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Barbra, back -- as if she never said goodbye
Liz Smith"QUIET PLEASE, There's a lady on stage." That song was written as a poignant, posthumous tribute to Judy Garland, by her onetime son-in-law, Peter Allen. It was a rather mournful examination of life upon the wicked stage. And yet the title, at least,...Tags: Ceremonies, Central Park, Katharine Hepburn, New York City, Barclays Center
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Like What You HEARD? CW33 News Music Playlist
CW 33 NewsMonday, October 15 Angels & Airwaves - Everything's Magic Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Phenomena Weezer - Burndt Jamb We Are Scientists - Tonight The Killers - When You Were Young Friday, September 28 Rancid – Ruby Soho Specials – A...Tags: Dr. Dre (music artist), Van Halen (music group), LL Cool J, Gotye (music artist), Macy Gray
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Jack Disney has lived, breathed and written of SoCal's sports icons
An athlete plays 15 or 20 years, retires and there is great fanfare upon his departure. Maybe tears, maybe gifts given, maybe his number hung in honor. Los Angeles' very own Jack Disney calls it a day and he's just gone. Disney is good people. There...
Tags: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Heisman Trophy, Muhammad Ali, Gene Autry, Chick Hearn
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Streisand and Rogen hit the road for holidays
Staff WriterOkay, I was all giddy about the new James Bond flick "Skyfall" opening Nov. 9 (Nov. 8 in IMAX Theaters). But now I can add to that movie-magic-anticipation the road film "The Guilt Trip" starring...wait for it...wait for it...Barbra Streisand! Oh, and...Tags: Seth Rogen, IMAX
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Must tell-all books REALLY tell all?
Liz Smith"I AGREE with Barbra Streisand when she was asked the secret of a happy marriage? "Time apart!'" she replied. "I think Alice Faye and Phil Harris felt the same way!" This is Bill Biss philosophizing. I USUALLY defend gossip and people who talk too...Tags: Liz Smith, Music Theater, Brooke Astor, Democratic Party, Monica Lewinsky
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Billy Barnes dies at 85; satirical songwriter for Hollywood revues
Billy Barnes, a composer and lyricist whose music and devilishly funny lyrics were displayed on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the 1960s and '70s and in his earlier series of satirical music revues in Hollywood that launched the careers of performers such...
Tags: Music Theater, Pinocchio (movie), Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Jo Anne Worley
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Check It Out: Lies on the bookshelf
Numerous novels and nonfiction books depict aspects of deception, trickery and illusion. Here are a few samples of books that debunk the idea that "what you see is what you get." "Extra Virginity: The Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil" by Tom...Tags: Online Media Industry, Petroleum Industry, Henry Fonda, Barbara Cook, Rituals
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New Barbra bio is like 'buttah' -- but she won't think so
Liz Smith"BEING COMPARED to other people, even to say she was in the same league as the greats, never felt like flattery to Barbra. She wasn't out to be as good as anyone else, or to be the next whoever. She wanted to be the best there ever was, in her own way,...Tags: Liz Smith, Diana Ross, Lois Smith, Movies, Lillian Roth
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Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music
When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...
Tags: Scott Joplin, Steven Soderbergh, Music Theater, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Entertainment Events
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N.Y. turns out for Penny Marshall's 'My Mother Was Nuts'
Liz Smith"Whatever you have read I have said is almost certainly untrue, except if it is funny in which case I definitely said it." -- Tallulah Bankhead. Speaking of old-time stars who really twinkled reminds me of something I read in The New York Times last...Tags: Liz Smith, CBS Corp., Upper East Side, Graydon Carter, Regis Philbin
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Marvin Hamlisch tribute in New York draws big stars
The late Marvin Hamlisch received a tribute Tuesday evening in New York that drew a number of friends and collaborators from the worlds of theater, music and movies. The roster of attendees to the invitation-only event included Barbra Streisand, Neil...
Tags: Lincoln Center, Brian D'Arcy James, Marvin Hamlisch, A Chorus Line (musical), Music
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In tribute to Marvin
Liz Smith"OH, THE stories, I have. But ... they'll have to wait. They make me too sad; maybe later when it doesn't hurt too much." That was Liza Minnelli onstage at the Manhattan memorial for the late and very much lamented Marvin Hamlisch. SOMETIMES a memorial...Tags: Halston, Carnegie Hall, New York City, Manhattan (New York City), Maria Friedman
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