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Kathryn Crosby, an actress and singer known for films such as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” and for her marriage to Bing Crosby, died Friday of natural causes. She was 90.

A native Texan, she was born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff in 1933. She attended the University of Austin, during which time she occasionally landed background roles in films like “Forever Female” and “Rear Window.”

Upon graduation in 1955, she relocated to Los Angeles and began acting full time, landing her first credited role in that year’s “Cell 2455 Death Row,” a drama starring William Campbell and Robert Wright Campbell. It was on this film that she first used her stage name, Kathryn Grant.

The actress appeared 16 other films during the decade, most notably “Sinbad” (1958), the groundbreaking fantasy film with special effects by Ray Harryhausen. Grant co-starred as Princess Parisa opposite Kerwin Matthews as Sinbad. Though the film was a success, it was to...

Kathryn Crosby, the actor, singer and widow of Bing Crosby, died Friday evening of natural causes at her home in Hillsborough, Calif. She was 90.

A representative for the Crosby family announced the news.

Crosby starred in more than 20 films over the course of her career, including “The Wild Party” (1956), “Operation Mad Ball” (1957), “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad” (1958) and “Anatomy of a Murder” (1959). She typically performed under the stage names Kathryn Grant and Kathryn Grandstaff.

Crosby appeared frequently on her husband Bing’s “Merrie Olde Christmas” specials and hosted “The Kathryn Crosby Show,” a 30-minute talk show based in San Francisco. Following the death of the famed singer and actor at the age of 74 in 1977, she performed in several stage productions such as the 1996 Broadway revival of “State Fair.” She also hosted the charitable Crosby National Golf Tournament in Bermuda Run, N.C., for many years.

Kathryn Crosby was born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on Nov.

Ambra Danon, the Italian costume designer who worked on the three La Cage aux Folles films, earning an Oscar nomination for the first one, has died. She was 75.

Danon died April 12 in Rome after a long battle with cancer, her niece, Echo Danon, told The Hollywood Reporter.

The original La Cage Aux Folles (1978), based on Jean Poiret’s 1973 play of the same name, was directed by Édouard Molinaro and released by United Artists. The French-language comedy starred Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as a gay couple operating a drag nightclub in a French resort town and was a huge box office success.

Danon, who shared her Academy Award nom with five-time nominee Piero Tosi, lost out on Oscar night to Albert Wolsky of All That Jazz. She then returned for the La Cage aux Folles sequels released in 1980 and 1985.

The daughter of Marcello Danon, who produced the first two movies in the series,...

Only a select number of entertainers have earned a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony to earn the coveted Egot distinction.

Richard Rodgers, composer (1902-1979)

Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed, “Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years” (1962)

Grammy: Best Show Album, “The Sound of Music” (1960); Best Original Cast Show Album, “No Strings” (1962)

Oscar: Best Song, “It Might As Well Be Spring” from “State Fair” (1945)

Tony: three for “South Pacific” (1950); one each for “The King and I” (1952), “The Sound of Music” (1960) and “No Strings” (1962)...

Henry Fonda, actor (1905-82)

Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album, “Great Documents” (1977)

Oscar: Best Actor, “On Golden Pond” (1981)

Tony: Best Actor, “Mister Roberts” (1948); Best Actor, “Clarence Darrow” (1975)

Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist and producer (1895-1960)

Grammy: Best Original Cast Album, “The Sound of Music” (1960)

Oscar: Best Original Song, “The Last Time I Saw Paris” from “Lady Be Good” (1941); “It Might As Well Be Spring” from “State Fair” (1945)

Tony: Three awards for “South Pacific” (1950); Best Musical, “The King and I” (1952); Best Musical, “The Sound of Music” (1960)

Elton John

Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, “That’s What Friends Are For” (1986); Best Instrumental Composition, “Basque” (1991); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (1994); Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, “Candle in the Wind” (1997); Best Show Album, “Aida” (2000)

Oscar: Best Original Son, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from “The Lion King” (1994)

Tony: Best Score, “Aida” (2000)

John Legend, songwriter and...

What does Jack Harlow want to say? It’s an unresolved question at the heart of his second major-label album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, a fifty-minute affair that unfurls with buffered surfaces and seductive vibes. He imagines himself as the Most Interesting Man Alive, frequently touts his appeal with the opposite sex and pens several entries for your favorite streaming service’s curated playlists. Pharrell Williams, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Lil Wayne, and Snoop Dogg (via an uncredited cameo on “Young Harleezy”) fête the pop-rap heir apparent. Yet Harlow...

