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Friday, June 19, 2020

'Alien,' 'Lord of the Rings' actor Ian Holm dies at 88 by Danica Kirka and Jill Lawless / Associated Press

Holm gained a supporting-actor Oscar nomination for portraying pioneering athletics coach Sam Mussabini in the hit 1982 film “Chariots of Fire.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:40PM
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Larry Kramer: a pioneering life in pictures by Compiled By Michael Williams and Jehan Jillani

The playwright, author and activist Larry Kramer has died aged 84 after a storied life. Kramer wrote the groundbreaking play The Normal Heart and worked tirelessly to assist those with HIV/A…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:42PM
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

UK police treating Ariana Grande concert blast as terrorism by Jo Kearney, Gregory Katz and Jill Lawless

MANCHESTER, England (AP) -- An explosion struck an Ariana Grande concert attended by thousands of young music fans in northern England, killing at least 19 people and injuring dozens …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:02AM
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

'Small World' songwriter Robert Sherman dies at 86 by Mark Kennedy and Jill Lawless

LONDON (AP) -- Songwriter Robert B. Sherman, who wrote the tongue-twisting "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and other enduring songs for Disney classics, has died. He was 86....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:00AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Brilliant at Breakfast: Show Tune Hipsters by Jill

There's a very strange thing happening in pop culture these days, and it has to do with show tunes.

SOURCE: brilliantatbreakfast.blogspot.com at 12:13PM