Roots (tv program)

Cicely Tyson: Milestones and facts about the Tony Award winner

2013-06-10 10:28:00

The legendary Cicely Tyson stole the Tony Awards on Sunday evening with her moving acceptance speech after being named best actress in a drama for the revival of Horton Foote's "A Trip to Bountiful." It was the 79-year-old actress' first Tony and her...

'The Sopranos' tops WGA's top 101 TV shows of all time

2013-06-03 05:00:00

They say that television is a writer's medium, so it makes sense that the Writers Guild of America would have its own list of the 101 greatest TV shows of all time. At the top of the list is "The Sopranos," HBO's multiple award-winning hit series that...

Feeling crabby: No Dungeness for the holiday

2012-12-24 15:10:00

Dungeness crab is a Christmas tradition for seafood lovers across Southern California. But not this year. A combination of a difficult season and this week’s stormy weather has left the area’s life tanks empty – or even worse, filled...

The second coming of the miniseries

2012-07-29 09:50:00

In 1977, ABC executives made a novel decision: Fearing they had a dud on their hands, they opted to schedule an eight-episode miniseries on consecutive nights to get it off the air before sweeps. Instead of disappearing, "Roots," the multigenerational...

Brad Pitt puts Malibu beach house on the market

2011-09-03 00:00:00

Brad Pitt has listed his gated Malibu beach house for $13.75 million. The view home he shares with actress Angelina Jolie sits on 1.26 blufftop acres with a tennis court, a lap pool and access to the beach. Features include walls of glass doors, a walk-...

Home where Marilyn Monroe died is sold

2010-09-18 00:00:00

The Brentwood home where iconic actress Marilyn Monroe died — listed at $3,595,000 — went into escrow within two weeks and has sold for $255,000 above its asking price. Described as "sprawling and authentic," the 1929 hacienda sits behind...

Pasadena Playhouse adds Ed Asner in 'FDR' to fall 2010 season

2010-09-10 16:33:18

Bill Varney dies at 77; Oscar-winning sound mixer

2011-04-07 00:00:00

Bill Varney, an Academy Award-winning sound mixer whose final film credit was a "director's edition" of Orson Welles' "Touch of Evil" that was released on the film's 40th anniversary, has died. He was 77. Varney died Saturday of congestive heart...

Joseph M. Wilcots dies at 70; cinematographer on 'Roots' and its sequel

2010-01-05 17:29:00

Joseph M. Wilcots, a trailblazing African American cinematographer whose credits include the landmark 1970s TV miniseries "Roots" and “Roots: The Next Generations," has died. He was 70. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Wilcots obituary: The...

David L. Wolper dies at 82; producer of 'Roots,' 1984 L.A. Olympics opening ceremonies

2010-08-12 00:00:00

David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has died. He was 82....

Guests of note grace Hampton Roads events

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Author My Haley's "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" tour continues In case you missed it in our earlier story, author My Haley is currently touring to discuss her book, "The Treason of Mary Louvestre" (Koehlerbooks, 2013), which tells the story of a...

Cover to cover: Best in 2012 cookbooks

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Our favorite cookbooks of the season take us down culinary roads less traveled. From the Vietnamese cooking of the famed Slanted Door, to the diverse cuisine of Jerusalem dished up by an unlikely duo, one Israeli, the other Palestinian. From a...

David L. Wolper in his Los Angeles office in August 1987. See full story

2010-08-11 17:23:55