AUGUST 12, 2019 VOL. 7 ISSUE 32
TO THE STARS YOU LOVE
“People
st ay
married
because
th eywant
to,not
because
th e doors
are
locked.”
—PaulNewman
“Ifyouthink
nobody
ca resabout
you, try
missinga
co upleof
payments.”
—StevenWright
What I’ve
Learned
Jokeof the
We ek
INEVERYISSUE
44
HEART
TOHEART
The Talk’s co-host
SherylUnderwood
opensup abouther
di fficultjourneyto
th e top.
58
MYLIFEIN
10 PICTURES
LookbackatCharlize
Theron’sstoried
Hollywoodcareer.
IN THIS ISSUE
18
VALERIEHARPERAsthebeloved
te levisionstar’sconditiongrowsdire,
her familystruggleswith grief,end-of-life
care and mountingmedicalexpenses.
20
SECRETSOFHOLLYWOOD’S
GREATESTYEARHow 1939 birthed
The Wizardof Oz,GoneWiththeWindand
somanymorecherishedAmericanfilms.
42
PERFECTSTRANGERSWhatever
happenedto BronsonPinchot,Mark
Li nn-Bakerandtherestof thehilariouscast
ofthelong-runningtelevisionseries?
reflectson
motherhood,
forgivenessand
aging withdignity.
25 WORDSEARCH
26 CROSSWORD
27 SPOTTHEDIFFERENCE
28 BONUSCROSSWORD
29 HOROSCOPES
30 ENTERTAINMENT
34 BESTOFTV
36 GREATESCAPE
38 GOODFOOD
40 FOREVERYOUNG
Weekly
Bonus
Section
Lange
16
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NE WS FEATURES
4
NEWS NOW
Bo Derek opens
up about her 18-year
romance with John
Corbett. Noah Wyle
hangs with David
Crosby. Comedian
John Cleese reflects
on marriage and life.
8
PICTURE
PERFECT Prince
George turns 6!
A Knots Landing
reunion. Paul
McCartney and Ringo
Starr come together.
David Beckham cools
off on a waterslide.
48
KURT
RUSSELL
The Once Upon a
Time in...Hollywood
actor looks back on
his amazing showbiz
career and happy life
with longtime love
Goldie Hawn.
52
SHA NA NA
The flamboy-
ant ’50s-tribute
rockers are still
doing the hand
jive 50 years after
they played the
Woodstock festival.
FASHION&BEAUTY
54
FASHION
MAVEN
Mix up polished
pieces and funky
flair like Christina
Applegate.
56
AGELESS
BEAUT Y
Turn back the hands
of time with some
re markable neck-
wrinkle erasers.
Antonio
Banderas’
horoscope and
more inside!
50
Big Little Lies star
Reese Witherspoon
reveals how her
three children keep
her grounded.