Movies
Anthony Franciosa, the rakishly handsome, cleft-chinned actor who came to fame on Broadway in the 1950s and had a long career in Hollywood as a star in five TV series, including “The Name of the Game” and “Matt Helm,” has died.
Jan. 21, 2006
California
They’re an elite group, the honorary mayors past and present on the Westside.
May 18, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Celebrity cast, scripts in hand, to perform in Rubicon event.
March 15, 2001
Cafe Plays gives directors, actors and writers 101/2 hours to create.
March 16, 2006
Never on Sunday (TMC Sunday at 10:30 a.m.)
March 29, 1992
Television
Willie Nelson will star in, co-produce and write the score for “Stagecoach,” a remake of John Ford’s classic 1939 Western with John Wayne.
Feb. 2, 1986
James Luisi, a character actor adept at portraying hard-boiled detectives and gangsters and remembered for his long-running role as Lt.
June 20, 2002
You can find yourself at a smart cocktail party or a prestigious social function feeling unaccountably dead on your feet.
June 18, 1986
Michael Vincente Gazzo, who as a writer shocked a relatively naive world in the 1950s with his piercing examination of a family torn apart by drug addiction in “Hatful of Rain,” and then earned accolades as an actor, is dead.
Feb. 25, 1995
Archives
The resurgence of prime-time quiz shows has brought with it high ratings but also various headaches, including the occasional angry contestant irked by what he feels to be an ambiguous or misleading question.
Feb. 9, 2000