Robert W Jensen

Los Angeles painter-sculptor Robert W. Jensen, even as he was being honored by the National Arts Assn. for his achievements as an artist, revealed yet another side to his 40-year career: He started on stage--as the young lover Lun Tha in a national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I." "Show biz wasn't precisely my cup of tea," Jensen said as he was being honored by the arts association at its April in Paris Ball on Saturday at Bel-Air Country Club.

Los Angeles painter-sculptor Robert W. Jensen, even as he was being honored by the National Arts Assn. for his achievements as an artist, revealed yet another side to his 40-year career: He started on stage--as the young lover Lun Tha in a national tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King and I." "Show biz wasn't precisely my cup of tea," Jensen said as he was being honored by the arts association at its April in Paris Ball on Saturday at Bel-Air Country Club.

"The common denominator is they're all history-- gone, " author Betty Goodwin says of the restaurants discussed in her new book, "Hollywood du Jour" (Angel City Press). She penned the 88-page book, which contains recipes from beloved Hollywood eateries such as the Brown Derby, La Rue and Perino's, because she understands "there is a direct connection between taste buds and memory," she told guests at a recent meeting of Round Table West at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.