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PASSINGS
Donald Blakeslee Decorated flying ace during WWII Col. Donald Blakeslee, 90, commander of the first American fighter group to reach Berlin during World War II and one of the war's most decorated pilots, died of heart failure Sept. 3 at his home in Miami,...Tags: Joseph Cotten, Ronald Reagan, New York Times, Joan Fontaine, Gregory Peck
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Seventh-inning stretch
Pop Quiz The film "Going My Way," which won the 1944 Oscar for Best Picture, features Bing Crosby as a priest who is a big fan of a particular baseball team. Name the team. Three Managers on the Hot Seat in 2009 1. Jim Leyland, Detroit. He didn't...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Jason Giambi, Joe Girardi, Josh Beckett
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7TH-INNING STRETCH
THREE MANAGERS ON THE HOT SEAT IN '09 1. Jim Leyland, Tigers. He didn't receive his desired extension covering 2010, so he has to produce. 2. Joe Girardi, Yankees. He was a disappointment in year one, and there's room for improvement in nearly every...Tags: New York Mets, Major League Baseball, Jason Giambi, Joe Girardi, Josh Beckett
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In tough economy, they say a penny saved...
Courtland Milloy is a columnist for The Washington Post, where this first appeared.It's not like I didn't get sound financial advice. My parents are children of the Great Depression who put great emphasis on building nest eggs and living within one's means. They never forgot the words to Bing Crosby's 1932 hard-knocks song "Brother,...Tags: Starbucks Corporation, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Retirement, Serena Williams, Family
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OFF THE WALL
'GET HAPPY.' Judy Garland's show-stopping routine from "Summer Stock" (1950) is only one of the old-time Hollywood musical gems in 1974's classic compilation "That's Entertainment!" (1 a.m., WNET/13). Made to celebrate MGM's 50th anniversary, the film...Tags: Debbie Reynolds, Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, Clark Gable, James Stewart
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Robert Wagner shares pieces of his heart
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterRobert Wagner gets a bit emotional explaining how he came up with the title of the memoir he wrote with Scott Eyman, "Pieces of My Heart." After receiving a rough manuscript of the autobiography, he recalls, he decided to read the chapter about Barbara...Tags: Jenny McCarthy, Clubs and Associations, David Niven, Clark Gable, Christopher Walken
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Singer brought zing to big band swing
New York Times News ServiceConnie Haines, a peppy, petite, big-voiced singer with a zippy, rhythmic style who most famously teamed up with Frank Sinatra as lead vocalists with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, then went on to a prolific career of her own, died Monday in Clearwater Beach,...Tags: Dance, Jack Benny, Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Fred Allen
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Paul Landerman Defined Hip In Hartford
Artie Shaw, the great swing-era clarinetist, once famously called Bing Crosby "the first hip white man." I mentioned that quote to Paul Landerman a few years ago, and he said something to the effect that Shaw — who was one of the many celebrities...Tags: Radio Industry, Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, University of Hartford, Sarah Vaughan
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Howard County Datebook
Today 'Producers' Toby's Dinner Theatre of Columbia, 5900 Symphony Woods Road, will present Mel Brooks' The Producers through Nov. 23. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for Wednesday and Sunday matinees. Doors open for evening performances at 6 p.m. Tuesday...Tags: Academic Progress, Gardens and Parks, Perry Como, Music Theater, Gays and Lesbians
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Broadway: What's on tap this fall
amNew York theater criticThe start of the fall theater season has already been rocked by a series of last-minute cancellations of Broadway revivals including "For Colored Girls," "Godspell" and "Brigadoon." Nevertheless, there is a great supply of promising shows. Below are the...Tags: Katie Holmes, Irving Berlin, Elton John, Leonard Bernstein, Broadway
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August 27: Biden, abortion and Catholism; McCain's houses; good old songs
I like songs, but I'm not that old! Since I myself am a proud age 89 - only four months shy of 90 - I was greatly pleased to read the article "You Have To be...90" about the Town of Smithtown honoring its seniors [LI Life, Aug. 24]. It was indeed...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman, Abortion, West Islip, Joe Biden
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Broadway gets ready for a 'White Christmas'
Get ready to celebrate "Irving Berlin's White Christmas" on Broadway. A stage version of the celluloid classic will play New York this holiday season, Nov. 14-Jan. 4 at the Marquis Theatre. "It's a quintessential seasonal family show," producer Kevin...Tags: Irving Berlin, Music Industry, Broadway, Music Theater, Religious Festivals
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