Movies
Eddie Bracken, a mainstay of Paramount comedies and musicals in the 1940s and a favorite of director Preston Sturges, who cast him in the madcap “The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek” and “Hail the Conquering Hero,” has died.
Nov. 16, 2002
Sports
The NFL fined Jacksonville defensive end Tony Brackens $10,000 for kicking Washington lineman Jay Leeuwenburg during last Sunday’s game.
Oct. 27, 2000
Television
The decision to travel down “Winnetka Road” was an easy one for four of its stars.
March 20, 1994
In Touchstone Pictures’ film “Oscar,” a minor character played by Eddie Bracken stutters quite severely; he plays a low-life informant.
May 18, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
KCBS-TV anchor Bree Walker will be back as host for the fifth edition of “People Magazine on TV” when it comes along Aug. 16 on CBS.
July 23, 1989
Toni Kaye, 49, dancer and choreographer who first won fame on “The Carol Burnett Show.”
Jan. 3, 1996
Working in the midst of wartime (1944), Preston Sturges savagely mocks super-patriotism, motherhood, the police, politics and journalism, with dead-on accuracy and hysterically knockabout wit that have rarely been matched.
Dec. 24, 1995
Even film critics don’t have the chance to see everything, and this week I want to celebrate three recent DVDs that will give me a chance to catch up on films I’ve somehow missed.
Aug. 15, 2013
The Big Carnival (TMC Monday at 4:15 a.m.): Also known as “Ace in the Hole,” this stinging 1951 Billy Wilder drama stars Kirk Douglas as a reporter who exploits a New Mexico mining disaster. (2:00) Hail the Conquering Hero (Channel 5 Friday at 1:30 a.m.): Wonderful 1944 Preston Sturges satire in which a 4F Eddie Bracken is treated as a war hero in his home town.
Dec. 10, 1989
An artist exploring the concept of home and the immigrant experience, a performance artist who made his name exploring the AIDS epidemic and a textile artist who tackles the complexities of being black and queer in the U.S. — these three have been selected for Artadia’s 2019 Los Angeles Awards.
March 14, 2019