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Memorial Day movie classics: WWII films pay tribute to women
Not every war film produced by Hollywood during World War II revolved around the men who served in combat. There were also films that focused on the vital role women were playing during the global conflict, including dramas about military nurses who...
Tags: Ginger Rogers, Health and Medical Professionals, Trumbo (movie), Dick Haymes, Joan Blondell
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Armed Forces Radio Service entertained during World War II
During World War II, the Armed Forces Radio Service kept the troops entertained with the "Command Performance" and "Mail Call" radio shows. These musical-variety broadcasts were produced for American men and women serving in the war and were only heard by...Tags: Ginger Rogers, Apple iPad, Nelson Eddy, Fred Allen, Judy Garland
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More for Your Money: Free Wi-Fi access growing but not universal
Getting online while traveling has never been easier. Getting online for free is still hit-or-miss. Travelers run into a patchwork of free versus paid as they trek from airports to planes to hotels. Speed also varies widely, from fast enough to stream...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation Industry, Hotels and Accommodations, John Wayne, JetBlue Airways
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Classic Hollywood: A dark 'Great Gatsby'
Noir City: Hollywood, 14th Annual Festival of Film Noir opens Friday at the American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre with a rare screening of the 1949 adaptation ofF. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." "The Great Gatsby"? Rarely have the words...
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Bob Hope Airport may dump $14,600-a year luxury valet parking
L.A. NOWApparently there is a limit on how much people are willing to pay to pamper their car and save a few minutes, even in car-crazy L.A. An effort at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank to provide super luxury valet parking...... -
Bob Henry dies at 92; TV producer and director
Bob Henry, an Emmy Award-winning television variety-show producer and director who produced Nat King Cole's groundbreaking musical variety program in the 1950s and helped make Flip Wilson a household name as the producer of his hit comedy-variety show...Tags: Gladys Knight, The Carpenters (music group), NPR, Entertainment Events, Perry Como
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Southern California Close-Ups: San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on April 24, 2011. Revised and expanded in January 2012. The San Fernando Valley is 260 square miles of suburbia. Actually, make that suburbia on nutritional supplements. And antidepressants. With perhaps a little cosmetic surgery south...Tags: The Galleria, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Science and Technology, Amusement and Theme Parks, Michael Connelly
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Market forces are at play at regional airports
Some days, the terminals at L.A./Ontario International Airport can be as quiet as a ghost town.
The number of passengers using the airport — about 40 miles east of downtown Los Angeles — dropped to about 4.4 million in 2011 from 6.8 million...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, George Clooney, Transportation, John Wayne, Up in the Air (movie)
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Spring storm brings record rainfall to areas of Southland
L.A. NOWA spring storm made Friday the rainiest April 13 on record in downtown Los Angeles, according to the National Weather Service. Records were also set in other parts of Southern California. The downtown area received 0.48 inches of rainfall, breaking...... -
Grapevine reopens as record-setting rainstorm moves out
L.A. NOWThe California Highway Patrol reopened Interstate 5 through the Grapevine on Saturday morning after closing the freeway because of snow. The storm that caused the snow as well as rain is moving out, but a wind advisory remains in effect...... -
'The Artist' wins three top Oscars, including best picture
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers"The Artist," the black-and-white silent film about Hollywood’s rocky transition to the “talkies,” took the biggest honors at the 84th Academy Awards on Sunday night, including best picture, director and lead actor. It was a night...Tags: Artists, Bret McKenzie, Photography, Woody Allen, Arts
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Pedestrian killed near entrance to Bob Hope Airport
L.A. NOWA motorist struck and killed a pedestrian near the south entrance of Bob Hope Airport, police said....
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