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Ina Garten’s own account of buying a Hamptons food store in 1978, selling it, starting her Food Network show in 2002, and her clash with Martha Stewart’s team.

Valerie Bertinelli’s own account of leaving Food Network, what unnamed sources told Variety, and what we still do not know about the end of her run.

Natalie Schafer was 63 when she became Lovey Howell. Here is how her age stayed hidden, how she died in 1991 and where her estate went.

Jim Backus was Mr. Magoo and Thurston Howell III. Here is his real story, from a wealthy Cleveland suburb to his death from pneumonia in 1989.

Alan Hale Jr. played the Skipper for 98 episodes after three decades of Westerns. Here is his real story, from the Coast Guard to his death at 68.

Lauro Eklund of Mountain Men went from 26th in his 2024 Iditarod rookie run to 8th in 2026. Learn his family, dogs and race record.

Gary Muehlberger was a trapper on Port Protection Alaska who died in a house fire in March 2021. See his story, the fire marshal’s finding and his dog Trapper.

Mary Miller moved from Oakland to Port Protection, Alaska, and left the show after season 7. See her story, her skills and what is known about where she went.

Sam Carlson is the self-taught inventor and fisherman known as The Engineer on Port Protection Alaska. See his family, his sons and his 2022 health scare.

Curly Leach, David Squibb and Stuart Andrews are Port Protection Alaska regulars. See where each man lives, how he earns a living and what is known about him.

Connor McMahon runs Feral Racing in Carcross, Yukon, and stars in Mountain Men: Wild North. See his Iditarod results, his dogs and his path to the trail.

Four reality TV faces have official Iditarod results: Jessie Holmes, Connor McMahon, Lauro Eklund and Stan Zuray. Compare their finishes and shows.

Jersey Jon is Jon Szalay, a New Jersey furniture restorer and longtime friend of Mike Wolfe. See how he became a full-time American Pickers cast member.

Earl Hamner Jr. created The Waltons and Falcon Crest and wrote eight Twilight Zone episodes. See his life from Schuyler, Virginia, to his death in 2016.

See the Hooterville reunion movies: Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981), Return to Green Acres (1990) and The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993).

Pat Buttram played con man Mr. Haney on Green Acres after years as Gene Autry’s sidekick. See his Disney voices, family, the rural purge quote and his death.