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‘Princess Bride’ sequel? Inconceivable! says writer William Goldman
Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.comNEW YORK — Twenty-five years after “The Princess Bride” first stormed theaters, director Rob Reiner, writer William Goldman and cast ...... -
Warren Beatty and Annette Bening list Beverly Crest home
Whether it's as sellers or landlords, actor-director Warren Beatty and his wife, actress Annette Bening, are up for new roles. They have listed their ivy-clad home in Beverly Crest for $6.995 million. The house, built in 1992, had been for rent last year...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Anton Yelchin, Entertainment Events, Mary Poppins (movie), The Sound of Music (movie)
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Southern California Close-Ups: Pasadena and environs
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's 1922 and nothing much is up in Pasadena. Not among the orange groves, not along the leafy streets. Just as the little old ladies like it. But wait. Down in the Arroyo Seco, a crew has just started putting up some kind of stadium. On Pepper Street,...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Chinese Restaurants, Restaurants, Petroleum Industry
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Ralph Houk dies at 90; Yankees manager won World Series in first 2 seasons
Ralph Houk, who won the World Series in 1961 and 1962 in his first two seasons as manager of the New York Yankees, died Wednesday in Winter Haven, Fla. He was 90.
Houk went on to lead the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox in a 20-year managerial career....Tags: World Series, Boston Red Sox, Whitey Ford, American League, San Francisco Giants
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Book review: 'Branch Rickey' by Jimmy Breslin
Los Angeles Times Book CriticBranch Rickey Jimmy Breslin Viking/Penguin Lives: 148 pp., $19.95 "I had a problem for a writer," Jimmy Breslin tells us in the prologue to "Branch Rickey," his impressionistic portrait of baseball's great emancipator, the man responsible for...Tags: Branch Rickey, Biography (genre), Elections, Jackie Robinson, Athletes
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The Reading Life: The nine best baseball books
Los Angeles Times Book CriticFive years ago, on the eve of the 2006 baseball season, I put together a list of nine favorite baseball books — one for each inning, one for every player on the field. Such a list was not meant to be definitive (how could it be?), but since then I'...Tags: Rube Marquard, Bernard Malamud, Goose Goslin, Philadelphia Phillies, Christy Mathewson
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Question of the Day: Is there an age limit for hiring a baseball manager?
The Fabulous ForumWriters from around Tribune Co. discuss Jack McKeon's hiring by the Florida Marlins. Check back throughout the day for more responses and weigh in with a comment of your own. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times No one would think of...... -
Jim Murray, June 4, 1961
The Daily MirrorJune 4, 1961: Jim Murray puts in a call to Casey Stengel and says: "I realized I was listening to the Voice of Baseball again. And what it is doing in a bank vault in Glendale instead of a locker...... -
Question of the day: Where does Bobby Cox rank in the pantheon of MLB managers? [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumWriters from around Tribune Co. weigh in on the topic. Check back throughout the day for more responses, and feel free to leave a comment of your own. Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune Winning with the Yankees is one thing. Winning...... -
Yankees Fire Casey Stengel!
The Daily MirrorOct. 19, 1960: Casey Stengel, the most successful baseball manager of modern times, was fired by the New York Yankees Tuesday only because of his age and despite his heated insistence that at 70 he is "just as good as...... -
Stengel Top Choice to Coach New L.A. Team
The Daily MirrorNov. 1, 1960: The new American League team heading to Los Angeles seemed to be stockpiling star power. Hank Greenberg, a Hall of Fame slugger turned businessman, was putting together his bid for the franchise, which would start playing in...... -
L.A. Team Seeks Manager
The Daily MirrorNov. 3, 1960: So who will manage Los Angeles' American League team? The Times already suggested former Yankees manager Casey Stengel as a top candidate and now reported that another veteran manager, Fred Haney, didn't want the job. Haney was......
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