Entertainment & Arts
Ruth Gordon: Oscar moments
Feb. 6, 2012
Family Values: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will pay tribute to the Kanin family--Michael, Fay, Garson and the late Ruth Gordon--tonight at 8 at the academy headquarters in Beverly Hills.
Nov. 24, 1992
Movies
Actress Ruth Gordon, whose stage, screen and literary career spanned seven decades, died of a stroke “peacefully in her sleep” today at her Martha’s Vineyard summer home, police said.
Aug. 28, 1985
Actress Ruth Gordon, whose roguish heart and enduring grace lighted the world’s stages and motion picture screens for seven decades, died “peacefully in her sleep” Wednesday in Edgartown, Mass., police said.
Aug. 29, 1985
The where and when of the telling have long since faded from memory, but the papery voice of Ruth Gordon telling about her Broadway debut lingers like a just-played song.
Sept. 7, 1985
California
The City Council will hold a workshop Saturday to review the budget and discuss the financial outlook for the coming year.
Jan. 24, 1997
Real Estate
The architectural tip-offs that this is a Gordon Kaufmann design include such details as courtyards and a limestone terrace.
Sept. 12, 2004
When Ruth Gordon, looking spry, dotty and feisty as ever, suddenly appears on screen in the “new” movie, “The Trouble With Spies” (citywide), she makes you catch your breath.
Dec. 8, 1987
Sports
In a precautionary move made as Hurricane Gordon took aim on Florida’s Gulf Coast, today’s game between the Oakland Athletics and Tampa Bay Devil Rays at St.
Sept. 17, 2000
The start of the annual Gordon Bennett helium balloon race was postponed for 24 hours because winds up to 50 m.p.h. were forecast for the Palm Springs area, organizers said.
May 1, 1988