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Irving Brecher dies at 94; Comedy writer got an Oscar nod for 'Meet Me in St. Louis'
Irving Brecher, a comedy writer whose career in radio, television and the movies included writing two Marx Brothers comedies, co-writing the Judy Garland musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" and creating the radio and TV series "The Life of Riley," has died. He...Tags: CBS Corp., Ernie Kovacs, Larry Gelbart, Betty Hutton, Wicked
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Comedy writer in radio, TV, film
Tribune NewspapersLOS ANGELES — Irving Brecher, a comedy writer whose career in radio, television and the movies included writing two Marx Brothers comedies, co-writing the Judy Garland musical "Meet Me in St. Louis" and creating the radio and TV series "The Life...Tags: CBS Corp., Radio, Los Angeles, Movies, Judy Garland
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Surrealist uses art to plumb gut emotions
Sentinel Staff WriterCentral Florida artist Sandra Scheetz Wise pursues the art of surrealism by setting everyday objects in novel combinations and environments to address the inward twists of the human psyche. For example: the countries on the female's abdomen in Wise's...Tags: Theater, Academic Progress, Moonlight (tv program), Victor Herbert, Dean Martin
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Sports collectibles show hits The Villages
The Villages Sports Card and Collectible Club will have a show and sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center in The Villages (County Road 466A and Morse Boulevard). More than 30 exhibitors will sell sports cards,...Tags: House (movie), Theater, Moonlight (tv program), Victor Herbert, Christmas
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An 'aeon'-long oil addiction fuels America
A growing number of people (three people, actually, with 1.7 children apiece) have been asking me, "Tony, what's up with these gasoline prices?" And well they might ask, if you ask me. Scant months ago, the price of gas was so high, it was being taken as...Tags: Medicine, Prescription Drugs, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Paul Revere, Heavy Engineering
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'Mr. Blackwell' dies at 86; compiled 'worst dressed' celebrity lists for nearly 50 years
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer" Mr. Blackwell," whose annual "worst dressed" list dinged movie stars, music icons and European royalty and helped turn him into a household name from the 1960s through the '80s, has died. He was 86. Blackwell had been in failing health and died...Tags: Celebrity Mothers, Rape, Howard Hughes, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Bette Midler
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Edie Adams
Edie Adams has died. The singer and actress who won a Tony Award for bringing Daisy Mae to life on Broadway and who played the television foil to her husband, comedian Ernie Kovacs, was 81. Adams died Wednesday in a Los Angeles hospital from pneumonia...Tags: Celebrity Mothers, Theater, Rosalind Russell, California, Dean Martin
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Singer brought zing to big band swing
New York Times News ServiceConnie Haines, a peppy, petite, big-voiced singer with a zippy, rhythmic style who most famously teamed up with Frank Sinatra as lead vocalists with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, then went on to a prolific career of her own, died Monday in Clearwater Beach,...Tags: Fred Allen, Esther Williams, The White House, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Cantor
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Take My Dot, Please
The Dot has planned a trip down memory lane this week. We are going to the Catskills, also known as the Borscht Belt or the Jewish Alps, to enjoy the humor of such legendary comedians as Henny Youngman, Milton Berle, Red Buttons, Totie Fields and others....Tags: Scott McClellan, Medicine, University of Connecticut, Medical Research, Justice System
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Jim McKay dies at 86
Sun ReportersJim McKay, who in 1947 spoke the first words ever heard on Baltimore television and later became the model for the modern sports anchorman with his marathon effort amid a terrorist attack at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died yesterday of natural causes at...Tags: Academic Progress, Public Employees, High School Sports, Football, Baseball
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Shows to watch
1 'Comanche Moon' 8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2 In the third and final episode of the miniseries, Texas Rangers search for two American Indian outlaws and a Mexican bandit. Starring Val Kilmer, Steve Zahn, Rachel Griffiths, Karl Urban and Linda Cardellini (right)....Tags: Rachel Griffiths, Employees, Lucy Liu, Steve Zahn, Baseball
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TV's grave new world
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterREMEMBER when they used to gobble horse innards and other delicacies on "Fear Factor"? Ah, 'twas prime time's golden age. Blame it on the writers strike, but network TV is rushing to embrace cheap and sponsor-friendly unscripted programming that makes...Tags: CBS Corp., NBC, Boxing, Selma Blair, Advertising
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