Da’Vine Joy Randolph has signed on to star in director Will Ropp’s indie dark comedy “Dedicated to Morris Burke.” The Oscar winner plays Judy Brooks, who discovers that the final novel of her late best-selling author husband isn’t dedicated to her like all the others. Instead, it’s dedicated to a man named Morris Burke. Judy
Randolph Mantooth, known for playing paramedic Johnny Gage in “Emergency!” Television series from the 1970s, died on July 9 in Ventura. He was 80 years old. Mantooth rose to fame in 1972 when he was cast in “Emergency!”, which introduced audiences to the paramedic profession. He co-starred with Kevin Tighe on the popular NBC series