Friday, April 20, 2012
Patch Editor Saul Daniels recalls his personal encounter with Dick Clark at a Sock Hop to benefit his university's alumni club.
The following piece was written by Sherman Oaks Patch editor Saul Daniels. This article first appeared on Sherman Oaks Patch. It was the early 1980s. It might have been the gym at the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, or some other sort of dark all-purpose school room with a stage, curtain and lights. But it was shadowy and seemingly vast and the mood was electric with expectation as Dick Clark swept in. There he was, "America's Oldest Teenager," looking the part, with beautiful wife Kari on his arm. Hair in a Pompadour, teeth like Chiclets -- yes a cliché, but apropos. Already decades an entertainment mogul, worth millions, but this evening he was standing off to the side, buzzing with old showbiz friends, new friends, admirers, gawkers. …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Douglas, 69, passed away Sunday following a long battle with throat and lung cancer.
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Tuesday, April 3
Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, passed away on Sunday, according to the commission's Chief Deputy, Susan Hansch. Douglas was appointed director of the Coastal Commission in 1985, and stepped down from the post in June of last year. He had battled throat and lung cancer in recent years. Read Douglas' full obituary here. Be sure to like Culver City Patch on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Together with his brother, Richard, Sherman was responsible for some of the world’s most familiar music, including the Oscar-winning score from ‘Mary Poppins.’
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Friday, March 9
A public funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Culver City’s Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary for songwriting legend Robert B. Sherman. Sherman, 86, died at his home in London Monday from what an executive with The Walt Disney Co. described as an `”age-related illness.” Sherman, together with his 83-year-old surviving brother, Richard, was one half of the prolific songwriting team responsible for some of the world's most familiar music. In 1965, the Sherman brothers’ won two Academy Awards for Mary Poppins; Best Original Score and Best Original Song for ‘Chim Chim Cher-ee.” They received seven other Oscar nominations for the scores for Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Tom Sawyer and The Slipper and The Rose and the songs `Chitty …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
The political blogger-journalist collapsed near his Westwood home and was taken to UCLA Medical Center early Thursday morning.
Andrew Breitbart, a prominent political blogger and journalist who founded several websites, died unexpectedly after collapsing near his Westwood home just after midnight Thursday. He was 43. Breitbart's father-in-law told the Associated Press that someone called 911 after they saw Breitbart collapse. He was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. An announcement on his website BigJournalism.com says Breitbart died of natural causes. A watch commander at the Los Angeles County coroner's office told the Associated Press the cause of death is unknown and an autopsy is likely. Click here to read more about this story on our sister site, Westwood-Century City Patch.
Monday, February 13, 2012
The singer's songs—and her amazing voice—touched the lives of millions. What are your memories? Add your comments.
As the investigation into Whitney Houston's death continued inside the Beverly Hilton Saturday night, helicopters hovered overhead and camera crews, reporters and fans gathered outside the hotel. An impromptu memorial began to grow on a sidewalk, as fans contributed flowers and candles. Marquit and Autrese Strozier of Los Angeles came to the Hilton when they learned of Houston's death. "When we heard the news, we just wanted to come out and see if it was true, and also see them bring her body out—so we could see if it was real," Marquit Strozier said. His wife, Autrese Strozier, said Houston was an inspirational figure. "She was iconic. She was the Queen of Pop. I'm saddened to hear that she died so early," she said, noting that her …
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The latest on the singer's death.
Singing sensation Whitney Houston, 48, was found unresponsive in a bathtub of a fourth-floor room at the Beverly Hilton and declared dead by Beverly Hills police at 3:55 p.m. Saturday. Our sister site, Beverly Hills Patch has all the latest details including tributes and quotes from fans, photographs, a look at the singer's career and information on her latest movie - Sparkle - which will be released in August. Click here to go to Beverly Hills Patch to read the latest on the life, career and death of Whitney Houston. Don't forget to take our Whitney Houston polls, which you can find here.
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The Los Angeles Times and TMZ is reporting that the singer, who famously battled drug addiction, died at the Beverly Hilton. Take our polls and let us know your thoughts on the singer's death and your favorite Whitney song.
Singer Whitney Houston died today at the age of 48, the Associated Press is reporting. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, confirmed the death of the singer Saturday, but did not reveal how or where the six-time Grammy winner had died. According to the Los Angeles Times and the website TMZ, Houston died at the Beverly Hilton hotel. TMZ published a photograph taken Saturday of a police crime lab vehicle outside the hotel. The Hilton is hosting a pre-Grammy party Saturday evening. To read the AP report, click here. To read the Times report, click here. To read the TMZ report, click here. Click on this link to follow updates on this breaking story at our sister site, Beverly Hills Patch. Are you surprised by Whitney Houston's death? And what…
Monday, December 12, 2011
MVFC CEO Lucia Diaz said Factor, who passed away on Dec. 5 at the age of 94, used to dress up as Santa for the pre-schoolers at the center located in Culver City.
Monte Factor, the founder of the Mar Vista Family Center died on Dec. 5 at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center, reports the Los Angeles Times. He was 94. Factor founded the Mar Vista Family Center in Culver City - an organization dedicated to providing low-income families with quality early childhood education, youth enrichment, and educational tools - with his wife, Betty, in 1977. Patch contacted Mar Vista Family Center CEO Lucia Diaz to share her thoughts on Factor’s passing and she sent the following letter: With sadness we communicate the lost of our great leader Monte Factor. Monte was one of the people who contributed to the success of the Mar Vista Family Center. Monte was the first MVFC Board Chair and the greatest…
Thursday, June 30, 2011
A memorial service honoring the producer was held on the Sony lot Tuesday.
What would Laura Ziskin do? Close to 1,000 people made up of family, close friends, business associates and members of the media came to Sony Pictures Studios to pay their final respects to a giant in the world of film, and to attempt to answer that definitive question in their own personal way. The service was held in the famed Stage 15 on the Sony lot. Many parts of the Spider-Man series that Ziskin was famous for producing were filmed in Stage 15, as were portions of other well-known movies. Stage 15, which is approximately 42,296 total square feet and 40 feet high, was filled to absolute capacity. As guests entered the facility, they were given the opportunity to write a note honoring the late Ziskin. After some uplifting live …
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Family, friends, and the community at large came out on Thursday and Friday to pay their final respects to the woman whose presence was synonymous with love, warmth and generosity.
At Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City on Thursday, there was a viewing and rosary for the lady who many in this city of 40,000 plus considered to be a most incredible and wonderful human being. I am one of them. I came to know Ursula Vera by way of my many visits to Sorrento's market, similar to many others who visited the shop while hunting for good grub. But I was as nourished by her warm and gentle spirit as I was by the food that is known around town. At the viewing, Mrs. Vera looked beautiful—and perhaps more important—at peace. Most people would tremble at the long, brutal road of pain and suffering that she had to endure due to her failing kidneys. Ursula was blessed with movie-star type beauty, but perhaps her most formidable …
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