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Hollywood legend Dick Zanuck: a princeling who earned his stripes
When Dick Zanuck and I had lunch last month, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the veteran producer would be gone six weeks later. Zanuck, who was 77 when he died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, looked at least a decade younger and...
Tags: Ron Howard, Sam Mendes, Lew Wasserman, Lobbying, Steven Spielberg
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Richard Zanuck dies at 77; Oscar-winning producer
One day in 1962, the Hollywood legend Darryl F. Zanuck turned to his 27-year-old son, Richard, seeking advice. Whom, the elder Zanuck asked, should he appoint head of production of 20th Century Fox, which had fallen on hard times and was losing...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, Academy Awards, Heart Attack, The New York Times
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Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing — tall, handsome and composed — and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. But Vidal made his...
Tags: Authors, Johnny Carson, Washington, DC, Marlon Brando, Timothy McVeigh
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Vertigo replaces Citizen Kane as the greatest film of all-time
KIAHIn case you haven't heard, there is a new top dog when it comes to the greatest movies of all time. Sight and Sound's list has Alfred Hitchcock's psychological thriller "Vertigo" replacing Orson Welles classic "Citizen Kane." For 50 years, "Citizen...Tags: Citizen Kane (movie), Thriller (genre), Alfred Hitchcock, Vertigo (movie)
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Cannes 2012: Actor Norman Lloyd remembers Hitchcock, Renoir
24 FramesAt a recent event at the Cannes Film Festival, actor Norman Lloyd reflected on his life's work and his famous collaborators, including Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir.... -
New TV series raise the style bar
![It's the throwback '60s style as much as the story lines that has made "Mad Men" a success. The AMC series, which enters its fifth season in 2012, ushered in a ladylike trend in fashion that has reverberated all the way to the Paris runways and inspired a collaboration with retail chain Banana Republic, and a book and HSN collection for the show's costume designer Janie Bryant. So is it any wonder that the big three networks are looking for their own fashion gold? Many of this season's new shows, whether they be contemporary or retro, are amping up the style quotient in a big way. Here's a rundown.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-09/64787496-16152140.jpg "It's the throwback '60s style as much as the story lines that has made "Mad Men\" a success. The AMC series, which enters its fifth season in 2012, ushered in a ladylike trend in fashion that has reverberated all the way to the Paris runways and inspired a collaboration with retail chain Banana Republic, and a book and HSN collection for the show's costume designer Janie Bryant. So is it any wonder that the big three networks are looking for their own fashion gold? Many of this season's new shows, whether they be contemporary or retro, are amping up the style quotient in a big way. Here's a rundown.")
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticIt's the throwback '60s style as much as the story lines that has made "Mad Men" a success. The AMC series, which enters its fifth season in 2012, ushered in a ladylike trend in fashion that has reverberated all the way to the Paris runways and inspired a...Tags: The Playboy Club (tv program), Desperate Housewives (tv program), John Varvatos, CBS Corp., QVC (tv network)
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Veracruz proposes lesser charges for Twitter terrorism suspects
La PlazaThe state of Veracruz in Mexico wants to change its penal code to apply a lower charge against the jailed Twitter and Facebook users accused of terrorism for spreading unconfirmed rumors of an attack on local schools (link in Spanish). A proposed change... -
Charles Higham dies at 81; controversial celebrity biographer
Charles Higham, a poet, critic and prolific celebrity biographer who found political and sexual intrigue in the lives of Hollywood icons such as Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich and, most controversially, Errol Flynn, died April 21 at his Los Angeles home. He...Tags: Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Book, Marlene Dietrich, Heart Attack, World War II (1939-1945)
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"Great Old Old Broad" Series: Eartha Kitt
Hartford CourantLast Sunday's screening at New Haven's Lyric Hall of the documentary "Broads,"that features salty, outspoken interviews with actresses of a certain age remind me of some of my own favorite interviews of like-minded dames. I began my "Great Old Broad"...Tags: Entertainment Events, Bars and Clubs, FBI, Maureen Stapleton, The Washington Post
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Patricia Medina dies at 92; Briton was '50s Hollywood leading lady
![Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy "Francis" and Orson Welles' crime-thriller "Mr. Arkadin," has died. She was 92.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-05/69698258-01185844-187105.jpg "Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy "Francis\" and Orson Welles' crime-thriller \"Mr. Arkadin,\" has died. She was 92.")
Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy "Francis" and Orson Welles' crime-thriller "Mr. Arkadin," has died. She was 92.
Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, died...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, England, Jennifer Jones, London (England), Joseph Cotten
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Cannes 2012: Festival turns 65 with a lineup heavy on U.S. titles
24 FramesOpening Wednesday night with Wes Anderson's oddly endearing “Moonrise Kingdom,” the Cannes Film Festival is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year and marking that milestone by embracing all kinds of opposites: old and young, dramatic... -
Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight playing at the Whitney Humanities Center in New Haven on April 5
Yale has been featuring a wide variety of Shakespeare-related events this spring, and Thursday the Whitney Humanities Center is screening a masterpiece: Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight, adapted from the five Shakespeare plays that feature Sir John...
Tags: Entertainment, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Movies, John Gielgud
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