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• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• Finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!
• What made Maurizio Pollini a piano god? Even his late recordings are a revelation
• Louis Armstrong Center
• Satchmo’s Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong Center Amplifies An Artist’s Vision
• The Best of Bob Pool: An L.A. storytelling original
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We are delighted to offer you multiple curated pages about Louis Armstrong’s relationship to his home in the Queens neighborhood of Corona. If you’d like to support LAHM and its mission, please visit our Support page. Swinging, classic performances by two jazz giants and a top rhythm section.

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Released from the Waif’s Home in 1914, Armstrong set his sights on becoming a professional musician. Mentored by the city’s top cornetist, Joe “King” Oliver, Armstrong soon became one of the most in-demand cornetists in town, eventually working steadily on Mississippi riverboats. For collectors, this is an invaluable complete edition of the most important recordings in jazz history.

Finalists for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service!

Untapped New York unearths New York City’s secrets and hidden gems. Discover the city’s most unique and surprising places and events for the curious mind. Image from the Louis Armstrong Museum courtesy of Shore Fire Media. The Conservancy would like to thank the staff at the Louis Armstrong House Museum and our tour guides David Reese, Curator and Jennifer Walden Weprin, Director of Marketing.

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His act included singing and telling tales of New Orleans characters, especially preachers.[44] The Henderson Orchestra played in prominent venues for white patrons only, including the Roseland Ballroom, with arrangements by Don Redman. Duke Ellington's orchestra went to Roseland to catch Armstrong's performances. The Louis Armstrong Archive, the world's largest for any single jazz musician, was established at Queens College in 1991. A dozen years later, the brick-faced home, already a registered landmark, opened to the public as the Louis Armstrong House Museum — a lovingly tended time capsule, and a humble but hallowed site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world. Despite his international fame and acclaim, jazz legend Louis Armstrong retired to an unpretentious home in a quiet Queens neighborhood, which is now a museum dedicated to the musician. After our tour concluded, we also learned about the forthcoming Louis Armstrong House Museum Education Center, which will sit on the site located across the street from the house museum.

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Norman Granz then had the vision for Ella and Louis to record Porgy and Bess. On various live records he is called "Louie" on stage, such as on the 1952 "Can Anyone Explain?" from the live album In Scandinavia vol.1. The same applies to his 1952 studio recording of the song "Chloe", where the choir in the background sings "Louie ... Louie", with Armstrong responding "What was that? Somebody called my name?".

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Satchmo’s Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong Center Amplifies An Artist’s Vision

Performs in Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy. Has heart attack in Spoleto, Italy and is briefly hospitalized. Appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the Bing Crosby Oldsmobile Show. Six-week concert tour with Benny Goodman cut short after Goodman becomes ill. Portrays Bottom in the musical Swingin’ the Dream, a jazz version of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Begins a six-month engagement at the Cotton Club (New York).

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"Lewie" is the French pronunciation of "Louis" and is commonly used in Louisiana. On February 28, 1948, Suzy Delair sang the French song "C'est si bon" at the Hotel Negresco during the first Nice Jazz Festival. On June 26, 1950, he recorded the American version of the song (English lyrics by Jerry Seelen) in New York City with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra. When it was released, the disc was a worldwide success and the song was then performed by the greatest international singers. Bookings for big bands tapered off during the 1940s due to changes in public tastes.

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While Corona may seem like an unlikely place to house a museum, no other location would be appropriate to honor Armstrong’s legacy. After all, he was always eager to get away from the fame and return to his modest home, where Lucille and the neighborhood kids would be waiting for him. Performs in Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, Maine, New York, and Mexico. Films a scene for the motion picture Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand.

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We strongly advise visitors take mass transit or rideshare to visit the Museum. Street parking is very limited in our residential neighborhood. Please, be mindful that the museum will be closed on Saturday, April 27. Be sure to select “other dates” and “other times” on the tickets link to find an available date. Michela has had the honor of working with many legends like Anna Deavere Smith, Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones, Jon Batiste, Roy Hargrove, Steve McQueen and more. She very proudly, was mentored by some of the masters of tap dance including Gregory Hines, Buster Brown, Leroy Myers, Peg Leg Bates, Marion Coles, Jeni LeGon and Mable Lee.

Today, the house serves as a historic museum that presents concerts and educational programs. An archive of writings, recordings and memorabilia is also available to the public for research, bringing the history of jazz to life. One of the world’s most renowned jazz musicians and entertainers; Louis Armstrong lived in this modest Queens home from 1943 until his death in 1971.

Accompanied by the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble (ALJE), Arturo leads an octet of jazz virtuosos, paying homage to Latin jazz pioneers while pushing the boundaries of the genre with contemporary compositions. Their electrifying performances have garnered international acclaim, from prestigious festivals to iconic venues worldwide. The historic Armstrong home is open for tours by advance registration, Thursdays through Saturdays. Get our big stories about Hollywood, film, television, music, arts, culture and more right in your inbox as soon as they publish.

The Museum is administered by Queens College, City University of New York. Photos and audio courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Appears on the Big Show (a hit radio variety show) with Tallulah Bankhead. Has a hit with “Blueberry Hill.” Records with Louis Jordan and with Sy Oliver.

By the end of Armstrong's life, his influence had spread to popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over" to wide popularity with White and international audiences. He rarely publicly discussed racial issues, to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis.

On the next day, March 19, 1919, Armstrong and Parker married at City Hall.[86][87] They adopted a three-year-old boy, Clarence, whose mother, Armstrong's cousin Flora, had died soon after giving birth. Clarence Armstrong was mentally disabled as a result of a head injury at an early age, and Armstrong spent the rest of his life taking care of him.[88] His marriage to Parker ended when they separated in 1923. Armstrong adapted to the tightly controlled style of Henderson, playing trumpet and experimenting with the trombone. The other members were affected by Armstrong's emotional style.

