Entertainment & Arts
In the early 1970s, having written some 200 sitcom episodes and 16 motion pictures, I got a call from my agent with some exciting news: Stu Erwin Jr., an old high school buddy of mine and an executive at Universal Studios, had selected me to become the studio’s director of comedy development, a job that would pay me $1,500 a week.
Dec. 3, 2006
World & Nation
Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat arrived in Berlin on Sunday at the start of a two-day visit to discuss relations between Germany and the Palestinians.
March 27, 2000
Television
It’s another prime-time TV season.
Oct. 14, 1990
California
Trump’s enshrinement reveals the Hollywood Walk of Fame’s dirty secret: Celebrities buy their own stars.
Jan. 16, 2007
Archives
DONALD TRUMP, who as far as I know is a lovely man and a gentle soul, is getting a star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame.
In spite of the fact that the decade gave us Joe McCarthy, the Cold War, rock ‘n’ roll, and Richard Nixon--not to mention “The $64,000 Question”--people insist upon looking back on the ‘50s as a time of innocence.
May 4, 1986
Art review: A thorough survey of the work of Clarence H. White and his students records his school’s influence.
Jan. 22, 1998
High School Sports
When athletic conferences for California community colleges were realigned for the 1986-1987 season, the Southern California Conference was designed as an 18-team, two-division league, the largest in the state.
July 18, 1986
Movies
Passionate vintage film fans are ready to make their yearly trek to the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood this week for the Cinecon 54 Classic Film Festival.
Aug. 27, 2018
Obituaries
Martin Milner, who drove a Corvette across America for four years as the co-star of TV’s “Route 66” and later traded in the iconic convertible for a police patrol car as a star of “Adam-12,” died Sunday at his home in Carlsbad.
Sept. 7, 2015