Santa Catalina's new $9.2 million museum aims to wow visitors with island's history including Chaplin, Monroe and More...
(Jun 18, 2016 | Daily Breeze)
By Sandy Mazza The new Catalina Island Museum opened on Saturday, June 18, 2016. (Courtesy photo) Catalina Island's downtown Avalon is celebrating its largest development in nearly 100 years this weekend.The small town, where time moves a bit slower than on the mainland, locals get around on golf carts and big changes are few and far between, on Saturday welcomed its first dedicated...read more
John Wayne's Two Daughters Remember the Late Actor
(Jun 16, 2016 | Closer)
In an exclusive interview with Closer Weekly, two of John Wayne's daughters, Marisa and Aissa, share their favorite memories with their father and open up out the Duke's softer side - he cried at sad movies, loved candy and "gave the best hugs!""He's always portrayed as this tough cowboy, but he also had a tremendous heart," his youngest daughter, Marisa, 50, tells Closer, adding that the father she...read more
Audrey Hepburn's Personal Letters Reveal Secret Heartbreak
(Jun 16, 2016 | Marie Claire)
A never-before-seen insight into the star's life 16 June 2016 | Jessica Bosco A series of hand written notes from beloved Hollywood actress Audrey Heburn reveal the actresses personal heartbreak.The letters are written to the actress' friend Sir Felix Alymer between 1951 and 1960, are up for sale with auction house Bonhams and are expected to fetch upwards...read more
Marilyn Monroe's Former Sutton Place Penthouse Is on the Market for $6.75M
(Jun 16, 2016 | 6sqft.com)
JUNE 16, 2016BY MICHELLE COHENThe sprawling two-bedroom East Side penthouse that was once home to screen icon Marilyn Monroe and third husband Arthur Miller is for sale asking $6.75 million, the New York Post reports. This chic and elegant condo atop 444 East 57th Street, just off Sutton Place, was home to a star-studded list of 20th century residents, topped by the tempestuous...read more
'Mary Poppins Returns' Scheduled for December 2018 Premiere; Emily Blunt to Star as Titular Magical Nanny
(Jun 16, 2016 | 6sqft.com)
June 16, 2016Emily Blunt stars in Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns''Mary Poppins Returns' is an upcoming musical film scheduled to premiere on December 2018. It is the sequel to the original Disney musical film that starred Julie Andrews in the titular role. The new film will star Emily Blunt as the new Mary Poppins.According to the Wall Street Journal, the sequel to the critically-acclaimed live-action...read more
Ann Morgan Guilbert, Known for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show,' Dies at 87
(Jun 15, 2016 | New York Times)
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNE 15, 2016Ann Morgan Guilbert, the actress best known for playing the next-door neighbor Millie Helper on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" in the 1960s, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 87.The cause was cancer, her daughter Nora Eckstein said.On "The Dick Van Dyke Show," one of the most acclaimed comedies in television history, Ms. Guilbert was the perky pal of Laura...read more
Kirk Douglas' onetime estate in Palm Springs sells for over the asking price
(Jun 15, 2016 | LA Times)
The onetime retreat of Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, has sold in the Old Las Palmas area of Palm Springs for $3.5 million. (Lance Gerber | Inset: Los Angeles Times)The onetime Palm Springs estate of actor Kirk Douglas and his wife, Anne, has fetched a tidy sum, selling for $3.5 million or $50,000 more than the asking price.The buyers are the owners of Roots Canada, a Toronto-based activewear and...read more
Janet Waldo, Voice of Judy Jetson, Dies at 96
(Jun 13, 2016 | New York Times)
By DANIEL E. SLOTNIKJUNE 13, 2016Janet Waldo, a voice-over actress who played sprightly teenagers for decades on popular cartoon shows, most notably "The Jetsons," died on Sunday at her home in Encino, Calif. She was 96.The television historian Stu Shostak, a friend, said the cause was an inoperable brain tumor.Ms. Waldo broke through as the title character on "Meet Corliss Archer," a CBS...read more
Mexico's Pacific Coast: on the trail of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
(Jun 13, 2016 | Telegraph.co.uk)
Jade Conroy 13 JUNE 2016 • 2:45PMFor Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton it was love at first sight. For each other, of course, but also for the magnificent Bay of Banderas on Mexico's Pacific coast, where their much-publicised affair began in earnest in the picturesque fishing village of Puerto Vallarta. It started after Taylor joined Burton on the set of John Huston's The Night...read more
How Hollywood Remembers Olivia de Havilland's Major Accomplishments
(Jun 13, 2016 | LA Confidential)
By Spencer Beck | June 13, 2016 A Hollywood star for the ages still outshines them all.The divine Miss D: Almost seventy years ago, in 1947, a thirty-year-old Olivia de Havilland won the first of two Best Actress Oscars, which have graced the star's home in Paris for over half a century. The last, incandescent flicker of Hollywood's great golden...read more
Charlie Chaplin found peace in Nairn, says write
(Jun 12, 2016 | BBC)
By Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland Highlands and Islands reporterCharlie Chaplin found peace from the pressures of work and fame in a Scottish seaside town, suggests the writer of a new musical about his life.After a tough childhood in London, which included time in a workhouse, Chaplin went on to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars.In later life, he holidayed with his family in Nairn on the Moray...read more
Mitzi Gaynor's longtime home fetches more than double what she sold it for
(Jun 11, 2016 | LA Times)
The Spanish colonial villa in Beverly Hills belonged to actress Mitzi Gaynor for decades. (Luke Gibson) Neal J. Leitereg Financiers, pocket-heavy foreign buyers and a movie star were among the latest movers and shakers in L.A. County's luxury market. Here's a look at the priciest home sales that closed toward the end of May. The Spanish Colonial villa in Beverly...read more
Kino Lorber Releases Rare 1930s German Sci-Fi Thriller GOLD, Starring Brigitte Helm (Metropolis)
(Jun 10, 2016 | Kino Lorber)
Kino Lorber announces the Blu-ray and DVD release of GOLD, a rare 1930s German science fiction film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm (Metropolis), mastered in HD from archival elements preserved by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung. This futuristic thriller, filled with high-tech sets, depicts the struggle between scientific progress and corporate greed (re-visiting some...read more
Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival, August 25-28th in Waterville, Co. Kerry, Ireland
(Jun 8, 2016 | Charlie Chaplin Comedy Film Festival)
Back in the 1960's Charlie Chaplin and his wife Oona came to Waterville, and immediately fell in love with the place. Chaplin was spellbound by its extraordinary beauty and from then on continued to holiday there along with his entire family for many years. Indeed Waterville is still a bolt hold for some of his children and grandchildren.This, our 6th Annual Comedy Film Festival August 25th -...read more
Sally Field, Joe Mantello to Star in Broadway's 'The Glass Menagerie'
(Jun 6, 2016 | Variety)
Lamarco McClendonStaff WriterTwo-time Academy Award winner Sally Field and two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello will return to the Broadway stage next season to star in Tennessee Williams's "The Glass Menagerie," producer Scott Rudin announced today.Tony Award winner Sam Gold ("Fun Home") will direct the production, which will also star Finn Wittrock and...read more