Barry Manilow Renews New Year Show After Illness
Los Angeles Barry Manilow cancels three weekend concerts due to severe bronchitis and plans to perform New Year’s Eve as scheduled with all 3,500 tickets honored. Publicist and doctor orders call for mandatory silence for a few days as his condition improves. In Philadelphia Todd Field recalls Andre Dubus, author of Killings, who died in 1999 at 62 after losing his legs in an accident. Field notes Dubus was enthusiastic about the film In the Bedroom and would have loved ramp access to Sissy Spacek’s trailer.
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Queen Mother Absent From Christmas Church Services
Royal watchers reported Queen Mother Elizabeth, 101, missing Sunday services at Sandringham estate amid reports she is affected by a chill. It is described as the first notable absence of the frail matriarch in the family's Christmas observances.
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Poet biographer Ian Hamilton dies at 61 in London
Ian Hamilton British poet and biographer died aged 61 in London on Thursday His works include The Visit 1970 and 50 Poems 1988 He wrote Robert Lowell A Biography and In Search of J D Salinger detailing efforts to write a life of J D Salinger The 1987 U S Supreme Court ruling blocked publication of A D Salinger A Writer's Life due to copyright of letters by Salinger
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History Highlights From December 31 1879 and Beyond
This history column recalls Edison’s first public electric light show in 1879 at Menlo Park New Jersey. It notes Lincoln’s 1862 West Virginia admission act and Truman’s 1946 end of hostilities proclamation. It also mentions a 1985 DC 3 fire killing Rick Nelson and six others, and a 1997 Kennedy family skiing death on Aspen Mountain.
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Birthdays today honor diverse figures from arts and history
This birthday list includes Ben Kingsley aged 58, Simon Wiesenthal at 93, Anthony Hopkins 64, Diane Von Furstenberg 55, Tim Matheson 54, Donna Summer 53, Bebe Neuwirth 43, and Val Kilmer 42. Notably Kingsley receives a knighthood on his birthday.
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Top News Highlights From 2001 In Journal World
The New Year’s Day edition will present a top ten recap of 2001 from local state and national stories. Readers will find a compact compilation covering significant events across communities and the nation.
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Lord of the Rings leads box office as year-end film surge continues
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring tops the weekend gross with 37.4 million and reaches 154.5 million in 12 days, as holiday moviegoing helps Hollywood push 2001 domestic revenue toward 8.35 billion. Ali and Kate Leopold also post solid debuts while Harry Potter nears 300 million.
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Top 10 grossing films of 2001 and notable openers
The year's top earners include Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Shrek Rush Hour 2 The Mummy Returns Pearl Harbor Jurassic Park II Planet of the Apes Hannibal and The Fellowship of the Ring. Notable limited debuts featured Gosford Park Monster's Ball I Am Sam Charlotte Gray and Oscar qualifiers expanding to more theaters in January.
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Kingsley Watson Honored In New Year Honors List
Ben Kingsley and James Watson receive knighthoods in a London honors list honoring arts science and public service. The Bee Gees Bernard Crick Alan Parker and Margaret Barbour are among those named. honors include CBEs OBEs and MBEs for artists educators and public workers.
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