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Around Town: 'Mad, Mad World' and other comedy classics
24 FramesThe American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics... -
TODAY IN HISTORY
1893: One of America's first horseless carriages was taken for a short test drive in Springfield, Mass., by Frank Duryea, who had designed the vehicle with his brother, Charles. 1937: �The Hobbit,� by J.R.R. Tolkien, was first published. 1948:...Tags: NBC (tv network), Nestle SA, Today (tv program)
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Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. dies at 92; oversaw growth of ratings firm
!["If you can put a number on it," Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, "then you know something."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-10/65238925-05204814-187105.jpg ""If you can put a number on it,\" Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, \"then you know something.\"")
"If you can put a number on it," Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. said his father once told him, "then you know something."
It was a lesson the younger Nielsen — who died Monday at age 92 — never forgot. His lifelong efforts remade his father's once-...Tags: University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. Army, Companies and Corporations, Consumers, Radio
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'The Muppets': Kermit the Frog commands Jason Segel's respect
In the world of amphibian celebrities, there's no bigger star than Kermit the Frog.
Yet back in January on the set of Disney's upcoming film "The Muppets" — the first big screen outing for Jim Henson's beloved menagerie since 1999's "Muppets in...Tags: Chris Cooper, Television Industry, Gene Kelly, Flight of the Conchords (tv program), Kermit the Frog (fictional animal)
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Leonard Stern dies at 88; TV writer, producer also co-created Mad Libs
![Leonard Stern, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director whose <a href="http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/leonard-stern">career in television</a> spanned "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and "McMillan & Wife" and whose additional career in publishing included co-creating the classic Mad Libs word<b> </b>game books, has died. He was 88.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62230175-08220525-187105.jpg "Leonard Stern, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director whose <a href="http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/leonard-stern\">career in television</a> spanned \"The Honeymooners,\" \"Get Smart\" and \"McMillan & Wife\" and whose additional career in publishing included co-creating the classic Mad Libs word<b> </b>game books, has died. He was 88.")
Leonard Stern, an Emmy Award-winning writer, producer and director whose career in television spanned "The Honeymooners," "Get Smart" and "McMillan & Wife" and whose additional career in publishing included co-creating the classic Mad Libs word game...Tags: Phil Silvers, George Burns, Honeymooning, Printing Service, Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Aaron Ruben dies at 95; 'Andy Griffith' producer was an advocate for needy children
![Aaron Ruben, a comedy writer, producer and director whose five-decade career included producing "The Andy Griffith Show" for the first five seasons and creating the spinoff series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has died. He was 95.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-02/51980844-01214232.jpg "Aaron Ruben, a comedy writer, producer and director whose five-decade career included producing "The Andy Griffith Show\" for the first five seasons and creating the spinoff series \"Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,\" has died. He was 95.")
Aaron Ruben, a comedy writer, producer and director whose five-decade career included producing "The Andy Griffith Show" for the first five seasons and creating the spinoff series "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.," has died. He was 95.
Ruben, who devoted much of...Tags: George Burns, Phil Silvers, Stockard Channing, Eddie Cantor, Health
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Who's on first?
![Burbank actors Daniel Roebuck and Jim Roope will have to age 20 years through the magic of makeup for their roles as 70-year-old former vaudevillian performers reuniting for one last TV appearance in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys".](http://www.burbankleader.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-01/58596067-04214843.jpg "Burbank actors Daniel Roebuck and Jim Roope will have to age 20 years through the magic of makeup for their roles as 70-year-old former vaudevillian performers reuniting for one last TV appearance in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys\".")
Burbank actors Daniel Roebuck and Jim Roope will have to age 20 years through the magic of makeup for their roles as 70-year-old former vaudevillian performers reuniting for one last TV appearance in Neil Simon's "The Sunshine Boys".
The show opens...Tags: George Burns, Celebrities, Elections, Bud Abbott, Skin
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PASSINGS: Peggy Rea, Tom Carnegie, Marie Lillo, Shearlean Duke
Peggy Rea
Character actress on 'The Waltons,' 'Dukes of Hazzard'
Peggy Rea, 89, a hearty character actress best known for her TV roles on "The Waltons," "The Dukes of Hazzard" and "Grace Under Fire," died Feb. 5, said the Santa Barbara Cemetery Assn....Tags: Arts and Culture, Celebrities, Cancer, Indianapolis 500, Government
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St. Mary celebrates life of Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The Religion WorldSt. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Altamonte Springs will celebrate the life of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen on Monday, Sept. 13, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. The events will feature a talk by Father Ed Thompson, a long-time friend ... -
Friars Club celebrates 50 years of 'Roasts' with new DVD set
Show TrackerLove hurts. That's what dozens of comedians and entertainers who have been "roasted" over the last 50 years by members of the Friars Club have learned. While the "roastees" know that the pointed humor directed at them is meant as...... -
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 11, 1941
The Daily MirrorMay 11, 1941: We decided to poll a vote to decide which of the "funny men" are really funny. Bob Hope won the majority vote for originality. Milton Berle was classed as the fastest spieler with the best memory for...... -
Classic Hollywood: Marlo Thomas reminisces on a life of laughter
When Marlo Thomas was a teenager, she was always crazy about some boy.
"I couldn't wait to go out on dates," says the Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning Thomas, who came to fame in 1966 as the struggling actress Ann Marie in the ABC sitcom "That Girl."...Tags: George Burns, Joan Rivers, Celebrities, Jan Murray, Television
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