Aaron Spelling

Its Head Preaches Building Up L.A.'s Superstructure! When Frank Sinatra's son was kidnapped in 1993, the singer called his banker to obtain the necessary cash for the ransom. Within an hour, the banker appeared at Frank's home with a suitcase containing $240,000 in cash. The ransom was paid, the son was released, and the kidnappers were captured. The banker at City National Bank only charged his client the $2,000, which was missing from the returned cash. Just another example o...

Among the many theater talents donning their bowling shoes at Lucky Strike on Monday night in support of Our Time -- Paul Rudd, Steve Kazee, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Eve Plumb, Noah Emmerich, Mariska Hargitay, to name a few, one stood out: Julianna Padilla. A young woman who bravely introduced herself in a determined effort, illustrating a mastery of strength over stutter, then blew the crowd away singing "Put Your Hand Up," her own composition. Her act illustrated the success of an organ...