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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Hal Holbrook, actor known for amazingly accurate portrayal of Mark Twain, dies at 95 by Dennis McLellan

Hal Holbrook's acclaimed Twain re-creation on Broadway was part of an acting career that won him Tony and Emmy awards and an Oscar nomination at 82.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:35AM

Hal Holbrook, actor known for amazingly accurate portrayal of Mark Twain, dies at 95 by Dennis McLellan

Hal Holbrook's Tony Award-winning Mark Twain re-creation on Broadway in 1966 was part of an acting career that spanned stage, movies and television. One of his most famous film roles: the my…

SOURCE: www.seattletimes.com at 03:22AM
Monday, May 25, 2015

Johnny Sheffield dies at 79; played Boy in Tarzan movies by Dennis McLellan

Sheffield, who had appeared in "On Borrowed Time" on Broadway in 1938, recalled in a 1997 Times interview that there were two parts in testing for the role of Boy.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PM

Christopher Trumbo dies at 70; screen and TV writer whose father was blacklisted by Dennis McLellan

Trumbo, the son of Dalton Trumbo, wrote TV episodes for series such as 'Ironside,' 'Quincy, M.E.,' and 'Falcon Crest.' He was an expert on the blacklist and wrote a play, 'Trumbo: Red, White…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 05:58PM
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Mike Nichols, groundbreaking director of 'The Graduate,' dies at 83 by Dennis McLellan

Mike Nichols, who emerged in the late 1950s as half of a groundbreaking satirical comedy team and found his true calling in the next decade as director of the landmark films “Who’s Afrai…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:46AM
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Billy Barnes dies at 85; satirical songwriter for Hollywood revues by Dennis McLellan

Various editions of 'The Billy Barnes Revue' helped launch the careers of performers such as Ken Berry and Jo Anne Worley. Barnes also contributed songs to 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In' and Os…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:23AM
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Patricia Medina dies at 92; Briton was '50s Hollywood leading lady by Dennis McLellan

Patricia Medina began her film career in her native England in the 1930s and after World War II arrived in L.A., where she was initially signed to MGM. In 1960, she married Joseph Cotten.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:43AM
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Zina Bethune, dancer, choreographer and actress, dies at 66 by Dennis McLellan and Victoria Kim

LOS ANGELES - It would not be out of character for actress, dancer and choreographer Zina Bethune to stop her car...

SOURCE: Boston Herald at 08:52AM

Zina Bethune obituary: Dancer, choreographer and actress dies at 66 by Dennis McLellan and Victoria Kim

The animal-loving Zina Bethune was struck by two cars and killed when she apparently got out of her vehicle to check on an injured possum.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:00AM
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