Frances Farmer

Wouldn't it be something if the giants of mental healthcare reform in California turned out to be three men named Lanterman, Petris and Short -- and a pop singer by the name of Britney Spears? The first three were state legislators. More than 40 years...

Fashion historians use clothing to understand different cultures and ancient civilizations. And clothing does speak volumes about the wearer. Perhaps her clothing choices can explain what went wrong -- and when -- with Britney. How did the darling...

Kim Stanley, best known on Broadway in the 1950s for roles including Cherie, the small-town "chantoosie" of William Inge's "Bus Stop," died Monday in Santa Fe, N.M., of uterine cancer. She was 76. Her acting career afforded her memorable turns as a...

SEATTLE -- You might think John Waters has seen it all. But the Prince of Puke, the Pope of Trash -- or as he prefers to think of himself these days, "Filth Elder" -- remains amazed by the world around him. It's downright amazing how often the word...

When location manager Timothy Hillman needed a house that would make a statement about the Barbara Walters-type mother Jane Fonda portrays in the upcoming film "Monster-in-Law," he settled on a majestic 1927 Wallace Neff home in Pasadena as the character'...

denotes winner Performance by an actor in a leading role Dustin Hoffman as Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels in TOOTSIE Mirage/Punch Production; Columbia Ben Kingsley as Mahatma Gandhi in GANDHI Indo-British Film Production; Columbia Jack Lemmon as...