The Monkees consisted of four fresh-faced actors who were hired through newspaper ads in the 1960s to star in a TV series about a fictional rock band made up of goofballs. But in their heyday, few … ...

Michael Nesmith, singer and guitarist for the Monkees, died on Friday from natural causes at the age of 78. The Monkees were a pop and rock band that took over the music world from 1966 to 1970.

Robert Michael Nesmith was born Dec. 30, 1942, in Houston, ... Her son, who was married and divorced three times, is survived by four children, Christian, Jason, Jessica, and Jonathan.

Michael Nesmith, the singer ... Pacific Arts, had struck with PBS. A federal jury awarded him $48 million, concluding the popular purveyor of children’s shows and documentaries had defrauded him.