Another Cannes award was presented to him for his work in the 1970 film `` The Pizza Triangle. '' Mastroianni 's first film with Loren was `` Marriage Italian Style '' in 1964 , and his most recent , the 1994 satire `` Ready to Wear. '' In the latter , Loren repeated the strip scene she had performed for Mastroianni in `` Divorce , Italian Style. '' The actor 's latest film was `` Three Lives and Only One Death '' with his daughter Chiara as co-star .

Another Cannes award was presented to him for `` The Pizza Triangle. '' Mastroianni 's first film with Loren was `` Marriage Italian Style '' in 1964 , and his most recent , the 1994 `` Ready to Wear. '' In the latter , Loren repeated the strip scene she had performed in `` Divorce , Italian Style. '' The actor 's latest film was `` Three Lives and Only One Death '' with his daughter Chiara .


Modest and self-effacing , Mastroianni belittled his sexy screen image and once asserted in an American television interview : `` I am not a sex addict. '' But in 1972 , he caused an international scandal by leaving his wife of 22 years , Italian actress Flora Carabella , in order to live with Deneuve .

Mastroianni belittled his sexy screen image and asserted in an American television interview : `` I am not a sex addict. '' But in 1972 , he caused an international scandal by leaving his wife of 22 years to live with Deneuve .


Despite his popularity with American movie-goers , Mastroianni shunned Hollywood for decades .


He preferred to make films with European directors , working for American filmmakers only in `` Ready to Wear '' and in `` Used People '' co-starring Shirley MacLaine , Jessica Tandy and Kathy Baker and released in the United States in 1993 .

He preferred to make films with European directors , working for American filmmakers only in `` Ready to Wear '' and `` Used People '' co-starring Shirley MacLaine , Jessica Tandy and Kathy Baker in 1993 .


LOS ANGELES - James Arnold Doolittle , a Los Angeles dance impresario who brought names such as Joffrey and Baryshnikov to local dance stages and ensured that a high-profile `` Nutcracker Suite '' was presented here every Christmas , has died .

- James Arnold Doolittle , a Los Angeles dance impresario who brought Joffrey and Baryshnikov to local stages and ensured that a `` Nutcracker Suite '' was presented every Christmas , has died .


He was 83 .


Doolittle was known in recent years for bringing the finest dance companies to Los Angeles , including such luminaries as the Joffrey Ballet , Mikhail Baryshnikov 's White Oak Dance Project and San Francisco Ballet .

Doolittle was known for bringing the finest dance companies to Los Angeles , including the Joffrey Ballet , Baryshnikov 's White Oak Dance Project and San Francisco Ballet .


Just two weeks ago , he entered into a long-term agreement with the Los Angeles Music Center Operating Co. to present an annual dance season at the downtown Music Center .

two weeks ago , he entered into a long-term agreement to present an annual dance season at the downtown Music Center .


Because he worked mostly behind the scenes , among L.A. audiences , Doolittle is perhaps best known these days for the Hollywood theater named for him .

Because he worked behind the scenes , Doolittle is perhaps best known for the theater named for him .


Yet that theater 's naming illustrates how Doolittle was a quintessential comeback artist .

that theater illustrates Doolittle was a comeback artist .


Twelve years ago , after spending four decades producing opera , ballet , theater and pop music on local stages - along the way turning the Greek Theatre , the Biltmore and the Huntington Hartford into thriving playhouses after all three had suffered under previous management - Doolittle learned that he had cancer and only a 50 percent chance of survival .

Twelve years ago , after producing opera , ballet , theater and music on local stages - turning the Greek Theatre , the Biltmore and the Huntington Hartford into thriving playhouses - Doolittle learned he had cancer and a 50 percent chance of survival .


Facing his own mortality , he sold the Hartford to the Music Center and UCLA in 1985 , reserving the right to present there .

he sold the Hartford to the Music Center and UCLA .


The theater was renamed as a tribute to him , and he survived to tell the story with glee .

