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They appeared in 16 films during the 1940s, including "Buck Privates, " "In the Navy, " and "Hold That Ghost" with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, "Hollywood Canteen" and "Road to Rio" with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby, as well as in a number of musical films.

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This spirit was perfectly epitomized by movie actress Juliette Lewis who has swapped Hollywood for a life on the road with her band.

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In Hollywood, there is no shorter road to career or personal redemption or reconsideration than a willingness to appear on screen looking foolish.

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The Jaguar XKR made me hunger for the romance of old Hollywood, as I winded up the curves of Laurel Canyon Road, and disappeared into the sunset.

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Chamberlain, the son of an Indiana tavern owner, dropped out of high school and undertook in the middle of World War II's gas rationing a road trip, with the idea of getting some sort of career in Hollywood. (Until he started selling enough art to support himself, he would earn a living as a hairdresser.) Busted in Blythe, Calif.

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And that means Hollywood has to produce some really good 3-D to keep consumers hooked down the road.

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Leach offered the role of host to a young Hollywood hunk, who then demanded that he be allowed to bring an entourage on the road.

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