June Allyson

Pauline Friedman Phillips dies at 94; original 'Dear Abby'

2013-01-17 19:11:00

Dear Abby: "What would you do with a man who refuses to use a deodorant, seldom bathes, and doesn't even own a toothbrush?" "Absolutely nothing," she replied. The wry answer from Abigail Van Buren — the pen name of Pauline Friedman Phillips...

From the Stacks – 'In the Wrong Rain' (1959)

2011-06-08 04:33:30

Ricardo Montalban dies at 88; 'Fantasy Island' actor

2009-01-15 00:00:00

Ricardo Montalban, the suave leading man who was one of the first Mexican-born actors to make it big in Hollywood and who was best known for his role as Mr. Roarke on TV's "Fantasy Island," has died. He was 88. Montalban died Wednesday morning at his Los...

Van Johnson, MGM's boy-next-door, dies at 92

2008-12-13 00:00:00

Van Johnson, who soared to stardom during World War II as MGM's boy-next-door in films such as "A Guy Named Joe" and "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and became one of the era's top box-office draws, died Friday. He was 92. Johnson, who was most frequently...

Bea Arthur dies at 86; star of 'Golden Girls' and 'Maude'

2009-04-26 00:00:00

Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running "The Golden Girls," died Saturday. She was 86. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: The obituary of...

Singer Andy Williams dies: 'Moon River' crooner was also an Emmy-winning TV host

2012-09-27 01:05:00

Andy Williams, the effortlessly smooth crooner best known for his rendition of "Moon River," died on Tuesday night in his Branson, Mo. home after suffering from bladder cancer. He was 84. Maintaining a 75-year career in showbusiness, Williams...

Music helps TCM's 'Summer Under the Stars' festival sing

2010-07-29 09:14:14

It isn't all about music, but inevitably, a "Summer Under the Stars" involves some. The annual Turner Classic Movies festival that presents a different actor's movies each day of the month begins anew Sunday, Aug. 1. This time, the highlighted performers...

Bea Arthur, star of 'Golden Girls' and 'Maude,' dies at 86

2009-04-26 00:00:00

Beatrice Arthur, best known as the acerbic Maude Findlay on Norman Lear's sitcom "Maude" and as the strong-willed Dorothy Zbornak on the long-running " The Golden Girls," died today. She was 86. Arthur, a stage-trained actress who was a success on...

Academy Awards blow by blow

2007-02-25 00:00:00

Martin Scorsese's gangster epic "The Departed" was named the best picture of 2006 at the 79th annual Academy Awards on Sunday evening at the Kodak Theatre. Scorsese won his elusive first directing Oscar for the film, which also won for adapted...

Film Sweetheart June Allyson Dies at 88

2006-07-11 00:00:00

Actress June Allyson, the perky blond with the husky voice who was one of Hollywood's most beloved stars in the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 88. Allyson died Saturday at her home in Ojai of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis after a...

A taste of old L.A.

2005-12-22 00:00:00

Our town chews restaurants up. Wheeling flocks of first-nighters may crowd the sky above a new place, but soon the crowds flit on to the next thing, leaving the eatery to sink or swim. The restaurant scene is like the movie biz: fickle, fickle, fickle....

2006 TV in review

2006-12-15 15:46:33

Again With the Perspective. "In the West Bank, a group calling itself the Lions of Monotheism firebombed four churches, telling the Associated Press, 'The attacks�were carried out to protest the Pope's remarks linking Islam and violence.' The irony&#...

James Stewart and June Allyson star in this 1953 biopic of the Big Band legend. It will be shown today at 1 p.m. at Rave Enfield, inside the mall. Admission is $3 and includes complientary popcorn, soda, and raffle. � Susan Dunne (sdunne@courant.com

2012-08-23 10:38:00

Besides making westerns, Stewart and Mann also collaborated on the lovely, sentimental 1954 bio-pic, The Glenn Miller Story. Stewart brought his lanky charm to the role as the famous orchestra leader; June Allyson also starred as his loving wife Helen.

2008-05-19 18:03:29

and Paul Henreid. As the newlywed refugee in need of exit visas so she and her husband can get out of Casablanca and go to America, the character is faced with the moral dilemma of giving herself to Capt.

2008-04-27 00:00:00

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