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PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson
Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...
Tags: The Bob Newhart Show (tv program) , Celebrities, Steve Allen, New York University, John Travolta
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Dennis Hopper's carnival ride through life
"I was a beatnik, and then I was a hippie, and before that I was a bohemian," a sky-high Dennis Hopper confided to Merv Griffin on television one night in 1971, in a clip you can see on YouTube. On the opposite couch, Willie Mays uncomfortably refilled...
Tags: Movies, Arts, Natalie Wood, Willie Mays, Nikon Corp
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Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears
Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan.
The property came on the market in August at $8.5 million and was withdrawn...Tags: Carly Simon, Academy Awards, Toronto Maple Leafs, Celebrities, Talk Shows (genre)
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Audiences get star treatment at 'Jeff Probst Show'
Be-dimpled Jeff Probst may not be changing the face of television as we know it — though he once did, with his hosting duties on the "Survivor" franchise, and would certainly like to yet again with his new daytime talk show. But what Probst has...
Tags: Human Interest, David Letterman, Jeff Probst, Talk Shows (genre), Entertainment
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Soccer star Landon Donovan makes a quick score in home sale
Galaxy superstar Landon Donovan listed his compound in Manhattan Beach for $4.295 million and in two weeks had an offer in hand.
Built in 2007 and 2008, the compound is made up of two houses with a swimming pool. The main house features 11-foot ceilings,...Tags: The Dick Van Dyke Show (tv program), Lauren Beale, Tobey Maguire, Landon Donovan, Sports
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Designer Waldo Fernandez buys a home with flair
Interior designer Waldo Fernandez has bought a home in the Hollywood Hills West area for $2.4 million.
Designed in 1940 by architect F. Pierpont Davis and later redone by Hollywood Regency-style proponent John Woolf, the Italian villa was named "One of...Tags: Lauren Beale, Goldie Hawn, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, Architecture
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Talk-show host Merv Griffin's former La Quinta estate for sale
A Moroccan-style estate that was once owned by entertainer Merv Griffin is on the market in La Quinta at $9.5 million.
The 39-acre equestrian compound includes a racetrack, a 5,000-square-foot main house, four casitas, three one-bedroom staff quarters...Tags: Lauren Beale, Talk Shows (genre), Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Game Shows (genre)
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Mort Lindsey dies at 89; Judy Garland's musical director
Mort Lindsey, a conductor, arranger and composer best known as the music director for Judy Garland in the 1960s and for his more than two decades as music director for "The Merv Griffin Show," has died. He was 89.
Lindsey, who was in declining health...Tags: Culture, Judy Garland, Primetime Emmy Awards, Television Industry, Pat Boone
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Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterYou're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles — not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa Monica Mountains. This means you'll be well-fed, well-rested and...Tags: Arts, Culture, Prada, Students, Restaurants
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Hidden Hills estate leased by Britney Spears is back on market
The Hidden Hills estate that pop icon Britney Spears had been leasing for $25,000 a month is back on the market.
Ronald N. Tutor, chief executive of the construction firm Tutor Perini, is listing the equestrian-zoned property at $9.995 million.
In...Tags: Movies, Celebrities, Talk Shows (genre), Services and Shopping, The Simpsons (tv program)
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Former Bel-Air estate of late TV host Merv Griffin is listed for $6.995 million
An estate in Bel-Air that was previously owned by television host Merv Griffin is for sale at $6.995 million.
The 5,500-square-foot single-story house is set at the end of a gated driveway beside a circular motor court. The red-tile roofed home...Tags: Personal Service, Game Shows, Talk Shows (genre), The Simpsons (tv program), Albert Brooks
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