His latest book is "The Platinum Age of Television: From 'I Love Lucy' to 'The Walking Dead,' How TV Became Terrific." He also is TV critic and guest host for NPR's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross. (CNN) The recent death of Diana Rigg was announced, in some quarters, by a headline noting that a Game of Thrones actress had died at age 82. That honor went to Honor Blackman, who soon went to playing Pussy Galore opposite Sean Connery's James Bond in Goldfinger. But Rigg and her character, when they arrived in 1966, became immediate international sensations (the show was produced in England, but exported worldwide, including here in the US).

Source: CNN September 10, 2020 21:45 UTC