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Jerry Leiber dies at 78; lyricist in songwriting duo Leiber and Stoller
Jerry Leiber, who with his songwriting partner, Mike Stoller, created a songbook that infused the rock 'n' roll scene of the 1950s and early '60s with energy and mischievous humor, has died. He was 78.
Leiber, the words half of the duo, died Monday at...Tags: Poetry, Fats Domino, Contracts, The Everly Brothers (music group), Entertainment
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Jerry Leiber appreciation: A songwriter who helped change pop music
Pop & HissAn appreciation of Jerry Leiber who, writing for Elvis Presley, Peggy Lee, The Coasters and more as the lyricist half of the Leiber and Stoller songwriting team, helped change pop music and set the template for future artists.... -
Bing Crosby's former home in Rancho Mirage is singing out
Dreaming of a "White Christmas"?
Bing Crosby's former home in Rancho Mirage has come on the market at $3,495,000.
The sprawling 6,700-square-foot estate sits on more than an acre in the Thunderbird Heights neighborhood with a hillside backdrop. Asian...Tags: Entertainment, Homes, Bing Crosby, Cinema Industry, Personal Service
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Slice of Hollywood history: Site of the former Malibu Lodge is sold to cellphone honcho
The site of the former Malibu Lodge has been purchased by international cellphone magnate Sebastian Harrison and his wife, actress Linda Gucciardo, for $2.4 million.
The Malibu Lodge was an elegant French-Californian restaurant in the 1940s and early...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Dining and Drinking, Hotels and Accommodations, Celebrities, Condos and Houses
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Hot Property: Scarlett Johansson, Ryan Reynolds buy Los Feliz house for $2.9 million
It seems as though actress Scarlett Johansson had no sooner sold her old place in the Hollywood Hills than she and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, closed on a house in Los Feliz for $2.9 million.
Built in the late '60s, the restored Buff & Hensman-...Tags: Ryan Reynolds, Boeing Co., Entertainment, Medium (tv program), CSI: New York (tv program)
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Actress Milla Jovovich sells her Beverly Hills home
Newlywed actress and model Milla Jovovich, the weapon-toting glammando from the "Resident Evil" films, has sold a Beverly Hills Post Office-area home for $2.75 million.
Although she lived in the John Woolf-designed, Hollywood Regency-style home for a...Tags: Football, Entertainment, Andy Griffith, Bing Crosby, A Perfect Getaway (movie)
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Former Bing Crosby estate in Toluca Lake for sale for $10 million
Still referred to as the Bing Crosby Estate, a Toluca Lake home that has had a succession of Hollywood owners is listed at $10 million.
The singer and actor lived on the property from 1936 until early January 1943, when the 20-room house was gutted in...Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment, Andy Griffith, Bing Crosby, Celebrities
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Mary Cleere Haran dies at 58; cabaret-style singer
Mary Cleere Haran, a singer, actress and writer whose performances and recordings brought new perspectives to classic American popular songs, died Saturday in Deerfield Beach, Fla. She was 58.
The Broward County coroner's office confirmed that she died...Tags: Doris Day, Theater, Irene Dunne, Peggy Lee, Entertainment
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Irving Berlin piano spotlighted at National Museum of American Jewish History
Culture MonsterWhen the new home of the National Museum of American Jewish History opens this fall in Philadelphia, one of the more curious items on display will be a special piano that was once used by Irving Berlin, the composer of...... -
Segerstrom Center for the Arts thinks big for 25th anniversary season
Culture MonsterSegerstrom Center for the Arts announces ambitious 25th anniversary season... -
Christmas in Harlem as seen by Kanye West and Louis Armstrong
Pop & HissIt wouldnât be a Kanye West record without at least a dash of ego, and sure enough, midway through the rapperâs holiday single âChristmas in Harlem,â in which West paints an atmospheric portrait of the holiday season in New York,...... -
Influences: Michael Feinstein, interpreter of the Great American Songbook
Culture MonsterOne of the premier interpreters of the Great American Songbook, Michael Feinstein will appear Saturday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where he will perform a program of classic American songs and jazz numbers with a focus on film music by......
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Original site for Irving Berlin topic gallery.
