Obituaries
Clifton Webb, suave star of the screen, died Thursday night in his Beverly Hills home at the age of 76.
Oct. 14, 1966
Archives
Consider what outing would have done to the careers of such esteemed actors of the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s as Clifton Webb, Charles Laughton, Monty Woolley, Montgomery Clift, not to mention Errol Flynn, Tyrone Power and Cary Grant, who were supposedly “outed” since their deaths.
July 29, 1990
Movies
One more superb film noir mystery from 1944 starring Dana Andrews (pictured) as a detective who, while investigating a murder, falls in love with the portrait of the dead woman (Gene Tierney), then discovers she wasn’t killed.
Jan. 5, 1997
Travel & Experiences
“The Haunts of Hollywood” is the title of a bus tour that will attempt to ferret out celebrity ghosts next Saturday in a sort of pre-Halloween rite.
Oct. 21, 1989
California
With graffiti-marred Sun Valley Park serving as a backdrop, Los Angeles police opened a storefront substation Friday in a troubled neighborhood where two men were shot dead last month in a gun battle.
March 28, 1987
Child actor George Wentzlaff, whose stage name was George Winslow, could steal movie scenes from the best of them.
June 30, 2015
Entertainment & Arts
Cole Porter’s life was red hot, at least for the first half.
May 11, 1995
Of the classic films not recently available on video, two of the most eagerly awaited have been “Laura” and “Two for the Road.”
March 5, 1993
Vera Caspary’s murder mystery, “Laura,” has retained a curious staying power since it first appeared as a novel in the early 1940s.
Nov. 10, 1997
Television
The fondly recalled Titanic (Channel 5 Tuesday at 8 p.m.) is more shipboard story than disaster movie.
Oct. 25, 1987