Kingsley Knighted. Oscar Pales Before Crown Honor
London actor Ben Kingsley was knighted at Buckingham Palace, calling the award far greater than an Academy Award. The Gandhi star, 58, said the honor surpasses winning an Oscar and remains mountable. He is nominated for best supporting actor for Sexy Beast. Lynn Redgrave was made an Officer of the British Empire after starring in Georgy Girl and earning an Oscar nod for Gods and Monsters. She noted she still feels British despite decades in Los Angeles.
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Space station calls from Florida to ET home
The crew of the international space station joined Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios Florida to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ET The Extra Terrestrial. In a live phone chat with 28 school children at Universal Orlando, astronaut Daniel Bursch explained that ET’s green planet is about 3 million light years away and that current engines would take about 75 billion years to reach it, with hope for faster travel in the future.
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Bringing Lucy home from California to Jamestown
Lucille Ball’s cremated remains may be moved to Jamestown as plans to expand a local museum proceed. Daughter Lucie Arnaz said Ball wished to be buried with her mother Evelyn Hunt. Ball died in 1989 at 77. the remains currently rest with Dee Dee Hunt in Forest Lawn Cemetery Los Angeles.
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Jerry Lee Lewis installs fence surveillance in Mississippi
Jerry Lee Lewis has set up a surveillance system at his Mississippi ranch to catch vandals scrawling vulgarities on a recently painted fence. Ranch official Bob McCarver says the obscenities and lewd cartoons, painted by Thursday after a Wednesday painting, reflect badly on the singer and the neighborhood to parents driving by.
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History notes from March dates across 1852 to 1995
On March 20 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom s Cabin shaping abolitionist discourse. In 1969 John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. In 1976 Patricia Hearst was convicted of armed robbery in San Francisco. In 1990 Namibia gained independence after 75 years under South African rule. In 1995 Tokyo subway poison gas attacks left 12 dead and over 5500 ill.
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Birthdays Today Honor Fred Rogers Carl Reiner and More
Today's birthday list honors Fred Rogers at 74 and Carl Reiner at 80. Hal Linden, William Hurt, Spike Lee, Holly Hunter, and Kathy Ireland also celebrated birthdays with notable film and television careers still in the public eye.
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Lawrence leaders seek relief from heavy duties
Lawrence's top administrators share how they unwind from the pressures of running a school district city or county in Thursday's Lifestyle section detailing stress relief, hobbies, and personal routines.
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Oscars security tightens as Hollywood hosts ceremony
Los Angeles prepares a fortress-like security sweep for Sundays Oscars at Hollywood and Highland. Police and private guards close the Red Line station, screen entry for attendees, and enforce strict access amid concerns of uninvited crowds while expecting spillover visitors and profits. Celebrities and nominees, including Enya and Sting, are expected to attend.
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Branagh returns to stage after 10 years in Richard III
Kenneth Branagh prepares to return to live theater after a decade away. The Belfast born actor headlines Richard III at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre, with four extra performances after sellout shows. Branagh is paid just above the Equity minimum and cites stage love alongside his film career.
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Famed Egyptian portrait photographer Van Leo dies
Van Leo, renowned Cairo portraitist born Levon Boyadijian, died of a heart attack at age 80 in Cairo. His career spanned the 1940s and 1950s with dramatic studio lighting, capturing diverse subjects from laborers to elites. He donated 19,000 photographs and 16,000 negatives to the American University in Cairo. a monthlong exhibition titled Temptation opens April 9 at the French Cultural Center in Cairo.
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