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Veteran Actor Karl Malden Dies at 97
KTLA NewsBRENTWOOD -- Academy Award and Emmy winning actor Karl Malden died today. He was 97. Malden, who starred in the 1970s TV series "The Streets of San Francisco" and was the longtime American Express traveler's check spokesman, warning travelers to not...Tags: Entertainment, Defense, Celebrities, Awards and Prizes, Key Largo
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BROADWAY REVIEW: Audience subscribes to 'Newsies' charms
NEW YORK —There is something uniquely appealing, entertainment history reveals, about urban urchins in cloth caps, be they Parisian waifs, London pickpockets or unflaggingly optimistic New York orphans. If they sing and dance and have lost a...
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Harry Morgan, 1915-2011: An appreciation
Show TrackerHarry Morgan, who died Wednesday at age 96, could command your attention while still seeming quite ordinary. That was Harry Morgan's particular magic.... -
Vaclav Havel, a playwright with political passion
Culture MonsterVaclav Havel, the former Czech president who died Saturday at 75, was the perfect example of an increasingly rare specimen -- the politically engaged playwright. In today's theatrical climate dominated by silly movie retreads and safe little dramas,... -
Ben Gazzara, 81, leaves a rich, gruff legacy in theater and film
Culture MonsterBen Gazzara, who died Friday in New York at the age of 81, was an actor with a gruff voice and intense demeanor. His acting legacy, which included the films of John Cassavetes and originating the role of Brick in...... -
Play Review: 'Desire Under the Elms' an emotional, visceral ride
Adultery, infanticide, overtones of incest and patricidal urges: Eugene O’Neill’s 1924 American classic, “Desire Under the Elms,” with its deliberate evocation of mythic Greek tragedy, caused an uproar when it was first produced....Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Sexual Dysfunction, Tennessee Williams
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Pablo Schreiber of 'A Gifted Man'
Zap2ItIn a career less than a decade old, Pablo Schreiber has been in one of the most critically acclaimed series, "The Wire," on Broadway opposite Brian Dennehy in a Clifford Odets revival, and now as Anton, the cool shaman on CBS' "A Gifted Man." Naturally...Tags: Pablo Schreiber, Ray LaMontagne, Celebrities, The Wire (tv program), A Gifted Man (tv program)
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Actor Ben Gazzara dies at age of 81
Los Angeles TimesBen Gazzara, who died Friday in New York at the age of 81, was an actor with a gruff voice and intense demeanor. His acting legacy, which included the films of John Cassavetes and originating the role of Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, was a...Tags: Gena Rowlands, Entertainment, Celebrities, Spike Lee, Injuries and Wounds
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Artists join Occupy LA movement at City Hall
Culture MonsterArt and political protest have historically gone hand in hand, each feeding off the anger, the idealism and the creativity of the other. Occupy LA, the grassroots movement now entering its third week in downtown, is no exception.... -
50 SHOWS FOR FALL
As we bid farewell to the Summer of Swelter, it's a grand time for pulling up the appointment app on your smart phone (or pulling out the day planner, if you're a traditionalist) and setting aside some play dates with the hottest shows in town.
BIG DEALS...Tags: Entertainment, Celebrities, Edmond Rostand, Tennessee Williams, Eliza Doolittle (music group)
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Class struggle from 1930s takes on ghostly hue
Three days before American Blues Theater opened its new Chicago production of "Waiting for Lefty," that classic Clifford Odets drama of the fervent years, Teamsters president James Hoffa Jr. warmed up a Detroit Labor Day crowd for President Barack Obama....Tags: Employees, Drama (genre), Human Interest, Barack Obama, New York City
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'Sweet Smell of Success' has classic aroma
Louis B. Mayer warned anyone who made a movie at MGM: "Be smart, but never show it."
The still-subversive thrill of "Sweet Smell of Success" — an independent production released through United Artists — is that it's unabashedly smart in every...Tags: Drama (genre), Human Interest, Louis B. Mayer, Elmer Bernstein, Entertainment
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