The Associated Press | LOS ANGELES Norma Merrick Sklarek, the nation's first female African American licensed architect, has died in Los Angeles at 85. Sklarek worked on projects that included the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo and a variety of Southern Californ

LOS ANGELES -- Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African American woman in the country to become a licensed architect, who helped produce Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport and the American Embassy in Tokyo, died Monday at her home in Pacific

tool goes here LOS ANGELES — Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African American woman in the country to become a licensed architect, who helped produce Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport and the American Embassy in Tokyo, died Monday at her h

A Thurber Carnival met with considerable success, artistically at least. The show was widely hailed. "Both the freshest and funniest show on Broadway," said Brooks Atkinson in the Times. "Sheer delight," said Walter Kerr in the Trib. "A joyous, magnifice

Clear and accurate information on price and spec should always be the industry norm, writes Campbell SprayIN REFLECTIVE mode, I came across an obituary the other day written by Hugh Leonard of the legendary and much-feared producer David Merrick. Less th

In his heyday, David Merrick was the most powerful producer on Broadway. He had taste. He was prolific. He knocked out hits — “Look Back in Anger,” “Hello, Dolly!” “42nd Street.” And he could put the fear of God in actors, writers, directors and agents.