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May.05.2013
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced the upcoming launch of a new digital broadcast network aimed at reaching the classic-film fan. GetTV will launch in the United States some time this Fall. The production company is a small screen distribution subsidiary of Sony...
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Dec.06.2012
The longtime home of Bob and Dolores Hope is expected to soon be put on the real estate market. Located in Toluca Lake, on the corner of Moorpark and Ledge, it’s a lingering reminder that at one time, the San Fernando Valley was the Southern California home to the stars; including Lucille Ball and...
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Jul.01.2012
Paramount Pictures is officially 100! To honor this most special of birthdays, the studio has released some knockout photos. As my good friend, Gary Lycan, would say on our Forgotten Hollywood radio program: Here is the back story…
Paramount was born from New York-based businessman...
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May.29.2012
On this date in 1903, actor/ comedienne Bob Hope is born.
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Mar.31.2012
Donald Westlake, one of the best genre writers ever, may have passed away in 2008, but his master’s voice still calls through the shade. After his realist novel Memory was pulled from oblivion’s ashes by Hard Case Crime in 2010, everyone thought that was it—no more treasures stashed in rusty...
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Feb.08.2012
Universal City is the community surrounding Universal Studios and Universal Citywalk. Until recently, many of the streets were named after pop singer-icons. Geographic tributes to Patsy Cline, Buddy Holly, and Muddy Waters will be replaced by the names of legendary actors from Hollywood’s...
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Sep.20.2011
Dolores Hope, the wife of the iconic comedian, died on Monday. She leaves a huge legacy of philanthropy unparalleled in entertainment.
DOLORES & BOB HOPE
She began her career as a singer in 1933, churning out sultry performances as It’s Only a Paper Moon at the Vogue Club in...
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Jul.12.2011
The iconic creator of Gilligan’s Island and The Brady Bunch has died today. His television writing credits include The Joan Davis Show, My Favorite Martian, The Red Skelton Hour, It’s About Time, and Harper Valley P.TA. In 1961, he received an Emmy for his work with Red Skelton.
Schwartz began...
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Dec.07.2009
Like an old Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movie I was off on the road to... well Corning NY, this last Saturday, which of course coincided with the first snow of the winter. While I did not meet Dorothy Lamour (am I sounding old) along the way, I did get to meet some great people who'd I previously...
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