Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The television host died Wednesday morning in Santa Monica.
Dick Clark, well known for his days hosting American Bandstand and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, died Wednesday morning at the age of 82. Clark went on to produce awards shows, including the Golden Globes, as well as popular talent programs such as So You Think You Can Dance. Pali Patch wants to know your best memories of Clark. Perhaps he hosted one of your favorite shows, or maybe his New Year's program was on in the background while you had a memorable celebration. Clark was also an avid supporter of wildlife causes, so perhaps you remember him as a great philanthropist. Share your memories in the comments section below. --City News Service contributed to this report.
Monday, April 9, 2012
The life of Heidi Helen Davis will be celebrated at the Topanga theatre on April 29.
A memorial celebration for actress, director and teacher Heidi Helen Davis will be held at the Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga on April 29 at 12 p.m. Davis died Dec. 15, 2011 at the age of 60, following her battle with breast cancer. Davis was part of the family at the Theatricum Botanicum. She directed more than 20 plays at the outdoor theatre including Rose Cottages, Our Town and The Cherry Orchard. The theatre says in her final days, Davis asked that attendees bring a dish that is meaningful to them. According to Davis, "Breaking bread is one of the most intimate things people can do together." If you would like to attend, the theatre is asking that you bring a dish that does not require heating or refrigeration. Guests should…
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Longtime Coastal Commission director Peter Douglas, 69, died on Sunday.
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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.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Norma Merrick Sklarek died last week at her Pacific Palisades home.
Family, friends and colleagues are remembering the life of Norma Merrick Sklarek, after she died at her Pacific Palisades home last Monday. According to a Los Angeles Times report, Harlem-born Sklarek broke barriers when she became the first licensed female African American architect. Sklarek worked on Terminal 1 at the Los Angeles International Airport, as well as the American Embassy in Tokyo, said the report. However, she wasn't always assigned to high profile projects. After graduating with a degree in architecture from Columbia in 1950, employers turned down her application 19 times before landing a position with a city engineering department, according to the LA Times. Sklarek's son, David Merrick Fairweather, told the LA Times his …
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
Houston died at the Beverly Hilton Saturday, according to police.
Whitney Houston was a Grammy winner, earned countless Billboard Music Awards, American Music Awards—even a couple of Emmys. But on the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, the singer and actress died at the age of 48. Although Houston's publicist had not announced where Houston died on Feb. 11, the Beverly Hills Police Department said she was at the Beverly Hilton. Fans flocked to the hotel following news of the singer'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," Angeleno Marquit Strozier told Beverly Hills Patch.
Friday, February 3, 2012
A headline about a Pacific Palisades High School graduate who recently passed away "seemed shockingly cold" to one reader. As a result, Patch has decided to change it out of respect for the deceased, his friends and his family.
Editor's Note: As a journalist, you're charged with giving your readers as much information as applicable while writing as concisely as possible and removing yourself and your opinion from the story. In that formula, it's easy to appear insensitive toward the feelings of those actually involved in the story. It was not this journalist's intention to offend the good name of the deceased, but rather to paint the most accurate picture and to be inclusive of those who may not have known the deceased or his story. Max Tinglof was a person with many friends and a loving family. The people who shared his story with Patch were quick to stress how great a person he was. Angela Collins wrote to Patch stating that she thought the headline on the …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Pacific Palisades High School senior Brandon Newman talks to Patch about his tribute video to Max Tinglof, a recent Pali High graduate who was killed in a car crash on Sunset Boulevard in November.
Brandon Newman, a Pali High senior and videographer for the lacrosse team, shares with Patch his reasons for paying tribute to Max Tinglof, a recent Pali High graduate who was killed in November when his car veered into a palm tree on Sunset Boulevard. Patch: How well did you know Max? Newman: I didn't know him extremely well. I was the videographer for the lacrosse team this past season, so I did spend quite a bit of time with the team. Max definitely showed his leadership both on the field and off the field in the clubhouse with his teammates. Patch: Why did you put this tribute video together? Newman: His death was the first passing of a person who I knew well enough to call a friend, which really hit home for me. I wanted to do …
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
William Smerling, a devoted family man who spent his life working long days, was finally starting to check things off his bucket list before his death last summer.
He was 82 years old, but he died young. In the eighth decade of a life defined by 15-hour workdays, Sunday trips with his wife and two sons and a stint in the Army, William Howard Smerling could charge up mountains faster than men half his age; worked just as hard, if not harder at his business, Brentwood Royal Cleaners, after retirement; and caught huge halibut when he fished in Alaska. Smerling was an “old-fashioned gentleman” from Brooklyn who died in August in Santa Monica. It's been six months, but his family is still reeling from the death. "My dad was 82.... Yeah, people would say he lived a good life, but he wasn't done with his bucket list," said son Robert. "It's a big loss." His dad's 6-foot frame was shattered—a broken pelvis, …
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Friday, December 30, 2011
The director, actress and teacher directed more than 20 plays at the Theatricum Botanicum.
A talented actress, director and teacher Heidi Helen Davis believed in pushing theater beyond racial and gender boundaries. She died Dec. 15 after a year-long battle with breast cancer. She was 60. Davis had been an important figure at the Theatricum Botanicum in Topanga where she directed more than 20 plays including “The Cherry Orchard,” “Our Town” and “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” She began working with the theater in 1985 after Theatricum Botanicum Artistic Director Ellen Geer saw a piece she had directed on Japanese internment camps. Geer said Davis was a special director who gave the actors freedom and guided them with a “positive hand that released you rather than suppressed you.” Geer said the company all felt an artistic …
Duke Hesby
2:38 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I'll always be reminded of him on New Years for the rest of my life. He's just always been apart of it. Sad day. more ›