Dale Sheets, Lew Wasserman Lieutenant Turned Personal Manager, Dies at 91

William Link, the co-creator of TV series Columbo and Murder, She Wrote, has died. The two-time Emmy winnerdied Sunday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure.

LOS ANGELES -- William Link, who co-created the hit series “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote” and made 1970s and ’80s TV movies about social issues then largely shunned by television, has died. He was 87.Link died of congestive heart failure Sunday in Los Angeles, his wife of more than 40 years, Margery Nelson, said in a statement Tuesday.The family helped Link mark his Dec.

Eli Countryman William Link, a writer and producer known for co-creating “Columbo” and “Murder, She Wrote,” died of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles on Sunday, his niece confirmed to Variety. He was 87.Over the course of Link’s decades-long television career, he became known for working alongside screenwriter and producer Richard Levinson.

Prolific television writer-producer William Link, co-creator of classic TV series including Columbo, Murder She Wrote among others, died Sunday, December 27 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, his wife, Margery Nelson, told Deadline. He was 87.

LOS ANGELES – A special adviser to L.A. District Attorney George Gascón is being accused of going behind the backs of the prosecutor and victim family in a gang murder case to offer a secret "sweetheart" plea deal to the defendant in the case via his public defender, who serves of Gascón’s public policy committee.

Christina Aguilera brought a taste of the North Pole to Beverly Hills over the holidays.

LOS ANGELES -- Soprano Rebecca Luker, a three-time Tony nominated actor who starred in some of the biggest Broadway hits of the past three decades, died Wednesday. She was 59Her death was announced by her husband, veteran Broadway actor Danny Burstein, who said in a statement “our family is devastated.

Dave McNary, a veteran reporter who tirelessly covered the film and labor beats at Variety for more than 20 years, died Saturday in Pasadena, Calif. He was 69.McNary suffered a stroke and had been hospitalized since Dec.

LOS ANGELES -- Leslie West, an iconic guitarist-vocalist who was behind several '70s rock anthems including “Mississippi Queen” with the popular band Mountain, has died. He was 75.His spokesman Steve Karas said West died Wednesday in Palm Coast, Florida.

PMC administratorAfter more than two decades in the wealthy far western suburbs of Los Angeles, it looks like writer-producer Kerry Ehrin might be headed to the more funky and trendy east side of town where she’s ponied up nearly $2.5 million for a Spanish Colonial Revival-style home in the relaxed and convenient hills between Los Feliz and Silver Lake.Though not exactly a household name, Ehrin is an experienced showbiz veteran whose steady career spans four and coming up on five decades.

Police body camera video released Monday by authorities in Southern California shows a violent arrest of a man, who later died, in a grocery store earlier this month. Ernie Serrano, 33, of Jurupa Valley, Calif., which is east of Los Angeles, died after a Dec.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he turned down a position in President-elect Joe Biden's administration, opting to stay in his city as the COVID-19 crisis worsens, with his 9-year-old daughter testing positive for the disease.

Alex Stedman News Editor, Variety.comLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he’s turned down a role in President-Elect Joe Biden’s upcoming administration, and that he’ll stay in L.A.

With thousands suffering and dying from the coronavirus in California, the disease has now hit Los Angeles’ first family.

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is pleading with Los Angeles County residents to adhere to the COVID-19 health protocols as the department confirmed 70 new deaths and 11,476 new cases Saturday. The bottom-line message is to stay home.

Dale Sheets, a television pioneer and a manager for some of the top names in music, died on Monday in Los Angeles of heart failure at age 91. His death was confirmed by longtime family friend and former business associate Rob Wilcox.