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IN this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas attends the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Thomas, the longtime Associated Press reporter who kept the world informed on the comings and goings of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ( Obit Bob Thomas )

In this 1945 file photo, actress Hedy Lamarr shoots pinball accompanied by Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas. Thomas, the longtime Associated Press reporter who kept the world informed on the comings and goings of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo) ( Obit Bob Thomas )

AP Hollywood reporter Bob Thomas. (AP Photo Illustration) ( ASAP ENTERTAINMENT THE OSCAR MAN )

In this June 1950 file photo, Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas accompanies Lucille Ball as she practices the part of a door-to-door saleswoman in Los Angles. Thomas, the longtime Associated Press reporter who kept the world informed on the comings and goings of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo) ( Obit Bob Thomas )

In this Feb. 18, 2009, file photo veteran journalist Bob Thomas speaks as he is honored at the 46th annual Publicists Awards for his more than 50 years as an entertainment reporter for The Associated Press in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file) ( Michael Jackson Disney )

Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas measures the waist of legendary pinup queen Betty Grable in this file photo made circa 1945. When Thomas began writing a Hollywood column for The AP in 1944, there were 500 journalists covering the movie scene. Fresh, newsy interviews were hard to come by, so he began writing what we called "participation stories." (AP Photo/Courtesy Bob Thomas) ( CELEBRITY INTERVIEWING STYLE )

In this circa 1945 file photo provided by Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas, right, plays poker with legendary comedians Bud Abbott, left, and Lou Costello, during an interview. When Thomas began writing a Hollywood column for The AP in 1944, there were 500 journalists covering the movie scene. Fresh, newsy interviews were hard to come by, so he began writing "participation stories." Thomas died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Courtesy Bob Thomas, file) ( Obit-Bob Thomas )

In this Oct. 6, 1954 file photo, Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas, center, and other media wait outside the Beverly Hills house of Marilyn Monroe, after reports that the movie star's marriage to baseball star Joe DiMaggio was breaking up. Thomas, the longtime Associated Press reporter who kept the world informed on the comings and goings of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo) ( Obit Bob Thomas )

IN this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Associated Press reporter Bob Thomas attends the 81st Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Thomas, the longtime Associated Press reporter who kept the world informed on the comings and goings of Hollywood's biggest stars, died of age-related illnesses Friday, March 14, 2014 at his Encino, Calif., home, his daughter Janet Thomas said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) ( Obit Bob Thomas )

Associated Press Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas gets some cooperation from Ann Sheridan as he submits to an "authentic" electrocardiogram test at Warner Brothers Studio in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 1946. Thomas contends the machine was "jumping like a chorus boy" as Ann held his hand. (AP Photo) ( AP Staff )