Performs at a birthday celebration for President John F. Kennedy on May 23, 1963. Joe Glaser becomes Louis’s manager (and remains Louis’s manager until his death in 1969). Appears at Connie’s Inn in New York City (the ensemble is billed as “Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra”) and the performances are nationally broadcast over CBS radio.

The museum offers daily guided tours to visitors from around the world and features a variety of programs, including concerts, lectures, and seminars. Johnny Collins becomes Louis’s manager, against Rockwell’s objections. Performs at the Roof Garden of the Kentucky Hotel in Louisville, making Louis the first black American to do so. Makes a triumphant return to New Orleans—his first visit since he departed in 1922. Records “When It’s Sleepytime Down South,” which becomes his theme song. In 1922, King Oliver sent for Armstrong to join his band in Chicago.

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Go right on 37th Avenue 4 blocks and make a left on 107th Street. Enjoys sold-out performances in Montreal, Toronto, and Las Vegas. Films When the Boys Meet the Girls and A Man Called Adam. Broadcasts over Voice of America from the Monterey Jazz Festival. Appears on television shows, The Dean Martin Show and Shindig.

Hotter Than That

Brandeis was interested in having Lucille donate Louis’s archival materials to their campus, but Lucille died suddenly without ever putting anything in writing. After her passing, the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, which she and Louis formed in 1969, came together to figure out a plan for the Armstrong’s home–now a National Historic Landmark–and all of the treasures buried within. As she promised in 1971, Lucille left the home to the City of New York, who turned it over to the Department of Cultural Affairs. DCA needed an organization to step up and administer the Armstrong House–that organization would be Queens College. And yet for decades, the Louis Armstrong House Museum has been a well-kept secret on a quiet street in Corona.

The Louis Armstrong Center is Open!

Hosts the Fleischmann’s Yeast Show, a national network radio program. Marries Lil Hardin, the pianist in the King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band on February 5th. Moves to New York City in September to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra at the Roseland Ballroom. Records with Henderson, with Sidney Bechet, and with several blues singers, including Sippie Wallace, Clara Smith, and Ma Rainey. Moves to Chicago in August to play second cornet in the band of Joe Oliver, now nicknamed “King” Oliver. Joe Oliver moves to Chicago and Louis takes his place in the Kid Ory band, a leading group in New Orleans, and also performs occasionally with the Tuxedo Brass Band.

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The full story of what happened next would require an in-depth investigation through our Archives, but in short, Al Cobette and Allan McMillan, another of Louis’s old friends who wrote for the Black press, were removed (or resigned) from the LAMP project. We also have a handwritten note from Lucille, angry that the organization was losing money and she wasn’t being given any reports. Very little survives about the Louis Armstrong Memorial Project in the late 1970s, but suddenly, it was resuscitated thanks to the efforts of two major players in the history of the Louis Armstrong House Museum, the aforementioned Jeffrion Aubry and Helen Marshall. Publicity for the Armstrong Center and its new “Here to Stay” exhibit curated by Jason Moran has been spectacular; you can learn more about it through pieces on CBS Sunday Morning, WNYC radio, the Gothamist, NPR, and many other outlets. In 1968, Armstrong scored one last popular hit in the UK with "What a Wonderful World", which topped the British charts for a month.

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Armstrong started to work at Connie's Inn in Harlem, chief rival to the Cotton Club, a venue for elaborately staged floor shows,[63] and a front for gangster Dutch Schultz. Armstrong had considerable success with vocal recordings, including versions of songs composed by his old friend Hoagy Carmichael. His 1930s recordings took full advantage of the RCA ribbon microphone, introduced in 1931, which imparted warmth to vocals and became an intrinsic part of the 'crooning' sound of artists like Bing Crosby. Armstrong's interpretation of Carmichael's "Stardust" became one of the most successful versions of this song ever recorded, showcasing Armstrong's unique vocal sound and style and his innovative approach to singing songs that were already standards. The records by Louis Armstrong and His Five–and later, Hot Seven–are the most influential in jazz.

His resonant, velvety lower-register tone and bubbling cadences on sides such as "Lazy River" exerted a huge influence on younger white singers such as Bing Crosby. Recently, we were invited to take part in a house tour, which took us through the Armstrongs’ living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and den (deemed Louis’ “man cave”). From the moment we stepped inside, it was evident that Armstrong’s essence completely saturates the house.

An early job working for the Jewish Karnofsky family allowed Armstrong to make enough money to purchase his first cornet. We invite musicians, jazz fans, scholars from around the world–and our closest neighbors here in Corona, Queens–to discover Louis and Lucille Armstrong’s story from a new perspective. The Armstrong Center (which includes the welcome desk, museum store, exhibit area, restroom, and performance space) and the Garden of the Museum are wheelchair-accessible.

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He earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. He moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950s, he was a national musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film. Armstrong’s half-empty bottle of Lanvin cologne still sits on the dresser in the master bedroom; their old Electrolux vacuum cleaner is still stashed in a hallway closet.

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It took decades, but the archives became accessible in the 90’s, and the historic house opened for public tours in 2003. The Louis Armstrong House Museum (LAHM) became its own entity, with its expanded programs and official 501c3 non-profit status in 2008. LAHM administers the historic house under a long-term license agreement with the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and Queens College.

The Louis Armstrong House still stands in Corona, Queens, in much the same condition as when Armstrong and his wife Lucille lived there. No one has lived in the home since the Armstrongs and the interior of the house has been restored and maintained in period style. Many of the original furnishings remain and the artist’s music is piped throughout the home as visitors make their way along the tour.

