California
Iva Millicent Bushman, a former California commissioner on aging who had recently marked her 30th year of volunteer work, died April 14 at her Pacific Palisades home.
April 23, 1988
Movies
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (Channel 7 Tuesday at 1 a.m.): High-grade ‘40s women’s picture, in which a strong-willed Barbara Stanwyck is teamed with Kirk Douglas in his screen debut. (2:00) Ben-Hur (1926) (TNT Tuesday at 5 p.m.): Fred Niblo’s glorious silent religious epic, featuring that still-incredible chariot race between Ramon Novarro (in the title role) and Francis X.
March 19, 1989
After several years of delays, the Hollywood Walk of Fame began construction in 1960.
Aug. 30, 2017
Entertainment & Arts
Mexican-born Ramon Novarro was the original Latin Lover, a romantic leading man whose popularity was rivaled only by Rudolph Valentino and John Gilbert.
Feb. 15, 2001
Travel & Experiences
Much has changed since the first Garden Grove Strawberry Festival in 1959, when parade grand marshal Francis X.
May 26, 1988
World War I was raging in Europe when teen-ager Lillian Bohny donned a knit swimsuit to become the billboard girl for a new product called Emulsified Coconut Oil.
June 24, 1990
Business
When Max Factor & Co. left Hollywood three years ago for Connecticut, civic leaders were in an uproar.
Oct. 12, 1987
Books
Harvard College has been celebrating its 350th birthday with fetes, fireworks, cover stories and special books, including “The Unofficial Harvard Book of Trivia” (Quinlan Press, Boston, $7.95).
Sept. 11, 1986
The Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade, an annual fixture since silent film star Francis X.
May 23, 1986
May 18, 2017