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Hal David, Burt Bacharach's music partner, dies at 91
L.A. NOWHal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of memorable hits in the 1960s and early ’70s, including “Walk on By,” “What the World Needs Now Is Love”... -
Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'
Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...
Tags: Buck Owens, Television, Frank Sinatra, Robyn, The Smothers Brothers
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Hal David dies at 91; songwriting partner of Burt Bacharach
Hal David, the renowned pop music lyricist whose prolific collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach produced a wealth of enduringly memorable hits in the 1960s and early '70s, including "Walk On By," "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Oscar-...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Movies, Entertainment, Library of Congress, The Fifth Dimension (music group)
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Tony Martin dies at 98; singer-actor in Hollywood musicals
Tony Martin, one of the last of the big-name singer-actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He was 98. Martin, who toured for years with his wife, dancer-actress Cyd Charisse, died of natural causes Friday at his home in Los Angeles,...
Tags: Betty Grable, Movies, Jerome Kern, Hedy Lamarr, Fred Astaire
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Bob Henry dies at 92; TV producer and director
Bob Henry, an Emmy Award-winning television variety-show producer and director who produced Nat King Cole's groundbreaking musical variety program in the 1950s and helped make Flip Wilson a household name as the producer of his hit comedy-variety show...Tags: Radio, Television, Gladys Knight, Concerts, Flip Wilson
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Arts on TV: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Doctor Who; Sonny Rollins
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Waiting calmly to die
The email from a reader in Westwood was short, to the point and disturbing.
"My life has been very full," wrote Polly Berger. "But now it is getting very bad, and I want to go to that other world."
Berger also said she wished there were more Dr. Jack...Tags: Tony Bennett, Judy Garland, Bette Midler, Lower Back Pain, Carly Simon
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A Tony Bennett revival? They're singing his song
By his own admission, Tony Bennett doesn't get nervous often. But he was anxious that day, more than 50 years ago, when he was filling in for Perry Como as host on the crooner's variety television show.
"Como had a big orchestra and great stars," Bennett...Tags: Blue Bloods (tv program), Tony Bennett, Television, Frank Sinatra, Bill Clinton
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Bob Banner dies at 89; Emmy-winning producer
Bob Banner, an Emmy Award-winning television producer and director whose credits included "The Garry Moore Show," "Candid Camera" and "Solid Gold" and who gave a career boost to a young Carol Burnett years before becoming executive producer of her popular...Tags: Music Theater, Showtime (tv network), Television, Fred Waring, Garry Moore
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Arts on TV: 'Godspell'; Andrea Bocelli; Placido Domingo
Culture MonsterOn PBS' "Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park,” the Italian tenor performs classical favorites and his popular signature songs.... -
Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic buys W Hollywood Residences condo.
Lakers reserve guard Sasha Vujacic has purchased a unit at the W Hollywood Residences.
The condominium, in the $350-million development at the landmark intersection of Hollywood and Vine, has two bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in about 2,100 square feet....Tags: Television, Joe Montana, Michelle Pfeiffer, Frank Sinatra, Homes
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George David Weiss dies at 89; songwriter co-wrote 'What a Wonderful World,' 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'
George David Weiss, a prolific songwriter who co-wrote "Can't Help Falling in Love," "What a Wonderful World," "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" and many other pop hits, has died. He was 89.
Weiss, a former longtime president of the Songwriters Guild of America,...Tags: Music Theater, Frank Sinatra, Robin Williams, Ella Fitzgerald, Entertainment
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