As with his trumpet playing, Armstrong's vocal innovations served as a foundation for jazz vocal interpretation. The uniquely gravelly coloration of his voice became an archetype that was endlessly imitated. His scat singing was enriched by his matchless experience as a trumpet soloist.

Armstrong and Oliver became the talk of the town with their intricate two-cornet breaks and started making records together in 1923. By that point, Armstrong began dating the pianist in the band, Lillian Hardin. In 1924, Armstrong married Hardin, who urged Armstrong to leave Oliver and try to make it on his own. A year in New York with Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra proved unsatisfying so Armstrong returned to Chicago in 1925 and began making records under his own name for the first time. Louis Armstrong was one of the most recognizable entertainers in the world when he chose the working-class neighborhood of Corona, Queens to be his home in 1943. We preserve Louis and Lucille’s home, now a historic site and world-class museum.

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Among the Hot Five and Seven records were "Cornet Chop Suey", "Struttin' With Some Barbecue", "Hotter Than that" and "Potato Head Blues", all featuring highly creative solos by Armstrong. Young trumpet players across the country bought these recordings and memorized his solos. With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skillful improviser.

(1964),” the latter knocking the Beatles off the top of the pop charts at the height of Beatlemania. Through the years, Louis entertained millions, from heads of state and royalty to the kids on his stoop in Corona. Despite his fame, he remained a humble man and lived a simple life in a working-class neighborhood. To this day, everyone loves Louis Armstrong—just the mention of his name makes people smile.

The historic house tour requires the ability to climb two sets of steep stairs and stand for 45 minutes. Visitors that are unable to take the tour receive a virtual tour instead. Explore more of the life and career of Louis Armstrong from anywhere, anytime with the Louis Armstrong House Museum digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.

But Sebastian's Cotton Club, located at the intersection of Washington and National, was Culver City's premier jazz club. Opened in 1926 by Frank Sebastian, the club was one of, if not the first, to feature bands of exclusively black musicians. According to Martin Turbull, it was open late; very late. If you made it through the night, you'd be served breakfast in the morning.

Where Was Danielle Olivera During the Last Summer House Episode?

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• Paige's Potential Role in the Drama Between Danielle and Lindsay
• Here's When Lindsay and Carl's Apartment Lease Is Up
• Gabby Prescod
• Craig Conover's New Business Move Influenced by Paige
• Southern Charm Season 10: Latest News, Cast Rumors, and More
• Lindsay, Andy, and Gabby Tease the Summer House Reunion

The duo moved into a Brooklyn apartment together in December 2021, though Robert was working in Aspen, Colorado in the winter and in Montauk in the summer. When they weren't busy running their own respective empires, the couple was traveling the world together, going everywhere from Mexico to Manhattan. Danielle Olivera addresses her love triangle with Alex Propson during the Winter House Season 3 reunion.

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"I've never not talked to her about outfits for the weekend. 'Oh, what are you gonna wear for Kyle's 40th?' Just even little things. I don't even know what to think about it because it's never happened." In a confessional, Lindsay explained, "There is a compromise that goes with being in a relationship. And I think I'm just doing the best that I can to support Carl but also I'm here to have fun like I do every other summer." To mark the special evening, Danielle donned a multicolor beaded crop top with matching cropped pants. Other attendees for the party included Carl Radke, Ciara Miller, Paige DeSorbo and her boyfriend, Craig Conover.

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Bravo's Summer House is back with its second season and that means that there are new roomies moving into the weekend abode. One of those new Summer House cast members is Danielle Olivera. She may be just starting on the show, but she is very familiar with her co-star Carl Radke. They used to date, according to her cast biography on Bravo's website. The fashion app co-founder made her mom’s empanada recipe (which originally came from Danielle’s grandmother) for the festivities.

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Lindsay and Danielle ended the summer with a heated argument, but there could be a path forward for the two in their friendship. From there, Danielle went on to explain why she reacted the way that she did at their engagement party. "I was beside myself, and I was really hurt," she said.

When she doesn't have her hands full creating her fashion app, Donne, from the ground up, Danielle's social and love lives keep her very busy. "That was the best time, when he didn't have work!" Olivera recalls to PEOPLE. One veteran Summer House star was notably missing during the recent episode. Yes, the Hamptons were without Danielle Olivera and a preview clip for the April 4 episode revealed the reason she chose to be elsewhere during a particularly hectic weekend. Danielle went on to address whether she felt like she was projecting onto Lindsay and Carl since she was having problems with her own relationship.

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Gabby wants to be pursued, and that’s fine, but then she needs to not complain so much about how she doesn’t have a dude. If she’s going to go her usual route and maintain her high standards — which she should — it’s going to take a bit longer. I do agree with Danielle, however, that she didn’t seem so flirty with Joe the Balloon Guy, and she often comes across as closed off.

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"I just have, like, a very strict Zoom schedule, like back to back," Olivera explained. "There was a Wifi situation and I had to get an extender," she added, noting that the internet connection in the Hamptons is slow. But that’s not the real concern of the fight, which is actually about Paige being mad at Danielle for saying that she gives Craig nothing. Paige tells Danielle that she made Gabby cry, and Danielle says, “That’s stupid.” Paige tells Danielle that she’s the moral compass, and if people don’t agree, then she gets mad about it. She’s using Gabby as an example, but that’s only because she wants to keep her one-legged silver jumper and reputation clean.

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He gets where she’s coming from, wanting him to be a bit more employed, but he’s saying just what many in the comments section said last week; it’s not like Lindsay has much more of a job. I liked that Carl put some numbers to show how much they’re making being “influencers.” Lindsay pulled down $150,000 the year before in paid post, and Carl netted $70,000 mostly because he’s a dude and has fewer followers (but not by a ton). I would guess they’re also both making around $200,000-$300,000 a season on the show. In fact, it is far more than the average American makes (though the average American is not paying New York City rent or has Carl’s tight-pants budget). Danielle Olivera first joined "Summer House" as a main cast member in Season 2, but she scaled back to "friend" status a few summers later to focus on her real-life career.

