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Armed Forces Radio Service entertained during World War II
During World War II, the Armed Forces Radio Service kept the troops entertained with the "Command Performance" and "Mail Call" radio shows. These musical-variety broadcasts were produced for American men and women serving in the war and were only heard by...Tags: Armed Forces, Bing Crosby, Betty Grable, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judy Garland
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Cycle with the stars in Steven Rea's 'Hollywood Rides a Bike'
Jacket CopyThe cycling antics of some of the greatest stars of Hollywood's golden age are captured in Steven Rea's "Hollywood Rides a Bike."... -
Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo [Update: Yes, this is Portland Hoffa, the wife of radio comedian Fred Allen. I discovered Allen’s radio shows after his death in 1956 and always wondered about the women named Portland Hoffa. In scanning these...... -
Aaron Ruben dies at 95; 'Andy Griffith' producer was an advocate for needy children
Aaron Ruben, a comedy writer, producer and director whose five-decade career included producing "The Andy Griffith Show" for the first five seasons and creating the spinoff series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has died. He was 95.
Ruben, who devoted much of...Tags: Andy Griffith, Milton Berle, George Burns, Eddie Cantor, Danny Thomas
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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 25, 1959
The Daily MirrorRibbing St. Nick In December, 1823, Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) wrote a poem titled "A Visit From St. Nicholas" which, as everyone knows, began: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring -- not even a... -
Vic Mizzy dies at 93; film and TV composer wrote 'Addams Family' theme song
Vic Mizzy, a film and television composer best known for writing the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sit-coms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family," has died. He was 93.
Mizzy died of heart failureSaturday at his home in Bel-Air, said Scott Harper, a...Tags: Carolyn Jones, Charles Addams, Death, Dragnet (tv program), Don Knotts
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Richard D. Zanuck, a Hollywood legend too busy for nostalgia
The Hero ComplexThis is a longer version of my Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar cover on Hollywood producer Dick Zanuck, who is having quite the year with "Alice in Wonderland," "Clash of the Titans" and "Book of Eli." I interviewed Zanuck last...... -
'City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles' by Mike Davis
Alex Raskin is an Assistant Editor of the Book ReviewThe freeway has been a favorite metaphor for writers trying to fathom Los Angeles for so long that opinions about this town can be virtually divided into day and night views. The night watchers tend to celebrate its long streams of pale yellow light,...Tags: Crimes, Mike Davis, Book, Ronald Reagan, Drug Trafficking
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Prep Golf: Danville's Williams ties for 12th in Kentucky Junior Masters
Danville's J.B. Williams finished in a tie for 12th place in the Kentucky Junior Masters held over the weekend at Champions Trace Golf Club in Jessamine County. The tournament annually pits the top 25 boys and top 25 girls in the previous year's high...
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'Mad Men' to 'Mod Men'? AMC series returns with new issues and new clothes
Liz Smith"A TELESCOPE will magnify a star a thousand times, but a good press agent can do even better," said Fred Allen. YESTERDAY WE told you about Sharon Stone's thoughts on her ex-hubby and the news that she was considering a role in John Turturro's film,...Tags: John Turturro, Stamford, Jon Hamm, Palace Theater, Tom Cruise
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Dialect coach Robert Easton dies
Tribune Media ServicesCharacter actor and Hollywood dialect coach Robert Easton, whose successes include teaching Forest Whitaker to speak like Idi Amin in the 2006 movie "The Last King of Scotland," died of natural causes on Monday, Dec. 16, at his home in the San Fernando...Tags: Laurence Olivier, Dennis Hopper, Robert Duvall, Anne Hathaway, Entertainment Events
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Prep Golf: Danville's Williams two shots off lead halfway through boys state tournament
J.B. Williams of Danville was two shots off the lead entering the final round of the KHSAA Boys State Golf Championships after shooting a first-round 74 Tuesday at Bowling Green.
Williams’ 2-over-par round left him in a two-way tie for fifth place...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Bowling, Golf
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