative and, yes, entertaining. Watching the two of them reminded me of TCM's version of Tex and Jinx. Awesome programming! Thanks TCM!

Posted By SueSueApplegate Wednesday at 09:18 AM FYI: An earlier report on social media from the countessdelave indicates that TCM's Charles Tabesh has been working on special programming for TCM that will air during the regularly scheduled dates for the #TCMFF 2020... I hope all of our pass holders enjoy this treat on our favorite channel, as well as regular fans of TCM. During this difficult time in our nation's history, TCM remains a comfortable, virus-free place to gather with our friends. _____________________________________________________ Thanks, Charlie! Glad to know great minds think alike! LOL!😊

Country Music Singer Kenny Rogers Dies At 81 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Country music singer Kenny Rogers has died, his family shared Friday in a statement. He was 81. According to the family, Rogers died Thursday “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.” In a career that spanned more than six decades, Rogers left an indelible mark on the history of American music with chart-topping hits like, “The Gambler,” “Lady,” Islands In The Stream,” “Lucille,” “She Believes In Me” and “Through The Years.” Rogers was a Country Music Hall of Fame Member, a six-time CMA Awards winner, three-time Grammy Award winner, recipient of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and CMT Artist of a Lifetime Award honoree in 2015. The family said in the statement that they were planning a small private service due to the coronavirus pandemic. They said they looked forward to celebrating Rogers’ life publicly with his friends and fans at a later date.

Country Music Singer Kenny Rogers Dies At 81 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Country music singer Kenny Rogers has died, his family shared Friday in a statement. He was 81. According to the family, Rogers died Thursday “peacefully at home from natural causes under the care of hospice and surrounded by his family.” In a career that spanned more than six decades, Rogers left an indelible mark on the history of American music with chart-topping hits like, “The Gambler,” “Lady,” Islands In The Stream,” “Lucille,” “She Believes In Me” and “Through The Years.” Rogers was a Country Music Hall of Fame Member, a six-time CMA Awards winner, three-time Grammy Award winner, recipient of the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and CMT Artist of a Lifetime Award honoree in 2015. The family said in the statement that they were planning a small private service due to the coronavirus pandemic. They said they looked forward to celebrating Rogers’ life publicly with his friends and fans at a later date.

Happy to agree with you on all counts! Thought you would especially appreciate the Brophy nod.

TCM has added at least two new "What A Character" segments to their line-up: Ned Sparks and Edward Brophy! Both are excellent. Thanks, TCM!

Now you have to realize I was not speaking of showing a movie in an empty theatre! That would be pretty goofy! I was speaking of airing the films on TCM and doing in studio guest interviews like they do every month!

Admittedly not the same as being there in person could/should TCM air the films as they were to be seen at the festival this year? Beside possible rights issues and, perhaps, scheduling conflicts with the scheduled stars, TCM could have said stars co-host with Ben, Leonard Maltin, Alicia Malone etc. before the film airs. There's still plenty of time to make some of this happen. Would be interesting. Thoughts?

I once saw Duck and Cover on the old Ed Sullivan show. I thought they were hilarious. Really known for their night club gigs. I wish they had done more television appearances.

