Jack Webb

Noir City: Hollywood festival is a walk on the dark side of film

2013-04-03 16:58:00

There is something mesmerizing — almost addictive — about the classic film noirs of the 1940s and '50s, with their darkened, rain-drenched streets and narrow alleys inhabited by anti-heroes sporting well-worn raincoats and crushed fedoras....

L.A. Crime writer to speak at police museum

2013-01-24 07:25:00

Teen-criminal-turned-novelist James Ellroy is known for L.A. Confidential and The Black Dahlia, but less so for his tireless support of the Los Angeles Police Museum in Lincoln Heights. Their newest exhibit is about Gangster Squad – the movie even...

Give It to Galindo

2012-04-01 16:39:18

Harry Morgan, 1915-2011: An appreciation

2011-12-07 16:35:48

Harry Morgan dies at 96; star of TV's 'MASH'

2011-12-07 10:23:00

Emmy Award-winning actor Harry Morgan, who played the crusty yet sympathetic Col. Sherman T. Potter in the sitcom "MASH" and the hard-nosed LAPD Officer Bill Gannon in the television drama "Dragnet," died Wednesday. He was 96. Morgan died at his home...

Jack Jones dies at 86; former longtime Los Angeles Times reporter

2011-05-15 00:00:00

Jack Jones, a longtime Los Angeles Times reporter who was part of a team that shared the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for the newspaper's coverage of the Watts riots and their aftermath, has died. He was 86. Jones, who retired in 1989, died of lung disease...

Legendary TV producer Stephen J. Cannell was also a strong voice for indie producers

2010-10-01 16:33:23

Nathan Scott dies at 94; film and TV composer, arranger and conductor

2010-03-04 20:06:00

Nathan Scott, a film and television composer, arranger and conductor whose credits include composing music for the TV classics "Dragnet" and "Lassie," has died. He was 94. Scott, the father of jazz saxophonist and composer-arranger Tom Scott, died...

The 'Dragnet' house in Palm Springs gets an updated look

2010-02-06 00:00:00

The first time Robin Mininni saw the 1960s Palm Springs home, she hated the d�cor: the black-and-white giant floral prints on curtains and bedspreads, uncomfortable-looking '50s furniture set against turquoise living room walls, and bedrooms painted in...

Music review: L.A. Phil embraces a new generation with Dudamel

2009-10-09 04:32:37

Festival of Books: Author John Buntin

2010-04-20 16:34:18

Home Tour: 'Dragnet' house in Palm Springs gets an updated look

2010-02-06 16:33:32

Based on: Iconic crime drama "Dragnet" (13 seasons from 1951 - 1970) Hit or Miss? Miss The original "Dragnet" set the mold for police procedurals on TV, and that was down to producer and star Jack Webb.

2012-08-09 15:20:02

in "Dragnet" and Col. Sherman T. Potter in the hit series "MASH." He also appeared on the Broadway stage and in more than 50 films.

2011-12-08 09:13:16

Harry Morgan , left, and "Dragnet" co-star Jack Webb.

2011-11-14 17:08:11