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8 stories by "Dennis McLellan"

Musical theater icon Stephen Sondheim dead at 91 by Dennis McLellan

The theater legend behind seminal works from "West Side Story" to "Sweeney Todd" has a show on Broadway and a movie due soon.

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 6:10pm on November 26, 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 on February 2, 2021☆⚑

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: The Seattle Times at 3:22am on February 2, 2021☆⚑

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 5:58pm on 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 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

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 Afraid of…

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 8:46am on November 20, 2014☆⚑

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 6:23am on September 26, 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 8:43am on May 2, 2012☆⚑

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