Michael C. Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023)

Academy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner
died Saturday.

His nephew, Sam Lerner, who starred on "The
Goldbergs," announced his death in an Instagram
post shared Sunday afternoon.

In addition to his acting career, Lerner was a collector
of rare books, an aficionado of Cuban cigars, and—
by his own account—a very good poker player.

Michael Lerner is best known for his Academy Award
Nominated performance as Jack Lipnick in “Barton Fink"
(1991).

Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023)

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ben Ferencz, the last living
prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who tried Nazis for
genocidal war crimes and was among the first outside
witnesses to document the atrocities of Nazi labor and
concentration camps, has died. He had just turned 103
in March.

Ferencz died Friday evening in Boynton Beach, Florida,
according to St. John’s University law professor John
Barrett, who runs a blog about the Nuremberg trials. The
death also was confirmed by the U.S. Holocaust Museum
in Washington.

"Today the world lost a leader in the quest for justice for
victims of genocide and related crimes," the museum
tweeted.

(AP) – For "Star Wars" lovers, new entertainment is a little less
far, far away — Lucasfilm announced three new live-action
films in the franchise Friday.

The news, which includes the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey in
one of the films, was revealed at Star Wars Celebration Europe
2023 in London by Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and
also on the Star Wars website. Directing the movies will be
James Mangold, Dave Filoni and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy.

Kathleen Kennedy

Jack Nicklaus, just two years removed from dominating
amateur golf as a student at The Ohio State University,
bested a star-studded field of the game’s greatest
professionals to capture his first Masters Tournament
title on this day in history, April 7, 1963.

The victory sparked an enduring love affair between the
gallery at Augusta National in Georgia, America’s most
celebrated golf course, and the sport’s most celebrated
player. 

Arnold Palmer, left, helping victorious Jack Nicklaus with
green blazer at Augusta National Golf Course, Augusta,
Georgia, April 7, 1963. 

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed The Golden Bear, turned
83 on January 21.