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Al Jolson tribute at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale
Staff WriterAl Jolson can still pack them in the theater, 86 years after ushering in "the talkies" and 63 years after his death. At least that's the idea with the tribute by The Broward County Film Society (also called FLiFF) to the man billed as "The World’s...Tags: Cab Calloway, Jackie Wilson, Irving Berlin, Lionel Hampton, Judaism
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George Platt, theatrical producer
George Platt, a former New York theatrical producer who became a promotions director for a garden supply firm, died of renal failure Oct. 6 at Envoy Rehabilitation and Nursing in Pikesville. He was 90 and lived in Owings Mills.
Born in Baltimore, he...Tags: Robert Culp, Carroll O'Connor, Benny Goodman, Kolkata (India), Danny Thomas
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All Christmas all the time on TV
Show TrackerHoliday movies, specials and very special holiday episodes of your favorite series fill the TV screens between now and Christmas Day. Here are many of the highlights. “Glee” 8 p.m., Tuesday, Fox. Extraordinary Merry Christmas: The glee club... -
An Oscar for Justin Timberlake?
Gold DerbyYes, of course, "The Social Network" will be nominated at the Oscars for best picture, director (David Fincher) and screenplay (Aaron Sorkin), but what about those tricky acting slots? Jesse Eisenberg has a good shot at making the list for lead actor, but... -
Martin Baum dies at 86; Hollywood agent represented A-list talent
Martin Baum, an old-time New York theatrical talent agent who became a veteran voice of experience for the upstart Creative Artists Agency in the late 1970s and who brought to the firm such established star clients as Sidney Poitier and Peter Sellers, has...Tags: Joanne Woodward, Carroll O'Connor, Academy Awards, Television Networks, Richard Attenborough
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Larry Gelbart dies at 81; 'MASH' writer
Larry Gelbart, the award-winning comedy writer best known for developing the landmark TV series "MASH," co-writing the book for the hit Broadway musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and co-writing the classic movie comedy "Tootsie,"...Tags: Los Angeles Times, George Burns, Robert Altman, Career and Workplace, Broadway Theater
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*M*A*S*H Writer, Producer Larry Gelbart Dies at 81
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Larry Gelbart, the award-winning comedy writer best known for developing the landmark TV series " MASH," co-writing the book for the hit Broadway musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and co-writing the classic movie...Tags: Los Angeles Times, George Burns, Robert Altman, Career and Workplace, Broadway Theater
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'Alice in Wonderland,' a curious Hollywood history
The Hero Complex"ALICE IN WONDERLAND": 27 DAYS Are you ready for a trip down the rabbit hole? Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and Disney are adding a strange new chapter to the Lewis Carroll classic with "Alice in Wonderland," a film that presents...... -
Oscars have always welcomed the world
Gold DerbyThis year's Oscars numbered only one foreign-born winner -- Austria's Christoph Waltz ("Inglorious Basterds") -- among the four acting champs. However, that does not mean the Oscars are guilty of any homegrown bias. After all, six of the 20 acting... -
Academy Awards blow by blow
Susan King, Times Staff WriterMartin Scorsese's gangster epic "The Departed" was named the best picture of 2006 at the 79th annual Academy Awards on Sunday evening at the Kodak Theatre. Scorsese won his elusive first directing Oscar for the film, which also won for adapted...Tags: Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Ellen DeGeneres, Culture, Robert Altman
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Emmys 2006: Minute By Minute
Zap2It.comIt's a glorious sunny Sunday (Aug. 27) afternoon in Los Angeles, which means that it must be around 90 degrees down at the Shrine Auditorium where the 58th Annual Primetime Emmy ceremony is being held. So just remember that behind all of the glitz and...Tags: Elizabeth I, Sexual Assault, 50 Cent, Academy Awards, John Lithgow
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'House of Wax' Actress Dies at 79
Zap2It.comPhyllis Kirk, who tried to escape a psycho wax sculptor in the original big-screen version of "House of Wax," has died at the age of 79. The actress passed away Thursday, Oct. 19 of complications from a post-cerebral aneurysm at the Motion Picture and...Tags: Loretta Young, CBS Corp., Dashiell Hammett, Fay Wray, Vincent Price
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