Jack Harlow released his debut album “Thats What They All Say” in 2020, but his upcoming sophomore release, “Come Home the Kids Miss You” (punctuation is for chumps), could make an even bigger splash when it’s released on May 6. It comes after he topped the charts and earned a Grammy nomination for “Industry Baby,” his collab with Lil Nas X, then topped the charts again with “First Class,” his first number-one as a lead artist. But speaking of collabs, who are the featured artists appearing on his new release.

SEERock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 inductees: Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon

He announced the track list on May 4. We already knew there was a little Fergie on it since “First Class” samples her 2007 single “Glamorous.” But he also teams up with Pharrell Williams on the track “Movie Star.” Drake shows up in “Churchill Downs.

In the days leading up to his sophomore album release, Jack Harlow has been in major teaser mode. It started with a post teasing a song with the hook: “Dua Lipa, I’m tryna do more with her than do a feature.” Then, there was the psychological thriller-esque album trailer starring Boy Meets World’s Danielle Fishel. The last nugget was a tweet: “Strictly legends on my album.”

On the newly shared Come Home The Kids Miss You tracklist, those legends are revealed to be Drake on “Churchill Downs,” Pharrell on “Movie Star,...

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By Todd Garbarini

The major question that I have about Douglas Heyes’s Kitten with a Whip, which opened in New York on Wednesday, November 4, 1964 on a double bill with Lance Comfort’s Sing and Swing (1963) with David Hemmings at some theaters, is this: where is the titular whip? We have the kitten, as embodied by the overly beautiful Ann-Margret as “bad girl” Jody Dvorak, but there is no whip to be found. Perhaps the “whip” is her personality? There certainly is an argument to be made for that. Jody has just made a break from a juvenile detention center but not before seriously wounding the head of the place who becomes hospitalized. Outwitting the police, she breaks into the semi-upscale home of David Stratton (John Forsyth), a stuffy, by-the-book political candidate hopeful twenty-three years her senior whose wife and daughter are conveniently...

Jo-Carroll Dennison, who parlayed her victory in the 1942 Miss America contest into an acting career that saw her appear in films including Winged Victory and The Jolson Story, has died. She was 97.

Dennison died Oct. 18 at her home in Idyllwild, California, her son, Peter Stoneham, told The New York Times.

A contract player at 20th Century Fox, Dennison also had uncredited roles in The Song of Bernadette (1943), Something for the Boys (1944) — where she first met her future husband, actor Phil Silvers — and State Fair (1945) and appeared on television in Lux Video Theater, in a Dick Tracy series and ...

Jo-Carroll Dennison, who parlayed her victory in the 1942 Miss America contest into an acting career that saw her appear in films including Winged Victory and The Jolson Story, has died. She was 97.

Dennison died Oct. 18 at her home in Idyllwild, California, her son, Peter Stoneham, told The New York Times.

A contract player at 20th Century Fox, Dennison also had uncredited roles in The Song of Bernadette (1943), Something for the Boys (1944) — where she first met her future husband, actor Phil Silvers — and State Fair (1945) and appeared on television in Lux Video Theater, in a Dick Tracy series and ...

Ted Chapin, the President and Chief Creative Officer of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization for the past 40 years, will step away from the post at the end of his current contract this month, Scott Pascucci, CEO of Concord, announced today.

“It’s astonishing to me just how fast time passes when you love what you do,” Chapin said in a statement. “I can’t help but feel that, over the course of our time together, this incredible organization and I have helped each other grow and flourish in ways that could never have been anticipated 40 years ago.”

Chapin is credited with expanding what was a family business into the company responsible for management of the significant copyrights created by Richard Rodgers and/or Oscar Hammerstein II and others. On Chapin’s watch, new major productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals on Broadway have won eight Tony Awards for Best Musical Revival, including On Your Toes,...

Pamela Tiffin, star of the 1962 remake of “State Fair” who enjoyed major success in the U.S. and Italy before retiring from acting in 1974, died Friday of natural causes. She was 78.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tiffin was hospitalized at the time of her death.

Born Pamela Tiffin Wonso in Oklahoma City but raised in Chicago, she began a public career as a teen model in the late 1950s. Her film career began during a trip to Los Angeles in 1961 when, while visiting the Paramount lot, she was spotted by powerhouse producer Hal B. Wallis and given a screen test.

