Broadcaster Ben Grauer Dies at 67 in New York
Veteran NBC announcer Ben Grauer died at New York University Hospital Center after a long career with NBC beginning in 1930. He served as Times Square New Year’s Eve host 11 times between 1951 and 1969 and reported events from the Paris Peace Conference to the Berlin airlift. Born 1908 in New York, he married Melanie Kahane in 1954 and funeral services are set for Friday.
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Polanski to Direct Tender Love Story Hurricane
Film director Roman Polanski, facing trial on rape and drug charges, has signed to direct a multi million dollar updated version of the 1930s film Hurricane. Dino De Laurentiis Productions announced Polanski was chosen over five other directors for the project described as a tremendously tender love story.
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