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The thing about founders and CEOs is that a successful one would never call herself that. It’s like someone who calls themselves an entrepreneur because they sold an old Uniqlo top on DePop, or someone who is a curator because they organized a friend’s closet. After their conversation, Gabby gets those beer tears right out and sobs in the shower stall while calling her sister on the phone.

Welcome to the Summer House Season 8, Episode 10 recap! In this week’s episode, titled “The Parent Trap,” Danielle makes Gabby cry and refuses to apologize. Carl tells Kyle that Lindsay wants him to “hustle” and make money, so she can be a stay-at-home mom, something they hadn’t previously talked about. Carl admits to his mom and stepdad that he’s afraid of Lindsay’s temper, and Carl’s stepdad advises him to reconsider getting married right now.

Gabby is a slower burn, and even if she just wants to hook up with a guy, she needs to know him and like him. I hope that we have momentum this summer and can put something out. It's something that I feel strongly about because it's an app that I want to use to help me get ready every day.

"The first people I told this to were of course Lindsay and Carl. And their response was something like 'yayyyyy we told them we needed you there. We can't survive without you,'" Danielle recalled. "Okay maybe I embellished that one a bit. But I'd be lying to myself if I said they didn't have a part in this." Aside from Carl and Kyle, Danielle did not know anyone else before filming this past summer, so it makes sense that she would be overwhelmed by the reality TV experience at times. In the trailer for Season 2 of Summer House, Danielle declared, "I saw so much I can't unsee" when someone does a flip into the pool without any clothes on.

Star Wars: Original Darth Maul Design Terrified George Lucas

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In real life, the design was cobbled together by a team of prop experts from bits and pieces that matched the intended look. Thought dead, Darth Maul survived his injuries by focusing on his hatred of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi who cut him in half. His shattered body was dumped amid the refuse of the junk planet Lotho Minor, where the once deadly warrior fell into madness, staying alive on a diet of vermin. When found by his brother Savage Opress, Maul had no memory of who he was, rambled nonsensically, and had built hideous spider-like legs in place of his severed ones.

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Sidious came to Mandalore where he declared the Zabrak brothers to be his rivals. The Sith Master killed Savage Opress and took Maul captive -- but not before joyfully torturing his old apprentice with Force lightning. Maul could have returned to something similar to McCaig’s early artwork in Solo, as unused concept designs depict the villain with long hair. It was probably the right decision though to stick with the instantly recognizable silhouette of the character for his cameo.

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His other Star Wars brainchildren include R2-D2’s “voice” and the “peow! The visual effects used for lightsaber blades were overseen by Korean animator Nelson Shin, who had previously worked on the 1970s Pink Panther movies. He came in after Lucas was unhappy with the original effect (they had intended to use a spinning dowel on the blade during shooting, which would reflect light). Instead, Nelson Shin used rotoscoping, a time-consuming animation technique that involves tracing over footage frame by frame.

Old concept art gives a peek at what the Darth Maul game could have been

He used a flash tube from an old 1940s camera, with hard plastic ‘T’ tracks from a display cabinet glued to the outside (the black bits are not, as is believed by some, wiper blades). N.B. We’ve used the structure of the movie series as a template for this article, and we’ve paid most heed to the designs that are relevant to the films. There are even more, but covering them would mean this article basically eats up the whole site…If you want other weird lightsaber designs, check out this list. Opress brought Maul back to his homeworld of Dathomir, where the Nightsister Mother Talzin used dark magicks to restore the fallen Sith’s mind and body. Maul reemerged, took Opress as his apprentice, and became obsessed with Kenobi. He and his brother began terrorizing worlds and allied with Death Watch, Black Sun, and the Pyke syndicate to form the Shadow Collective, a group which took over Mandalore.

Although she was a completely new character, her look was actually inspired by a fellow Sith. We only briefly referenced the Lightwhip, and we didn’t even get near the Lightclub (a massive version of the lightsaber used by Gamorrean Dark Jedi). The dual-phase lightsaber – with a blade that could extend to double the length – also got left out. And no one should ever forget the Sabercane from Knights of the Old Republic. It’s also worth noting the ragged nature of the beam that’s emitting in all three directions from Ren’s broadsaber. Rather, it looks like scavenged-together imitation that’s barely able to contain its power.

Said cameo was clearly meant to set up Maul having a bigger role in the sequel, too, but this likely won’t happen now due to the box office failure of Solo. We have heard that Lucasfilm plans to shift its future spinoff projects into TV shows for Disney Plus instead, however, so hopefully we haven’t seen the last of Maul in the Star Wars saga just yet.

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StarWars.com covered an expansive oral history on The Phantom Menace where the people behind the film discussed how it came to be. Iain McCaig, who served as the concept artist for the movie, revealed that Darth Maul was initially described in the script as "a vision from your worst nightmare" and so that was what he created. The first Darth Maul lightsaber hilt was, as mentioned, two hilts forged together, making it about 49.5 centimeters long with a blade extending from each end. Made of alloy metal, it’s a rather simple design with black accent markings and red buttons. It is a red lightsaber, as it is standard for a Sith Lord to wield a red saber.

Needless to say, this is one tragic character whose look truly shows what she has endured. There’s also the spear-like Pike lightsaber (above left) and the crooked-handled Tonfa lightsaber (above right) from The Force Unleashed. We’ve not found space to mention the Protosaber, the Forcesaber, and The First Blade, formerly-canon precursors to the traditional lightsaber. Maybe the tables have turned, and it’s now the bad guys struggling through a depression that necessitates make-do-and-mend weaponry.

