Category Archives: Memorial

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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‘There’s never been anybody like him’: Fans flock to Graceland to remember Elvis

By doris | Published: August 16, 2011

Full Story atTODAY.msnbc.msn.com MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Silent mourners with heads bowed and candles in hand paid their respects to Elvis Presley at his grave at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home, to mark the 34th anniversary of his sudden death. Thousands of Elvis devotees walked in the humid night to the graves of Elvis and his [...]

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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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Marilyn Monroe photos found at garage sale still a mystery

By doris | Published: May 30, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles (CNN) — Photographer Anton Fury’s hobby of searching weekend garage sales for collectible toys led him to dozens of apparently unpublished photos of a young Marilyn Monroe. Fury has allowed CNN to publish the images just days before what would have been Monroe’s 85th birthday. They apparently were taken [...]

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Hollywood Star Walk

By doris | Published: November 28, 2010

Full Story atprojects.latimes.com The Times’ virtual tour puts readers on the streets of Hollywood to visit the nearly 2,400 stars on the Walk of Fame. Select a category to learn more about the bombshells, cowboys, crooners and other entertainers who are honored on the walk. An interactive map then takes readers to the exact location [...]

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Tom Bosley of ‘Happy Days’ dead at 83

By doris | Published: October 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — “Happy Days” dad Tom Bosley died of heart failure Tuesday after a battle with lung cancer, his wife said. He was 83. Bosley’s 50 years as a television actor included roles on dozens of shows, but he was best known as Howard Cunningham, the patriarch of [...]

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John Lennon’s 70th celebrated in NY’s Central Park

By doris | Published: October 10, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – A crush of fans circled a flower-graced mosaic in Central Park’s Strawberry Fields and sang lyrics from “Imagine” on Saturday to honor Beatles legend John Lennon on his 70th birthday. On the day when the Liverpool Lad would have become a septuagenarian, thousands of fans from around the [...]

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Memorial service Monday for film star Tony Curtis

By doris | Published: October 4, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — The memorial service for screen legend Tony Curtis will be held Monday at the Palm Mortuary and Cemetery, Green Valley in Las Vegas, Nevada, his manager said. The service will take place at 11 a.m. (2 p.m. ET), said Cecelia Jackson with the funeral home. The Curtis family requested [...]

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‘Rebel’ actor Corey Allen dies at 75

By doris | Published: June 29, 2010

Full Story at TODAYmsnbc.msn.com LOS ANGELES — Corey Allen, who fatally challenged James Dean to a “chicken race” in the 1955 film classic “Rebel Without a Cause” before embarking on a career as a prolific TV director, died of natural causes in Hollywood on Sunday, two days before his 76th birthday.

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A year later, fans remember Michael Jackson

By doris | Published: June 27, 2010

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com A year after Michael Jackson’s death caused a worldwide outpouring of shock, tears and tributes, the anniversary of his passing was being marked Friday on a quieter scale, as fans remembered their fallen King of Pop with vigils, prayer and, of course, music. The electric, enigmatic and troubled icon died on [...]

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