Larry Hagman

Larry Hagman was a lot like the character he made famous, Belcamp woman says

2012-11-29 15:35:00

In real life, Larry Hagman was a lot like his most famous television character, J.R. Ewing. "He was flirtatious, with a younger than reality attitude," Belcamp resident Mary Pohlig said. "It was interesting to see; he was similar to characters he...

Remembering a different version of Larry Hagman

2012-11-24 11:51:00

I wasn't going to write about Larry Hagman, who died Friday in Texas at age 81 from complications of cancer. Even though I had reported on him and reviewed much of his work over the years, as well as doing an interview with him during a party at his...

TNT does 'Dallas' again, but you have to wonder why

2012-06-13 04:21:00

Whatever you thought of the original�"Dallas"� on CBS, you have to admit it spoke to its times like few other pop culture artifacts of the 1980s. In the Reagan era with its celebration of McMansions, corporations and de-regulated savings & loan...

Larry Hagman's Ojai spread sells for $5 million

2013-03-21 09:52:00

Larry Hagman’s widow, Maj, has sold their longtime mountaintop home in Ojai for $5 million. The 43-acre spread, befitting "Dallas" oilman J.R. Ewing, had been listed in 2009 at $11 million. The seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom Mediterranean-style...

Need a jolt? Death Wish Coffee promises a kick in the pants

2013-03-21 11:08:00

Sure, you can order up a tall, no-foam, low-fat, soy-chai latte at Starbucks. Or you can have a cup of Death Wish Coffee. The brew bills itself as "the world’s strongest coffee," and it certainly delivers a caffeine kick in the teeth. Your...

Tonight: ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘The Biggest Loser’

2013-03-18 16:41:27

Tonight: ‘Bachelor’ finale; J.R.’s funeral on ‘Dallas’

2013-03-11 16:42:01

Chad Everett estate in Westlake Village for sale at $3.8 million

2013-03-13 14:25:00

If you haven’t swooned over Dr. Joe Gannon of “Medical Center” then you haven’t lived … in the early 1970s, that is. The estate of actor Chad Everett, whose name became synonymous with the dashing doctor, and his actress-...

Composer Kristopher Carter lists Burbank house for $1.1 million

2013-03-12 11:13:00

Composer Kristopher Carter has listed his home in Burbank to the tune of $1.095 million.� The contemporary home, built in 1980, features hardwood and marble floors, a decorative fireplace, a foyer, six bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,411 square feet of...

Larry Hagman's penthouse sells in Santa Monica for $5 million

2013-03-11 19:00:00

Actor Larry Hagman’s top-floor penthouse in Santa Monica has sold for $5 million. It was listed at the beginning of the year at $5.2 million. The two-bedroom, three-bathroom pied-a-terre is in a 10-story building constructed in 1963 and includes...

Commentary: Oscars overlooked those who passed

2013-03-01 10:25:55

For what it's worth, the following are my thoughts on what transpired on Oscar night. The common enemy for everything that is included on Oscar night is time. In that inclusion are such items as any and all jokes, whether good or not, all singing and...

Oscars In Memoriam 2013 snubs Andy Griffith, Larry Hagman, Phyllis Diller and more

2013-02-25 16:33:03

Actor Larry Hagman listed his longtime estate for sale in 2009.

2013-03-11 16:14:00

Larry Hagman's penthouse in Santa Monica sold in less than two months for $5 million.

2013-03-11 16:09:17

Floor-to-ceiling windows and an ocean-facing balcony off the living room are among the unit's features.

2013-02-01 18:27:00