Actor Ray Park put on a small, silver earring before sitting down to do the Darth Maul makeup, and only noticed it later. A canonical connection between the Dathomiri witches and the Sith would only be established later on in The Clone Wars, and now continues into the new canon, but the connection was always there in the art. This was confirmed by Bounty Hunter creative director Jon Knoles when he spoke to Screenrant.

His multi-talented weapon helps make The Inquisitor a menacing public-facing representative of the Empire, even in a show where Darth Vader occasionally turns up. The manifold characters who lost their limbs in Star Wars could have done with keeping a compact spare handy. Left to his own devices, Maul used the power of the dark side to rip the hyperdrive from the hurtling cruiser, sending all aboard to certain death when the ship was caught in the gravitational moon. Then he stole the ship Ahsoka Tano had planned to flee in, leaving her to die with the rest of the crew. Tom Percival After graduating with an MA in journalism from the University of Salford, Tom set out to make a career for himself in the heady world of entertainment journalism. Yeah, McCaig apparently based Maul’s facial tattoos on old clowns like Bozo.

Maul (he’s technically not “Darth” by this point, having been replaced as Sidious’ apprentice by Count Dooku and later Darth Vader) swears vengeance on both Obi-Wan Kenobi and his former master, Darth Sidious. He has a rematch with Obi-Wan during the Clone Wars era, and he even confronts Darth Sidious, though he is bested and loses both his lightsaber and the Mandalorian Darksaber that he’d acquired while consolidating power. Shockingly, The Clone Wars reveals that Darth Maul survived his duel with Obi-Wan, saved by Savage Opress — his brother. Savage even recovered Darth Maul’s lightsaber (half of it) and gives it back to him.

Obi-Wan’s lightsaber from A New Hope has a notably different design to the two Skywalker ones, despite being built by the same creative team. As you might imagine, there’s a bit more at play behind the scenes with this one than cupboard bits, a camera flash, and a calculator. Quickly, Maul deduced that Obi-Wan would not be hiding on this planet for no reason; no, he was protecting something -- or someone.

Summer House Recap, Season 8, Ep 10: The Parent Trap

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• Carl Spoke to Lindsay's Ex Everett About Their Relationship
• Why Lindsay Didn't Reach Out to Danielle After Her Split From Robert
• Where Is Every Former Summer House Cast Member Now?
• Paige DeSorbo Has a Theory About Carl Radke & Lindsay Hubbard's Engagement Day
• Lindsay wants Carl to “hustle” for the family
• Lindsay Hubbard to Carl Radke: “I Know I Want to Have Your Children”

Your friend is hysterically crying and you said, ‘That’s stupid, she’s stupid, and her emotions are stupid,’” Paige continued, giving a nod to claims Danielle made about her relationship with Craig, 35, on an episode earlier this month. "If there's anything good that came out of all of this, it's that I've never been closer to the rest of my castmates," she says. The longtime “Summer House” star, 35, points out that she and Hubbard had a major falling out over the summer of 2022, but they were able to start over in their friendship and film Season 8 together in 2023.

Carl Spoke to Lindsay's Ex Everett About Their Relationship

She explained that though she had hoped to spend the whole summer with her friends at that start of the season, her career in financial technology comes first. "Going into last summer I wanted nothing more than to be back in the house every weekend. But I knew it would be incredibly difficult for me to balance my career and filming," Danielle said. "I had a lot of work travel and a work schedule that was inflexible at the time. If you know me, you know my career is what's most important to me and something I won't jeopardize." After the alien party, Kyle and Carl clean up, and Carl talks about his conversation with Lindsay the night before.

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"I just wished I could have been in a better place going into it," Olivera says. "The way the engagement happened is more of the reason for my reaction because I just wasn't involved at all. No one wants to see Lindsay get engaged more than I do. I've always been rooting for her and it would've been nice to be more a part of it." Though Danielle said she has enjoyed her time on Summer House, it is "a serious time commitment." "If I can't be there to give 100+%, that isn't fair to the amazing cast and crew that give it their all to make this show great," she wrote. “I feel like I came in here, and us being Hispanic, immediately I’m like, ‘That’s my hermana.

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When the party moves indoors after hours, it fizzles a bit, but that mostly has to do with Danielle. She sits down with Gabby and asks her if she’s flirting with anyone. Gabby says that everyone acts as if she’s incapable of it.

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Danielle Olivera is reflecting on this past season of Summer House as Season 4 officially comes to a close following the airing of its Secrets Revealed episode earlier this week. Danielle Olivera answers "the #1 question I've been asked the past couple of months." “I have never questioned his sobriety before this moment and from day one I was his biggest supporter,” she continued. The then-couple had a heated conversation while in the car on their way to a bar, but Hubbard quickly returned to the shared home after getting upset with Radke. The new season of the hit Bravo series has already teased bits and pieces of conversations that led to Radke calling off their engagement. Danielle Olivera doesn’t think Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke are capable of living together in a shared home on “Summer House,” following their breakup.

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That said, Carl is not the one who invited Danielle (and the potential drama) into the summer house. After years of spending her summer weekends with another group of friends, it was actually Kyle Cooke who invited Danielle into the house (and the show), according to Bravo. One of those houseguests is Carl's on-again-off-again hookup from last summer, Lauren Wirkus. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Lauren discussed Danielle joining the Summer House cast.

Here are some of the highlights from Summer House Season 8, Episode 10. Olivera, who split from boyfriend Robert Sieber in November, says her friendships with her other housemates have strengthened, though. When Danielle Olivera returned to the Hamptons last year for Summer House season 7, she looked forward to spending time with best friends Lindsay Hubbard and Carl Radke. I know production could've decided to part ways with me. I know I'm not a 'fan favorite,'" Danielle continued. "But I am real.

