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Intersections: Unearthing the grave history of Hollywood
A calm, cold breeze runs throughout the marble-encased, maze-like corridors of Forest Lawn's Great Mausoleum, where the who's who of Hollywood have come to permanently rest. But that changes once you reach its deepest and oldest cobweb-covered crevice...Tags: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Entertainment, Religion and Belief, Elizabeth Taylor, Celebrities
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Humble theaters become movie palaces
In October 1917, a theater opened at 3535 W. Roosevelt Road that changed the moviegoing experience, in Chicago and the nation.
In the era of the nickelodeon, a term reflecting not just the price of admission, but the surroundings, motion pictures were...Tags: L (movie), Palace Theater, Entertainment, John Philip Sousa, Architecture
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The many faces of the hobo
Many of my memories get embellished in my imagination and this one needs to be because it involves a hobo that I never even met. "Did you see that man?" my mother asked me one day as I rode my bike into our backyard and rolled up to the crumbling brick...Tags: Sandwiches, Halloween, Foods and Beverages
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Robert Easton dies at 81; Henry Higgins of Hollywood
Robert Easton, a character actor whose command of a vast array of foreign and American regional accents led to a flourishing second career as a dialect coach to Hollywood stars such as Charlton Heston and Anne Hathaway, has died. He was 81.
Often...Tags: Obituaries, Golden Globe Awards, Robert Duvall, Liam Neeson, Idi Amin
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Christmas movies: With Clooney and Obama, it's a wonderful mash-up
Nation NowFavorite Christmas movies: First Lady Michelle Obama loves "It's a Wonderful Life" but the choices are varied at Christmas.... -
Perry Hall musician keeps Zim Zemarel's Big Band sound alive
It takes a Big Band sound to battle the disco, punk, thrash rock, heavy metal and country-pop now dominating national soundtracks.
But that's exactly what the Zim Zemarel Band has done in the greater Baltimore area for the better part of 50 years.
And...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Entertainment, Cab Calloway, The Temptations (music group), Music
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Business People - Aug. 14
Diana “Susie” Riley, aka Susie the Clown INWOOD, W.Va. — Diana “Susie” Riley, aka Susie the Clown, of Inwood, recently received a scholarship to enhance her skills at the Red Skelton School of Clowning. The program was...Tags: Education, Science and Technology, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Consumers, Career and Workplace
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Sherwood Schwartz dies at 94; 'Gilligan's Island' and 'Brady Bunch' creator
Sherwood Schwartz, the comedy writer and producer who created "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," which have remained two of the most enduringly popular TV series in worldwide syndication, died Tuesday morning. He was 94.
Schwartz, who began his...Tags: Dawn Wells, Entertainment, Russell Johnson, Jim Backus, Joan Davis
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Remembering 'Gilligan's Island,' 'Brady Bunch' creator Sherwood Schwartz
Show Tracker'Gilligan's Island' creator Sherwood Schwartz, died of natural causes Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He was 94. Schwartz' impact on pop-culture, however, will long survive. In addition to "Gilligan's Island," Schwartz created family sitcom "The Brady... -
Appreciation: Sherwood Schwartz, 1916-2011
Show TrackerAn appreciation of Sherwood Schwartz, the man behind "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island."... -
"Gilligan's Island," "Brady Bunch" Creator Sherwood Schwartz dead at 94
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Television genius, Sherwood Schwartz, the man who created "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island", has died at the age of 94. Schwartz died Tuesday in Los Angeles of natural causes in his sleep at 4:00 a.m. surrounded by his...Tags: Dawn Wells, Celebrities and Health Issues, Entertainment, Tina Louise, Television
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Civil War anniversary stirs interest in Fort Wool
HAMPTON — Long before his audacious victories during the Civil War Robert E. Lee was sent to Fort Wool, a manmade island in the middle of Hampton Roads, to battle against the elements.
He wasn't entirely successful back in the 1830s according to...Tags: White House, Andrew Jackson, Fort Monroe, History (tv network), John Tyler
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