Harry James

Cowardly Lion's lair in Beverly Hills is listed at $25.5 million

2013-03-29 07:00:00

A Beverly Hills home built for actor Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz," is back on the market, this time priced at $25.58 million. Designed by Paul R. Williams in 1941, the gated estate encompasses 1.38 park-like acres. The Connecticut/...

Ray Briem dies at 82; all-night radio host in L.A.

2012-12-13 21:33:00

Ray Briem, the longtime KABC-AM talk show host who ruled all-night radio for nearly three decades with his phone calls to the famous and the quirky and his opinionated banter slamming liberals, championing conservative causes and extolling the big-band...

Bert Lahr's former home in Beverly Hills is for sale

2011-02-18 14:15:00

A Beverly Hills home originally built for Bert Lahr, who played the cowardly lion on "The Wizard of Oz," is on the market at $28.5 million. Designed by Paul R. Williams in 1941, the gated estate sits on 1.3 park-like acres. The 12,000-square-foot main...

Christina Aguilera is selling her Beverly Hills mansion

2011-03-26 00:00:00

Christina Aguilera has put her 11,500-square-foot gated mansion in Beverly Hills on the market at $13.5 million. Set on nearly two-thirds of an acre, the Mediterranean-style home has a grand foyer with a sweeping staircase, a fanciful children's room,...

Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin's TV show band

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78. Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of...

Gold Derby nuggets: Oscars for 'Twilight: New Moon'? | Danes challenge Brit rule at International Emmys | 'Jerusalem' wins Evening Standard prize | Marley takes a bite out of 'canine Oscars'

2009-11-25 16:33:02

Paris' Quai Branly Museum celebrates 'Jazz Century'

2009-04-06 00:00:00

Bump Picasso. Forget Rococo. The Quai Branly Museum, a steel-and-glass palace on the Seine River, has news for the culture world: "Three Little Bops" is art. The Looney Tunes cartoon from 1957 retells the Three Little Pigs as a jazz fable with music by...

Louie Bellson dies at 84; Duke Ellington called him 'the world's greatest drummer'

2009-02-17 00:00:00

Louie Bellson, a jazz drummer and bandleader who combined remarkable instrumental virtuosity with far-ranging compositional skills, has died. He was 84. According to his wife, Francine, Bellson died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...

Bernadette Peters kicks off Cerritos Center 2008-09 season

2008-04-15 00:00:00

Broadway star Bernadette Peters will launch the 2008-09 season at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 16 with a show of songs drawn from her long stage career. The musicals offered during the season will include "Simply Ballroom,"...

Irving Bush dies at 78; trumpeter played with big bands, L.A. Philharmonic

2009-01-29 00:00:00

Irving Bush, a trumpeter with a broad range of musical interests, including jazz and classical, who later in life served as personnel manager for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has died. He was 78. Bush died Jan. 8 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los...

Florida Travel Tips & Deals

2013-05-22 09:28:00

Check this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...

Brother Patrick Ellis, college president

2013-02-27 13:09:42

Brother Patrick Ellis, a member of the Christian Brothers who served as president of La Salle University and Catholic University of America, died Feb. 21 of leukemia at a Christian Brothers nursing home in Lincroft, N.J. The Baltimore native was 84....

Harry James, right, was active in the Foothill Club for the Blind. In 1946, he arranged a benefit for the club. The man on the left is unidentified.

2012-08-24 00:00:00

Great trumpeter and bandleader. Helped launch the career of some kid named Sinatra.

2009-05-28 06:31:22