Whoopi Goldberg Is Curating a Marilyn Monroe-Themed Show for Mana Contemporary
(Sep 16, 2016 | Art Net News)
It's not every day that you read the names Whoopi Goldberg, Marilyn Monroe, and John F. Kennedy in one sentence.So we sat up and took notice when Mana Contemporary, in Jersey City, issued a release about an upcoming show, "Marilyn: Character Not Image," described as "an exclusive, capsule exhibition," featuring the silver screen star's poems, drawings, and the iconic dress in which she serenaded...read more
Carol Burnett's Funny Business
(Sep 16, 2016 | The Wall Street Journal
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"Just scream!" instructs Carol Burnett. "You vent, and the body just feels good after a good old yell." The creator of "The Carol Burnett Show" is teaching me how to do her famous Tarzan yell, a staple of her popular television variety series, which aired from 1967 to 1978.Ms. Burnett says that she still lets out the yell during live shows when an audience member requests it-and also...read more
Walt Disney's Los Feliz Home May Be Preserved After All
(Sep 16, 2016 | LAist.com)
Though earlier reports indicated the former Los Feliz home of Walt Disney might be due for the wrecking ball, it appears that the house may be preserved. Los Angeles' Cultural Heritage Commission voted on Thursday to recommend the home as a city landmark, according to Curbed LA. The L.A. City Council still has to accept the recommendation....read more
City Moves To Save Bob Hope's Home From Possible Demolition
(Sep 16, 2016 | LAist.com)
City council passed on Friday an emergency motion to apply Bob Hope's Toluca Lake house for review as a historic-cultural monument.This move happened after the Department of City Planning alerted to the council that Linda Hope -Bob Hope's daughter and current owner of the estate on 10346 Moorpark Street in Toluca Lake-had obtained a permit that allowed for a demolition inspection.While it's unclear...read more
Julie Andrews to direct new My Fair Lady while Emily Blunt is determined to put her own spin on Mary Poppins
(Sep 15, 2016 | The Inquisitir)
Julie Andrews, the multitalented veteran actress, is once again bringing her talent to the stage by directing My Fair Lady, the Lerner and Lowe musical based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. According to Playbill, the veteran actress, who had earlier played the lead role in the original version of the play, has now opted to take the director's chair in the newer version...read more
Tour Marilyn Monroe's Apartment in the Beverly Carlton Hotel and Spanish-Style House in Los Angeles
(Sep 14, 2016 | Architectural Digest)
This article originally appeared in the April 1994 issue of Architectural Digest.She was the most photographed woman in America, and very likely the most peripatetic. There was something of the pilgrim about her, for she was a ceaseless wanderer in search of herself. And even after 20th Century-Fox had rechristened her Marilyn Monroe, she briefly took the name Journey Evers, as if to signify the continuous...read more
Still performing at 90 but Jerry Lewis has never got over the loss of Dean Martin
(Sep 12, 2016 | express.com.uk)
He sleeps strapped to an oxygen tank. Yet at the age of 90, two decades since his last leading role, comedy legend Jerry Lewis has returned to Hollywood and is busier than ever.He stars in the new drama Max Rose, which debuts in the US this week, is writing a new film he plans to direct next year, launches a US comedy tour later this month and hopes to direct The Nutty Professor musical on Broadway."I...read more
Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar reprise their 'Batman' roles in 'Return of the Caped Crusaders'
(Sep 12, 2016 | LA Times)
Mark your calendars: "Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders" is getting a limited one-day theatrical release. Which means if you want a chance to catch Adam West, Burt Ward and Julie Newmar as they reprise their classic Batman characters (at least their voices) on the big screen, this may be your only chance.Warner Bros., DC Entertainment and Fathom Events have announced that the new animated...read more
Scholarly Munchkins, an Encounter with Clark Gable, and More Surprises from the Set of The Wizard of Oz
(Sep 12, 2016 | Vanity Fair)
Pecocious Jane Hall was only 10 years old when she was first published in the L.A. Times-and 22 when she started writing short stories for national magazines, fiction that soon caught the eye of a Hollywood agent. Soon enough, she'd traded the East Coast for Los Angeles, where she wasted no time befriending F. Scott Fitzgerald, writing screenplays for films starring the likes of Lana Turner,...read more
My Fair Lady review - Julie Andrews re-creates classic original with a show that truly sings
(Sep 9, 2016 | Guardian)
Whenever I find myself back on Wimpole Street in London, near where I spent some of my childhood, I can never resist breaking into song. This, after all, is where Freddy yearns for Eliza in My Fair Lady, crooning, in what must be one of the most romantic moments in musical history, "I have often walked down this street before".Watching My Fair Lady in Sydney thousands of miles away I, too, felt...read more
Frankly, Clark Gable didn't give a damn about being King of Hollywood
(Sep 9, 2016 | SundayPost.com)
MOVIE star Clark Gable was - and remains -showbiz royalty.There have been many acting legends over the years, but Clark still leaves a lasting impression on those who see him on screen.After all, he has the honour of delivering one of the most-famous film quotes ever.As if I need to confirm, the one I mean - "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" - was voted the No 1 movie line of all time by...read more
Sophia Loren brings her talent and tales to the stage
(Sep 9, 2016 | The Oakland Press)
Sophia Loren admits that she was "trembling" at the prospect of talking in front of an audience when she began to do it last year.Pretty surprising for a star of her magnitude.Then again, as the Italian icon makes clear by phone from Geneva, Switzerland, where she now resides, the stage has not exactly been her home during her 66-year acting career. Rather, the 81-year-old Loren's comfort zone is...read more
Snag Harry Belafonte's upstate home for $2.9M
(Sep 8, 2016 | New York Post)
Singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte once owned an estate - known as Day-O Farm, after the catchy tune - that includes a true colonial home built in 1792 on 100-plus acres.The property, at 108 Raup Road just outside the village of Chatham, in upstate NY's Columbia County, is now on the market for $2.9 million.Belafonte owned the property from the 1950s to the early 1990s. One year, he...read more
Marilyn's 'Happy Birthday Mr. President' dress to go on exhibit in Jersey City
(Sep 8, 2016 | NJ.com)
NEW YORK - The flesh-colored, skin-tight beaded gown Marilyn Monroe wore during her breathless rendition of "Happy Birthday" to President John F. Kennedy is going on the auction block this fall.Julien's Auctions is offering the sequined stunner at a sale in Los Angeles on Nov. 17. The auction house believes the gown could fetch $2 million to $3 million.But first, the dress will be on exhibit at Mana...read more
Game of Thrones rumor busted: Angela Lansbury not in season 7
(Sep 7, 2016 | Entertainment Weekly)
Share2833 Tweet0 Share on Google+0 Share on Pinterest0 Share on TumblrSorry, Angela Lansbury fans. The former star of Murder, She Wrote isnot going to invade Westeros anytime soon.It's been widely reported Lansbury might appear in season 7 of HBO'sGame of Thrones.This is not accurate, the actress' team told EW on Wednesday....read more