![]() ![]() He interviewed rising stars (James Dean), middle-aged legends (Humphrey Bogart, Jack Nicholson) and elder institutions (Bob Hope). Thomas, a last link to Hollywood's studio age who retired in 2010, died of age-related illnesses at his longtime Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said.Ī room filled with his interview subjects would have made for the most glittering of ceremonies: Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Groucho Marx and Marlon Brando, Walt Disney and Fred Astaire. Fresh, newsy interviews were hard to come by, so he began writing "participation stories." (AP Photo/Courtesy Bob Thomas) When Thomas began writing a Hollywood column for The AP in 1944, there were 500 journalists covering the movie scene. (AP Photo/Courtesy Bob Thomas) Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas, right, plays poker with legendary comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, center, during an interview in this file photo made circa 1945. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) In this 1946 file photo, Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas joins legendary actress Judy Garland as they watch scenes from the previous day's filming of "The Harvey Girls," during an interview. ![]() ![]() Thomas died of age-related illnesses Friday, Maat his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. ![]() 18, 2009, file photo, Associated Press Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas receives a special award of merit in Beverly Hills, Calif. ![]()
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