Category Archives: Award

Oscar-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh dies at 66

By doris | Published: November 7, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.com.com LAKEVILLE, Conn. — Jill Clayburgh, whose Broadway and Hollywood acting career stretched through the decades, highlighted by her Oscar-nominated portrayal of a divorcee exploring her sexuality in the 1978 film “An Unmarried Woman,” died Friday. She was 66. Her husband, Tony Award-winning playwright David Rabe, said she died after a 21-year [...]

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Kennedy Center to honor Oprah,Paul McCartney

By doris | Published: September 8, 2010

Full Story at Marquee.Blog.CNN.com On Sunday, December 5, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts will celebrate “five individuals who have spent their lives enriching, inspiring and elevating the cultural vibrancy of our nation and the world” as part of the 33rd annual Kennedy Center Honors gala. Oprah Winfrey, whose daytime talk show [...]

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Split personality for Emmy Awards

By doris | Published: August 30, 2010

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com Emmy had a split personality this year. Television’s annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies “Modern Family” and “Glee,” while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama. “Modern Family” won the Emmy for best comedy in its rookie season. The sweetly uproarious sitcom knit together a gay couple and [...]

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Underwood, Paisley to host CMA Awards Nov. 10

By doris | Published: August 29, 2010

Full Story at newsYahoo.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Carrie Underwood’s wedding was one of the most special days of her life, but it will likely become fodder for jokes when she and Brad Paisley host the Country Music Association Awards for the third year in a row. The two will anchor the Nov. 10 ceremony in [...]

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Mexico’s newest icon: 22-year-old Miss Universe

By doris | Published: August 24, 2010

Full Story atnews Yahoo.com LAS VEGAS – From flags to Facebook, 22-year-old Jimena Navarrete has quickly made it clear what she plans to promote as the world’s newest Miss Universe — her home country of Mexico. “I want the whole world to know about my country and my people,” the Guadalajara native said after beating [...]

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Betty White wins 5th career Emmy for hosting SNL

By doris | Published: August 22, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Newly ubiquitous “Golden Girls” veteran Betty White won the fifth Emmy of her career on Saturday for hosting an episode of “Saturday Night Live,” beating out last year’s winner, Tina Fey. White, 88, claimed the award for guest actress in a comedy series during the “creative arts” portion [...]

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Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal dies at age 84

By doris | Published: August 9, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Patricia Neal, the willowy, husky-voiced actress who won an Academy Award for 1963′s “Hud” and then survived several strokes to continue acting, died on Sunday. She was 84. Neal had lung cancer and died at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha’s Vineyard, said longtime friend Bud Albers [...]

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Paul McCartney to play at White House on Wednesday

By doris | Published: June 2, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — It has been, perhaps, a long and winding road, but on Wednesday, Sir Paul McCartney will be honored by the president of the United States for his work on and off the stage. McCartney will be awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song and then, [...]

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Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at 67

By doris | Published: May 4, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Actress Lynn Redgrave died Sunday after a seven-year battle with breast cancer, according to her family. Redgrave, 67, was surrounded by her children at her Connecticut home when she died, the family said in a statement Monday morning. The star of stage, film and television was twice nominated for [...]

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Wonder, Cosby receive honorary degrees

By doris | Published: May 2, 2010

Full Story at today.msnbc.msn.com OBERLIN, Ohio – Stevie Wonder was performing on an electronic keyboard and harmonica before a crowd of about 700 as he and Bill Cosby and Cosby’s wife, Camille, were awarded honorary doctorates at Oberlin College in northeast Ohio. “

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