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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: World War II (1939-1945), Benny Goodman, Robby Benson, Sammy Davis Jr., Robert Culp
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Jimmy Stewart wedding
FrameworkFollowing their wedding, actor Jimmy Stewart and his new wife, Gloria Hatrick McLean leave Brentwood Presbyterian Church.... -
PASSINGS: Phyllis Thaxter, Ron Nelson
Phyllis Thaxter Veteran actress played Clark Kent's mother Phyllis Thaxter, 92, an actress who had an active film career in the 1940s and '50s and capped it with her portrayal of Clark Kent's mother in the 1978 version of "Superman," died Tuesday at...
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Urban Prep's Harry Potter benefit conjures surprise guest
Special to Tribune NewspapersThe advance screening of the latest Harry Potter film benefitted Urban Prep Academies and was a sellout at Imax Navy Pier Theatre. As 450 excited fans poured in, many in costume as wizards, Urban Prep founder Tim King was there in his official capacity as...Tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (movie), Harry Potter (fictional character), Navy Pier, Fiction, Richard Roeper
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PASSINGS: Geraldine Washington, Denise Darcel
Geraldine Washington
Former head of NAACP's L.A. chapter
Geraldine Washington, 81, an educator and civil rights activist who led the Los Angeles chapter of the National Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People for 14 years, died of natural causes...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Emergency Health Procedures, Glenn Ford, Civil Rights, University of California, Los Angeles
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Our Laguna: Parking lot, playhouse are celebrated
The refurbished Callboard in the Peppertree Parking Lot was dedicated last week as a kickoff for the yearlong celebration of the 90th anniversary season of the Laguna Playhouse. A large crowd of enthusiastic arts supporters gathered for the ceremony...Tags: History, Broadway Theater, Music Theater, World War II (1939-1945), Transportation
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Music helps TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' festival sing
Zap2ItIt isn't all about music, but inevitably, a "Summer Under the Stars" involves some. The annual Turner Classic Movies festival that presents a different actor's movies each day of the month begins anew Sunday, Aug. 1. This time, the highlighted performers...Tags: Music Theater, Ingmar Bergman, Merv Griffin, Edna Ferber, Jerome Kern
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