Engelbert Humperdinck

Review: Beatles flop 'Magical Mystery Tour' is put in context

2012-12-14 07:00:00

Roll up, America; step right this way. Here comes the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," getting a big night on domestic television, 45 Christmastimes after it first aired in the United Kingdom, on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, 1967. Newly restored and...

Natasha Bedingfield buys Los Feliz home for $2.3 million

2009-09-05 00:00:00

Pop star Natasha Bedingfield, who launched her own British invasion of the U.S. airwaves with such often-played hits as "Unwritten," has purchased a home in the Los Feliz area for $2.3 million. The London-born singer-songwriter bought a 4,792-square-foot...

Joel Diamond's Calabasas home is for sale for $1,895,000

2009-08-21 00:00:00

Grammy-winning record producer Joel Diamond has listed his gated English country-style home in Calabasas at $1,895,000. -------------------- For the record: An earlier version of this story misspelled gave an incorrect age for Diamond. ----------------...

PASSINGS: Bernd Eichinger, Bruce Gordon, Frank Lieberman, Stanley Frazen, Alan Sloane

2011-01-26 00:00:00

Bernd Eichinger Film producer and screenwriter Bernd Eichinger, 61, a successful German film producer and screenwriter whose credits include the Oscar-nominated "Downfall" and "The Baader Meinhof Complex," died Monday night in Los Angeles after...

Pacific Symphony's 2011-12 season includes return of operatic music to Orange County

2011-02-07 16:32:59

Philip Langridge dies at 70; versatile British tenor

2010-03-08 22:05:00

Philip Langridge, the British tenor who won praise for his vocal versatility and subtle characterization, has died. He was 70. Langridge died Friday after a short battle with cancer, the Royal Opera House announced. His death "leaves a large hole in the...

Volkswagen packs a lot into the compact 2010 Golf 2.5

2010-07-22 00:00:00

Before she became President John F. Kennedy's favorite blond birthday singer, Marilyn Monroe was born Norma Jeane Mortenson. Rapper Diddy was previously P. Diddy, Puff Daddy and before that plain old Sean Combs. By the time you finish reading this, he'...

A New Yorker escape to Las Vegas?

2010-03-29 16:33:50

Michael Blakey's Beverly Hills home sale price drops to $2,995,000

2008-12-12 00:00:00

And the beat goes on for London-born Michael Blakey, who was once described by Modern Drummer Magazine as one of the world's best. Blakey, a veteran music producer, has slashed the price of his Beverly Hills home by a tidy $1.7 million -- bringing it down...

Los Angeles Times to Publish on April 30 Special Section Chronicling 125 Years of Southern California Real Estate

2006-04-27 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2006 � The Los Angeles Times on April 30 will publish a 44-page special Home section chronicling Southern California's magnificent 125-year obsession with real estate, home ownership, architecture and design. The section is the...

Three degrees of separation

2006-04-30 00:00:00

10100 Sunset Boulevard, Holmby Hills The Pink Palace was once one of the most memorable landmarks on Sunset Boulevard. Taking up more than 1 acre, it easily caught the eyes of passing motorists who, had they gotten inside, would've gaped at its 10,000...

Workers Say Lender Ran 'Boiler Rooms'

2005-02-04 00:00:00

Mark Bomchill says he'd like to forget the year he spent hustling mortgages for Ameriquest Capital Corp. in suburban Minneapolis. Slugging down Red Bull caffeine drinks, sales agents would work the phones hour after hour, he said, trying to turn cold...

Engelbert Humperdinck has fond memories of Barbados, where he vacationed with his extended family and recently renewed his wedding vows.

2011-07-20 00:30:15

The Pink Palace Another Los Angeles home with a rich history: once owned by singer Rudy Vallee, then by actress Jayne Mansfield, later by singer Engelbert Humperdinck, the home was known for its heart-shaped swimming pool and vibrant pink paint job.

2008-04-10 12:06:18