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Sought-after Cameron Woods finally feeling the real estate crash
It is, quietly, the talk of the street. And in the San Fernando Valley, this is not just any street. It's a quarter-mile stretch of Orion Avenue in Van Nuys known as Cameron Woods. But location scouts, and just about everyone else, call it the "Leave...
Tags: Transformers: Dark of the Moon (movie), Bonnie Raitt, John Raitt, Realty, Homes
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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: Ginger Rogers, Apple iPad, Nelson Eddy, Fred Allen, Judy Garland
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Al Gordon dies at 89; Emmy-winning comedy writer for Jack Benny
Al Gordon, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who spent much of his more than 40-year career writing for Jack Benny's penny-pinching, vain and perennially 39-year-old persona, has died. He was 89. Gordon died Wednesday of age-related causes at Cedars-...
Tags: Tony Orlando, Emmy Awards (tv program), Eddie Anderson, Unrest, Conflicts and War, World War II (1939-1945)
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Sensationalizing Supreme Court sound bites
Last week’s Supreme Court arguments on healthcare were a test case of more than the constitutionality of Obamacare. They also were an experiment in how television (and the Internet) would make use of same-day audio recordings of the justices’...
Tags: Antonin Scalia, Federal Election Commission, Justice System, Keith Olbermann, Anthony Kennedy
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Robert Easton dies at 81; Henry Higgins of Hollywood
Robert Easton, a character actor whose command of a vast array of foreign and American regional accents led to a flourishing second career as a dialect coach to Hollywood stars such as Charlton Heston and Anne Hathaway, has died. He was 81.
Often...Tags: Red Skelton, Robert Duvall, Obituaries, Entertainment Events, Patrick Swayze
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Israel Baker, renowned violinist, dies at 92
As concertmaster for the orchestra that recorded the soundtrack for the movie "Psycho," classical violinist Israel Baker helped create a piece of pop culture that is regarded as one of Hollywood's most terrifying. He led the piercing attack of the violins...Tags: Culture, Alban Berg, U.S. Army, Alfred Hitchcock, Arnold Schoenberg
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Music review: Igudesman & Joo, inspired nuttiness at the Broad
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the West Coast debut zany and inspired and inspiring classical music duo, Igudesman & Joo at the Broad Stage.... -
Sue Mengers dies at 79; top talent agent
Sue Mengers, an unapologetically brash talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79.
For two decades, Mengers was one of...Tags: Peter Bogdanovich, Woody Allen, Cass Elliot, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., George Burns
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Sue Mengers, powerhouse Hollywood agent, dies at 79
Company TownSue Mengers, a veteran talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79. At the time of...... -
Joyce Compton's former home in Sherman Oaks for sale
A Sherman Oaks home built in 1936 for actress Joyce Compton is on the market at $1.795 million.
Evoking an English farmhouse with a half-timbered exterior, it features beamed ceilings, a stone fireplace in the living room and oak floors. The updated 3,...Tags: Clara Bow, Cary Grant
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Classic Hollywood: Rich Little is still out to make a good impression
Veteran impressionist Rich Little admits it's tough getting a handle on contemporary stars.
"How are you going to imitate Ashton Kutcher or Brad Pitt or Matt Damon?" asked Little over a cup of coffee at the Beverly Hilton. "Jack Nicholson is larger...Tags: Dean Martin, George Burns, Johnny Carson, Christopher Walken, Lucille Ball
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