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Al Gordon dies at 89; Emmy-winning comedy writer for Jack Benny
Al Gordon, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who spent much of his more than 40-year career writing for Jack Benny's penny-pinching, vain and perennially 39-year-old persona, has died. He was 89. Gordon died Wednesday of age-related causes at Cedars-...
Tags: Radio, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Flip Wilson, Entertainment, Comedy (genre)
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'Desperate Housewives' actress who played Mrs. McCluskey dies
Less than three weeks after nosy neighbor Mrs. McCluskey succumbed to lung cancer on the series finale of "Desperate Housewives," Kathryn Joosten — the actress who won two Emmy Awards for portraying the television character — has died of the...Tags: Television, Health, Lung Cancer, Entertainment, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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Kathryn Joosten of 'Desperate Housewives' dies at 72
Show TrackerKathryn Joosten, best known as the cranky neighbor on "Desperate Housewives," died Saturday of lung cancer at her Westlake Village home, her daughter-in-law, Jeremy Joosten, told The Times. She was 72.... -
'Big Bang Theory's' Jim Parsons comes out as gay
Show TrackerJim Parsons has come out as gay in a profile in the New York Times. The fact that Parsons is gay isn't a shock, but it is surprising that he chose to do it in a casual way, instead of the standard celebrity magazine story.... -
Fashion Diary: The British (designers, that is) are coming
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticLondon Fashion Week ended a few days ago, but next month, 12 of the city's top designers plan to hit the road, bringing their clothes to Los Angeles in a bid for red carpet stardom. The London Show Rooms Los Angeles is scheduled to take place Oct. 17-...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Marios Schwab, Coco Chanel, Prada, Entertainment
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Critic's Notebook: For Oscar, ratings are overrated
It's that most wonderful time of year, Oscar season, when all the film writers spend their time dissecting or championing the various nominees while the TV reporters reach for grim boilerplate bemoaning the telecast's ratings. Which, despite the obvious...Tags: Television, The Sopranos (tv program), Culture, Entertainment, Academy Awards
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Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll
Dick Clark, the youthful-looking television personality who literally introduced rock 'n' roll to much of the nation on "American Bandstand" and for four decades was the first and last voice many Americans heard each year with his New Year's Eve...Tags: Television, Bill Haley, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Companies and Corporations, Rock and Roll (genre)
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George Lindsey dies at 83; 'The Andy Griffith Show's' Goober Pyle
George Lindsey, the Southern-born character actor who played dim hayseed Goober Pyle, the genial gas station auto mechanic on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Mayberry R.F.D.," died early Sunday morning. He was 83.
Lindsey, who later was a regular on the...Tags: George Lindsey, The Andy Griffith Show (tv program), Entertainment, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Car Mechanics
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Bob Stewart dies at 91; TV producer created popular game shows
Bob Stewart, a television producer who created such popular game shows as "To Tell the Truth," "The $10,000 Pyramid," and the enduring daytime hit "The Price Is Right," has died. He was 91.
Stewart died Friday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical...Tags: Television, Monty Hall, Radio, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Mort Lindsey dies at 89; Judy Garland's musical director
Mort Lindsey, a conductor, arranger and composer best known as the music director for Judy Garland in the 1960s and for his more than two decades as music director for "The Merv Griffin Show," has died. He was 89.
Lindsey, who was in declining health...Tags: Music Theater, Judy Garland, Culture, Pat Boone, Merv Griffin
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John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms
As a top television comedy director who won an Emmy directing "The Dick Van Dyke Show"in the early 1960s, John Rich was faced with a tough choice in 1970.
On the same day he received a phone call from Mary Tyler Moore wanting to set up a meeting to...Tags: Television, Radio, Mary Tyler Moore, The Twilight Zone (tv program), Pension and Welfare
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