Sandra Dee

Terry 'Tubesteak' Tracy dies at 77; model for Big Kahuna in 'Gidget'

2012-08-24 00:00:00

In 1956, Terry "Tubesteak" Tracy, freshly fired from his job at a downtown insurance company, bid goodbye to the 9-to-5 life and headed for the Malibu shore, where he built himself a shack out of wood scraps and palm fronds and sailed into surfing...

Nora Ephron dies at 71; writer of sharp-edged romances

2012-06-26 18:07:00

This article has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details. Nora Ephron, who cast an acerbic eye on relationships, metropolitan living and aging in essays, books, plays and hit movies including "Sleepless in Seattle," "When Harry Met Sally..."...

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

2011-06-08 04:33:30

Q+LA Julian Fellowes

2011-12-29 16:37:46

Cliff Robertson dies at 88; actor starred in films and on stage and TV

2011-09-10 20:58:00

Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday. Robertson, who also...

From the Vaults: 'Portrait in Black' (1960)

2010-09-10 04:33:12

PASSINGS: Patriarch Pavle, Paul Wendkos

2009-11-16 00:00:00

Patriarch Pavle Serbia's Orthodox leader Patriarch Pavle, 95, who led Serbia's Orthodox Church and called for peace and conciliation during the Balkan ethnic conflicts of the 1990s but stopped short of openly condemning Serb nationalism, died in his...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Community' on NBC

2010-07-07 21:36:40

Where sand is always hot

2006-12-03 00:00:00

WE all live for the sun. At least, that's the case in Southern California. How many people have high-tailed it west after watching cutaway shots of surfers and inline skaters wearing hardly anything during the Rose Bowl broadcast every January? The...

You Saw it Here First

2006-10-22 00:00:00

When it comes to fashon, California is more proselytizer than creator. Some of the clothing most identified with the Golden State was actually invented elsewhere -- the bikini in France, for instance, or designer jeans in Milan. What California has done...

Olivia Newton-John's early, later songs outshine 1970s hits at Easton's State Theatre

2013-02-22 16:26:03

'Glee' recap: Glease

2012-11-15 19:43:00

Guest blogger Jen Broadwater here, filling in for L'Oreal, who is otherwise occupied this evening leading her fabulous life. When L'Oreal asked me to pinch hit for her tonight on Glee, my first thought was, "Uh oh, I guess I need to learn the new...

Mother and daughter: Lora Meredith (Lana Turner) & Suzie (Sandra Dee - adult); Annie Johnson (Juanita Moore) & Sarah Jane (Susan Kohner) Relationship dynamic: Lora's acting ambition causes her to neglect her daughter, whereas Annie toils tirelessly to give Sarah Jane everything.

2009-04-17 12:08:53

Built in 1955, this classic Midcentury showpiece in the Hollywood Hills was once home to actress Sandra Dee and singer Bobby Darin.

2008-03-26 00:00:00

It all started when Sandra Dee got on her board in the 1959 film "Gidget." Soon after, surf-themed films and music flooded the market, and kids across America wanted to hop on a board and ride the waves, like this surfer at Huntington Beach.

2006-11-27 14:21:15