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PASSINGS: John Finnegan, Nan Merriman, Sidney Reznick
John Finnegan Character actor appeared regularly on 'Columbo' John Finnegan, 85, a character actor who portrayed a scout in the 1984 baseball film "The Natural" and regularly appeared on television's "Columbo," died Sunday at his Palm Desert home from...
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Around Town: Marvel legend Stan Lee hosts 'Avengers' screening
24 FramesMarvel Comics' guru Stan Lee will be honored with the Ronald Reagan Foundation "Great Communicator" Award and will host a screening of "The Avengers," which is opening theatrically this weekend, at the Catalina Film Festival. The festival, which runs... -
Ben Gazzara dies at 81; veteran actor of stage and screen
A New York native of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara was a strongly masculine, subtly menacing screen presence with a gravelly voice that one writer described as "saloon-cured" and another said could strip paint at 50 paces.
The veteran actor, who died...Tags: Blindness (movie), Ethan Coen, Lee Remick, Entertainment, Gena Rowlands
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On Location: Inclusion Films opens doors in Hollywood
Company TownJoey Travolta's Inclusion Films opens doors for special needs students in Hollywood.... -
Scott Wannberg dies at 58; poet and Dutton's book buyer
Scott Wannberg, a gentle behemoth of the Los Angeles poetry scene and a mainstay of the old Dutton's bookstore in Brentwood, where for nearly 25 years he molded the reading habits of a wide assortment of customers and petted every dog that crossed the...Tags: Charles Bukowski, Viggo Mortensen, Diseases and Illnesses, COPD, Health
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Peter Falk dies at 83; actor found acclaim as 'Columbo'
Peter Falk, the gravel-voiced actor who became an enduring television icon portraying Lt. Columbo, the rumpled raincoat-wearing Los Angeles police homicide detective who always had "just one more thing" to ask a suspect, died Thursday. He was 83.
Falk,...Tags: James Cagney, Rock Hudson, Murder, John Garfield, Hedda Hopper
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Peter Falk, TV's 'Columbo,' dead at 83
Show Tracker"Columbo" star Peter Falk dies at the age of 83... -
Appreciation: Peter Falk, 1927-2011
Show TrackerJust one more thing. Peter Falk, who died Friday at age 83, was an actor of great and invisible skill who played many parts over a five-decade career. He was a late bloomer but quickly embraced on the stage and...... -
Thursday's TV Highlights: 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' on ABC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Dec. 19 - 25 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Dec. 19 - 25 in PDF format (alternate link) Weekly TV Listings can also be found at:...... -
DVD reviews: 'Shock Corridor' and 'The Naked Kiss'
Brand XFilmmaker Sam Fuller benefited in the '50s from the backing of such old-time studio bosses as Darryl F. Zanuck. As the industry evolved away from them, Fuller found himself working within tighter budgets â a deficit he turned into a virtue with â... -
Classic Hollywood: William Link on 'Columbo'
Considering he's one of the most iconic of TV characters, the brilliant, rumpled bed of a detective Lt. Columbo had quite an inauspicious start.
William Link and his late writing and producing partner Richard Levinson first introduced Columbo in a...Tags: Hal Holbrook, Entertainment, Murder, Music Theater, Joseph Cotten
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PASSINGS: Giorgio Baldi, Gene Shefrin, Ty Jurras
GIORGIO BALDI
Santa Monica
trattoria owner
Giorgio Baldi, 66, whose Santa Monica trattoria was a favorite among celebrities such as Warren Beatty, Goldie Hawn and Rihanna, died Monday while on vacation in Mexico, his family said. The cause of death was...Tags: Vic Damone, Mexico Vacations, Italy, Diseases and Illnesses, Celebrities and Health Issues
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