Nancy Reagan

Rex Scouten dies at 88; longtime White House chief usher

2013-03-03 18:02:00

Rex Scouten, whose 48-year career in the White House began with the Trumans and ended with the Clintons, and whose duties included helping first families transition to their oversized new home, died Feb. 20 at a hospital near his home in Fairfax, Va. He...

Walt Sweeney dies at 71; offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers

2013-02-06 16:46:00

In his first game in 1963 with the San Diego Chargers, Walt Sweeney established a pattern that would mark his 13 seasons as a star in professional football. Even though it was only an exhibition, Sweeney played with a fearsome aggressiveness. As a...

Gore Vidal says nice things about women in the new Vanity Fair

2013-01-04 10:36:00

In his prime, writer Gore Vidal didn't have much nice to say about people, and he enjoyed sharing his opinions. On live television in 1968, he referred to fellow commentator William F. Buckley as a� "crypto-Nazi" (Buckley responded by calling Vidal...

'Conan' and 'The Daily Show' abuzz over Michelle Obama's new bangs

2013-01-22 09:41:00

There were only three topics of conversation on the late-night airwaves Monday: Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential inauguration, and of course, Michelle Obama’s bangs. On “The Daily Show,” correspondents Jessica Williams and Al...

Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears

2012-12-09 00:00:00

Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan. The property came on the market in August at $8.5 million and was withdrawn...

Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry buy in Beverly Hills

2012-11-13 13:00:00

Actress Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have bought an estate in Beverly Hills for $7.3 million. The Trousdale Estates property was the longtime home of Emmy-winning television director John Rich. The two-story home, built in 1961 and...

Power couple Jane Fonda and Richard Perry vote with their feet

2012-10-28 00:00:00

Just in time for the elections, actress and political activist Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have sold their house in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million. The traditional-style home was built in 1942 for actor Ronald Reagan and his...

Horse lovers can own piece of Reagan history

2012-10-10 17:52:00

A 30-acre equestrian property that was once part of ranch land owned by Ronald and Nancy Reagan when he was California governor is on the market in Murrieta's Tenaja Valley at $3.9 million. The spread includes a 5-acre seasonally fed lake, a lakeside...

How celebrity florist David Jones' career blossomed

2012-07-29 00:00:00

The gig: David Jones, who owns a floral studio bearing his name in West Hollywood, has counted some of the world's most powerful people among his clients. From humble beginnings growing up in the Midwest, the florist has traveled the world —...

Pierce Brosnan puts Malibu home up for lease at $250,000 a month

2012-07-01 00:00:00

Actor Pierce Brosnan and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, are joining in one of coastal Malibu's summer rituals — putting their home up for lease. They have listed Orchid House at $250,000 a month. Just in case the renters scuff up the newly built 13,...

Shoe designer Donald Pliner buys Bel-Air home for $4.26 million

2012-06-07 13:37:00

Shoe designer Donald Pliner and his wife, Lisa, have bought a Bel-Air home from the estate of Jean Webb Vaughan Smith, a confidant of former First Lady Nancy Reagan, for $4.26 million. The French-influenced house is entered through a two-story foyer...

Florist to the stars is branching out

2012-06-12 16:51:00

Celebrity florist David Jones, who has worked for stars including Liam Neeson, Tony Curtis and Elizabeth Taylor, has listed his studio and home in West Hollywood at $7.995 million. The first floor of the French chateau-style building contains his...

Actress and movie star Katharine Hepburn, right, on her way to visit her mother in Connecticut, is met by Mrs. Loyal Davis (Edith Robbins), Feb. 7, 1947. Robbins is the mother of former First Lady Nancy Reagan.

2013-01-25 15:44:21

Nancy Reagan

2013-01-23 09:03:00

President Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan during the 1981 inaugural parade.

2013-01-08 07:32:42