Karl Malden

Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles

2012-06-05 10:03:00

First published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...

Frank Edward Ray dies at 91; hero in Chowchilla school bus hijacking

2012-05-19 00:00:00

Frank Edward Ray, the school bus driver hailed as a hero for helping to lead 26 children to safety after a bizarre kidnapping in the San Joaquin Valley town of Chowchilla 36 years ago, has died. He was 91. Ray died Thursday in Chowchilla of complications...

Patricia Medina dies at 92; Briton was '50s Hollywood leading lady

2012-05-02 00:00:00

Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy "Francis" and Orson Welles' crime-thriller "Mr. Arkadin," has died. She was 92. Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, died...

Blair Underwood in 'Streetcar': What did the critics think?

2012-04-23 20:20:00

The new Broadway revival of Tennessee Williams'"A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Broadhurst Theatre has one thing that distinguishes it from its predecessor productions -- it's performed by a cast of mostly African American actors. Blair Underwood and...

Classic Hollywood: Dolores Hart goes from Elvis to God to 'Elvis'

2012-02-20 00:00:00

When Dolores Hart, 73, walks the red carpet at this year's Academy Awards as planned, no interviewer will need to ask who made her dress. She will be wearing her nun's habit from the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., where she...

Oscar voters aren't always who you might think

2012-02-19 00:00:00

Which two of these four entertainment names — Woody Allen, George Lucas, Meat Loaf, Erik Estrada — are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences? It'd be understandable if you guessed Allen and Lucas: The directors made such...

Harry Morgan, 1915-2011: An appreciation

2011-12-07 16:35:48

Judith Ivey-Amanda Wingfield â€” a well-prepared role

2010-09-04 16:33:02

Saturday's TV Highlights: â€œTower Prepâ€ on Cartoon Network

2010-10-15 21:34:35

From the Vaults -- '13 Rue Madeleine'

2011-03-18 16:32:55

'Baby Doll' joins the cavalcade of L.A. productions marking Tennessee Williams' centennial

2011-04-08 21:33:23

The Actor's Craft: The Eli Wallach method

2010-11-07 00:00:00

The moment one enters the gracious Upper West Side apartment of Eli Wallach, the home he has shared for decades with his wife and fellow actress, Anne Jackson, there is an unmistakable sense of life being well lived. Smiling and curious about his guest,...

Malden as Gen. Omar Bradley in 1970's "Patton." In addition to acting, Malden was a spokesman for American Express .

2009-07-01 16:42:27

Malden and his wife, Mona, in 1964. They were married for more than 70 years and had two children. "I��m the happiest man in the world because of my family," he often said.

2009-07-01 16:42:28

Malden (left) and Monty Hall during the third Backstage at the Geffen fundraising gala in April 2004. Malden received the first Geffen Playhouse Distinction in Theater award.

2009-07-01 13:21:03