The theater was renamed as a tribute , and he survived to tell the story .


Since 1992 , he has been the major dance tenant of the Music Center , presenting annual productions of `` Nutcracker Suite , '' by the famed Kirov Ballet , American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey , as well as a mix of productions that ranged from the Joffrey 's popular `` Billboards '' to the Radio City Rockettes .

he has been the major dance tenant of the Music Center , presenting `` Nutcracker Suite , '' by the Kirov Ballet , American Ballet Theatre and the Joffrey , as well as a mix that ranged from the Joffrey 's `` Billboards '' to the Radio City Rockettes .


Doolittle is survived by his sister Kathryn Merralls of Rancho Palos Verdes , Calif. , and a niece , Nancy Wright of Santa Clara , Calif .

Doolittle is survived by his sister Kathryn Merralls , and a niece , Nancy Wright .


His wife , Nony , died in the 1970s , family members said .


The soft-spoken producer of opera , theater and dance was found dead Saturday morning at his West Hollywood home .

The producer of opera , theater and dance was found dead Saturday at his home .


The cause of death was a heart attack , according to Serena Tripi , director of productions for Southern California Theatre Association , Doolittle 's presenting company .

The cause of death was a heart attack , according to Serena Tripi , director of Southern California Theatre Association .


`` Jimmy Doolittle was a cultural pioneer for Southern California , '' said Michael Blachly , director of UCLA 's Center for the Performing Arts. `` His vision , his commitment and his dedication to making Los Angeles a rich cultural treasure for California and our country was unparalleled , '' he said .

`` Jimmy Doolittle was a cultural pioneer for Southern California , '' said Michael Blachly , director of UCLA 's Center for the Performing Arts. `` His vision , his commitment and his dedication to making Los Angeles a cultural treasure for our country was unparalleled , '' .


`` Jimmy took risks on presenting the performing arts before Los Angeles had a true cultural profile .

`` Jimmy took risks presenting arts before Los Angeles had a cultural profile .


For this we are indebted to him and can thank him for setting a foundation of culture in Southern California. '' Premier Los Angeles-based choreographer Bella Lewitzky said Saturday that she `` always felt Jimmy Doolittle was a Los Angeles institution and was always going to be here .

we are indebted to him for setting a foundation of culture in Southern California. '' Premier Los Angeles-based choreographer Bella Lewitzky said that she `` felt Jimmy Doolittle was a Los Angeles institution .


It 's very shocking because somehow one does n't reconcile the fact that he 's dead with this person , this institution .

It 's shocking because somehow one does n't reconcile the fact that he 's dead .


... `` I knew him in a legendary way , not in a personal way .

... `` I knew him in a legendary , not personal way .


But he was always a supporter , always an absolutely remarkable part of the California scene . '

he was always part of the California scene . '


LOS ANGELES - William Reynolds , a film editor whose seamless assemblage of `` The Sound of Music '' and `` The Sting '' won him two Academy Awards , died in South Pasadena .

William Reynolds , a film editor whose assemblage of `` The Sound of Music '' and `` The Sting '' won him two Academy Awards , died in South Pasadena .


He was 87 .


`` He knew music - understood it - and cut accordingly .


He made ( a film ) very lyrical , even if it had n't been shot that way. '' Director Arthur Hiller , who worked with Reynolds on four movies , said he `` edited by feel , not by rote .

He made ( a film ) very lyrical '' Director Arthur Hiller , who worked with Reynolds , said he `` edited by feel , not by rote .


Every film he touched became a better film. '' To the actors whose performances he spliced together - from Marlon Brando to Marilyn Monroe , from Steve McQueen to Shirley MacLaine - Reynolds was known to have a knack for making the most of a performance .

Every film he touched became better '' To the actors whose performances he spliced together , Reynolds was known to have a knack for making the most of a performance .


He admired actors and praised those whose talents made his job easier .

He praised those whose talents made his job easier .


