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Elmer Valentine, co-founder of Whisky a Go Go, dies at 85
Elmer Valentine, co-founder of the Whisky a Go Go, the legendary live rock showcase on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood that gave birth to the go-go dancer phenomenon of the 1960s, has died. He was 85. Valentine, who also co-founded the Roxy Theatre in...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Organized Crime, Death and Dying, Rock and Roll, Music Industry
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Fashion Critic 'Mr. Blackwell' Dies at 86
" Mr. Blackwell," whose annual "worst dressed" list dinged movie stars, music icons and European royalty and helped turn him into a household name from the 1960s through the '80s, has died. He was 86. Blackwell had been in failing health and died...Tags: Trials, Bensonhurst, Madonna, Hancock Park, Death and Dying
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Gambling on chic
Special to the SunOn stage a few weeks ago at the Music Box Theater at the Borgata Hotel, Idina Menzel (star of Broadway's Rent and Wicked) admitted having some anxiety about bringing her singing act to this seaside resort. A peasant dress she'd worn when performing in...Tags: Nike Incorporated, Tourism and Leisure, Executive Branch, Restaurants, Perry Ellis
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Terror in the graveyard!
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the place to be for offbeat screenings in the summer: sitting in the grass in the dark, the lights of Hollywood aglow overhead, flirting over open containers of Trader Joe's nosh. The formula – screening a...Tags: Death and Dying, James Brown, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Rudolph Valentino
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NAME DROPPING
*Get ready to see a whole lot more of Rainn Wilson than you ever would have imagined. "The Office" actor says he dropped trou for comedy sketches he taped as host of the Spirit Awards, the Oscars of independent film. "When I signed up I said, 'I'm not a...Tags: Death and Dying, Academy Awards, Richie Sambora, Heather Locklear, Movies
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The bikini grows up
The itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny bikini (OK, maybe not yellow polka-dotted) may still be the swimsuit du jour, but its high-waisted cousin suns comfortably next to it at the beach this summer. Or in a movie. Samantha ( Kim Cattrall) slipped on a high-...Tags: Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Swimming, Kim Cattrall, Marilyn Monroe, Television
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Douglas Fairbanks' 125th birthday at Hollywood Forever
At the end of an impressive if murky reflecting pool in the middle of a lawn so verdant it seems out of place, the original Hollywood swashbuckler, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., lies buried in one of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery's most ostentatious mausoleums....Tags: Peter Lorre, Death and Dying, Santa Monica, Tyrone Power Sr., Robin Hood
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Jack Drury dishes with book on famous pals
South Florida Sun-SentinelPhotos of show-biz legends — Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Buffalo Bob Smith — line the bookshelves of Jack Drury's Fort Lauderdale office. A Howdy Doody doll rests on a chair outside his door. "I'd sit and look at all of this and think, 'Shut...Tags: Bobby Riggs, Fort Lauderdale, Johnny Carson, North Miami, Bob Hope
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Guide to gifts for your man
jgordon@am-ny.comStriped shirt? He has a closetful. Wool scarf? Boring. Sporting event tickets? Got those for him last holiday. What your guy needs this year are fresh ideas -- or hip takes on the standard ones. Our advice? Read on, and pass off these selections as...Tags: Gifts, MySpace, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Best Buy Company Inc.
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TV Fashion: Olivia Benson from 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' (NBC)
Zap2It.comIn the world of television fashion reporting, crimes against fashion and poorly dressed characters are considered especially heinous. And when it comes to television series based around cops, ugliness can come in many forms. But for Detective Olivia...Tags: Mariska Hargitay, Firearms, Defense, Police, Donna Karan
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Actor-Bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay Dies
Zap2It.comMickey Hargitay, the Hungarian-born bodybuilder who parlayed his mid-1950s Mr. Universe titles into an acting career and married Hollywood sex symbol Jayne Mansfield, has died. He was 80. Hargitay, the father of Emmy-winning actress Mariska Hargitay,...Tags: Bodybuilding, Mariska Hargitay, Celebrity, Movies, Mae West
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'SVU' Star Hargitay Gives Birth to Boy
Zap2It.comMariska Hargitay has added a third generation to her Hollywood family. The "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star, daughter of the late Jayne Mansfield, and her husband, Peter Hermann, welcomed a baby boy Wednesday, June 28 in Los Angeles, according to...Tags: Emmy Awards, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Medical Specialization, Mariska Hargitay, Road Accidents
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