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Showing 1 – 50 of 1987

NEW YORK POST, Jan. 21, 2021

  • A day of "firsts"
  • Joe Biden sworn in as oldest president to-date
  • Kamala Harris 1st female, 1st black, 1st South-Asian Vice-President
  • Doug Emhoff 1st "second Gentleman" and
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2011

  • Premiere of "The Help" - advertisement and review
  • Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, and Emma Stone
  • Multiple award winner

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion

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Death of famed actress Elizabeth Taylor... Item # 684039

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 24, 2011

  • Elizabeth Taylor death (1st report)
  • Hollywood movie - film actress
  • Best title to be had ?

The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with: "Elizabeth Taylor, 1932 -

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Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2010

  • Abbey Lincoln's obituary
  • American Jazz vocalist, songwriter & actress
  • Civil Rights Activist

The top half of pg. A39 has an obituary and death report with the

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The Fabulous Moolah death... Woman pro wrestler... Item # 704552

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 2007

  • The Fabulous Moolah death w/ photo
  • Mary Lillian Ellison - Woman pro wrestler

Page 10 of section B has a heading: "Lillian Ellison, 84; world wrestling hall of fame's

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Item # 726835

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 5, 2007

  • Paris Hilton sentenced to 45 days in jail
  • "Lynwood" - Woman's detention facility

The front page has two related photos with one column heading: "Her next stay won't be

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2007 death of tabloid star Anna Niicole Smith... Item # 706644

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 9, 2007

  • Anna Nicole Smith death
  • Playboy centerfold playmate
  • Model, actress & tabloid star

The bottom of the ftpg. has a boxed section headed: "Glitz, Scandal, Fame, Loss--And

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Golden Globes Movie Title Winners... Item # 679043

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan 21, 2006  Several movie advertisements and reviews are found in the Calendar section. These picture advertisements include: "WALK THE LINE", which won the Golden Globe for

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 6, 2005

  • Multiple noteworthy death reports
  • Ernest Lehman (screenwriter)
  • June Haver (actress - the next 'Betty Grable')
  • James B. Stockdale (Vice Admiral of the Navy - POW)

Pages

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Death and obituary of Shirley Chisholm... Item # 680040

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 4, 2005

  • Death of Shirley Chisholm
  • 1st African American Woman elected to the United States Congress

Page 10 of Section B has a half-page report on the death and obituary

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Death of famed actress Fay Wray... Item # 702977

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2004

  • Fay Wray death (1st report)
  • Hollywood movie actress
  • "King Kong" film fame
  • Best publication to be had ?

The bottom of the ftpg. has a small announcement: "Actress Fay

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 8, 2004

  • The Crossroads Guitar Festival
  • Darrell David Rice charged

The front of the Calendar Section has: "Strum of its parts", which tells of the 2004 Crossroads Guitar

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Music producer Phil Spector arrested for murder... Item # 730756

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 4, 2003

  • Phil Spector arrested for murder
  • American record producer - music
  • "Wall of Sound" pioneer

The front page has a two column heading: "Music Legend Phil Spector Arrested

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The shuttle Columbia explodes... Item # 729642

TUCSON CITIZEN, Arizona, EXTRA, Feb. 1, 2003  The front page announces one of the more tragic events in U.S. space history with: "SHUTTLE BREAKS UP; Seven aboard Columbia dead" with subhead and

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 10, 2002

  • Aileen Wuornos execution
  • Prostitute & serial killer
  • Monster (2003 film) fame

The top of page 33 has a three column heading: "Florida Executes Female Serial Killer"

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 26, 2002

  • Murders in Shanandoah National Park
  • Darrell David Rice pleads "not guilty"
  • Changing Lanes, The Scorpion King, & Jason X

Page A16 has the brief article headed: "Man

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 11, 2002

  • Re: The Shenandoah National Park Killings in 1996
  • The Lollie Winans & Julie Williams murder case
  • Darrell David Rice Indicted

Page A14 has: "Inmate Indicted in

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Aaliyah killed in a 2001 airplane crash... Item # 726652

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 26, 2001

  • American singer, actress & model Aaliyah
  • "Princess of R&B" - "Queen of Urban Pop"
  • Marsh Harbor Cessna 402 Airplane Crash

The top of page 4 has a three column heading:

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2001 death of Katherine Graham... Item # 693863

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 2001

  • Katherine Graham death
  • The Washington Post publisher
  • Watergate scandal fame

Near the bottom of the front page: "Publisher Katherine Graham Dies" with subhead and 2

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Death of actress Loretta Young... Item # 645149

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 2000

  • Loretta Young death (1st report)
  • American movie - film actress
  • "The Farmer's Daughter" fame
  • Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the first column has a brief report

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Death of actress & inventor Hedy Lamarr... Item # 701773

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 20, 2000

  • Hedy Lamarr death (1st report)
  • Austrian-American movie - film actress
  • Inventor re. Bluetooth - Wi-Fi - GPS
  • Best publication to be had ?

The bottom of the front page has

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Death of actress Madeline Kahn... Item # 668370

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1999

  • Madeline Kahn death
  • Comedian actress
  • Best title to be had ?

The  ftpg. has a small report: "Madeline Kahn Dies at 57" with a color photo of her. The more detailed &

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Death of actress Madeline Kahn... Item # 645046

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1999

  • Madeline Kahn death (1st report)
  • Hollywood Movie - film actress
  • "Blazing Saddles" "Young Frankenstein"
  • Best title to be had ?

