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Anne Friedberg dies at 57; professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts
Anne Friedberg, a USC professor who broadened the study of cinema by emphasizing its relationship to other visually oriented fields, including architecture, art history and digital media, died Friday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 57.
The...Tags: Computers and Software, Entertainment, Services and Shopping, Architecture, Death
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Anne Roberts Nelson dies at 86; CBS television executive
Anne Roberts Nelson, a pioneering television executive with CBS who negotiated contracts for long-running hits such as "I Love Lucy" and "Gunsmoke," has died. She was 86. Nelson, who was hired in 1945 and was the longest-serving CBS employee, with 64...Tags: Government, Entertainment, Sherman Oaks, Gracie Allen, University of California, Berkeley
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"My Little Margie" Actress Gale Storm Dies at 87
Associated PressLOS ANGELES -- Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," has died at age 87. Storm, who had been in failing health in recent years,...Tags: Celebrities, Ted Williams, Entertainment, NBC (tv network), Gian Carlo Menotti
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Forget fussy, fancy faux-finishing: Unexpected materials make stylish walls
Of The Morning CallSay goodbye to stenciling, glazing and stippling. Today's best-dressed walls are taking a walk on the wild side with decorative treatments that range from aluminum roof flashing to Post-It Notes. These unlikely materials are part of the creative...Tags: California, Metal and Mineral, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Homes, Building Material
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Networks are on a laugh track
Staff WriterAmerica: Do you feel like laughing? The television industry hopes so because a slew of family, buddy and workplace comedy pilots might be coming to a small screen near you later this year. Despite the cloud of anger and anxiety hanging over the nation...Tags: ABC (tv network), Entertainment, Television Industry, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Death
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Care for crab or fresh dates? Food festivals around California in 2008
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHROUGH FEB. 10 HOLTVILLE 61st Carrot Festival The root-vegetable celebration brings out amateur chefs and duffers with cookery contests for kids and adults, plus a golf tournament, a parade and midway. A low-key, family vibe prevails at the Feb. 10...Tags: Peaches, Entertainment, Jams and Jellies, Butter, Los Angeles Times
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The TV hits that no one watches
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMost television viewers know AMC, if they know it at all, as a repository of old Hollywood movies. But the cable channel made history Thursday morning -- and startled industry observers -- when it received 16 nominations for its acclaimed drama series...Tags: Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program), AMC (tv network), ABC (tv network), Golden Globe Awards, Television Stations
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Couple making dichos are smart cookies
Special to The TimesDON'T be surprised if, someday soon, following a meal at a Mexican restaurant, the server brings what looks like a taco-shaped fortune cookie with your check. Crack open the cinnamon-scented wafer and you'll find a slip of paper printed in English on...Tags: Restaurants, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Government, Safeway Inc., California
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Aliens get a new switchboard: a SETI radio telescope in Northern California
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn this remote volcanic valley near Mt. Shasta, 42 telescope dishes have sprouted amid the soaring ponderosa pines, listening for a voice from space. Every few seconds the 20-foot-wide dishes, scattered over dozens of acres, pirouette in perfect...Tags: Entertainment, Social Issues, Los Angeles Times, Puerto Rico, Death
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Shows on Web have been more miss than hit
Times Staff WriterOscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, actor-producer Ashton Kutcher and reality TV impresario Mark Burnett are just a few of the Hollywood heavyweights trying to develop new programs for the Web. Yet for all their success in television and movies,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, ABC (tv network), Entertainment, Computer Networking and Internet, Television Industry
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Mullally Gets Bit by the Nostalgia Bug
Zap2It.comIf a host is needed for the TV Land Awards, it's a good move to enlist someone totally immersed in television. These days, Megan Mullally certainly is. Soon to wrap up her Emmy-winning portrayal of high-pitched, high-strung Karen Walker on the NBC sitcom...Tags: Celebrities, Entertainment, Mary Tyler Moore, Satellite and Cable Service, NBC (tv network)
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They Never Won an Emmy
The EnvelopeHere's a mystery even supersleuth Jessica Fletcher couldn't solve: why is one of TV's most popular stars -- Angela Lansbury -- the biggest loser in the history of TV's highest honor? Lansbury has lost as many Emmy Award nominations in primetime as Susan...Tags: Martin Landau, Golden Globe Awards, Entertainment, PBS (tv network), Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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