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Annoyance Theatre celebrates 25 years
It's time, dear reader, to raise a glass to Mick Napier, improv queen Susan Messing, wild Joe Bill, hard-toiling Jennifer Estlin, restless Mark Sutton and the Annoyance Theatre, which have, improbably, survived together for 25 years. On Aug. 18, the...
Tags: I Love Lucy (tv program), Media Industry, The Book of Mormon (musical), Jeff Garlin, Mormonism
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Gone, but not forgotten, in 2011
Zap2ItYear-ending memories include those of people who made marks in entertainment before passing. In 2011, they included a significant number of behind-the-scenes talents whose television efforts endure. Andy Rooney: It's a sad irony that the pundit's death...Tags: Peter Falk, Harry Morgan, John Wayne, Jack LaLanne, Rock Hudson
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Hal Kanter dies at 92; Emmy-winning comedy writer, director
Hal Kanter, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, and a director and producer whose career included writing for Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, directing Elvis Presley and creating a landmark 1960s TV series starring Diahann Carroll, has died. He was 92....Tags: Carl Reiner, Jerry Lewis, Awards and Prizes, Bing Crosby, Cartoons
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'The Beverly Hillbillies' and other great storytelling TV themes
Show Tracker"The Beverly Hillbillies" theme song featured great banjo playing by Earl Scruggs. It also nicely set up the world of "The Beverly Hillbillies." But it isn't the only TV series to tell a tale in its opening moments.... -
A toast to those we have lost in 2011
You know, a lot of people tell me their favorite part of the column is the obituaries. I'm really hurt. It is, however, that time of year to remember the A&E folks we lost in the past 12 months. Two-time Oscar winner Elizabeth Taylor died in March,...Tags: Jerry Leiber, Roger Williams, Jack LaLanne, Amy Winehouse, Margaret Whiting
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"Gilligan's Island," "Brady Bunch" Creator Sherwood Schwartz dead at 94
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Television genius, Sherwood Schwartz, the man who created "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island", has died at the age of 94. Schwartz died Tuesday in Los Angeles of natural causes in his sleep at 4:00 a.m. surrounded by his...Tags: Tina Louise, Celebrities and Health Issues, Florence Henderson, Dawn Wells, Television
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Sherwood Schwartz dies at 94; 'Gilligan's Island' and 'Brady Bunch' creator
Sherwood Schwartz, the comedy writer and producer who created "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," which have remained two of the most enduringly popular TV series in worldwide syndication, died Tuesday morning. He was 94.
Schwartz, who began his...Tags: Los Angeles Times, New York University, Tina Louise, Celebrities and Health Issues, Armed Forces
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SNERD - July 20, 2011
Staff reporterPeek-A-Boo At Pioneer Court The controversy surrounding the new 26-foot Marilyn Monroe statue in downtown Chicago's Pioneer Court is swirling through the streets of Chicago and the backrooms of City Hall...and it has more than just Marilyn's over-sized...Tags: Neko Case, Animal Collective (music group), Brad Pitt, Michael Bay, Chicago Mayor
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Sherwood Schwartz made ‘Gilligan’s Island,’ ‘Brady Bunch’ sing
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelI don't like it to be compared to 'Survivor,' " Schwartz said then. "The idea of 'Survivor' is to kill each other off to win the prize. There's no killing in 'Gilligan's Island.' " Schwartz said he was no fan of reality television, but marveled at the... -
Remembering 'Gilligan's Island,' 'Brady Bunch' creator Sherwood Schwartz
Show Tracker'Gilligan's Island' creator Sherwood Schwartz, died of natural causes Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. He was 94. Schwartz' impact on pop-culture, however, will long survive. In addition to "Gilligan's Island," Schwartz created family sitcom "The Brady... -
Appreciation: Sherwood Schwartz, 1916-2011
Show TrackerAn appreciation of Sherwood Schwartz, the man behind "The Brady Bunch" and "Gilligan's Island."...
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