The Donne app co-founder shares that “a lot of things were squashed” over the summer. She says the reconciliation happened over the summer while they filmed season 8 of Summer House. I'd be lying if I didn't say I have an imposter syndrome. Where I struggle is with being a CEO and all of the things that come with that that I had no idea about — all of the financial aspects, raising money, hiring and firing. We're definitely moving slower than I would like, and that's a struggle for me, too, because I'm very much a workaholic and I want everyone to work at the same pace.

In a 2022 interview with Showbiz CheatSheet, she revealed that she has a finance background but switched to a focus on technology more than five years ago. Olivera told the outlet that she combined her two fields to work in the "FinTech industry." "What I do there is I'm a product manager," she said. "I really just work with all the coders to build software for the financial industry." After this comment, Amanda comes back from the shower where she was comforting Gabby, and Paige subs in to go look after her. A frazzled Danielle only talks to Amanda for a second before leaving the room. Both Amanda and Paige read this to mean that Danielle doesn’t take Amanda seriously as a person.

"When a hot chef comes to your table, you notice," she told Showbiz Cheat Sheet of her then-boyfriend in March 2021. "I didn't know what was going to happen, but I knew I really liked him. And so here we are." Danielle and Joe have continued to see each other since then, with Joe traveling to New York City for Danielle's birthday week in December 2023. He was there for her 35th birthday party and documented their super cute city date nights on his Instagram story. "We have such a good balance, so it doesn't ever feel public — because once it does, you might do stuff in the relationship that isn't authentic to the relationship," Olivera told The List in July 2022.

"Luke, [Carl Radke], myself, Lindsay, Kyle, Amanda, I can say we love each other pretty hard, I think in the reunion, you're going to see a lot of that." Although their actual romance was short lived, the friends did rekindle things by making out in the final episode of Summer House Season 4, where Carl also revealed that he and Danielle had hooked up again earlier that summer. During the Season 4 reunion, they confirmed that they weren't seeing each other, but that they had made out with one another, again, after the cameras had stopped rolling. Since joining the cast of Summer House Season 2 in 2018, Danielle has been a mainstay on the show, having her summers in the Hamptons documented for the world to see — both the highs and the lows.

If you have yet to witness this exact behavior at least once, you obviously never had a friend who was in a sorority, and it shows. There is nothing that can be done to help Gabby at this moment. Her feelings are valid, but her reaction seems a little outsized. Just let her sobs echo against the tile until they stop. Olivera says she and her Summer House castmates “didn't really talk about the past” over dinner at Point Seven. Olivera joined Hubbard, as well as their castmates Sam Feher and Gabby Prescod, in The Bahamas last month for what they originally intended to be Hubbard’s bachelorette party.

During Part 2 of the Summer House Season 7 reunion, Danielle revealed that when she broke up with chef Robert Sieber in the fall of 2022, she heard from everyone in the Summer House cast — except for Carl and Lindsay. Find out whether the two were able to make amends in their friendship before the Summer House Season 7 reunion concluded. Reality Blurb was created to bring readers the latest and up to date reality TV news, updates and exclusive interviews. We cover an array of reality shows as well as reality television stars. As a result, Olivera found it hard to get through to Hubbard when she tried to communicate to the publicist how fast she felt Hubbard's relationship with Radke had been moving. "Summer House" fans have seen Danielle Olivera hunkered down in front of her work computer, but what exactly is she working on?

Danielle originally made her fashion app live to the public on August 24, 2023. The brunette beauty celebrated the occasion with an epic launch party. Of course, Danielle’s monumental moment was documented by her friends on social, where fans got a glimpse of the fun event. Danielle co-founded Donne with her business partner, Jim Brocato.

Old concept art gives a peek at what the Darth Maul game could have been

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It was prophetic, however, as Maul had arrived at the rebel base on Atollon. He came to recruit the Padawan for another ritual, one that would finally reveal the answers they seek. Begrudgingly, the boy and his friends went with Maul to Dathomir, where Nightsister magick gifted them the knowledge that Obi-Wan Kenobi was alive, and he was on Tatooine.

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Lucas says he originally would have explained more about them in the prequels, but decided not to after the poor reception over the midi-chlorians lore. Simply put, Whills are “a microscopic single-celled life-form” that have a symbiotic relationship with the midi-chlorians and who feed on the Force. They gave the command to the midi-chlorians to make Anakin, with Lucas stating he was touched by God, who in this case “happened to be one-celled animals”. When George Lucas sold Lucasfilm to Disney in 2012, any hopes of seeing how he might have finished the saga went out of the airlock.

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Following the rite, Maul absconded to his ship, muttering "He lives!" in delirious excitement. But Maul was resilient, and he survived the war to build an empire of his own as the true leader of Crimson Dawn. After his death, Dryden’s first lieutenant Qi’ra assumed control over the territories, working closely with Maul to continue their rule. Yep, this is definitely closer to the final design that ended up in the film. McCaig also admitted that he had originally drawn feathers on Darth Maul but it was mistaken for horns.

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Its reveal in the film is glorious, as is its usage in battle – it’s first seen as Maul flips over Qui-Gon in a brief duel in the Tatooine desert, and later used to finish him off on Naboo as Obi-Wan watches on powerless. John Williams’ majestic “Duel of the Fates” score helps add to Maul and his weapon’s cool-levels, too. All these ingenious ideas combined to create the original lightsaber, and the reused and recycled nature of the design has always felt incredibly appropriate for the depression-era galaxy of A New Hope. The lightsaber’s incredible sound design was developed by Ben Burtt, who has since gone on to work on Indiana Jones, E.T., and WALL-E (among many other great films).

