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Classic Hollywood: Dean Martin does TV his way
Dean Martin didn't have any interest in doing a weekly musical-variety series when NBC approached him in 1965.
"In those days you were either a movie star or a TV star," said his daughter Deana Martin, who is also a singer. "He came home one night and...Tags: NBC (tv network), Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Peter Lawford, Peggy Lee, Orson Welles
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A photographic history of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack [Updated]
Culture MonsterPaeans to Frank Sinatra and his coterie of pals known as the Rat Pack are plentiful and remarkably diverse. On the low end of the consumer spectrum, you can spend a few bucks on a Rat Pack T-shirt from your...... -
Regis Philbin retiring from 'Live! With Regis and Kelly' [Updated]
Show TrackerOn Tuesday morning, Regis Philbin announced that he will be retiring from his talk show "Live! With Regis and Kelly." He broke the news at the beginning of the show, noting that the franchise would continue without him. "This will...... -
'Facts,' 'Ties,' Regis receive TV Land Awards honors
Zap2ItSome television honors aren't just for those making shows now but also for those whose past work endures. Case in point: the TV Land Awards, the nostalgia-driven ceremony now in its ninth year. The channel it's named for televises the event Sunday, April...Tags: NBC (tv network), Drama (genre), Texas, Jack Paar, ABC (tv network)
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'Laugh-In' Actor Henry Gibson Dies
![MALIBU -- Veteran comic character actor Henry Gibson, whose career included the 1960's hit "Laugh-In," and more recently " King of the Hill," died Monday.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-09/49301708-16141352.jpg "MALIBU -- Veteran comic character actor Henry Gibson, whose career included the 1960's hit "Laugh-In,\" and more recently \" King of the Hill,\" died Monday.")
KTLA NewsMALIBU -- Veteran comic character actor Henry Gibson, whose career included the 1960's hit "Laugh-In," and more recently " King of the Hill," died Monday. Gibson died at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73. Gibson was born...Tags: Boston Legal (tv program), Career and Workplace, Awards and Prizes, Illinois, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Jack ‘the Enforcer’ Whalen Killed
The Daily MirrorThe Times brings out an extra on Whalen’s death. Photograph by the Los Angeles Times The body of Jack “the Enforcer” Whalen lies on the floor on Rondelli’s restaurant. TALES FROM THE GANGSTER SQUAD Death of 'the Enforcer' * Jack Whalen follows the... -
'Robin and the 7 Hoods' revives Cahn and Van Heusen tunes
Of the following fabled songwriting teams of the 20th century, which won three Oscars, garnered eight Oscar nominations, but never won a Tony?
A) Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II.
B) George and Ira Gershwin.
C) Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick...Tags: Theater, Mike Nichols, Oscar Hammerstein, Academy Awards, Bing Crosby
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Keeping it low-key
NEWPORT BEACH — For as long as locals can remember, Newport Beach has been known as an easy Hollywood getaway.
Celebrities such as Humphrey Bogart and Frank Sinatra were known to seek R&R in the coastal town. Lauren Bacall, former wife of Bogart...Tags: Basketball, Britney Spears, David Spade, The Real Housewives of Orange County (tv program), Hotels and Accommodations
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Frank Liberman dies at 92; Hollywood publicist represented Bob Hope, other stars
Frank Liberman, a veteran Hollywood publicist who represented stars such as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Robert Goulet during his more than 50 years in the business, has died. He was 92.
Liberman, who had Parkinson's disease, died of pneumonia Sunday...Tags: Reseda, Harry Belafonte, Bob Hope, Cheshire, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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'Everybody Say "Cheese!" ' is a slice of Garry Marshall's life
A playwright's work is never finished -- at least not for Garry Marshall.
Marshall, 74, began working on "Everybody Say 'Cheese!' " some 43 years ago. Four decades later, he's still futzing with it.
Just last week, the creator of "Happy Days," co-...Tags: Theater, Garry Marshall, NBC (tv network), Dance, Northwestern University
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Altovise Davis dies at 65; widow of Sammy Davis Jr.
Altovise Davis, the widow of Rat Pack singer and dancer Sammy Davis Jr., died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of complications from a stroke, her business partner, Barrett LaRoda, said. She was 65. Davis was surrounded at the Los Angeles hospital...Tags: Theater, Dining and Drinking, Hospitals and Clinics, Internal Revenue Service, Dance
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Noir justice catches up with Mickey Cohen
![When the coroner put Jack Whalen's body on a slab, it measured 72 inches, just 6 feet. For years, people had described him as 6-foot-2 or 6-4. But "the Enforcer" was smaller in death than life.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-10/43140265-31185006.jpg "When the coroner put Jack Whalen's body on a slab, it measured 72 inches, just 6 feet. For years, people had described him as 6-foot-2 or 6-4. But "the Enforcer\" was smaller in death than life.")
When the coroner put Jack Whalen's body on a slab, it measured 72 inches, just 6 feet. For years, people had described him as 6-foot-2 or 6-4. But "the Enforcer" was smaller in death than life.
On the death certificate, his family gave his occupation...Tags: The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program), Screen Actors Guild, Career and Workplace, Internal Revenue Service, Golf
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