Obituaries
Gene Raymond, the suave, good-looking blond actor who ranged from Broadway to Hollywood to radio and television but was perhaps best known for his storybook marriage to singing star Jeanette MacDonald, has died.
May 6, 1998
California
A 24-year-old man confessed that he hired a boyhood friend to kill his 45-year-old father, who was shot in the head July 4 at the front door of his Sylmar home, a police officer testified Thursday.
Sept. 15, 1989
Movies
The owners of Old Pasadena’s Raymond Theatre--who once proposed turning it into an apartment and a retail complex--agreed Thursday to sell the landmark to investors who plan to preserve it as a performance venue.
May 11, 2001
The city may join efforts to preserve and renovate the 69-year-old Raymond Theatre under an agreement to be devised between the city and theater owners Gene Buchanan and Mark Perkins.
May 10, 1990
A 25-year-old Montrose man accused of hiring a boyhood friend to kill his father was the victim of constant abuse and believed other members of his family would be hurt if he did not act to stop his father, his lawyer argued Monday.
July 31, 1990
A former Tuolumne County sheriff’s deputy was found innocent of charges that he fatally beat a prisoner.
Aug. 26, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
At a sometimes contentious meeting Monday night, the Pasadena Design Commission approved much of a plan for conversion of the old Raymond Theatre building into stores and lofts but balked at a skylight that developer Gene Buchanan would place over what is now the building’s auditorium.
April 14, 2004
Sports
A 5-year-old gelding who won 14 races this year after being saved from slaughter by a trainer who bought him on a whim, is in line for an honor of sorts.
Dec. 15, 1988
Court: A group sues Pasadena to reverse a decision to remake a landmark into shops, offices and homes.
Jan. 24, 2002