The Monkees (tv program)

Legendary Hollywood car customizer Dean Jeffries dead at 80

2013-05-08 14:24:00

Dean Jeffries, the legendary car painter and customizer who made the Monkeemobile and the Green Hornet's original Black Beauty, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Hollywood. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his son, Kevin. During the car-...

Dean Jeffries dies at 80; legendary car painter and customizer

2013-05-08 20:03:00

During the car-crazy 1950s in Southern California, Dean Jeffries was one of the first hot rodders to chop, channel and soup-up automobiles. His distinctive paint jobs and sculpted body work attracted many admirers to his auto shop, including the likes...

Michael Nesmith talks about his solo tour and inspirations

2013-03-23 08:00:00

Once pegged as "the smart Monkee," singer, songwriter and guitarist Michael Nesmith is now embarking on his first U.S. solo tour in more than two decades. Nesmith shot to fame after "The Monkees" series premiered in 1966, and though he recently reunited...

PASSINGS: Peter Meyerson, Fran Warren, Max Jakobson

2013-03-20 23:46:00

Peter Meyerson TV writer, producer worked on 'The Monkees' and 'Welcome Back, Kotter' Peter Meyerson, 81, a TV writer and producer who co-wrote the debut episodes of sitcom classics "The Monkees" and "Welcome Back, Kotter," died March 11 at Hoag...

Davy Jones dies at 66; Monkees' romantic heartthrob

2012-03-01 00:00:00

Davy Jones was a promising 18-year-old actor from England when he found himself among the guest performers on "The Ed Sullivan Show" on Feb. 9, 1964 — the same night about 75 million people tuned in to catch the American debut of the Beatles. Like...

Monkees won't attend Davy Jones' funeral, Micky Dolenz says

2012-03-06 21:41:44

Big Time Rush's 'Big Time Movie': 'The Monkees' for post-Millennials

2012-03-10 16:38:52

Ben Stiller selling 11-bathroom estate

2009-09-12 00:00:00

A night at the Stiller compound? Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have listed their Hollywood Hills property at $12.5 million. The site includes two houses and a one-bedroom guesthouse for a total of 10 bedrooms and 11...

Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Hills home sold to producer Daniel Dubiecki

2009-08-25 00:00:00

Veteran actress and comedian Ruth Buzzi has sold her longtime Hollywood Hills home for $1,021,000 to film producer Daniel Dubiecki. The 1937 Spanish-style house, with canyon and mountain views, sits on a cul-de-sac. It has three bedrooms and three...

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...

Nick Willhite dies at 67; former pitcher for the Dodgers and Angels

2008-12-18 00:00:00

Nick Willhite Pitcher for Dodgers Nick Willhite, 67, a left-handed pitcher whose five-year baseball career was highlighted by the shutout he threw in his debut with the Dodgers in 1963, died of cancer Sunday at a son's home in Alpine, Utah. Willhite was...

Micky Dolenz will salute Davy Jones at Epcot's Flower Power concerts

2012-05-11 10:43:00

Micky Dolenz, who rocketed to fame in the short-lived TV show "The Monkees" in the 1960s, will pay tribute to his late co-star and bandmate Davy Jones during concerts at Epcot next weekend. Jones was scheduled to sing in the theme park's Flower Power...

Dean Jeffries sits inside the "Monkeemobile," which he built in just 10 days for "The Monkees" TV show from a 1966 Pontiac GTO convertible.

2013-05-08 19:06:18

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2011-05-26 15:56:21