She was probably a heck of a cook, though. This year, Martha Stewart, the queen of the involved home project, is the host. That's quite a change, too, from past hosts who were more often game show or TV hosts (Bob Barker, Alex Trebek, Arthur Godfrey). ...

Cline's star trajectory was short — from 1957 appearances on Arthur Godfrey's TV show to her 1963 death in a plane crash. Ted Swindley's 1990 musical has been a hit nationwide for decades, and Barksdale's new production at Hanover Tavern adds its own...

While serving as an Army draftee in World War II, Rooney began writing for the "Stars and Stripes" military newspaper. By 1949, he was working for CBS in New York as a writer for "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts" and later the "The Garry Moore Show"...

Among his ukulele students were Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, the Little Rascals, Jimmy Durante and Arthur Godfrey. In 1946, Tapia took a hiatus from the ukulele and became a jazz guitarist. But in 2001, following the deaths of his daughter and wife,...

The virtuosity of his playing makes him a very gifted musician." Bill Tapia marked his 100th birthday with a concert at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro. While famous as a ukulele player, he was also a noted jazz guitarist. (Gary Leonard / For

The ukulele enjoyed a surge in popularity during the transition from silent films to movies with talking and music, a perfect instrument for a variety of performers; Bill Tapia was given credit for introducing the ukulele to such luminaries as Clark...