Marilyn Monroe fans, ready your wallets (and your savings accounts, and your retirement accounts, and your children's college funds) -- never-before-seen photos of the actress will be sold at the end of the month at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills.
Marilyn Monroe Photos to be Auctioned Alongside Superman Costume and Chaplin Cane
Clark Gable's Grandson Headed to Jail for Pointing a Laser at an LAPD Helicopter
Clark Gable's grandson will carry on the family legacy by spending ten days in jail for pointing a laser at an LAPD helicopter. City News Service reports that Gable was sentenced today to three years of probation in addition to his time behind bars by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Horwitz.
Clark Gable's Namesake Grandson Pleads Guilty to Pointing Laser Light at LAPD Chopper
Aspiring actor Clark Gable III, named after his grandfather and silver screen legend, has entered a plea of guilty on charges he deliberately pointed a laser beam at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter last summer.
Clark Gable's Namesake Grandson Arrested for Shining Laser Pointer at LAPD Chopper
ust because your grandfather played Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind doesn't mean you are above the law, including when it comes to laser pointers being shone at law enforcement aircraft. Clark Gable III, an aspiring actor, was arrested last night for "allegedly pointing a laser at an LAPD helicopter," reports TMZ.
Extra, Extra
In tonight's Extra, Extra, Russell Crowe crows about circumcision, Phonehenge takes another hit, Coliseum officials' homes are raided, and hay, hay everywhere. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.
Clark Gable's Grandson Sues Over Calabasas Party Stabbing
Claiming more than $25k in medical costs, the grandson of Hollywood icon Clark Gable, Clark Gable III, is suing the man who allegedly stabbed him during a fight at a Calabasas party in 2009, reports the Daily Breeze.
Your Weekly LAist Film Calendar
Orson Welles has seen more devastation & studio interference than any other filmmaker. Major works like The Magnificent Ambersons, Touch of Evil & Lady from Shanghai were all slashed to ribbons and will never be seen as the writer/director/actor intended. Still, they retain their innovative style, fierce bite & raw power over 60 years on. Running through Saturday, the Aero's Orson Welles retrospective features valiant restorations of these works, as well as rare screenings of UCLA's exhaustive, full restoration of Macbeth and Welles' classic (and surprisingly, untouched) Citizen Kane.
TV Junkie: Jimmy Fallon Premieres in 'Late Night'; 'Saving Grace' Winter Premiere
Tonight marks a big debut in late night TV with the start of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". While we were concerned with the departure of Conan O'Brien from "Late Night", we think he can be very successful in the earlier slot. Jimmy Fallon, at 34 years-old, will be bringing some youth to the time slot, although both Carson Daly and Conan O'Brien were younger when they started their stints on late night television.
LAistory: The Platinum Blonde
Just like there was an original "It" Girl, there was also an original "platinum blonde." Jean Harlow was born Harlean Harlow Carpenter on March 3, 1911 in Kansas City Missouri. Her father was a dentist from a blue collar background, while her mother was from a rich family. These were only the beginnings of their differences and her mother grew very unhappy in the marriage, eventually turning most of her attention to her daughter. Harlean was the only member of her generation in her family. They called her "the baby," a moniker that persisted her entire short life.
Pencil This In: Sunday
Tonight at the Jazz Bakery is the The Alternative String Group, an ensemble of students from Robert Anderson and Jacob Szekely's music school in West Hollywood, The String Project | Los Angeles. Both studio musicians who have worked with the likes of the Dakah Hip-Hop Orchestra and SuperNova, the two have put together a conservatory that is pretty high tech with their interactive music lessons, recording and filming them for student's personal analysis... Finally, the viola gets some respect. The concert will feature solo and small group performances of music by legends such as The Grateful Dead, Jay-Z, Thelonious Monk, Carlos Santana, U2, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, and more. Video above: Allie Performs Sunrise by Nora Jones withe the String Project Los Angeles Alternative String Group at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, November 2007.

