Bela Lugosi may have started as a classical actor in Hungary, but it didn't take long for him to turn into a monster after his Hollywood arrival in the early 1930s. As just about everybody knows, ...

The tall, lanky singer-songwriter has been one of country music’s most dependable hit makers ever since he made his first appearance in the genre’s top 10 with his 1990 single “Here in the Real World.

Died April 10, 1965 of burns suffered in fire in Chicago, Ill. Linda Darnell — who was killed in a fire at a friend's home at age 44 — was regarded as one of great natural beauties of motion pictures.

The Times initially mispelled the name of Michael Hammersley and Beverly Mosley. The coroner's office reported a 26th victim the afternoon of Sept. 15, but a few hours later said the tally was 25.

Born Vera June Ralston on Aug. 23, 1929 in Boise City, Okla. Vera Miles, raised in Kansas, worked nights as a Western Union operator and typist throughout high school and competed in beauty pageants ...

It’s difficult to imagine another clan ever being as recognizable or as widely loved as the Jacksons. Fronted by a preternaturally gifted, grammar school-aged Michael Jackson and managed by famously ...

Born Giovanna Carmella Babbo on Sept. 22, 1930 in Chicago, Ill. Joni James shot to pop stardom in the 1950s but walked away from the stage a decade later to care for her seriously ill husband, manager ...

In what proved to be a 1990s moment of marketing genius, Victoria's Secret, already a shopping mall and mail order staple for women's lingerie needs, began using top supermodels to advertise its bras ...

Best remembered for the dorm-rock anthems compiled on “Greatest Hits: 1974-1978,” the Steve Miller Band’s career can be neatly cleaved into two halves. Known as the Goldberg Miller Blues Band in its ...

Paul Newman was a legendary movie star and irreverent cultural icon who created a model for philanthropy fueled by profits from a salad dressing that became nearly as famous as he was. Stunningly ...

William "Bill" Hanna and Joseph "Joe" Barbera have often been called the fathers of TV animation for their prolific work in the medium and their influence on the generations of animators who came ...

The “Mark & Kim Morning Show” on Los Angeles’ KOST-FM (103.5) was the city’s longest-running morning show when the station broke up the duo 2007. Hosts Mark Wallengren and Kim Amidon greeted Angelenos ...