Sitcom television in the 1970s featured a disproportionate number of liberated women, divorced or widowed, with or without children, making it on their own. CBS' blue (and pink) collar Alice was no exception, but for the fact of its tremendous...

Alice was a popular American television sitcom series which ran from August 31, 1976 to July 2, 1985 on CBS. The series was based on the 1974 film, Alice Doesn't Live Here...

Vic Tayback, 60, the actor who played Mel, the crusty diner owner on the old "Alice" television series, died of a heart attack May 25 at Glendale Adventist Hospital. He was stricken at his home here. Mr. Tayback, who underwent triple bypass heart...

05 LANDSCAPES can often be as important as the characters that inhabit them. Think of Twin Peaks and the two majestic mountains that dwarfed the small town nestled at the base of them. Northern Exposure had its unique lakes and northern lights, while...

It's outrageous at times, boring at others, masterfully melodic in parts and deafeningly discordant elsewhere. And at just under two hours, "Alice in Wonderland" is 30 minutes too long.This piece, which had its world premiere on June 30 at the Bavarian State Opera, is unlikely...

Alice Ghostley, the Tony Award-winning actress best known on television for playing Esmeralda on "Bewitched" and Bernice on "Designing Women," has died. She was 81.Ghostley died Friday at her home in Studio City after a long battle with colon cancer and a series of strokes,...