The  ftpg. has a small report: "Madeline

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 13, 1998

  • Best "The Wedding" advertisement
  • Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
  • American romantic comedy film
  • Actor Adam Sandler & Actress Drew Barrymore
  • Other nice movie ads
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 27, 1998

  • Bill & Hillary Clinton lies to the World
  • "I did not have sexual relations with that woman"
  • White House intern Monica Lewinsky

The top of the front page has a two

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1996 opening day "Michael" film advertisement... Item # 730768

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 6, 1996 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as

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Deaths of Eva Gabor & Pancho Gonzales... Item # 722810

LOS ANGLES TIMES, July 5, 1995

  • Actress Eva Gabor death
  • Comedy sitcom "Green Acres"
  • Pancho Gonzales death
  • Mexican-American tennis star

The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Pancho

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Death of famed actress Lana Turner... Item # 644806

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 30, 1995

  • Lana Turner death (1st report)
  • Hollywood movie - film actress
  • World War II era pin-up model
  • Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Lana

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Actress Elizabeth Montgomery 1995 death... Item # 730205

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995

  • Actress Elizabeth Montgomery death
  • Star of "Bewitched" as Samantha Stevens
  • Daughter of Hollywood actor Richard Montgomery

The bottom of the front page of section B has

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 26, 1995

  • Ginger Rogers death (1st report)
  • American actress - dancer - singer
  • Musical films - movies w/ Fred Astaire
  • Best publication to be had ? (rare)

The bottom of the front

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Tupac Shakur sentenced in New Yori City... Item # 728706

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 8, 1995

  • Tupac Shakur 2Pac sentenced
  • Sexual assault in Manhattan
  • American rapper and actor

Page 4 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Rapper Shakur Gets

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1994 "Madonna" editorial about her future... Item # 731620

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 1994

  • MADONNA editorial in social media
  • Singer - songwriter - actress & more
  • "Queen of Pop" solo career future ?

Often revered as the

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 22, 1994

  • Best "Schindler's List" at the Oscar's publication
  • Director Steven Spielberg - Actor Liam Neeson
  • Wins 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture

The front page has a

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 3, 1993 (Calendar Section only)

  • "Dangerous Woman" - premiere ad and review

*Mrs. Doubtfire - week two, full-page ad

A terrific issue featuring many popular movie

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1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg confirmation... Item # 673076

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 4, 1993

  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg confirmation
  • United States Supreme Court nomination
  • Appointed by President Bill Clinton

The front page has a two column heading: "Ginsburg Confirmed

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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993

  • Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
  • Pre opening movie premiere review
  • Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
  • Actor Sam Neill
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 18, 1993

  • Helen Hayes death (1st report)
  • American Broadway & film actress
  • "First Lady of the American Theater"
  • Best publication to be had ?

The front page has a one column

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 1, 1993

  • Lillian Gish death (1st report)
  • Hollywood movie - film actress
  • Ruby Keeler death (1st report)
  • Musical actress - singer - dancer

The bottom half of the ftpg. has a boxed

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 19, 1993

  • Best "Army of Darkness" movie advertisement
  • Grand Opening Day premiere review
  • Horror comedy cult classic film

A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion

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Actress Audrey Meadows - Alice Kramden death... Item # 725589

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 5, 1096

  • Actress Audrey Meadows death w/ photos
  • The Honeymooners - Alice Kramden
  • "One of these days..POW! Straight to the Moon" fame

The bottom of the front page has a one

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Death of famed actress Audrey Hepburn... Item # 644792

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 21, 1993

  • Audrey Hepburn death (1st report)
  • Actress, model, dancer & humanitarian
  • Hollywood golden age movie - film
  • Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the front page has a

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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1992

  • Coffee table book "SEX" release advertisement
  • Erotic softcore pornography - sadomasochism
  • President Bill Clinton - "Slick Willie"
  • W
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 20, 1992

  • Megadeth - thrash heavy metal band
  • Frontman & guitarist Dave Mustaine
  • Ritz Theatre performance advertisement
  • Countdown to
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Death of famed actress Marlene Dietrich... Item # 691604

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 7, 1992

  • Marlene Dietrich death (1st report)
  • German-American movie film actress
  • Best title to be had ?

The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Marlene Dietrich, Classic

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CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 1991

  • Best original "Fried green Tomatoes" advertisement
  • Grand Opening Day movie premiere w/ review
  • Southern American Gothic comedy drama film
  • Hol
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A Philip Burke caricature of Donald Trump... Item # 705502

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, December 17, 1991

  • Donald Trump caricature
  • 25 years before presidency

Philip Burke's caricature of Donald Trump is featured on the cover. Known for his depictions of U.S.

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1991 death of actress Gene Tierney... Item # 720445

SPORTS SECION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 8, 1991

  • American stage & film actress Gene Tierney death
  • "Golden Age of Hollywood" leading lady
  • Earvin Magic Johnson has HIV/AIDS virus
  • Los Angeles
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Jeffrey Dahmer arrest... serial killer... Item # 728505

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 6, 1991

  • re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - police sued
  • American killer - Milwaukee cannibal

Page 13 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Mother of Slaying Victim Files

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Jeffrey Dahmer arrested... serial killer... Item # 730087

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 2, 1991

  • Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
  • Killer and sex offender
  • Glenda Cleveland Ignored

The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "Milwaukee Officers Had Entered Dahmer's

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 20, 1991

  • Jean Arthur death (1st report)
  • American Broadway & film actress
  • Featured in 3 Frank Capra movies
  • Best publication to be had ?

Near the bottom of page 3 is a heading:

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