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...star of scores of films, including Some Like it Hot and The Defiant Ones, Tony Curtis now spends his time painting and writing. His latest is American Prince, which details his long career in Tinseltown. Curtis talked to TIME about being an aging actor, hooking up with Marilyn Monroe, and why living well is the best revenge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Actor Tony Curtis | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

Though he pioneered product placement in Hollywood, Warren Cowan's considerable influence was felt mainly behind the silver screen. As a publicist to the stars during a career spanning more than 60 years, he represented such Tinseltown titans as Judy Garland, Steve McQueen, Paul Newman, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor. When asked to pick his favorite client from among the list of luminaries, Cowan famously replied, "The next...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 5/22/2008 | See Source »

...four World Series managing the New York Yankees. Now he's looking for a title in Tinseltown as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Joe Torre will now take your questions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joe Torre in a New Uniform | 3/26/2008 | See Source »

...even for students who, unlike Brooks, return from Tinseltown with no desire to call it home, the trip proves to be equally informative...

Author: By Asli A. Bashir and Charles R. Melvoin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvardwood 101 | 2/20/2008 | See Source »

...Tinseltown Christmas In "Generation Xmas," James Poniewozik described how A Christmas Story has supplanted It's a Wonderful Life as the favorite Christmas movie of 18-to-41-year-olds [Dec. 10]. But he ignored the generation of the moment - the boomers. We too have our own iconic Christmas movie: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Clark Griswold personifies all of our ideals to the extreme. Every year we confront the hassles of "exterior illumination," the perfect tree, the extravagant and costly family gifts, the visiting relatives who wish they were somewhere else, the big dinner, the disorganized cleanup afterward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama on the Offensive | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

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