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'Laugh-In' Actor Henry Gibson Dies
KTLA NewsMALIBU -- Veteran comic character actor Henry Gibson, whose career included the 1960's hit "Laugh-In," and more recently " King of the Hill," died Monday. Gibson died at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73. Gibson was born...Tags: John Landis, Jerry Lewis, Lily Tomlin, The Washington Post, Weddings
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'Glee' stars within duet-singing distance of each other
In a "Glee" two-step of sorts, stars Lea Michele and Kevin McHale became Los Angeles-area homeowners last month within a day of each other. Michele, who plays aspiring soprano Rachel Berry, bought a bungalow in Hollywood for $1.4 million. The one-...Tags: Celebrities, Sports, Terry Lewis, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Homes
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Digby Wolfe dies at 82; co-creator of 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'
Digby Wolfe, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer who helped producer George Schlatter develop "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," a landmark TV series that became an overnight sensation in the late 1960s, has died. He was 82.
Wolfe, who later became a professor...Tags: Jo Anne Worley, John Denver, Concerts, Television, Teachers
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Monday letters to the editor
Encourage women for the good The president of the Democratic Women's Club of N. E. Broward, Maggie Davidson, recently stated at a feminist rally, "Anything that hurts one woman hurts all of us." She claims employers and taxpayers who object to paying...Tags: Israel, Parties and Movements, Birth Control, George Zimmerman, Health
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Aaron S. Baron: The more people rip Obama unfairly, the more I will vote for him
I read an opinion letter titled "Obama Should Pack Up". It makes me wonder if the writer ever held a responsible job. The Presidency is not a 9 - 5 position, but I think it is refreshing when a President becomes human. The first time I saw a...Tags: Elections, Public Officials, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Richard Nixon
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'Laugh-In' actor's home on the market
The West Hollywood home of actor Alan Sues, who portrayed several wacky characters on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" starting in the late 1960s, is on the market at $1.175 million.
The Spanish-style house, built in 1927, is entered through a gated courtyard...Tags: India, Alan Sues, New York City, Illinois, Cook County
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A toast to those we have lost in 2011
You know, a lot of people tell me their favorite part of the column is the obituaries.
I'm really hurt.
It is, however, that time of year to remember the A&E folks we lost in the past 12 months.
Two-time Oscar winner Elizabeth Taylor died in March,...Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Betty Garrett, Peter Falk, George Shearing, Jerry Leiber
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Alan Sues dies at 85; 'Laugh-In' regular
Alan Sues, the actor best known as a flamboyantly campy regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the late 1960s and early '70s, has died. He was 85.
Sues died Thursday night while watching television at his home in West Hollywood, said Michael Gregg...Tags: Jo Anne Worley, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Judy Carne, Concerts, Television
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Emerald City LIVE!
A classic American art form, the barber shop quartet, has been taken to a new level with the local Emerald City Chorus. It is a nonprofit dedicated to the education and performance of the complex harmonies involved in singing barber shop-style music. I...Tags: Human Interest, Mississippi, The Sing-Off (tv program), Ghouls and Zombies (supernatural entities), Amelia Earhart
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Larry 'Wild Man' Fischer dies at 66; vagabond singer made albums with Frank Zappa
"Wanna buy a song for a dime?" For many startled UCLA students and Sunset Strip sightseers in the 1960s, that was the way Larry "Wild Man" Fischer introduced himself.
Anyone who took him up on his offer was rewarded with a brief, bellowing burst of...Tags: Medium Cool (movie), Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Mental Illness
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'Precious' director Lee Daniels thanks those who shared his vision at Vision Awards
Ministry of GossipOne thing you can say about Lee Daniels -- he never forgets the people who helped him get to where he is today, as he demonstrated this week at the Vision Awards gala in Beverly Hills, where he was one of the honorees. The director/producer of "Precious:... -
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Actors, actresses and entertainers Maila Nurmi, 85; actress created the character Vampira as hostess of late-night TV horror show (Jan. 10) Jack Eagle, 81; a comedian and actor who played Brother Dominic in a Xerox ad during the 1977 Super Bowl (Jan....Tags: Rob Reiner, Cannes Film Festival, Bernie Mac, Another World (tv program), Drugs and Medicines
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