Dorothy Lamour

Patty Andrews dies at 94; Andrews Sisters' last surviving member

2013-01-30 14:34:00

They were the swinging, sassy voice of the homefront for U.S. service personnel overseas during World War II, singing catchy hit tunes such as "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Rum and Coca Cola" that delighted Americans and catapulted the Andrews Sisters to...

1952 Olympic Telethon

2012-08-03 00:44:19

The Siren's Call: Where's Rimbaud?

2012-04-29 00:00:00

In the worlds of myth and literature, plenty of figures have had their "lost" years. There are, to name a few, Sherlock Holmes (after the plunge from Reichenbach Falls), the wizard Merlin (was he imprisoned in a cave or was he killed?), Shakespeare...

Edith Head's legend endures

2010-10-03 00:00:00

It's been almost 29 years since Edith Head's died, but interest in the enigmatic American costume designer with the signature, seemingly impenetrable, circular eyeglasses has never waned. This fall, the Hollywood legend is the subject of a new book, as...

Movie Star Mystery Photo

2010-05-17 16:33:08

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 7, 1940

2010-06-07 16:33:05

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'The Bridge' on CBS

2010-07-16 21:36:09

PASSINGS: Nancy Stoner Sage, James R. Beniger, Bill Mullikin, J. Bruce Llewellyn

2010-04-21 00:00:00

Nancy Stoner Sage 1906 San Francisco quake survivor Nancy Stoner Sage, 105, one of the few remaining survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, died Thursday, three days before the 104th anniversary of the temblor. She died of natural causes at a...

Frank Liberman dies at 92; Hollywood publicist represented Bob Hope, other stars

2009-09-24 00:00:00

Frank Liberman, a veteran Hollywood publicist who represented stars such as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Robert Goulet during his more than 50 years in the business, has died. He was 92. Liberman, who had Parkinson's disease, died of pneumonia Sunday...

The Master of the One-Liner

2003-07-29 00:00:00

Bob Hope, the elder statesman of comedy whose extraordinary career spanned vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, movies, books and makeshift concert platforms in war zones, has died. He was 100. Hope died at 9:28 p.m. Sunday at his home in Toluca...

Recipe: Dorothy Lamour's cantaloupe salad

2003-04-23 00:00:00

Total time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 Note: In effect, this is a Waldorf salad with the addition of diced cantaloupe and fresh peaches, with our updated vinaigrette. From "282 Ways to Make a Salad," by Bebe Daniels and Jill Allgood (1950). 1 cup diced...

Catching a new wave

2004-06-10 00:00:00

Forty years ago, when he was all of 23, Miller Fong sketched a chair on an envelope and mailed it to his father in Hong Kong, where the family manufactured rattan and wicker furniture for its Los Angeles company, Tropi-Cal. The finished product —...

Dorothy Lamour was a sultry, dark-haired Louisiana beauty known in the 1930s and 1940s for her portrayals of exotic South Seas heroines wrapped in a silk sarong. | Read more See more stars on the Hollywood Star Walk, the Los Angeles Times' virtual tour of the streets of Hollywood.

2012-07-09 00:00:00

Dorothy Lamour and Herbie Kay pose for pictures at Municipal Airport, 1932. This photo would launch Lamour's Hollywood career.

2012-06-23 00:00:00

Legendary comedian Bob Hope and his wife, Dolores, attend a party at Sardi's in New York in 1994 to celebrate the release of his World War II commemorative/collector's video package, "Bob Hope Remembers."

2011-09-19 15:10:37