‘Seventh Seal,’ ‘Star Wars’ Actor Max von Sydow Dies at 90 Max von Sydow, the tall, tragic-faced Swedish actor whose name was virtually synonymous with the films of Ingmar Bergman, has died. He was 90. Variety has confirmed that the actor died on Sunday. Von Sydow, who became Bergman’s symbol for the modern man in such films as “The Passion of Anna” and “Shame” after making his Bergman debut as the errant knight in “The Seventh Seal,” also had an unusually prolific career in Hollywood and international films. He made his American debut in the role of Jesus Christ in George Stevens’ turgid 1965 epic “The Greatest Story Ever Told” and went on to make strong impressions with audiences in “The Exorcist,” Woody Allen’s “Hannah and Her Sisters,” David Lynch’s “Dune,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “Hawaii,” “Conan the Barbarian” and “Awakenings.” Von Sydow worked for other Scandinavian directors as well, drawing an Oscar nomination for his role in Bille August’s “Pelle the Conqueror” and starring in Jan Troell’s acclaimed two-part epic “The Emigrants” and “The New Land.” Most recently, the actor starred in “Game of Thrones” as the Three-Eyed Raven. He also appeared in “Kursk: The Last Mission” (2018) and “Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (2017). In 2014 he was cast in J.J. Abrams’ continuation of the “Star Wars” saga, “Episode VII — The Force Awakens” as Lor San Tekka. In 1955, the young actor was spotted by Bergman, for whom von Sydow worked onstage for a year before starring in “The Seventh Seal,” the film that put the director on the international map. Von Sydow became Bergman’s on-screen alter ego and a regular Bergman player along with Gunnar Bjornstrand, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom and Liv Ullman. He starred in “The Magician” and “The Virgin Spring” (a heart-breaking performance) and had a small role in “Wild Strawberries.” Von Sydow also starred in Bergman’s more personal, contemporary films such as “Hour of the Wolf,” “Shame,” “Through a Glass Darkly,” “Winter Light,” “The Passion of Anna” and “The Touch.” His clouded countenance expressed Bergman’s spiritual anguish with modern life. He continued to appear onstage in Sweden and appeared briefly on Broadway twice: in 1977 in the Strindberg portrait “The Night of the Tribades,” which also starred Bibi Andersson and Eileen Atkins, and in 1982 opposite Anne Bancroft in “Duet for One.” Despite such stage work, however, von Sydow worked regularly in English-language films, becoming one of the few foreign actors to do so. He was cast, somewhat strangely, in the central role of Christ in Stevens’ 1965 widescreen epic “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” and for several years in villain-type roles in films such as “The Quiller Memorandum,” “Hawaii,” “The Kremlin Letter” and “The Night Visitor.” He was the central figure in William Friedkin’s 1973 blockbuster “The Exorcist” and would reprise the role of Father Merrin in “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” directed by John Boorman in 1977. He also played the title role in the philosophical but bizarre film adaptation of Herman Hesse’s “Steppenwolf,” in 1974, and he racked up more bad-guy roles in “Three Days of the Condor” (menacing assassin), “Flash Gordon” (comicbook supervillain) and the James Bond film “Never Say Never Again” (it is said von Sydow had been offered the role of Dr. No, which he turned down in favor of the Christ role in “The Greatest Story Ever Told”). He even played Satan in 1993’s Stephen King adaptation “Needful Things.” “Because I am a Swede, not an Englishman or an American, the parts I’m offered are always foreigners. And there aren’t that many American films with nice foreigners. Mostly they’re villains, and villains are usually too much cliche,” he once said. He also took unchallenging roles in the likes of “Conan the Barbarian” and “Judge Dredd” but had a somewhat more complex part in Lynch’s “Dune” adaptation. Occasionally more was demanded of him, and he worked extensively with another Swedish director, Jan Troell, first in the multipart “4 x 4,” in 1965, then in two-part epic “The Emigrants” and “The New Land,” with Bergman co-star Liv Ullman, in the early ’70s and Troell’s Hollywood failure “Hurricane” in 1979. He later starred as the hard-working prole in Bille August’s “Pelle the Conqueror,” for which the Academy finally recognized him, nominating von Sydow for best actor. He subsequently starred in August’s “The Best Intentions” in 1992 and had a role in August’s “Jerusalem” in 1996. Also in 1996, the actor starred again for Troell: The New York Times said, “In ‘Hamsun,’ Jan Troell’s epic study of the author’s fall from grace, Max von Sydow gives a career-crowning performance as the cranky, hearing-impaired writer who marched to a different political drum from most of his countrymen.” Von Sydow also found time that year to do a stirring turn in director Ullman’s “Private Confessions,” based on a script by Bergman. But it was not only Scandinavian helmers that drew the best from him: Italian director Francesco Rosi used the actor to good effect in his 1975 political tale “Cadaveri eccellenti,” and Woody Allen gave him an introspective role as a tortured artist in “Hannah and Her Sisters.” He also starred in Andrei Konchalovsky’s film version of “Duet for One,” opposite Faye Dunaway; as a good-hearted German ship’s captain in “Voyage of the Damned”; and in Wim Wenders’ “Until the End of the World.” In 1988 he dipped into directing with a Danish-language adaptation of Herman Bang’s novel “Katinka.” Von Sydow was nominated for an Emmy in 1990 for his role in the HBO thriller “Red King, White Knight.” In 1991 he provided the narration of Lars von Trier’s “Europa,” and the following year the actor rose above the material and gave a fine, funny performance in European co-production “The Silent Touch.” Variety was pleased with Von Sydow’s performance in 1999’s mediocre “Snow Falling on Cedars”: “By far the most delightful member of the cast is von Sydow, who now looks like a beautifully aged carved statue and has a great time providing intelligent and wryly hammy nuances to his characterization.” During the 2000s, as the actor headed into his 70s, he was somewhat less busy, with roles in the high-profile “Minority Report,” “Rush Hour 3,” “Shutter Island” and “Robin Hood”; he also recurred as Cardinal Von Waldburg on Showtime’s “The Tudors.” Von Sydow had a small role in 2007’s critically acclaimed “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” and was so grateful for the excellent script that he wrote a thank-you letter to screenwriter Ronald Harwood. The actor told the New York Times that, in his late 70s, he was working less only because of the dearth of quality material. (Musing on the actor’s long list of roles in less than top-quality films, Vincent Canby declared in 1992, “Since his vintage years with Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow has seemingly worked without stop around the world playing roles that don’t come up to his instep…. He’s one of the cinema’s great underused resources.”) In 2011 von Sydow appeared in Stephen Daldry’s post-9/11 drama “Incredibly Loud and Incredibly Close” as a grandfatherly but mute figure. The Village Voice said, “The standout performance, unsurprisingly, is from 82-year-old von Sydow who, communicating with brief notes on tearaway notebook pages and ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ tattoos on his palms, puts a profound amount of nuanced inflection behind every accompanying expression.”

