Andy Williams

Las Vegas: The (other) Osmonds to perform at the Orleans

2013-04-05 07:15:00

Their names may not be as familiar as their more famous brother and sister, but the Osmonds -- Jay, Jimmy and Merrill -- will showcase their musical talents in three Las Vegas concerts May 10, 11 and 12. As Donny and Marie entertain at the Flamingo, the...

Oscars stage manager braces for his final cues to the stars

2013-02-24 07:00:00

He delivered a forgotten harmonica to Stevie Wonder onstage at the Grammy Awards, supplied a shoulder to lean on for a post-hip-surgery Gregory Peck at the Oscars and served as a human Xanax for hundreds of other stars in the most terrifying and...

Michael Henry Heim, UCLA scholar and translator, dies at 69

2012-10-02 14:54:09

Andy Williams, savior of the Hollywood sign

2012-09-27 13:02:50

Man describes earlier assault by ‘Sons of Anarchy’ actor

2012-09-27 13:53:08

Andy Williams dies at 84; 'Moon River' singer

2012-09-27 00:00:00

Andy Williams' signature hit song from the early 1960s was no accident of timing. Audrey Hepburn sang it first in the 1961 film "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and it was nominated for an Oscar. But when the producers of the Academy Awards show asked...

Frank Peppiatt dies at 85; co-creator of 'Hee Haw'

2012-11-09 00:00:00

Frank Peppiatt, the co-creator of "Hee Haw," a landmark variety show mixing country music with "corny" humor that became one of TV's most unlikely and longest-running hits, has died. He was 85. Peppiatt died Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., of...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

2012-08-08 00:00:00

When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

Google versus Bing: Is underdog Bing the better man?

2012-06-06 13:37:00

Bing may be the underdog of search engines, but its mighty nemesis Google is the underdog of social media sites. And you know what Mark Zuckerberg's default browser is, right?� Bing. Derrick Connell, corporate vice president of Bing, will vouch for that...

Bob Henry dies at 92; TV producer and director

2012-03-23 00:00:00

Bob Henry, an Emmy Award-winning television variety-show producer and director who produced Nat King Cole's groundbreaking musical variety program in the 1950s and helped make Flip Wilson a household name as the producer of his hit comedy-variety show...

Arts on TV: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Doctor Who; Sonny Rollins

2011-12-22 16:33:13

Arts on TV: 'Godspell'; Andrea Bocelli; Placido Domingo

2011-12-01 16:33:10

With his silky voice and and casual style, the baritone most famous for his rendition of "Moon River" was one of America's top vocalists from the 1950s into the 1970s. He was 84.

2012-09-29 11:26:00

Andy Williams, the singer best known for his version of the Oscar-winning song "Moon River" from "Breakfast at Tiffany's," died at the age of 84 after a battle with bladder cancer.

2012-09-26 12:16:14

So sad to hear this RT @rollingstone: 'Moon River' singer Andy Williams is dead at 84: bitly.com/QmmPdH— Katie Couric (@katiecouric) September 26, 2012

2012-09-26 10:26:00