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Specifically, the curved-hilt lightsaber was introduced in Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon. Qui-Gon’s lightsaber is predominantly black, with silver touches here and there. It has the look of a lightsaber created industrially, as if it might’ve come from a factory. This sense of mystery was heightened with Return of the Jedi, when Luke showed up clad in black robes wielding an all-new lightsaber with a then-unique blade color – green.

Even before Lucas had started the script, his producing partner Rick McCallum was deep in preproduction. He brought in ILM’s art director Doug Chiang, who became the design director for the film. By the looks of it, it must have been made of similar component parts in real life as well as in the film. I’m no expert, but that looks like the balance pipe from a Derwent jet engine parading around as a lightsaber emitter to me. In the Expanded Universe (no longer canon, but still the best answer we have), it’s explained that Obi-Wan left behind a manual on how to build a lightsaber. That nicely fills a narrative hole and explains why Luke’s new lightsaber looks so much like the one Obi-Wan was carrying when he died.

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It can be single-bladed or double-bladed, it can rotate around ominously, and it even has handguards. Although The Inquisitor doesn’t duel in every episode, his incredibly original lightsaber is a sight to behold when he does wade into the fight. Arguably, this is one of the most innovative reimaginings of the lightsaber, and it served to make Ventress one of the most unpredictable dueling partners in the Star Wars universe. Darth Sidious must have known that shit was going to go down in Revenge of the Sith – he came prepared with two mini lightsabers. With handles almost as tiny as Yoda’s, both came in handy as the action escalated in the final film of the Prequel Trilogy. Unlike the Original Trilogy, the Prequels waste no time before whipping out their lightsabers.

We’ve since heard snippets of what he apparently would have done, but nothing substantial. Maul displays Grievous and Dooku to Sidious so that the Sith Lord can see their failure. For someone who opposed Sidious for years on The Clone Wars, Maul is very quick to show off to him – which makes for a bitter, twisted moment in Maul and Sidious’ long-standing Master-apprentice relationship. What do you think of Komari's look being inspired by Maul's original look? Knoles stated that he wanted Komari's look to reflect the pain that she has been through after she was rejected by Count Dooku who initially trained her.

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Few things have excited Star Wars fans as much as the reveal of Darth Maul’s double-bladed lightsaber — the first of its kind on screen. The hype for Episode I – The Phantom Menace was off the charts, and the lightsaber Darth Maul used contributed immensely to that, as well as the striking image of his horned head and tattooed face. While the character had precious little screen time in the film, he left a lasting impression — and his story has only become more compelling across The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels and other stories in Star Wars. For Darth Maul, lightsaber duels only served to satiate his bloodlust and sharpen the blade of hatred that grew within — hate so strong it needed two blades. When the late, great Christopher Lee became the new filmic villain instead, the curved lightsaber idea remained. His weapon was designed to resemble a rapier handle (including that pointy “guard” bit).

The idea of a “crossguard lightsaber” is another that has now jumped from the Expanded Universe into the world of the films. Hollywood legend has it that Samuel L. Jackson picked the color himself, offering to play the role quid pro quo if he could have a truly unique lightsaber to make his character stand out. Sadly, Windu’s arm was chopped off and his lightsaber was never seen again (in the films). It wasn’t just bad guys getting cool new lightsabers in Attack of the Clones. Diminutive Jedi master Yoda also debuted his patented “all the backflips” fighting style complete with a small-handled lightsaber to fit his tiny green mitts. Following in the footsteps of Darth Maul in more ways than one, Count Dooku became the immediate threat for Obi-Wan and Anakin in Attack of the Clones.

“You’re going to destroy the franchise; you’re going to destroy everything! ” Lucas explains that he told people at Lucasfilm he was “making a movie that nobody wants to see”, but would rather do that than telling the same story over and over. Star Wars features many stories of young people growing up and finding their true destinies. Luke Skywalker set the example, but Ezra Bridger and Rey followed suit. Maul, on the other hand, is a perpetual apprentice, never able to move past the manipulative relationship Darth Sidious trapped him in. The partnership between Maul and Ezra in Rebels is as much about Maul finding a direction as it is about him giving orders to Ezra.

Parker Center Wikipedia

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Parker's murderer was soon identified as William Edward Hickman (born February 1, 1908), a 19-year-old former co-worker of Perry. He was arrested in Echo, Oregon, on December 22, 1927, and then extradited to California, where he was convicted of Parker's murder. He made a written confession, in which he explained in detail how he strangled Parker, disarticulated her limbs, and disemboweled her. Following the orders of the ransom, Perry Parker—a bank employee—met his daughter's abductor in central Los Angeles on December 17, 1927. Upon the exchange of the money, the assailant drove away, throwing Marion's mutilated body out of his car as he fled. The child had been significantly disfigured, her limbs cut off, her eyes fixed open with wires, and her abdomen disemboweled and stuffed with rags; her limbs were discovered the next day in Elysian Park.

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The heart of the home, today’s dining tables are where families come together—and Americana Modern’s Grand Casual Dining collection furnishes these spaces in style. Serving as the “hub” of the home, its classic designs combine function and versatility to create a welcoming space to gather throughout the day for food, fun and entertaining. Easygoing finishes, expandable tables, comfy chairs and unique display pieces make this group a dining essential. Over the past 60 years, Parker House has been creating designs to help you beautify your home. Our living room selections, entertainment wall options, and home office solutions are thoughtfully designed to help you create comfortable, fashionable, and functional living spaces for a home that you will love. We have designed our furniture to help you really enjoy the time you spend in your home.

