Sandy Dennis

Altman, Pacino and Hope and Crosby among weekend highlights

2013-03-14 06:00:00

An early film by Robert Atman, a sneak preview of Al Pacino as Phil Spector and a�Bob Hope and Bing Crosby "Road" picture double bill are among the highlights this weekend. The UCLA Film & Television Archive's Festival of Preservation offers a rare...

Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre

2012-04-19 16:39:12

Saturday's Highlights: 'Colin Quinn Long Story Short' on HBO

2011-04-08 21:36:55

Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79; legendary actress

2011-03-23 21:05:00

Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her rapturous looks and real-life dramas, has died. She was 79. Hospitalized six weeks ago for congestive heart failure, Taylor...

Robert Mulligan dies at 83; directed 'To Kill a Mockingbird'

2008-12-21 00:00:00

Robert Mulligan, who was nominated for an Academy Award for directing the 1962 film classic "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Saturday at his home in Lyme, Conn. He was 83. Mulligan had heart disease, his nephew Robert Rosenthal said. The director began...

Home on the Central Coast range

2003-05-04 00:00:00

The first surprise came at 5:45 a.m. Saturday, when a rooster announced sunrise a good half-hour before the official break of day. Shrieking peacocks followed. After three hours of what sounded like a cat losing all nine lives in one swoop, I surrendered...

Melissa Joan Hart In 'Any Wednesday' Reading At Westport

2013-03-20 09:58:00

Melissa Joan Hart will star in a benefit reading of the '60s romantic comedy "Any Wednesday" at the Westport Country Playhouse Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. She will play the role of Ellen, the sweet mistress of a wealthy Manhattan businessman� in the...

Community: Civitan Club hosts a Black & White Affair

2012-05-22 17:32:00

A lovely lunch, silent auction, fashion show and lots of socializing kept members of the Foothill Civitan Club, their friends and families entertained during the 30th annual spring event titled “A Black & White Affair” on May 12 at the...

Burbank on Parade is ready for takeoff

2012-04-10 20:08:00

Not even stampeding elephants could rain on Linda Barnes' parade. When Barnes and a group of her neighbors held their first Burbank on Parade in 1982, they were entering unknown territory. The city's Easter parade was a small affair on Third Street...

Civitans celebrate in Celtic style

2012-03-13 17:08:00

Members of the Burbank Civitan Club once again rolled out the green carpet to members, guests and local dignitaries as they staged their annual St. Patrick's Day Champagne Brunch at the Castaway this past Sunday. A Burbank tradition, once celebrated at...

Networks plan Elizabeth Taylor tributes

2011-03-23 16:15:00

Several TV networks are paying tribute to the wonderful film icon Elizabeth Taylor, who died Wednesday at the age of 79. The actress starred in 55 movies and 16 TV productions in her long career. She was nominated for five Oscars and won twice, for...

A party woven into city's fabric

2011-03-18 15:47:00

When a group or organization stages an annual event that goes on for 10 or 20 years, it is clearly a success. As the event continues into its third decade, it evolves into a tradition. And as it hits the fourth-decade milestone, it takes on a life of...

Elizabeth Taylor (center) won an Oscar in 1966 for her role as Martha in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Richard Burton, left, George Segal and Sandy Dennis also starred in the motion picture version of Edward Albee's play directed by Mike Nichols.

2008-08-01 09:38:03