Elton John named Officer of Arts and Letters in France
Elton John was elevated to Officer of Arts and Letters by France's Culture Minister Jacques Toubon. The ceremony in Paris honored his 25-year impact on music and stage, noting his 1979 Soviet Union performance and advocacy against AIDS, racism, and environmental harm.
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Elton John
Arts and Letters
France
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Toubon
Culture Ministry
John
Soviet Union
Future princess turns down costly gift chests
Tokyo based news reports the family of Crown Prince Naruhito's fiancée Masako Owada refused two wooden chests gilded with gold leaf. Imperial Household Agency quoted Masako's mother Yumiko saying the chests were too beautiful to accept and valued at about 93,000 dollars each.
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Tokyo
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Imperial Household Agency
Tokyo Shimbun
Masako Owada
Yumiko
Seagal battles animals in new film in Alaska
Valdez Alaska AP Steven Seagal stars in On Deadly Ground casting his martial arts against furry foes during filming on Thompson Pass mountain setup under a large umbrella as crew works nearby.
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Steven Seagal
Thompson Pass
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Bon Jovi Welcomes Baby Girl During Tour Break
Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi and wife Dorothea welcomed their first child, a daughter named Stephanie Rose Bon Jovi, born Monday at a Red Bank New Jersey hospital. The couple requested privacy and Mercury Records confirmed the birth as the band paused its tour.
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Labor Day
Jon Bon Jovi
Stephanie Rose Bon Jovi
Red Bank
N.J
Singer
Dorothea
Lauren Murphy
Mercury Records
Cleopatra's bed and other props at Cinecitta auction
In Rome, thousands of film props sold at Cinecitta as Italian cinema faces hard times. Items linked to Elizabeth Taylor, Burt Lancaster, and Luchino Visconti drew high bids, with directors Wertmuller and Montaldo urging government intervention as the sale runs through June 9.
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Burt Lancaster
Luchino Visconti
Lina Wertmuller
Giuliano Montaldo
Wertmuller
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