The Twilight Zone (tv program)

The Whitmore family will never grow out of this stage

2013-05-07 19:15:00

Prolific character actor James Whitmore appeared in countless films ("The Asphalt Jungle," "The Shawshank Redemption") and TV series ("The Twilight Zone") in his six -decade career, earning Oscar nominations for 1949's "Battleground" and 1975's "Give...

Review: Tom Cruise's 'Oblivion' a sci-fi adventure to remember

2013-04-18 17:20:00

"Oblivion" will make you remember, not forget. This Tom Cruise vehicle is a throwback to the days when on-screen science fiction was about speculative ideas rather than selling toys to tots — think of it as the most expensive episode of "The...

Appreciation: Jack Klugman relatable as Oscar, fervid as Quincy

2012-12-25 15:03:00

Jack Klugman, who died Monday at the age of 90, was already 48 years old when he became a TV star, playing slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison on ABC's adaptation of Neil Simon's "The Odd Couple." He was not unknown, being by that time the possessor...

John Rich dies at 86; director of landmark sitcoms

2012-01-30 00:00:00

As a top television comedy director who won an Emmy directing "The Dick Van Dyke Show"in the early 1960s, John Rich was faced with a tough choice in 1970. On the same day he received a phone call from Mary Tyler Moore wanting to set up a meeting to...

Dick Clark's whimsical house in Malibu for sale at $3.5 million

2012-03-11 00:00:00

A whimsical house in Malibu that looks like something out of "The Flintstones" has come on the market at $3.5 million. The owners are iconic television personality Dick Clark and his wife, Kari, according to public records. The unusual architectural...

Writer Pen Densham sells Windsor Square-area home for $2.75 million

2012-02-22 15:40:00

Writer-producer-director Pen Densham has sold his house in the Windsor Square area for $2.75 million. The English Manor-style home, built in 1906, was moved to its current location from Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue by the Bullock family —...

Alan Sues dies at 85; 'Laugh-In' regular

2011-12-03 00:00:00

Alan Sues, the actor best known as a flamboyantly campy regular on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" in the late 1960s and early '70s, has died. He was 85. Sues died Thursday night while watching television at his home in West Hollywood, said Michael Gregg...

PASSINGS: Margaret Field O'Mahoney

2011-11-09 00:00:00

Margaret Field O'Mahoney, 89, an actress who gave up her career in movies and television to raise her children, including daughter Sally Field, died Sunday at her home in Malibu after a six-year struggle with cancer, publicist Heidi Schaeffer said. Using...

The longtime Brentwood home of Maxine Cooper Gomberg sells for $4.4 million

2010-01-11 00:00:00

An equestrian property in Brentwood's Sullivan Canyon that was the longtime home of legendary actress and activist Maxine Cooper Gomberg has sold for $4.4 million. Located at the end of a cul-de-sac, the single-story residence had been her family home...

Jeremy Renner, Kristoffer Winters' Hollywood Hills area home sells for more than $4 million

2010-01-30 00:00:00

No bomb here. Actors Jeremy Renner, who played the leader of an explosives disposal unit in the critically acclaimed film "The Hurt Locker," and co-investor Kristoffer Winters found a buyer for their restored 1924 Greek Revival in the Hollywood Hills area...

Joe Mantell dies at 94; actor received Oscar nomination for role in 'Marty'

2010-10-02 00:00:00

Actor Joe Mantell, who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the 1955 film "Marty" and delivered one of film's most famous lines in "Chinatown," has died. He was 94. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: The obituary of actor Joe Mantell...

Anne Francis dies at 80; costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic 'Forbidden Planet'

2011-01-03 00:00:00

Anne Francis, who costarred in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later played the title role in "Honey West," the mid-1960s TV series about a sexy female private detective with a pet ocelot, died Sunday. She was 80. Francis, who...

One of the most famous -- or infamous -- episodes of "The Twilight Zone" was "To Serve Man."

2013-04-22 13:40:50

with "All in the Family." His credits over an almost 50-year career also included "Gunsmoke," "The Twilight Zone" and "MacGyver." Above, Rich, right, with Norman Lear in 1973 when they won an Emmy for outstanding series for "All in the Family." He was 86.

2013-01-16 11:31:00

Who knew little Billy Mumy could be so scary? He plays all-powerful Anthony, who holds a town hostage to his every whim, in this 1961 episode of "The Twilight Zone" titled "It's A Good Life."

2012-09-19 00:00:00