Thom Cardwell, 79, of Philadelphia, a screenwriter, film producer, queer icon, and local celebrity, died Jan. 2 in Germantown ...

dancing every day on “American Bandstand.” “We were like miniature rock ‘n’ roll stars. We had fans, we had groupies,” said Steve Colanero, 56, a dancer from 1959 to 1961 and now ...

PHILADELPHIA — Thom Cardwell, 79, of Philadelphia, a screenwriter, film producer, queer icon, and local celebrity, died Jan. 2 in Germantown after a yearlong battle with health complications.