Obituaries
Frances Langford, the 1930s and ‘40s singer known for her warmth and rich voice who traveled widely with Bob Hope entertaining troops in World War II, died Monday at her home in Jensen Beach, Fla.
July 12, 2005
Entertainment & Arts
Archives
A high-school dropout was executed in Starke, Fla., for kidnapping and killing an heiress to the Evinrude fortune while robbing the convenience store where she worked.
Oct. 22, 1996
Television
Television looks back at World War II this weekend with recollections of the bombing of Hiroshima and a retrospective of Bob Hope’s USO tours.
Aug. 5, 1995
*** HAIRSPRAY, Original cast, Sony Classical “I used to hate musical comedy,” writes bizarro filmmaker John Waters in the liner notes to the cast album of the musical based on his “Hairspray,” which opened on Broadway Aug. 15.
Aug. 25, 2002
Movies
Philip Rapp, the writer, director and producer who created the legendary 1940s radio comedy couple known as the “Battling Bickersons” portrayed by Don Ameche and Frances Langford, died Tuesday.
Jan. 24, 1996
Business
When Disney executives announced intentions to build a Disneyland in Paris by 1991, Bruce Karatz, president and chief executive officer of Kaufman & Broad Development, wasn’t surprised.
Feb. 16, 1986
Daily Dish
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Nov. 7, 2007
Children ages 4 to 10 and their parents are invited to the Pasadena Symphony’s free “Musical Circus” at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium Saturday at 9 a.m.
Oct. 23, 1993
Ralph Evinrude, head of the famed outboard motor company that his father founded, has died at Martin Memorial Hospital here.
May 23, 1986