Leslie Charleson, known for her role on "General Hospital,"
died Sunday morning after a long illness. She was 79.
The Daytime Emmy-nominated actress portrayed Monica
Quartermaine on the soap opera for nearly 50 years.
Demi Moore (62) earned her first Golden Globe trophy Sunday for
her role in the movie "The Substance."
Upon stepping on stage to accept the award, Moore, 61, admitted
she was "in shock."
Moore told the audience at the Beverly Hilton Hotel…."I’ve been
doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first
time I’ve ever won anything as an actor."
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This is a horror film written, directed, co-edited, and
co-produced by Coralie Fargeat. It follows a fading
celebrity, Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who, after
being fired by her producer (Dennis Quaid) due to
her age, uses a black market drug that creates a
much younger version of herself (Margaret Qualley)
with unexpected side effects.
NEW YORK (AP — Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage
actress who became a working class icon as a paper-hat
wearing waitress on the CBS – TV sitcom "Alice," has died.
Her representative, Bill Veloric, said Lavin died in Los
Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently
discovered lung cancer.
Photo shows Linda Lavin (as waitress Alice Hyatt) and Vic Tayback (as Mel Sharples, owner of the diner) from "Alice."
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and
first recorded in 1939 by Solomon Linda under the title
"Mbube", through South African Gallo Record Company.
In 1961, a version adapted into English by the doo-wop
group the Tokens became a number-one hit in the United
States on this day in 1961. It earned millions in royalties
from cover versions and film licensing.
Lyrics of Linda’s original version were written in Zulu, while
those from the Tokens’ adaptation were written by George
David Weiss.
The song has been adapted and covered internationally by
many pop and folk artists. It was first recorded in the United
States by the Weavers in November 1951, and published
under the title "Wimoweh."
The Tokens
On December 6, 1961, Syracuse running back Ernie Davis
became the first African American player to win the
Heisman Trophy, college football’s top individual award,
beating Ohio State fullback Bob Ferguson. Earlier in day,
Davis met with President John Kennedy at the Waldorf-
Astoria Hotel in New York. "I never thought I’d ever be
shaking the hand of the President of the United States,"
he says.
As a senior in 1961, Davis rushed for 823 yards and scored
14 touchdowns. The previous season, he rushed for 877
yards.
Davis was the first pick in the 1962 NFL draft, by Washington,
which traded him to the Cleveland Browns. But he never
played in the NFL. Davis was diagnosed with leukemia later
in 1962, and died on May 18, 1963. He was only 23.
