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LAWRENCE BEAMEN will admit it. He was pretty bummed out back in September when he failed to win the crown on NBC's "America's Got Talent." ... Full Article
Franco family's 'Metamorphosis: Junior Year'
sfgate.com –
2009-11-19
When author Betsy Franco had the idea for a young adults' book about a high school drama as seen through the eyes of a soul-searching teenager named Ovid, she ran it by her actor son, James, her sculptor son, Tom,... ... Full Article
Breslin, Pill work 'Miracle' on Broadway
variety.com –
2009-10-28
Kate Whoriskey, helmer of Pulitzer-winner "Ruined" and recently named the new a.d. of Intiman Theater in Seattle, directs the 1959 play about Helen Keller and teacher Annie Sullivan. ... Full Article
Sacramento, Oct 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's has signed a bill establishing " Harvey Milk Day " each May 22, Milk's birthday, was announced Monday. ... Full Article
Elmore Leonard picking up Pen Award
hollywoodreporter.com –
2009-09-30
Elmore Leonard (Getty) Author Elmore Leonard will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from Pen USA at the 19th annual Literary Awards Festival to be held Dec. 2 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. ... Full Article
Playwrights and producers have used scathing commentary, heartbreaking drama and sharp satire to score political points about war, torture, presidents, AIDS, race relations and women's rights with New York theater audiences. ... Full Article
Finalists for the 2009 Humanitas Prize, which honors writers whose work "affirms the dignity of the human person and reveals our common humanity" include the scribes behind "Slumdog Millionaire," "Milk," "The Secret Life of Bees," "Doubt" and "Wall-E." ... Full Article
President Obama Awards Posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Milk
associatedcontent.com –
2009-08-14
Honors Slain Gay Rights Activist After Betraying Gay Community President Barack Obama plans to posthumously award a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on slain gay activist Harvey Milk. ... Full Article
Gwen Stefani: Abs of Steel
buzznet.com –
2009-08-05
Gwen Stefani is ripped . Maria Menounous is gorgeous and glowing ! Kristen Stewart plays coy . Gerard Butler talks cucumbers and gay men . ... Full Article
Robin Wright Penn's modelling scars
fametastic.co.uk –
2009-07-06
Robin Wright Penn thinks modelling "f**ked" her up. The 43-year-old 'Private Lives of Pippa Lee' star hated her experiences of attending casting calls in her late teens and early 20s, and says getting her first acting job in a commercial... ... Full Article