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    Dec 19, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Herman Wouk, a novel force

    The year Herman Wouk was born, Woodrow Wilson was in his first term in the White House, the Lusitania's sinking was on the front page and "The Birth of a Nation" was playing in silent movie theaters. In the 97 years since, with such books as "The Caine Mutiny," "Marjorie Morningstar and "The Winds of War," Wouk became a force in American letters, and in film and television as well. His latest novel, "The Lawgiver," tells the tale of a Hollywood struggle to make a movie about Moses. Wouk's modern story about the ancient and long-lived biblical hero unfolds via text messages, emails and plain old-fashioned letters. And he's made himself and his late wife, Betty Sarah, characters in the book. Wouk is a devotee of Skype, which is how he talked to me from his Palm Springshome.
    The year Herman Wouk was born, Woodrow Wilson was in his first term in the White House, the Lusitania's sinking was on the front page and "The Birth of a Nation" was playing in silent movie theaters. In the 97 years since, with such books as "The Caine...

    Tags: Religious Texts, Morningstar Incorporated, Jane Eyre (movie), Bible, World War II (1939-1945)

    2. Nov 21, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. From Edgar Bergen to Mick Jagger: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks

    Musical performances from both the dawn of sound and the beginnings of one of rock 'n' roll's most storied careers are featured on newly released DVDs.
    Los Angeles Times Film Critic
    Musical performances from both the dawn of sound and the beginnings of one of rock 'n' roll's most storied careers are featured on newly released DVDs. "Vitaphone Varieties: Volume Two" is a two-disc set available from Warner Video on Demand that...

    Tags: DVDs, Edgar Bergen, Fred Waring, Music, Mick Jagger

    3. Feb 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Cycle with the stars in Steven Rea's 'Hollywood Rides a Bike'

    Jacket Copy
    The cycling antics of some of the greatest stars of Hollywood's golden age are captured in Steven Rea's "Hollywood Rides a Bike."...
    4. Sep 15, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  4. Fred Allen Howser

    FRED ALLEN HOWSER
    FRED ALLEN HOWSER November 6, 1936 – September 11, 2011   Fred passed away peacefully last Sunday, September 11, 2011 due to a complexity of medical issues.  He was born November 6, 1936 in Long Beach, CA as the only child of Fred N. Howser and...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Animals, Mexico, University of Southern California, Fishing

    5. May 28, 2011 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
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    6. Feb 2, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. 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.
    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: Milton Berle, Eddie Cantor, Danny Thomas, Television, Andy Griffith

    7. Mar 19, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

    The Daily Mirror
    Los Angeles Times file photo [Update: Yes, this is Portland Hoffa, the wife of radio comedian Fred Allen. I discovered Allen’s radio shows after his death in 1956 and always wondered about the women named Portland Hoffa. In scanning these......
    8. Feb 6, 2010 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  8. Homes' distress sales hit Central Florida's low-income areas harder

    Distress sales now define Orlando's still-slumping home market: Two-thirds of all resale closings in the metro area's core market these days are either bank-owned foreclosures or lender-approved short sales.
    Orlando Sentinel
    Distress sales now define Orlando's still-slumping home market: Two-thirds of all resale closings in the metro area's core market these days are either bank-owned foreclosures or lender-approved short sales. But the proportion of foreclosures to short...

    Tags: Waterford, Poverty, Family, Homes, Orange County (Florida)

    9. Dec 25, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Matt Weinstock, Dec. 25, 1959

    The Daily Mirror
    Ribbing St. Nick In December, 1823, Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863) wrote a poem titled "A Visit From St. Nicholas" which, as everyone knows, began: 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring -- not even a...
    10. Oct 20, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Vic Mizzy dies at 93; film and TV composer wrote 'Addams Family' theme song

    Vic Mizzy, a film and television composer best known for writing the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sit-coms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family," has died. He was 93.
    Vic Mizzy, a film and television composer best known for writing the memorable theme songs for the 1960s sit-coms "Green Acres" and "The Addams Family," has died. He was 93. Mizzy died of heart failureSaturday at his home in Bel-Air, said Scott Harper, a...

    Tags: Don Rickles, Shirley Temple, Family, Carolyn Jones, Television

    11. Apr 12, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. Richard D. Zanuck, a Hollywood legend too busy for nostalgia

    The Hero Complex
    This is a longer version of my Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar cover on Hollywood producer Dick Zanuck, who is having quite the year with "Alice in Wonderland," "Clash of the Titans" and "Book of Eli." I interviewed Zanuck last......
    12. Dec 19, 2007 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Dewey defeats Truman

    As a presidential candidate, Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York was not a glad-hander, not a flesh-presser. He was stiff and tended toward pomposity. "The only man who could strut sitting down" was the crack that made the rounds. But on Nov. 2, Election Day, an overwhelming sense of inevitability hung about the Republican nominee. The polls and the pundits left no room for doubt: Dewey was going to defeat President Harry S. Truman. And the Tribune would be the first to report it.
    Tribune staff reporter
    As a presidential candidate, Gov. Thomas Dewey of New York was not a glad-hander, not a flesh-presser. He was stiff and tended toward pomposity. "The only man who could strut sitting down" was the crack that made the rounds. But on Nov. 2, Election Day,...

    Tags: Polls, Elections, Harry S. Truman, Election Day, Newspaper and Magazine

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