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Gussy Moran dies at 89; tennis player caused Wimbledon uproar with short skirt
Gussy Moran, who gained both international fame and notoriety by wearing a short skirt and lace panties in the 1949 Wimbledon tennis tournament and who lived a life of celebrity for many years, died Wednesday night in her small Los Angeles apartment in...
Tags: Ted Tinling, Los Angeles Dodgers, Anna Kournikova, Spencer Tracy, Sports
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Andrew Meieran has ambitious vision for Clifton's Cafeteria
The gig: Real estate developer and moviemaker Andrew Meieran, 46, is staking his reputation and millions of dollars on an attempt to revive one of the most beloved restaurants in Los Angeles history — Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway. Known for...
Tags: Entertainment, Halloween, Restaurants, Roman Catholicism, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Friend's love kept tennis star Gussy Moran in the game to the end
Everyone deserves life with dignity in their final years, whether you dug ditches or played tennis on the world's most famous stages. Gertrude "Gussy" Moran did the latter. She also got that deserved dignity because of the extraordinary kindness of a...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Nursing, Tennis, Wimbledon Championships, Alice Marble
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Studios relying more on outside funding to make award contenders
For this awards season, Hollywood came through with a bumper crop of movies that were critical and fan favorites. But in many cases, the big studios themselves can't take much of the credit. Among the films basking in Oscar nominations — and...
Tags: Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, The Social Network (movie) , Entertainment Events, The King's Speech (movie)
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Buzz of the Melvins talks Redd Kross and NYE at the Alexandria
On Monday night at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, punk bands the Melvins and Redd Kross will team up to greet 2013 with volume, riffs and (hopefully) a few drum solos. The hotel, which in its prime played host to luminaries including...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Celebrities, Burritos, Dick Clark, Foods and Beverages
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Movie books go between the covers with Hollywood's elite
Are you a film buff who received a holiday gift certificate for books? Not to worry. Here's a post-Christmas guide to three books about legendary cinema stars, and a fourth about some of Hollywood's bit players. "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies":...
Tags: Entertainment, William Wellman, Mary Pickford, Entertainment Events, Celebrities
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Shopping: Beach-town boutiques from Venice to Laguna
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticWith summer in full swing, it's time to hit the beach — for sunning, yes, but also for shopping. There's a new level of sophistication in shopping along the coast. Locally owned boutiques with a curated point of view are changing the flavor of...Tags: Nanette Lepore, Isabel Marant, Alexander Wang, Quiksilver Incorporated, Stella McCartney
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City Beat: Chaplin hat among Hollywood treasures on auction block
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L.A. federal courthouse named national landmark
L.A. NOWThe federal courthouse on Spring Street downtown--site of the first ruling that public school segregation was unconstitutional--was declared a national landmark Wednesday by the Interior secretary.... -
Campanile closing? The dining scene loses a standard-setter
Los Angeles Times Restaurant CriticThe restaurant business is remarkably volatile, and anyone who has spent much time around it is used to seeing his or her favorites sputter out of business after good long runs. You grow up going to Angeli, you have your first date there, you become a...Tags: Wines, Rivera, Restaurants, Breads, Soups
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Classic Hollywood: The movies at work
As far back as Louis Lumière's 1895 "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon" 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.¶There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor's 1928 "The Crowd"), satires...
Tags: Betty Hutton, Entertainment, Jessica Lange, Charlton Heston, Comedy (genre)
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Los Angeles' Hollywood legacy is an auction house dream
Norma Shearer's silk sheets sat for years in a Los Angeles garage, with no one to admire the embroidered monogram: NST, for Norma Shearer Thalberg. The starlet's Louis Vuitton steamer trunks waited in vain to voyage. One was dedicated solely to...
Tags: Charles M. Schulz, Entertainment, Bing Crosby, Casablanca (movie), Elvis Presley
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