Archive for January, 2016

ACTOR ALAN RICKMAN HAS DIED AT 69


Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016)

(AP) – British actor Alan Rickman, a classically-trained stage star and sensual
screen villain in the "Harry Potter" saga and other films, has died.

Rickman’s family said Thursday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer.

Film roles included the psychopathic villain Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" in 1988.

 


“Die Hard”


Rickman as the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Robin Hood, Prince of
Thieves" (1991).

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RECAPPING PAST NEWS EVENTS

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ACTRESS FAYE DUNAWAY IS 75 TODAY


Dorothy Faye Dunaway was born in Bascom, Florida.

Faye Dunaway received an Academy Award for Best Actress for her
role as Diana Christensen in the 1976 film Network. She also received
praise for her roles in the 1967 heist film Bonnie and Clyde and the
1974 suspense film Chinatown.

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HIGHLIGHTS OF PAST NEWS

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JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS IS 55 TODAY


Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus

Actress/comedienne Julia Louis-Dreyfus first gained recognition on Saturday
Night Live
(NBC), then went on to star as Elaine Benes on the NBC series
Seinfeld (July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998). She also played Christine Campbell
on the CBS series The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006–10). and in
2012, she began playing the lead character Selina Meyer in HBO’s Veep. She
was heavily involved in her stepfather’s work with Project HOPE while growing
up.
 

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