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Milt Larsen, co-founder of the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, actor, TV writer and producer, died May 28 in his sleep at his home in Hollywood, his family told TMZ. He was 92. Larsen, along ...

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Friends, relatives and colleagues will gather Monday for a memorial service in honor of Milt Larsen, who co-founded Hollywood's famed Magic Castle in the early 1960s. Larsen died in his sleep May 28 ...