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1 week ago
Arts

Disney composer Richard Sherman has died at 95

Richard Sherman, part of the acclaimed songwriting team with his late brother Robert, passes away at 95. Their iconic Disney film scores, including Mary Poppins, left a lasting impact. [ more ]
ABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago
Film

Films, people with most Oscar wins, actors with most nominations: See the lists

'Oppenheimer' leads the 2024 Oscar nominations with 13 nods.
Walt Disney holds the record for the most Academy Award wins by a person, with 26 awards. [ more ]
SFGATE
11 months ago
SF real estate

Rent Walt Disney's former Calif. home for $40,000 per month

Living in the home of a legend doesn't come cheap, though, and the price tag for new occupants is $40,000 a month.They'll get a perfectly preserved home, complete with the home theater Disney used to screen his productions in.The current owner, Kazakhstan-born film director Timur Bekmambetov, according to public records, has a real love for the home and wasn't ready to sell it, according to listing agent Chase Campen of Compass.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Greyfriars Bobby's legacy honoured by Edinburgh Kirk and council leaders

Greyfriars Bobby, considered by some as Scotland's most loyal dog, has been honoured at a special event in Edinburgh.The dog faithfully guarded his owner's grave for 14 years after his death, and on Friday tourists and locals flocked to a ceremony to commemorate the devoted canine.The story of the faithful dog was adapted into a film by Walt Disney in 1961, starring an acting dog, also named Bobby.
Los Angeles Times
11 months ago
Los Angeles

You can now rent the L.A. house Walt Disney built and lived in with his family

(Jack Rice / Associated Press)

The Los Feliz home Walt Disney dreamed up for his wife and two daughters can be yours to rent - for $40,000 per month, that is.The 6,388-square-foot home, which was built in 1932, has nods to some of the castles featured in a few of Disney's fairy tales.During the period Disney lived in the home, Walt Disney Studios released some of his most popular films, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, Dumbo, Bambi, and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, according to the Walt Disney Family Museum.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' debuts Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival

Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford will swing into Cannes on Thursday for the world premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in one of the most anticipated events of the French Riviera festival.Ford, who has said Dial of Destiny will be his last performance as the character, is also set to receive an honorary Palme d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival.
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ABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago
Chicago

Fans celebrate what would've been Walt Disney's 122nd birthday at his birthplace in Chicago

A celebration in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood marked Walt Disney's 122nd birthday
The celebration took place at Disney's birthplace on North Tripp [ more ]
Eater LA
11 months ago
LA food

Upscale West Hollywood Restaurant Offers Discounted Dinner to Industry Pros

Inspired by the success of his initiative in New York City, chef John Fraser is bringing the Industry Table to his restaurant Ardor in West Hollywood at the Edition hotel.The program offers industry professionals working in the hospitality industry the opportunity to dine at Ardor (or at a select number of his NYC places) at cost, which amounts to a 70 percent discount.
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