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The Fire Last Time: Life in Watts, 1966 history

The Fire Last Time: LIFE in Watts, 1966

The Spahn Movie Ranch, home to the Manson Family in the late 1960s and occasional location for filming of Westerns. people

The Manson Family’s California Hovels: Scenes From the Bottomless Pit

Marilyn Monroe, 24, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1950. people

Marilyn Monroe: Rare Early Photos, 1950

Ray Charles, with arms outstretched, during performance at Carnegie Hall, 1966. people

Ray Charles: Photos of a Musical Genius On Stage and Off

Cat show, Los Angeles, Calif., 1952. animals

LIFE Goes to a Cat Show, 1952

Actor Charlton Heston as Moses with his arms flung wide while appearing in the motion picture, "The Ten Commandments", as it is shown at drive-in movie theater. (Photo by J.R. Eyerman/The LIFE Picture Collection © Meredith Corporation) arts & entertainment

Let’s Go to the Drive-In Movies!

Gangster Mickey Cohen smells flowers at home in Los Angeles, 1949. history

Mickey Cohen: Gangster in the Sun

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