Theron Arrives Late as Venice Film Festival Opens
Charlize Theron finally lands in Venice after missing her original flight, joining Nicole Kidman and Helen Hunt as major guests. Theron stars in Woody Allen's The Curse of the Jade Scorpion out of competition, while Kidman appears in The Others in competition and Birthday Girl out of competition. The festival runs through Wednesday.
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Charlize Theron
Nicole Kidman
Helen Hunt
ANSA
Hunt
Theron
Woody Allen
Kidman
Alejandro Amenabar
Jez Butterworth
Norris Welcomes Twins Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelley
Karate star Chuck Norris and his wife Gena welcomed twins Dakota Alan and Danilee Kelley. Born about a month early at age 61 Norris became a father again as the couple, married since 1998, add to their blended family with two older children from prior marriages. Both mother and babies are reported doing well.
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Chuck Norris
Norris
Gena
Jeff Duclos
Aaliyah Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in Detroit
A scholarship fund honoring Aaliyah was formed by her uncle Barry Hankerson and will aid two Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts students with books and supplies and will support two graduates' college tuition. Awards start January 2002, with Operation Get Down managing the fund. Separately, Carson Daly sues Motorola in Manhattan seeking breach of contract over a $1 million promotional deal.
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Aaliyah
Detroit High School For
Bahamas
Barry Hankerson
Operation Get Down
MTV
Carson Daly
Motorola
State Supreme Court
Manhattan
Daly
Julie Cordun
History highlights from September events across years
On September 2, 1901 Theodore Roosevelt urged Speak softly and carry a big stick in a Minnesota State Fair speech. In 1864 Union General Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta. In 1945 Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri ending World War II. In 1963 Alabama Governor Wallace blocked Tuskegee High School integration with state troopers encircling the building.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Minnesota
William T. Sherman
Atlanta
Japan
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Tuskegee High School
Two Day Birthdays for Celebs and Sports Figures
The list notes birthdays for Keanu Reeves aged 37, Terry Bradshaw 53, Mark Harmon 50, Jimmy Connors 49, Paul Deakin 42, Kristen Cloke 33, and Salma Hayek 33. Also mentions Keanu Reeves again in a trailing prompt fragment.
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Bill
Ted
Keanu Reeves
Terry Bradshaw
Mark Harmon
Jimmy Connors
Paul Deakin
the Mavericks
Kristen Cloke
Salma Hayek
Five ways to use your tax rebate, Journal-World
On Monday's Journal-World Personal Finance page five options are outlined for spending or investing a tax rebate check. The piece previews practical ideas and common approaches for readers seeking smarter use of extra cash.
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Uncle Sam
Journal- World
Emeril Lagasse stars in NBC comedy Emeril
Emeril Lagasse, famed for Food Network hits, heads to NBC with a half hour sitcom premiering Sept 18. He plays a TV chef balancing work and home with Mary Page Keller as his wife. The show aims for an everyman vibe while Lagasse continues cooking roles on and off screen.
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Emeril Lagasse
NBC
Emeril
Linda Bloodworth
Harry Thomason
Designing Women
Evening Shade
Lagasse
Food Network
Hollywood
Zagat
Mary Page Keller
Alden
Thomason
Bloodworth
Linda
ABC
Judy Girard
Girard
Hope expected to go home soon
Bob Hope, 98, continues rapid recovery from pneumonia and is expected to leave Providence St. Joseph Medical Center for home by Monday. Publicist Ward Grant said Hope remains weak but is able to speak with limited ability. His wife and daughter have stayed by his side since admission.
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Burbank
Calif
Bob Hope
Ward Grant
Toluca Lake
Hope
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Linda
Academy Award winning makeup artist John Chambers dies at 78
Oscar winning makeup pioneer John Chambers died of diabetes complications at 78. He passed away August 25 at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills. Chambers credits include Spock ears in Star Trek and ape facial prosthetics for Planet of the Apes, plus work on The Outer Limits The Munsters Lost in Space and Mission Impossible. He developed new foam rubber facial appliances and bald cap techniques still used in the industry and was one of the first to receive an honorary Academy Award. He is survived by his wife Joan.
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Los Angeles
John Chambers
Chambers
Motion Picture and Television Fund
Woodland Hills
Joan
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