Category Archives: Legend

Michael Jackson’s children cement his legacy

By doris | Published: January 29, 2012

Full Story at TODAYEntertainment.today.msnbc.msn.com Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the “Thriller” singer’s glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Well over a hundred fans of the King of Pop and celebrities including Justin Bieber and Jackson [...]

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Photojournalist Eve Arnold dies at 99

By doris | Published: January 24, 2012

Full Story at Entertainment.msnbc.com Eve Arnold, a globe-trotting photojournalist who captured iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, has died, the Magnum photo agency said Thursday. She was 99. Magnum spokeswoman Fiona Rogers said Arnold died peacefully Wednesday in a London nursing home. Born in Philadelphia in 1912 to Russian immigrant parents, Arnold began working as a [...]

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Michael Douglas to play Liberace in HBO biopic

By doris | Published: October 22, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com NEW YORK — HBO says Michael Douglas is taking to the keyboard for its upcoming biopic of legendary pianist Liberace. “Behind the Candelabra” will be directed by Steven Soderbergh. It will also star Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, the younger live-in lover of the flamboyant entertainer, to be played by Douglas. [...]

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‘Lion King 3D’ defends crown with $22.1 million

By doris | Published: September 26, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — Four new movies were no match for the feline phenom “The Lion King 3D,” which ruled the box office for the second weekend in a row with $22.1 million, according to studio estimates. The 1994 Disney classic dropped only 27 percent — an incredibly impressive hold considering this is [...]

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26-foot sculpture of Marilyn unveiled in Chicago

By doris | Published: July 16, 2011

Full Story at nwes.Yahoo.com CHICAGO (AP) — Marilyn Monroe’s billowing skirt shows it’s possible to catch a nice breeze in the Windy City. As dozens of people watched Friday, a 26-foot-tall sculpture of Monroe in her famous pose from the film “The Seven Year Itch” was unveiled on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. In the film, a [...]

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Mick Jagger’s new supergroup is ‘SuperHeavy’

By doris | Published: July 2, 2011

Full Story at Marquee.CNN.com On Thursday, a small group of journalists were introduced to SuperHeavy, the eclectic new supergroup featuring Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics co-founder Dave Stewart and “Slumdog Millionaire” composer A.R. Rahman. The five global music stars gathered in Studio A at Henson Recording Studios in Hollywood to explain their surprise [...]

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Disney legends die within a day of each other

By doris | Published: June 9, 2011

Full Story at TODAYmsnbc.msn.com ANAHEIM, Calif. — They shared a stage at Disneyland five days a week for nearly three decades and died within a day of each other. Betty Taylor, who played Slue Foot Sue in Disney’s long-running Golden Horseshoe Revue, passed away Saturday — one day after the death of Wally Boag, who [...]

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Alice Ward, mom portrayed in ‘The Fighter,’ dies

By doris | Published: April 30, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com LOWELL, Mass. — Alice Ward, the matriarch of a Massachusetts boxing clan who was portrayed in “The Fighter” in an Oscar-winning performance by Melissa Leo, has died. She was 79. Family friend John Descoteaux says Ward died at a Boston hospital Wednesday, one day after she was taken off life support. [...]

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Grammys open with tribute, words from Aretha

By doris | Published: February 13, 2011

Full Story atnews.Yahoo.com LOS ANGELES – Aretha Franklin missed Sunday’s Grammy Awards, but the Queen of Soul was far from forgotten. The show’s first 15 minutes were devoted to Franklin, who was hospitalized last year and has canceled concerts and personal appearances through May. LL Cool J reminded audience members of Franklin’s 18 Grammy wins [...]

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Jazz legend Billy Taylor dead at 89

By doris | Published: December 31, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Billy Taylor, one of the most influential American jazz musicians of the second half of the twentieth century, died Tuesday at the age of 89, according to a statement posted on his official Web site. Taylor passed away in New York due to heart failure, his daughter Kim Taylor-Thompson [...]

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