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    May 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. John Gilbert, the silent era's talk of the town

    John Gilbert was the golden boy at MGM during the final years of the silent era. He was the young studio's biggest male star, working with such top directors as King Vidor ("The Big Parade," 1925), Erich von Stroheim ("The Merry Widow," 1925) and Tod Browning ("The Show," 1927).
    John Gilbert was the golden boy at MGM during the final years of the silent era. He was the young studio's biggest male star, working with such top directors as King Vidor ("The Big Parade," 1925), Erich von Stroheim ("The Merry Widow," 1925) and Tod...

    Tags: Movies, MGM Inc., Singin' in the Rain (movie), Heart Attack, King Vidor

    2. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Rise Stevens dies at 99; mezzo soprano sang 'Carmen'

    Rise Stevens, an American mezzo soprano celebrated for her earthy interpretation of "Carmen," whose career also encompassed television and movie appearances alongside matinee idols Bing Crosby and Nelson Eddy, died Wednesdayof natural causes at her home in New York. She was 99.
    Rise Stevens, an American mezzo soprano celebrated for her earthy interpretation of "Carmen," whose career also encompassed television and movie appearances alongside matinee idols Bing Crosby and Nelson Eddy, died Wednesdayof natural causes at her home...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Nelson Eddy, Bing Crosby, Entertainment, Kennedy Center Honors

    3. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Review: A high-voltage 'End of the Rainbow'

    Playing Judy Garland in the months leading up to the actress' fatal 1969 overdose, Tracie Bennett spends much of "End of the Rainbow" horizontal — though rarely for more than 10 seconds at a time.
    Playing Judy Garland in the months leading up to the actress' fatal 1969 overdose, Tracie Bennett spends much of "End of the Rainbow" horizontal — though rarely for more than 10 seconds at a time. The central prop of the bio-musical now playing at...

    Tags: Fainting, Entertainment Events, Rosalind Russell, Judy Garland, Arts and Culture

    4. Feb 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. How Oscars' fashion show changed through the decades

    The Academy Awards are the biggest fashion runway on the planet. When Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and other stars step out onto the red carpet Sunday, they will be primed to talk as much about what and who they are wearing as about the films that got them there.
    Los Angeles Times Fashion Critic
    The Academy Awards are the biggest fashion runway on the planet. When Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and other stars step out onto the red carpet Sunday, they will be primed to talk as much about what and who they are wearing as about...

    Tags: Entertainment Events, Emilio Pucci, Fashion Shows, Jodie Foster, Gwyneth Paltrow

    5. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Best movies of 2012: 'Argo,' 'Lincoln,' 'Dark Knight Rises,' more

    If the movies are a feast or famine business — and they are — we are in the heart of the feast at the moment. Both the studios and the smaller distributors, having hidden away their strongest films like squirrels hoarding especially tasty nuts, release them all in a rush in the last months of the year.
    If the movies are a feast or famine business — and they are — we are in the heart of the feast at the moment. Both the studios and the smaller distributors, having hidden away their strongest films like squirrels hoarding especially tasty...

    Tags: Movies, David O. Russell, Martin Scorsese, Argo (movie), Central Intelligence Agency

    6. Jun 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Ann Rutherford dies at 94; actress was in 'Gone With the Wind'

    <a href="http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/ann-rutherford/">Ann Rutherford</a>, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94.
    Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett's younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" was her most enduring, has died. She was 94. Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney's teenage girlfriend in the Andy Hardy...

    Tags: Movies, Vivien Leigh, Red Skelton, Mickey Rooney, Buster Crabbe

    7. Jun 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Ann Rutherford, actress in 'Gone With the Wind,' dies at 94

    L.A. NOW
    Ann Rutherford, an actress whose small role as Scarlett’s younger sister Carreen in the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” was her most enduring, has died. She was 94. Rutherford, who also portrayed Mickey Rooney’s teenage girlfriend...
    8. Jan 7, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Frederica Sagor Maas dies at 111; silent film screenwriter

    One of the last links to the silent film era, Frederica Sagor Maas wrote the script for 1925's "The Plastic Age," which launched actress Clara Bow. But she watched in horror as her serious treatment on women and work was turned into a <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2011/dec/31/opinion/la-oe-morrison-donald-david-anderson-20111231/2">frivolous 1947 musical, "The Shocking Miss Pilgrim,"</a> starring Betty Grable.
    One of the last links to the silent film era, Frederica Sagor Maas wrote the script for 1925's "The Plastic Age," which launched actress Clara Bow. But she watched in horror as her serious treatment on women and work was turned into a frivolous 1947...

    Tags: Greta Garbo, Suicide, NPR, Clara Bow, Suicide

    9. May 26, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Baseball GMs and movie studio chiefs: Are they really doing the same job?

    The Big Picture
    Going back to the earliest days of the show business, people have had an abiding fascination with the moguls who ran movie studios, from Irving Thalberg — who provided the raw material for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Last Tycoon” &#...
    10. Sep 27, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  10. 'The Social Network,' 'Citizen Kane' and the truth in Hollywood

    The Big Picture
    When it comes to making movies about real people, Hollywood has a long history of not letting the facts get in the way. Nearly 70 years ago, there was “Citizen Kane,” chronicling the rise to power of media baron William......
    11. Oct 20, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Theater review: 'When Garbo Talks!' at International City Theatre

    Culture Monster
    In 1928, Hollywood execs screened a film featuring a young Swedish actress. Their verdict: “She can either act or start a new religion.” Five years later, Greta Garbo became the highest paid female in America — a bisexual New Woman......
    12. Mar 10, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Is Gov. Scott Walker's union fight any worse than Hollywood's own brutal labor wars?

    The Big Picture
    Yes, Wisconsin, Hollywood has had its own labor battles too...
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