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Irving Fein dies at 101; manager for Jack Benny, George Burns
Irving Fein was a veteran Hollywood studio publicist when he began his 28-year association with Jack Benny in 1947, first as the popular radio comedian's publicity and advertising director. One of Fein's successful ideas was to promote Benny's new...
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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-...
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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, Tongue, Gore Vidal, Julie Harris, Gracie Allen
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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: U.S. Army, Alban Berg, World War II (1939-1945), Music Industry, Movies
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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: Obituaries, Entertainment Events, Idi Amin, Robert Duvall, Ben Kingsley
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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: Cary Grant, Clara Bow
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Buyer jumps at Flea's newly built Malibu home
Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, whose given name is Michael Balzary, has sold his newly built Malibu house for $3.15 million. The two-story contemporary had come on the market in June at $4,795,000.
Designed by Marmol Radziner, the indoor-outdoor...Tags: Banking, Corey Maggette, Flea (music artist), George Hamilton, Kobe Bryant
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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, 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...... -
Vera Brown dies at 90; skin care expert with star-studded clientele
Vera Brown, a skin care specialist with a star-studded clientele who sponsored beauty clinics for thousands of blind teens, delinquent girls, homeless women and cancer patients in Los Angeles, died Sept. 24 at her Westwood home. She was 90 and had been in...Tags: Merle Oberon, Human Body, Nicole Kidman, Personal Service, Mouth
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Classic Hollywood: Dean Martin does TV his way
Dean Martin didn't have any interest in doing a weekly musical-variety series when NBC approached him in 1965.
"In those days you were either a movie star or a TV star," said his daughter Deana Martin, who is also a singer. "He came home one night and...Tags: John Wayne, The Rolling Stones (music group), Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Movies
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