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New book examines black women's film stardom
NEW YORK - Dorothy Dandridge was the first black woman nominated for a Best Actress Oscar. Almost a half century passed before another black woman - Halle Berry - won the award.
Nations:U.S. People:Harry Belafonte Oprah Winfrey Whoopi Goldberg Halle Berry Source:(AP)
2009-10-17
'Dirty Dancing' star Patrick Swayze dies at 57
LOS ANGELES - Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
Nations:U.S. People:Patrick Swayze Tom Cruise Emilio Estevez Forest Whitaker Rob Lowe Matt Dillon
2009-09-14
Debts closing in on photographer Annie Leibovitz
NEW YORK - Annie Leibovitz's artsy, provocative portraits of celebrities regularly grace the covers of Vanity Fair and Vogue, images that have made her as famous as her subjects and earned her millions.
Nations:France U.S. People:Tom Cruise Miley Cyrus Yoko Ono Bruce Springsteen Barack Obama Whoopi Goldberg
2009-09-05
Triple-threat Hugh Jackman shakes up Oscar format
LOS ANGELES - He sings, dances, acts on stage and screen, and he's the "Sexiest Man Alive." Hugh Jackman does everything but standup comedy -- and that's why the first-time Oscars host fulfills the academy's promise to shake up the show in a way that's as tough to predict as the winners.
Nations:U.S. People:Baz Luhrmann Jon Stewart Ellen DeGeneres Johnny Carson Whoopi Goldberg Billy Crystal
2008-12-13
Heroes dominate People's Choice Awards movie noms
LOS ANGELES - How heroic. "Iron Man" will battle "The Dark Knight" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" for favorite movie at the 35th annual People's Choice Awards.
People:Queen Latifah Steve Carell Tina Fey Ellen DeGeneres Anne Hathaway Whoopi Goldberg
2008-11-10
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