I'm in. Can we have a dedicated thread for that? Although I have to say I'm relieved not to have seen an ad in over a month. So I'm hoping that phase is over... Wonder what the next scam, I mean TCM venture will be?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/ann-e-todd-golden-age-child-star-of-intermezzo-and-more-dies-at-88/ar-BB1062IZ?li=BBnbfcL Todd’s family announced the news on Sunday. She died from complications of dementia on Feb. 7. As a child, Todd starred in nearly 40 films, appearing opposite Hollywood greats like Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Ronald Reagan, Basil Rathbone, Maureen O’Hara, and Edward G. Robinson. Her most recognizable role came in Bergman’s screen debut, 1939’s Intermezzo, as a young pianist and the daughter of Leslie Howard’s Holger Brandt, a married violinist falling for Bergman’s accompanist. Todd also notably portrayed Charles Boyer’s child in 1940’s All This, and Heaven Too, where Bette Davis acted as her governess. She played a younger version of Linda Darnell in Blood and Sand, as well as one of Jeanette MacDonald’s daughters alongside Elinor Donahue and Jane Powell in 1948’s Three Daring Daughters. Some of Todd’s other notable films include Tower of London with Basil Rathbone, Destry Rides Again with Marlene Dietrich, Dr. Ehrlich’s Magic Bullet with Edward G. Robinson, Kings Row with Ronald Reagan, and How Green Was My Valley with Maureen O’Hara. Her final screen role was as one of two daughters on early ABC sitcom The Stu Erwin Show, which ran from 1950-1953. Todd was born Ann Phillips on Aug. 26, 1931. She made her film debut in 1938’s Zaza starring Claudette Colbert, but after her success as a young actress, she left Hollywood entirely and moved to Berkeley, Calif., where she eventually obtained a Master’s in library science in 1959 and an MA in 1960. She went on to work as a reference librarian at U.C. Berkeley from 1960-61 and then again from 1970-90. In 1951, she married Robert David Basart, a music professor and contemporary music composer she met in Berkeley. They were happily married until his death in 1993. In addition to her work as a librarian, Todd founded Fallen Leaf Press in 1974, a small press dedicated to music reference books and scores. They published 70 works before she closed the business in 2000. In 1993, the Music Library Association honored Todd with a lifetime achievement citation. She is survived by her daughter Kathryn, son Nathaniel, and three grandchildren.