`` There 's a secret to winning an Oscar for film editing .

`` There 's a secret to winning an Oscar for editing .


And that is : When in doubt , cut to Julie Andrews , '' he told the members of the Motion Picture Academy when he accepted his Oscar for `` The Sound of Music '' in 1966 .

When in doubt , cut to Julie Andrews , '' he told the members of the Academy when he accepted his Oscar for `` The Sound of Music '' .


Reynolds also established a strong reputation for cutting music and dance sequences .

Reynolds also established a reputation for music and dance sequences .


In `` The Turning Point , '' starring MacLaine and Anne Bancroft , director Herbert Ross shot excerpts from a number of ballets .

In `` The Turning Point , '' starring MacLaine and Anne Bancroft , director Herbert Ross shot excerpts from ballets .


It was up to Reynolds to choose which shots would go into the film .

It was up to Reynolds which shots would go into the film .


But instead of simply using what looked good , he enlisted the help of Ross ' wife , prima ballerina Nora Kaye .

instead of using what looked good , he enlisted the help of Ross ' wife , ballerina Nora Kaye .


Reynolds ' nearly 60-year career spanned the modern history of moviemaking .

Reynolds ' 60-year career spanned modern moviemaking .


Reynolds received an Oscar nomination for that film - one of seven he received in his career - but lost to the editor of `` Star Wars. '' Born in Elmira , N.Y. , in 1910 , Reynolds graduated from Princeton University in 1933 .

Reynolds received an Oscar nomination for that film - one of seven in his career - but lost to `` Star Wars. '' Born in N.Y. in 1910 , Reynolds graduated from Princeton University in 1933 .


He got a job as a prop handler at 20th Century Fox and moved into the editing room in 1935 .

He got a job at 20th Century Fox and moved into the editing room in 1935 .


During World War II , he was assigned to the Army 's filmmaking unit , where he directed , edited and produced training films .

During World War II , he was assigned to the filmmaking unit , where he directed , edited and produced training films .


By 1947 , he was back in Hollywood .


He edited and co-edited 80 films ranging from science fiction classics (``` The Day the Earth Stood Still '' ) to musicals (``` Carousel , '' `` Hello Dolly '' and `` South Pacific '' ) , from dramas (``` The Turning Point '' ) to epics (``` The Godfather '' ) .

He edited 80 films ranging from science fiction to musicals and from dramas to epics .


He died late Wednesday after a long battle with cancer , his cousin said .

He died Wednesday after a battle with cancer .


`` William Reynolds was a true perfectionist , one who left his mark on an industry to which he gave so much , '' said Julie Andrews , who starred as the governess in `` The Sound of Music. '' Though virtually unknown to moviegoers , Reynolds was one of the quiet legends of Hollywood , a gentle man with impeccable timing and an innate sense of what an audience wanted to see .

`` Reynolds was a perfectionist , who left his mark on an industry , '' said Julie Andrews , who starred in `` The Sound of Music. '' Though unknown to moviegoers , Reynolds was one of the legends of Hollywood , a gentle man with impeccable timing and an innate sense of what an audience wanted .


It is said that a movie is made in the editing room , where the best takes are fused together to tell a story .


Reynolds , his friends and colleagues said , was a superlative story-teller .

Reynolds , his colleagues said , was a story-teller .


`` I valued Bill 's judgment more than I did anybody 's , '' said director Robert Wise , who worked with Reynolds on five films .

`` I valued Bill 's judgment more than anybody 's , '' said director Robert Wise , who worked with Reynolds .


`` It 's part of the editor 's job to evaluate what he has - and sometimes not use all of it. Bill had very good taste. '' Bette Midler , who worked with Reynolds on `` Gypsy , '' called the editor 's body of work `` staggering. '' `` His musicality was what really got me , '' the actress said .

`` Bill had very good taste. '' Bette Midler , who worked on `` Gypsy , '' called the editor 's body of work `` staggering. '' `` His musicality really got me , '' the actress said .