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Mitzi Gaynor, star of ‘South Pacific,’ dies at 93
By Kaitlyn Huamani And Bob Thomas, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mitzi Gaynor, the effervescent dancer and actor who starred as Nellie Forbush in the 1958 film of “South Pacific” and appeared in other musicals with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, has died. She was 93. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A giant of film, theatre and TV’: Veteran Canadian filmmaker Alvin Rakoff dies
By Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Alvin Rakoff, the veteran Canadian director who helped kick-start the careers of stars includingSean Connery and Michael Caine, has died at the age of 97. The Toronto native died “peacefully” Saturday while surrounded by family in his London home, his publicist confirmed, citing “old age” as the cause of death. Rakoff’s career spanned more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame
By Jill Lawless, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era. That helped propel them to a level of fame comparable to Beatlemania, but with the constant scrutiny of a world of smartphones and streaming. The band ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jane Fonda to receive lifetime achievement award from actors’ guild
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
Actor and humanitarian Jane Fonda is adding the SAG life achievement award to her many accolades. The 86-year-old will be given the prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February, the guild said Thursday. Fonda said in a statement that she was “deeply honored and humbled” that she was chosen. “I have been working ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kate McKinnon to host National Book Awards next month. Jon Batiste will perform live
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – This year’s National Book Awards 75th anniversary ceremony won’t only be a tribute to literature. Expect some laughs and some music, too. The National Book Foundation announced Thursday that Kate McKinnon of “Saturday Night Live” fame will host the Nov. 20 event at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan, and Oscar- and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Older patients, non-English speakers more likely to be harmed in hospital: report
By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Patients who are older, don’t speak English, and don’t have a high school education are more likely to experience harm during a hospital stay in Canada, according to new research. The Canadian Institute for Health Information measured preventableharmful events from 2023 to 2024, such as bed sores and medication errors,experienced by patients who received acute ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Google adds first Indigenous language in Canada to its translation service
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first time the tech giant has included a First Nations, Métis or Inuit language spoken in Canada on its platform. Inuktut, a broad term encompassing different dialects spoken by Inuit in Canada, Greenland and Alaska, has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Friends and musicians express heartbreak at the death of singer Liam Payne at age 31
By The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
LONDON (AP) – Friends, collaborators and fellow musicians expressed shock and sadness Thursday over the death of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday at age 31. A look at some of the reactions: __ “Just a boy.” Anne Twist, mother of former One Direction bandmate Harry Styles, posted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Death of ex-One Direction member Liam Payne at 31 shocks fans around the world
By Isabel Debre And Kaitlyn Huamani, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – Shockwaves spread around the world Thursday at the death of Liam Payne, who shot to stardom as a member of British boy band One Direction and had to deal with intense global fame while still in his teens. Fans, music-industry figures and fellow musicians paid tribute to Payne, 31, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Filming ‘What We Do in The Shadows’ was ‘a Canadian experience,’ show’s star says
By Alex Goudge, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Matt Berry has spent six years playing a suburban New York vampire but he will forever associate “What We Do in The Shadows” with Toronto, where the acclaimed series was filmed. “For me, it’s a Canadian show and a Canadian experience,” the British actor said in a recent interview from London. “If ever anybody mentions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McConnell called Trump ‘stupid” and ‘despicable’ in private after the 2020 election, a new book says
By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press on October 17th, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) – Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private as part of ... Read More »
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