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'Hello, Dolly!' gets lean and lively revival at Ford's Theatre
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, widowed too soon and left to her own devices in 1890s New York, turns meddling into a sly, lucrative art. She “arranges things, like furniture and daffodils and lives,” all the while looking out discreetly for No. 1....
Tags: Michael Stewart, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Barbra Streisand, Music Theater
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Armand Tanny dies at 90; Muscle Beach bodybuilder won national titles in '49, '50
Armand Tanny, a pioneering figure in bodybuilding who won national titles in 1949 and 1950 and was a popular figure on Muscle Beach in Santa Monica during its heyday in the 1940s, has died. He was 90.
Tanny, the younger brother of gym pioneer Vic Tanny,...Tags: Steve Reeves, Dining and Drinking, Death, Bodybuilding, Weightlifting
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Doris Raymond, The Way We Wore debut March 7 on Smithsonian Channel
Doris Raymond and her La Brea Boulevard vintage shop The Way We Wore are the focus of a six-episode unscripted docu-reality series called “L.A. Frock Stars” that debuts March 7 – on Smithsonian Channel. Shot over the course of 24...
Tags: BBC, Bob Mackie, Television, Television Industry, Marilyn Monroe
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Jewelers seek out red carpet exposure
Los Angeles Times Fashion CriticIt comes by Brink's truck and is hand-delivered by security guards. It is served up on silver platters and in lighted glass vitrines at chi-chi cocktail parties. The finest jewelry in the world is in Hollywood during the weeks leading up to the Golden...Tags: Fashion Trends, Tilda Swinton, Jewelry, Movies, Bérénice Bejo
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Lingerie: Legacy in lace
The image is one of the most provocative in cinematic history: Elizabeth Taylor stretched catlike on a brass bed wearing nothing but a white slip and high heels. Taylor's wardrobe for the 1958 classic "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" might have been scandalous...
Tags: Fashion Shows, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, Entertainment Events
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Divas que no cantan pero lo saben todo
Wikipedia, que va camino a convertirse en el gran diccionario universal, dice que "diva" es el "nombre que se le asigna a las cantantes de ópera". Pero se queda muy corto, porque si se hiciera una encuesta colectiva sobre divas de la ópera, la mayoría...Tags: Lauren Bacall, Joan Collins, Lana Turner, Greta Garbo, Glenda Jackson
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Steve Schapiro, a fly on the wall — with a camera
Steve Schapiro wants to photograph President Barack Obama, and there is little doubt that he will one day do so. In his lengthy and star-studded career, he has photographed so many famous and influential people that one can almost believe he has Zelig-...
Tags: New York City, Barack Obama, Sophia Loren, Arts and Culture, Holidays
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1935 Mae West extortion case
FrameworkActress Mae West in black dress, and District Attorney investigator Harry Dean - impersonating Mae West – pose for the news media after a suspect was detained in an extortion case.... -
Rock pioneer delivers authenticity, displays legacy at Sellersville Theatre
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGIn a world where audiences revere old blues singers for their authenticity and legacy to the music’s origins, rockabilly pioneer Wanda Jackson should be a queen. Wanda Jackson Not only did she single-handedly kick off the female presence in rock....... -
Viewpoint: Clearing out the clutter
For probably the past 20 years I have made little progress on New Year’s resolutions. I start out with good intentions to get rid of clutter, get organized, improve my memory, and worry less. The second of January I spent four hours in my small...
Tags: Insomnia, Music Industry
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Doing a yeoman's job on D-Day
Of The Morning CallBy 1995, John B. Desrosiers Jr. had to use a walker and had lost his memory. He was in his mid-70s, and his family was at wit's end about how to help him. Was it Alzheimer's? Was it hopeless? But doctors discovered a large tumor in his brain and...Tags: Holidays, here! (tv network), Sears, Alzheimer's Disease, World War II (1939-1945)
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