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Recalling a Friend and a Great Librarian
The Daily Mirrorhis is Elizabeth C. Franklin or Miss Franklin to those of us who worked for her. It wasn't until she loaned me her precious Film Index of 1941 with her name written inside that I learned she had once been...... -
Classic Hollywood: Tony Curtis' ever-hot career
![Tony Curtis, the 1950s matinee idol who developed into an acclaimed actor in such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "Sweet Smell of Success" and "The Defiant Ones," was in a reflective mood recently.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/56451259-30100045.jpg "Tony Curtis, the 1950s matinee idol who developed into an acclaimed actor in such classics as "Some Like It Hot,\" \"Sweet Smell of Success\" and \"The Defiant Ones,\" was in a reflective mood recently.")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTony Curtis, the 1950s matinee idol who developed into an acclaimed actor in such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "Sweet Smell of Success" and "The Defiant Ones," was in a reflective mood recently. "I'm just a lucky guy," said Curtis over the phone...Tags: Music, Florida, Clubs and Associations, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Marilyn Monroe
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Classic Hollywood: Cemeteries of the stars
Steve Goldstein knows where all the famous bodies are buried.
By day, he's a businessman who owns a payroll service. But in his off hours, he's one of Hollywood's best-known grave hunters. Author of "LA's Graveside Companion: Where the V.I.P.s R.I.P" and...Tags: Farrah Fawcett, Marilyn Monroe, Los Angeles, Natalie Wood, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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Young filmmakers dealt a challenge
Lights, camera, action! "All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up." Gloria Swanson uttered those words 60 years ago in Billy Wilder's film noir — "Sunset Boulevard." The movie was nominated for 11 Academy Awards, winning three, and is...Tags: Music, Bars and Clubs, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking
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Book calendar: Author events for the week of November 28, 2010
Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich. MONDAY Christian Lander: The author of "Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, From Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews" will present and sign his new book. Book Soup,...Tags: Ceremonies, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Maine, Salman Rushdie
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Blake Edwards dies at 88; 'Pink Panther' director was master of slapstick comedy
![Blake Edwards, a writer-director who battled depression in his personal life yet was known as a modern master of slapstick and sophisticated wit with<b> </b>hit films such as the "Pink Panther" comedies, "10" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has died. He was 88.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-12/58311147-16230314.jpg "Blake Edwards, a writer-director who battled depression in his personal life yet was known as a modern master of slapstick and sophisticated wit with<b> </b>hit films such as the "Pink Panther\" comedies, \"10\" and \"Breakfast at Tiffany's,\" has died. He was 88.")
Blake Edwards, a writer-director who battled depression in his personal life yet was known as a modern master of slapstick and sophisticated wit with hit films such as the "Pink Panther" comedies, "10" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's," has died. He was 88....Tags: Music, Drama (genre), Romance (genre), GQ, Lee Remick
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Tony Curtis dies at 85; actor was star of 'Some Like It Hot' and 'Sweet Smell of Success'
![Tony Curtis was a strikingly handsome 23-year-old native New Yorker playing the lead in an off-Broadway production of "Golden Boy" in 1948 when he was spotted by a Universal Pictures talent scout. Sent west for a screen test, he signed a seven-year contract at $75 a week.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-09/56446494-30113547.jpg "Tony Curtis was a strikingly handsome 23-year-old native New Yorker playing the lead in an off-Broadway production of "Golden Boy\" in 1948 when he was spotted by a Universal Pictures talent scout. Sent west for a screen test, he signed a seven-year contract at $75 a week.")
Tony Curtis was a strikingly handsome 23-year-old native New Yorker playing the lead in an off-Broadway production of "Golden Boy" in 1948 when he was spotted by a Universal Pictures talent scout. Sent west for a screen test, he signed a seven-year...Tags: Music, Music Industry, Yvonne De Carlo, Jamie Lee Curtis, Laurence Olivier
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Kurt Niklas dies at 83; Beverly Hills restaurateur
Kurt Niklas, whose Beverly Hills restaurants, the Bistro and the Bistro Garden, catered for decades to a high-powered crowd thick with denizens of the film industry and high society, has died. He was 83.
Niklas died Tuesday at Cedars- Sinai Medical...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Jack Benny, Los Angeles, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Hospitals and Clinics
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'Californication': Hank, meet consequence
Show TrackerThe score card from Sunday night’s “Californication” will show that there were three naked ladies, a threesome involving Rick Springfield and a house fire that had to be extinguished by David Duchovny, who was wearing a kimono. But what ma... -
Gold Derby nuggets: 'Coraline' leads Annie noms | DGA lifetime kudo to Norman Jewison | Sandra Bullock saluted by Santa Barbara filmfest
Gold Derby• Brad Brevet comments on today's announcement of nominations for the 37th annual Annie Awards, noting, "Focus Features' 'Coraline' topped the list of feature nominees with 10, with Pixar's 'Up' following with nine and Disney's 'Princess and the Frog'... -
'All About Steve'
Chicago TribuneThere's nothing wrong with "All About Steve" that a rewrite couldn't fix, as long as the rewrite involved a different writer, a different character and a different story. The wanly conceived and persistently misjudged borderline stalker played by Sandra...Tags: Sandra Bullock, Big Fan (movie), The Hangover (movie), Sacramento, CNN (tv network)
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Hollywood Mourns Death of "Mission: Impossible" Actor Peter Graves
KTLA NewsPACIFIC PALISADES -- Actor Peter Graves collapsed at died Sunday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades. He was 83 years old. Graves, who starred in "Mission: Impossible," "Airplane!" and Billy Wilder's "Stalag 17"-- apparently suffered a heart...Tags: Leslie Nielsen, Film Festivals, Culture, Golden Globe Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards
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