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Holt later claimed that she "never would have let Marion go but for the apparent sincerity and disarming manner of the man." Parker was reported missing later that day. Parker Center appears in the police procedural media franchise Dragnet, beginning with the fifth season of the 1955 television series. It was most prominent in the 1966 television series, where it appeared in a majority of episodes as the headquarters of most divisions except the Juvenile Division. She was led West like so many other writers by the allure of big money as a screenwriter in the old studio system. But by joining her friends Robert Benchley, Sherwood Anderson and Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood, she effectively ended her career as a poet and short story writer. With Alan Campbell, her screenwriter/husband/lackey, Dorothy Parker spent three decades shuttling from California to New York and Pennsylvania.

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Within months, she decided to abandon California for good and return to her beloved New York. Almost exactly four year later, Dorothy Parker would die of a heart attack on June 7, 1967. Parker House Furniture debuts new "Escape" collection at the April 2023 High Point Market. The new whole home collection is marked by modern, relaxing aesthetic inspired by the natural world. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data.

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Simple yet elegant, it features classic silhouettes, fashionable finishes, custom-designed hardware and vintage-inspired detailing. Capturing the appeal of both coastal and country styles, it offers pops of color for expressing yourself and multi-functional designs that support modern lifestyles. Last Wednesday, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation sued the city of Los Angeles, claiming that the building they plan to replace it with -- a $700 million dollar office tower -- is a waste of taxpayer money. Parker House Furniture is a wholesale furniture resource that sells directly to the trade. A respected family-owned company with 70+ years in the home furnishings business, we opened our first upholstery factory in downtown Los Angeles in 1946 making furniture for the Southern California market. We opened our first upholstery factory in downtown Los Angeles in 1946, providing furniture to the Southern California Market.

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"(Parker) wanted to make the Los Angeles Police Department the most modern and efficient municipal law enforcement department in the country," Schave told KPCC's Take Two. "His vision for reform and innovation is intrinsically tied up the style and function of his new police headquarters." Hickman and his defense claimed that he was insane and that a deity, "Providence", told him to commit the crime. He was one of the first defendants in California to use what was then a new law, which allowed defendants to plead that they were not guilty by reason of insanity. After an unsuccessful appeal, he was executed by hanging at San Quentin State Prison in October 1928. Marion Parker was survived by her parents; elder brother; and twin sister, Marjorie.

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The walls will start coming down "a little bit later," according to Anna Bahr of Mayor Eric Garcetti's office. Originally called the Police Administration Building, the building was renamed for Parker after his death in 1966. A fair share of America's most notorious criminals passed through its doors, including Charles Manson, Sirhan Sirhan and the Hillside Strangler, who were all booked at the facility.

In George Washington’s time, the cellar was used for a variety of functions, including the storage of supplies and foodstuffs. Here at LAist, our goal is to cover the stories that matter to you and the community you live in. Now that we're part of KPCC, those stories (including this one you're on right now!) are made possible by generous people like you. Independent, local journalism isn't cheap, but with your support we can keep delivering it. Dragnet has been criticized for glamorizing the LAPD, while in the real L.A., brutal, racist police tactics were being imposed on the city's communities of color and tensions would boil over -- more than once. Ray Pinker would be portrayed by Jack Webb in the 1947 film He Walked By Night.

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We strive to achieve this through quality, service, engineering, and product availability. We are grateful for the loyal customers that look to Parker House to provide the style and engineering they expect. Cherries, including stems and pits, were preserved within the liquid contents, which still bore the characteristic scent of cherry blossoms familiar to residents of the region during the spring season.

He'd become the department's public face for forensic evidence and help bring a greater legitimacy to the practice. Prior to the creation of the Parker Center, police would often rely on outside labs when solving a case, according to Schave. That changed under chemist Raymond Pinker, who would establish the LAPD crime lab. Parker went missing from Mount Vernon Junior High School, located in the Lafayette Square section of Los Angeles, on December 15, 1927. The man, apparently unaware of Marion's twin sister, Marjorie, was given possession of Marion.

The bottles will be sent for conservation and their contents will be shipped to a laboratory for scientific analysis and testing by specialists in a controlled environment. As part of Mount Vernon’s three-year Mansion Revitalization Project, archaeologists working in the cellar of the Mansion unexpectedly discovered two intact European-manufactured bottles. The dark green glass bottles were found upright and sealed, each containing liquid. The building, much like the man whose name it bears, now appears poised to become part of the city's long, complicated, and at times painful past. Despite that, city officials told LAist that "pre-demolition" began Monday.

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“As the bottles are shipped off for a complete scientific analysis, we want to share our findings and next steps for this historic archaeological and preservation initiative at Mount Vernon. This historic preservation project is our birthday gift to America,” Bradburn said. Pinker's scientific methods helped put many criminals behind bars, including police officials. After the 1938 car-bombing of a former LAPD detective who was investigating corruption in the force, Pinker's lab traced it back to a captain in the department's intelligence squad. Frances Marion Parker[2] (October 11, 1915 – December 17, 1927) was an American child who was abducted and murdered in Los Angeles, California, in 1927.

We design and create a wide variety of stylish Living Room, Home Entertainment, Bedroom and Home Office furniture. From luxuriously soft leather recliners to stylish media consoles to innovative home office workstations and plush upholstered beds, we deliver fashionable home furnishings for every room in the home. In August 2015, it was reported that discussions had expanded and now involved not just the future of the building itself, but also what should be done with surrounding areas and the district as a whole. Around his bed were capsules of Seconal and a plastic bag was draped over his neck and shoulders. The coroner’s report stated he’d died of “acute barbiturate poisoning due to an ingestion of overdose” and listed his death as a probable suicide. But Dottie and her friends didn’t believe Alan had intentionally killed himself; she reported it as an accident.