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At 85, Besedka Johnson was discovered by Hollywood in the locker room of a Los Angeles gym. An executive producer of the movie "Starlet" was also working out at the YWCA when "she recognized some sort of star quality in Johnson" and asked her to audition for the independent film, according to the filmmakers. "I thought it has got to be a great big joke," Johnson later said of her immediate response, but "when you're this old, it's like let's just go along with it and see what happens.

The sinking feeling that his life was about to capsize hit Scott London when the FBI knocked on the door of his Agoura Hills home one morning a couple of weeks ago. As the ex-KPMG auditor said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, he was about to leave for work when a pair of FBI agents flashed their badges and asked to come inside. “They just showed up and said you're subject to an investigation,” London said of the life-altering conversation in his kitchen. “I felt about as bad as you could feel.

An Orange County doctor featured in a Times investigative report because 16 of his patients fatally overdosed on drugs he prescribed has had another patient death, according to recently released coroner's records. Wayne Oviatt, a patient of Dr. Van Vu of Huntington Beach, fatally overdosed in January. The onetime Mammoth "ski bum," as his brother called him, suffered from chronic pain. He was known to abuse his medications and mix them with alcohol, and obtained drugs from various doctors, coroner's records state.

After the coffee. Before seeing if a palm tree hit my car last night. The Skinny: Driving during that windstorm Monday night was pretty scary. While the palm trees looked cool swaying in the wind, I didn't need any hitting me. Also, traffic lights were out all over my neighborhood. Tuesday's stories include Fox's threat to take its broadcast signal to cable, and the latest luxury for the rich film buff. Also a look at the effects Annette Funicello and Margaret Thatcher had on redefining women.

Are you a recent college graduate with a big pile of loans? Are you at mid-career and finding your paycheck doesn't match your spending? Have you inherited a bunch of money and want to make sure you don't blow it?  Have you retired but are worried that your savings won't last? Whatever your situation, a financial tuneup can't hurt. The Los Angeles Times' Business section is looking for people to feature in a series of money makeover stories, which bring a reader together with a professional advisor.

LAS VEGAS - Nevada authorities believe a violent struggle with intruders in his apartment led to the death of the state's chief insurance examiner, whose body was apparently found Saturday wrapped in a blanket and bound with duct tape in the Carson River.  Carson City Sheriff's deputies said that they are still waiting for the cause of death and identification to be officially confirmed, but investigators believe the body found by searchers is...

Rutgers University officials had known for months that their basketball coach had harassed players in practice so severely that he could have been fired, according to a university report. Concerned by practice footage of Coach Mike Rice roughhousing Rutgers athletes and using gay slurs, outside attorneys hired by the university in November 2012 discreetly compiled a report that said Rice had broken university harassment and intimidation policies. Rice's contract included a stipulation that he not do anything to embarrass the university, which his behavior had clearly violated, the attorneys said.

This Spanish Colonial Revival known as the Fraser House sits amid oak and olive trees in Pasadena's Historic Highlands landmark district. Vintage details include tile work and arched doorways. Location: 1026 E. Elizabeth St., Pasadena 91104 Asking price: $1.099 million Year built: 1928 House size: Four bedrooms, three bathrooms, 2,620 square feet Lot size: 10,676 square feet Features: Exposed hand-hewn ceiling beams in the living and dining rooms, hardwood flooring, wood-burning fireplace, sun room, breakfast area, laundry, guesthouse/studio with own entrance, upgraded electrical work, two-car garage, flagstone patio, built-in barbecue area, lawn About the area: Last year, 294 single-family homes sold in the 91104 ZIP Code at a median price of $499,000, according to DataQuick.

NEW YORK -- Tony Danza made a late appearance after a night at the theater. Shosh and Jessa (OK, Zosia Mamet and Jemima Kirke) breezed through the penthouse after-party with their male dates. Patrick Stewart and Kathleen Turner dropped in, sans mention of Jean-Luc Picard and Peggy Sue. And Debbie Harry walked up to the director to tell him what a fan she was, though she didn't tell him to call her. And those were only the second-most surreal things to happen at the premiere this week for Danny Boyle's genre masher "Trance.” The most strangeness, of course, came on the screen as, in true pot-Boyler fashion, bloodied half-heads competed with parallel realities, and a sense that something was happening gave way to the sense that something was not happening at all, or that it may have happened before, or that one day it will happen but hadn't happened yet. "I apologize," Boyle said, "that this isn't a life-affirming film like '127 Hours.' " The basic plot of "Trance," which opens Friday in the U.S. courtesy of Fox Searchlight, revolves around an art heist gone wrong.

After the coffee. Before remembering to record NBC's "Hannibal. " The Skinny: For some reason my DVR didn't record "Modern Family" last night but it did capture some good discounts on QVC. You don't need me to tell you that today's headlines include a ton of coverage of Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon. Also, LucasArts is going away and new episodes of "Arrested Development" will be here for Memorial Day weekend! Daily Dose: Now the British can start living their best life too. Discovery Communications and Oprah Winfrey are taking the OWN Network to Britain and putting its shows on the TLC channel there.