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Legendary Hollywood car customizer Dean Jeffries dead at 80
Dean Jeffries, the legendary car painter and customizer who made the Monkeemobile and the Green Hornet's original Black Beauty, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Hollywood. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his son, Kevin. During the car-...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Korean War (1950-1953), U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Dean Jeffries dies at 80; legendary car painter and customizer
During the car-crazy 1950s in Southern California, Dean Jeffries was one of the first hot rodders to chop, channel and soup-up automobiles. His distinctive paint jobs and sculpted body work attracted many admirers to his auto shop, including the likes...
Tags: The Green Hornet (movie) , Korean War (1950-1953), Manufacturing and Engineering, The Tonight Show (tv program), Indianapolis 500
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Michael Nesmith talks about his solo tour and inspirations
Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades. Nesmith shot to fame after "The Monkees" series premiered in 1966, and though he recently reunited...
Tags: The Monkees (music group), Entertainment, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, Elton John
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PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson
Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...
Tags: Heart Problems, Ron Palillo, Bronx (New York City), The Monkees (music group), New York University
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Davy Jones dies at 66; Monkees' romantic heartthrob
Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like...Tags: Arts and Culture, Paul McCartney, Carole King, The Monkees (music group), Entertainment
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Monkees won't attend Davy Jones' funeral, Micky Dolenz says
Ministry of GossipDavy Jones' funeral will not be the stage for any sort of Monkees reunion, according to the group's Micky Dolenz. Davy Jones' family wanted to keep the service "low-key" and avoid a "media circus," Micky Dolenz said.... -
Big Time Rush's 'Big Time Movie': 'The Monkees' for post-Millennials
Show TrackerIn writing about the death of Davy Jones last week, I made reference to "Big Time Rush," the Nickelodeon boy-band series that takes most of its formal cues, and many informal ones, from "The Monkees." Saturday coincidentally brings a feature-ish-length...... -
Ben Stiller selling 11-bathroom estate
A night at the Stiller compound?
Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have listed their Hollywood Hills property at $12.5 million.
The site includes two houses and a one-bedroom guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11...Tags: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tv program), Homes, Comedy (genre), Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Celebrities
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Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Hills home sold to producer Daniel Dubiecki
Veteran actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has sold her longtime Hollywood Hills home for $1,021,000 to film producer Daniel Dubiecki.
The 1937 Spanish-style house, with canyon and mountain views, sits on a cul-de-sac. It has three bedrooms and three...Tags: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tv program), Homes, Steve Allen, Comedy (genre), Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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PASSINGS: Bernd Eichinger, Bruce Gordon, Frank Lieberman, Stanley Frazen, Alan Sloane
Bernd Eichinger
Film producer and screenwriter
Bernd Eichinger, 61, a successful German film producer and screenwriter whose credits include the Oscar-nominated "Downfall" and "The Baader Meinhof Complex," died Monday night in Los Angeles after...Tags: Boris Karloff, The Baader Meinhof Complex (movie), Siegfried and Roy, Health, Celebrities
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Nick Willhite dies at 67; former pitcher for the Dodgers and Angels
Nick Willhite Pitcher for Dodgers Nick Willhite, 67, a left-handed pitcher whose five-year baseball career was highlighted by the shutout he threw in his debut with the Dodgers in 1963, died of cancer Sunday at a son's home in Alpine, Utah. Willhite was...Tags: Brigham Young, New York Yankees, Columbia University, U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Micky Dolenz will salute Davy Jones at Epcot's Flower Power concerts
Micky Dolenz, who rocketed to fame in the short-lived TV show "The Monkees" in the 1960s, will pay tribute to his late co-star and bandmate Davy Jones during concerts at Epcot next weekend. Jones was scheduled to sing in the theme park's Flower Power...
Tags: Arts and Culture, London (England), The Monkees (music group), Entertainment, Chuck Berry
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