Category Archives: Legacy

‘Laugh-In’ player Alan Sues dies at 85

By doris | Published: December 3, 2011

Full Story at entertainment.msnbc.com Alan Sues, a flamboyant and wacky member of the comic ensemble that made “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” a big hit for NBC in the late 1960s, died Thursday at his home in West Hollywood of an apparent heart attack. He was 85. Sues was a regular on the comedy-variety show from [...]

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Amy Winehouse’s musical legacy will live on

By doris | Published: July 25, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com A brief period existed in the spring of 2007 when Amy Winehouse teetered between chanteuse with a cult following, and international superstar. It was right about the time her game-changing album, “Back to Black” was released, and just before the resulting wildfire of fame engulfed her. Steve Kandrell, now editor-in-chief of [...]

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Remembering Amy Winehouse’s talent

By doris | Published: July 24, 2011

Full Story at Scoop.today.com Amy Winehouse’s rise to fame and struggles with addiction escalated on similar trajectories; that combination might be one of the things she’s remembered most for, but when it comes to purely professional successes, her first might well be considered her “Back to Black” album. The musical effort won her five Grammys. [...]

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‘True Grit’ entertains, but lacks emotional resonance

By doris | Published: December 23, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com “True Grit” is one of the most mainstream, crowd-pleasing films Joel and Ethan Coen have ever made. It’s sort of a screwball Western, if you will, with vivid performances and strikingly vast, picturesque vistas, the always gorgeous work of the always great Roger Deakins, the Coens’ frequent cinematographer.But it’s a minor [...]

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Dennis Hopper dies at age 74

By doris | Published: May 31, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper, the high-flying Hollywood wild man whose memorable and erratic career included an early turn in “Rebel Without a Cause,” an improbable smash with “Easy Rider” and a classic character role in “Blue Velvet,” has died. He was 74.

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Cool Betty White is red-hot

By doris | Published: February 10, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Her ad for Snickers, which debuted during the Super Bowl, was one of the most popular to air. (It’s also gone viral.) She often pops up as a late-night talk show guest. There’s also a movement afoot to have her host “Saturday Night Live.” White’s mix of grandmotherly sweetness and comic [...]

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Michael Jackson memorabilia tour approved

By doris | Published: August 24, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com LOS ANGELES – A judge on Friday firmly approved a deal between Michael Jackson’s estate and a concert promoter to exhibit his memorabilia, praising the arrangement that the singer’s mother had fought in court over her concerns that it could harm his legacy and wasn’t competitively bid. Los Angeles Superior Court [...]

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Tickets to Michael Jackson movie go on sale September 27

By doris | Published: August 22, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com Tickets for “Michael Jackson: This Is it” go on sale Sunday, September 27, Sony said in a news release Thursday. “Audiences will be given a privileged and private look at the singer, dancer, filmmaker, architect, and genius as he creates and perfects his final show,” Sony said. Kenny Ortega, who was [...]

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Michael Jackson will be buried on his birthday

By doris | Published: August 19, 2009

Full Story atDallasNews.com Michael Jackson will be buried in a private service at Forest Lawn-Glendale on Aug. 29, a spokesman said in a prepared statement Tuesday. Guests will be limited to family and close friends. Details about the burial and the whereabouts of Jackson’s body have been tightly guarded. The announcement came a day after [...]

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Jackson tribute in Vienna set for Sept. 26

By doris | Published: August 12, 2009

Full Story at msnbc.com VIENNA, Austria – Organizers of what’s being billed as a global tribute to Michael Jackson in Vienna say the event will be held on Sept. 26. World Awards Media GmbH, the event promoter, says Jackson’s brother Jermaine is expected to announce the lineup for the concert within two weeks. Officials in [...]

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