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PST: Barbara T. Smith's life in the avant-garde shadows
The coffee table in Barbara T. Smith's Venice home is piled high with aging cassette tapes. She's been sorting through audio from a 1981 performance piece called "Birthdaze" in preparation for "The Radicalization of a '50s Housewife," her upcoming solo...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Minority Groups, Artists, Native Americans, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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A Brand New Start
Your parents took care of you before you could take care of yourself. Now, for many baby boomers, the roles are reversed.
While some adult children have the time and resources to provide care for an aging parent, it doesn’t make sense for everyone....Tags: Long Term Care, Nursing Homes, Stroke, Medical Specialization, Diseases and Illnesses
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Gil Cates dies at 77; producer, director and showman
Gil Cates, the Hollywood showman who transformed the annual Academy Awards telecast from a tired and predictable affair into a polished entertainment extravaganza with hosts such as Billy Crystal and Steve Martin, has died. He was 77.
Cates may have been...Tags: David Geffen, Phoebe Cates, Whoopi Goldberg, Joanne Woodward, Media Industry
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Alan Mootnick dies at 60; gibbon expert and conservationist
Alan Mootnick, a self-taught primate specialist who rose to become a leading authority on gibbon biology and conservation, died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles of complications following heart surgery, relatives said. He was 60.
A...Tags: Biology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Anthropology
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Walt Hazzard dies at 69; former Bruins basketball star and coach
Walt Hazzard, a stellar point guard who helped John Wooden win his first national championship at UCLA and became the fifth coach to follow the college basketball legend, died Friday. He was 69.
Hazzard, who suffered a stroke in 1996, died at Ronald...Tags: Golden State Warriors, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Basketball, Religion and Belief, National Invitation Tournament
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NBA mock drafts rarely highlight Lakers' picks
Lakers BlogLakers' previous second-round draft picks weren't in anyone's NBA mock draft... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 7: Chick Hearn
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history, as chosen in voting by our online readers, with No. 7, Chick Hearn. No. 7 Chick Hearn (57 first-place votes, 3,469 points) There are three statues representing Lakers...... -
Gil Cates: Consummate Hollywood professional
24 FramesGil Cates dies: Gil Cates, a consummate Hollywood professional who was a 14-time producer of the annual Oscar telecast and was also the founding dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, has died at 77.... -
Material Witness
LA Times MagazineAzadeh Shladovsky came to furniture design through a quite unexpected route.... -
UCLA, Lakers standout Walt Hazzard dies
The Fabulous ForumFormer UCLA standout and Lakers guard Walt Hazzard died Friday from complications following heart surgery. He was 69. Hazzard, who was part of UCLA's first NCAA championship team in 1964 under Coach John Wooden, is considered one of the best...... -
Walt Hazzard had various roles with Lakers
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As a fashion icon, Elizabeth Taylor could turn simple into sexy, elegance into excess
Special to the Los Angeles TimesIt was a simple white slip – an everyday undergarment for women in the 1960s. But in "Butterfield 8," one of Elizabeth Taylor's most memorable films, the violet-eyed actress – playing the tragic, fiery Gloria Wandrous -- made the staple seem...Tags: Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Surgery, Richard Burton, Crimes
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