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    Sep 19, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Barbra Streisand backs Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure

    PolitiCal
    Barbra Streisand has a new cause: Proposition 30. The singer, actress and philanthropist wrote a $5,000 check to support Gov. Jerry Brown's tax measure last week, joining other Hollywood notables, including movie director Rob Reiner. Brown has said the...
    2. Nov 10, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: Barbra Streisand puts the Hollywood Bowl under her spell

    <strong>Updated Review</strong>
    Updated Review Climate control isn’t really possible at an outdoor venue like the Hollywood Bowl, but the skies knew better than to rain on Barbra Streisand’s parade Friday evening. They threatened, but Mother Nature wasn’t about to...

    Tags: Barclays Center, Volo, Marvin Hamlisch, Music, Marilyn Bergman

    3. Oct 7, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  3. Jack Disney has lived, breathed and written of SoCal's sports icons

    An athlete plays 15 or 20 years, retires and there is great fanfare upon his departure. Maybe tears, maybe gifts given, maybe his number hung in honor.
    An athlete plays 15 or 20 years, retires and there is great fanfare upon his departure. Maybe tears, maybe gifts given, maybe his number hung in honor. Los Angeles' very own Jack Disney calls it a day and he's just gone. Disney is good people. There...

    Tags: Horse and Harness Racing, Super Bowl, Frank Sinatra, Bo Jackson, Jerry West

    4. Sep 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Billy Barnes dies at 85; satirical songwriter for Hollywood revues

    Billy Barnes, a composer and lyricist whose music and devilishly funny lyrics were<strong> </strong>displayed on "Rowan &amp; Martin's Laugh-In"<strong> </strong>in the 1960s and '70s and in his earlier series of satirical music revues in Hollywood that launched the careers of performers such as Ken Berry, Bert Convy and Jo Anne Worley, has died. He was 85.
    Billy Barnes, a composer and lyricist whose music and devilishly funny lyrics were displayed on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and '70s and in his earlier series of satirical music revues in Hollywood that launched the careers of performers such...

    Tags: Joel Grey, University of California, Los Angeles, Ken Berry, Pinocchio (movie), Jo Anne Worley

    5. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

    When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student.
    When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

    Tags: Judaism, Ceremonies, Groucho Marx, Robert Klein, Authors

    6. Sep 19, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Marvin Hamlisch tribute in New York draws big stars

    The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees to the invitation-only event included Barbra Streisand, Neil Simon, Carol Bayer Sager, Liza Minnelli and Aretha Franklin.
    The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees to the invitation-only event included Barbra Streisand, Neil...

    Tags: Kelly Bishop, Lincoln Center, Arts and Culture, Marvin Hamlisch, A Chorus Line (musical)

    7. Sep 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Barbra Streisand sets Hollywood Bowl date for concert tour

    Babs is coming to the Bowl.&nbsp;
    Babs is coming to the Bowl.  As part of her 2012 concert tour -- her first in five years -- Barbra Streisand has added a performance at the Hollywood Bowl on Nov. 9. The 8 p.m. concert is the only scheduled Los Angeles stop on the tour. The concert is...

    Tags: Volo, Marvin Hamlisch, Itzhak Perlman

    8. Jul 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Frank Pierson dies at 87; Oscar-winning screenwriter

    A writer for as long as he could remember, Frank Pierson penned his most famous line, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=1fuDDqU6n4o">"What we've got here is failure to communicate,"</a> decades ago for the 1967 script "Cool Hand Luke." At the time, he thought there was no way such a refined line would be allowed to be uttered by the redneck crew captain who has just taught Paul Newman's Luke a brutal lesson. To ensure the line stayed in, Pierson wrote an entire biography for the captain, one he never needed to use because no one ever questioned the quote that has since become one of the most iconic in movie history.
    A writer for as long as he could remember, Frank Pierson penned his most famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate," decades ago for the 1967 script "Cool Hand Luke." At the time, he thought there was no way such a refined line would...

    Tags: Government, Kris Kristofferson, Frank Pierson, Politics, Sundance Film Festival

    9. Aug 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Marvin Hamlisch collapses, dies; suddenness takes many by surprise

    L.A. NOW
    Composer Marvin Hamlisch, 68, collapsed in unexpected death...
    10. Jun 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Joe Smith's candid artist talks heading to Library of Congress

    Pop & Hiss
    Classic-film fans know all about Frank Capra’s 1941 political treatise “Meet John Doe.” Soon, music lovers will have the chance to “Meet Joe Smith,” and in the process get a little closer to dozens of the most important...
    11. Oct 16, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. 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.
    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: Sherry Lansing, Politics, Steve McQueen, Jack Benny, Ryan O'Neal

    12. May 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Donna Summer dies at 63; diva of disco

    In 1975, Donna Summer released a pop single unlike any before it.
    In 1975, Donna Summer released a pop single unlike any before it. The singer, then an unknown in the U.S., was living in Germany and working with Italian producer Giorgio Moroder and lyricist Pete Bellotte. Together they came up with a breathy,...

    Tags: Popular Music (genre), Music, Science and Technology, Music Theater, Music Industry

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