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Farley Granger dies at 85; handsome leading man best known for roles in Hitchcock films
Farley Granger, a handsome young leading man during Hollywood's post-World War II era who was best known for his starring roles in the Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers "Strangers on a Train" and "Rope," has died. He was 85.
Granger died of natural...Tags: Movies, Anthony Mann, Crime, Law and Justice, Drama (genre), Armed Conflicts
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Summer reading: Biographies
All In From Refugee Camp to Poker Champ Jerry Yang with Mark Tabb Medallion: $24.95 Yang's memoir of becoming a world-class poker champion starts with his family, along with thousands of other Hmong, fleeing their Laotian homeland during the Vietnam...Tags: Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, Clarence Darrow, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Celebrities
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Book review: 'X'ed Out' by Charles Burns
Special to the Los Angeles Times"I try to control it … try to focus in on the good things … waking up with Sarah on a clear, beautiful day … walking with her through Chinatown, the sky impossibly bright and blue. Everything bright and clean and new … but my...Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment, John Ford, Stranger Than Fiction, Steven Spielberg
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David Dortort dies at 93; created and produced TV western 'Bonanza'
David Dortort, the creator and producer of "Bonanza," the long-running television western that was untraditional in its emphasis on relationships over violence and that helped spur public demand for color TVs, has died. He was 93.
--------------------...Tags: Burt Lancaster, Drama (genre), World War II (1939-1945), Native Americans, Minority Groups
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Steffi Sidney-Splaver dies at 74; 'Rebel Without a Cause' actress
Steffi Sidney-Splaver, who as a young actress appeared in and then gave up acting to become a Hollywood writer, publicist and producer, has died. She was 74.
Sidney-Splaver died Monday of kidney failure at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, said her...Tags: Television, Entertainment, Movies, Eddie Cantor, Hospitals and Clinics
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Thursday's TV Highlights: Kelly's a diva on VH1
Show Tracker'VH1 DIVAS': Kelly Clarkson is slated to perform on the concert special at 9 p.m. on VH1. SERIES NYC: Inside Out: This new series debuts with a look at the transportation systems of the Big Apple (7 p.m. Discovery). Survivor:...... -
Sunday's Highlights: 'The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty' continues on A & E
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Dec. 20 - 26, in PDF format This week's TV Movies FAMILY BUSINESS: Jackie, left, Marlon, Tito and Jermaine pursue personal projects in this new episode of 'The Jacksons: A...... -
Dennis Stock dies at 81; friend and photographer of James Dean
Dennis Stock, a photographer best known for his iconic Life magazine photo of film legend James Dean walking through a rainy Times Square in a dark overcoat, has died. He was 81.
Stock, who was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer a few weeks ago and...Tags: Movies, Liver Cancer, Celebrities, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
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Two timeless, Depression-era novels from Edward Anderson
Edward Anderson had a strange and sad career. He was born in Texas in 1905 and grew up in Oklahoma, serving his apprenticeship as a journalist on a small paper in Ardmore, Okla. Restless, he worked as a deckhand on a freighter, plied his fists as a...Tags: Philip Roth, Crime, Law and Justice, Comedy (genre), Walker Evans, History
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This town is rated noir
Special to The TimesNOIR is the indigenous Los Angeles form: It was created here, it grew up here and from here it spread, not only as a genre but as a way of looking at life, character and fate. As a framing lens, it's now so powerful that it seems not only to be a strategy...Tags: Movies, Crime, Law and Justice, William Randolph Hearst, Roman Polanski, Tom Cruise
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Paris, with popcorn
Times Staff WriterNobody writes songs about January in Paris. It's cold and bleak, and the impenetrable rain clouds make 8 a.m. as dark as midnight. It's perfect weather for going to the movies, which is what I do. But I also go to the movies in Paris in April, May and...Tags: Movies, Ray (movie), Russ Meyer, Japan, Cyd Charisse
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'The Greatest Story Ever Told' for Easter
Staff writer"The Bible," History's 10-hour miniseries, concludes its run Easter night. The final two hours, starting at 8, depict Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection as well as the lives of the early disciples. The production from Roma Downey and Mark Burnett has...Tags: Pat Boone, Movies, Nazareth, Academy Awards, Music
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