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Las Vegas' Atomic Liquors, where nuclear bombs lit the sky, reopens
On a nearly deserted downtown block, a small brick building fronted by a curvy neon sign heralds a bygone era here: That's when the big bombs went boom and awe-struck Las Vegas residents watched the mushroom clouds billow into the bright desert sky....
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Bars and Clubs, Nuclear Weapons, Lifestyle and Leisure, Apple iPhone
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Remembering Dr. Joyce Brothers: Movie and TV star
Psychologist and columnist Dr. Joyce Brothers, who died Monday at the age of 85, won the top prize in 1955 on the popular TV game show "The $64,000 Question" on the subject of boxing. Smart, attractive and fearless, Brothers' media career quickly...
Tags: Entertainment, Game Shows, Joyce Brothers, The Simpsons (tv program), Howard Stern
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'Mad Men': Change the conversation
This post has been corrected. See note at bottom for details.Harry Crane knows how to throw a temper tantrum. He is fearless if sloppy, and through doughy cheeks delivers a toxic barb in Episode 4 that is shocking on its own, but made exponentially so coming from this at-times hapless infant-man who in earlier...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Sex Crimes, Prostitution, Glee (tv program), Greenwich Village
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Mickey Rose dies at 77; Woody Allen collaborator and TV writer
Mickey Rose was a childhood friend of Woody Allen, sharing his pal's fervent enthusiasms for baseball, jazz and movies and later becoming the young filmmaker's writing partner for his early, madcap comedies "Bananas" and "Take the Money and Run." Rose,...
Tags: The Odd Couple (tv program), The Tonight Show (tv program), Stand-up Comedy, Bananas, College Baseball
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'Inside Comedy': David Steinberg on comedy, inside and out
Veteran comedian David Steinberg, who has directed such hit TV comedies as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Mad About You" and "Seinfeld," returns to Showtime on Monday evening for the second season of his interview series, "Inside Comedy." This season he turns...
Tags: David Steinberg, Bucks County, Bob Newhart, Judaism, Robin Williams
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Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'
Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...
Tags: George Jones, Frank Sinatra, Buck Owens, Country and Western (genre), Andy Williams
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Two big wheels in the world of humor
FrameworkDick and Tom Smothers play around on kiddy transportation for Times photographer to promote their upcoming appearance at Melodyland with Pat Boone.... -
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, Tony Orlando, Flip Wilson, Primetime Emmy Awards, Jack Benny
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George Clooney's next movie: World War II art drama
24 FramesGeorge Clooney says next movie is WWII story "The Monuments Men.... -
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LA Times MagazineYou may not always agree with him, but you have to love a guy who expresses himself.... -
John Aylesworth dies at 81; co-creator of TV's 'Hee Haw'
John Aylesworth, a TV writer and producer who co-created the long-running comedy-variety show "Hee Haw," has died. He was 81.
Aylesworth died Wednesday of complications of pneumonia at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, said his wife, Anita...Tags: Julie Andrews, Canada, Frank Sinatra, Jonathan Winters, Buck Owens
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Steve Allen, TV innovator, author, composer, dies at 78
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSteve Allen, the zany comedian and witty social commentator whose career zipped at warp speed from one occupation to the next--from hosting the original "Tonight" show to lecturing about morality to composing thousands of songs--has died in Encino at...Tags: Voting, Genes and Chromosomes, William Allen, Celebrities, Television Industry
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