She very quickly saw success as a burgeoning movie star, landing as her second film role one of the leads in Billy Wilder’s 1961 cold war comedy “One, Two, Three” starring James Cagney. She followed that up by landing the lead role of Margy Frake in the 1962 remake of the...

Pamela Tiffin, the 1960s starlet who was discovered in the Paramount commissary on the way to memorable turns in such films as State Fair, The Pleasure Seekers, Come Fly With Me and Harper, has died. She was 78.

Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo Danon, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her performance in Billy Wilder’s Cold War satire One, Two, Three (1961)....

Pamela Tiffin, the 1960s starlet who was discovered in the Paramount commissary on the way to memorable turns in such films as State Fair, The Pleasure Seekers, Come Fly With Me and Harper, has died. She was 78.

Tiffin died Wednesday of natural causes in a hospital in New York, her daughter Echo, an actress, video director and music supervisor, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Tiffin received Golden Globe nominations for her first two features, both released in 1961: as most promising newcomer — female for Summer and Smoke and as best supporting actress for her comedic performance in Billy Wilder’s One, Two, Three (1961).

In 1964,...

“A whole week of fun,” reads a prominent advertisement in the background of the final scene of Henry King’s State Fair (1933), as Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres slip out of frame in a lovers’ embrace and “The End” unfurls behind them on a billboard. This happened also to be my final image, projected in 35mm on the screen before me, of Il Cinema Ritrovato, the blissful, week-long festival in Bologna, Italy that each year offers itself up as an event of seemingly endless Elysian splendour. But of course, like the Iowa State Fair in King’s movie, it had to […]...

“A whole week of fun,” reads a prominent advertisement in the background of the final scene of Henry King’s State Fair (1933), as Janet Gaynor and Lew Ayres slip out of frame in a lovers’ embrace and “The End” unfurls behind them on a billboard. This happened also to be my final image, projected in 35mm on the screen before me, of Il Cinema Ritrovato, the blissful, week-long festival in Bologna, Italy that each year offers itself up as an event of seemingly endless Elysian splendour. But of course, like the Iowa State Fair in King’s movie, it had to […]...

The following essay is from Peter von Bagh’s book Cinefilia (2013). Drawing on his writings in Filmihullu (1996) and sketches for the catalogue of San Sebastian Film Festival (2007), it was entirely rewritten by von Bagh (1943–2014) for Cinefilia. It is presented here for the first time in English, translated and edited by Antti Alanen, for the occasion of a retrospective dedicated to Henry King at Il Cinema Ritrovato, June 22–30, 2019. Henry King."When direction shows, it's bad." —Henry KingWould I be able to sketch an overview of the film career of Henry King (1886–1982), which started already when D. W. Griffith’s was directing The Birth of a Nation (1915) and ended around the time when John Ford finished The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)? In the following I will try to define certain characteristics of Henry King’s signature, although his films are quite different from one another. What might be in common, for example,...

Production designer William Creber, who served as art director on the original “Planet of the Apes” movies, died in Los Angeles on March 7 from pneumonia after a prolonged illness. He was 87.

“This was the man who designed and then flipped cruise ships, burned skyscrapers, and created an entire ape culture,” said Nelson Coates, president of the Art Directors Guild. “Though his last feature was 21 years ago, Bill Creber remained a vital influence in the industry, with his institutional memory, sharing of relevant production solutions, and his amazing skills devising, executing, and teaching incredible methods of in-camera visual fx.”

His three Oscar nominations came for his art direction on George Stevens’ “The Greatest Story Ever Told,” and on Irwin Allen’s “Poseidon Adventure” and “Towering Inferno.” Other projects he worked on include ABC series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea,” for which he won an Emmy, ABC’s “The Time Tunnel,...

This article marks Part 12 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.

The 1973 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:

“(You’re So) Nice to Be Around” from “Cinderella Liberty”

“Live and Let Die” from “Live and Let Die”

“Love,” from “Robin Hood”

“All That Love Went to Waste” from “A Touch of Class”

“The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”

Won and should’ve won: “The Way We Were” from “The Way We Were”

The title song from “The Way We Were,” composed by the brilliant, Egot-winning Marvin Hamlisch, alongside Alan and Marilyn Bergman, is a dreamy, haunting, immensely moving piece, performed splendidly by the incomparable Barbra Streisand. The film’s leading lady strikes just the right notes here,...

A second woman has accused Senator Al Franken of groping, CNN has reported. According to Lindsay Menz, the unwanted touching occurred while the two were posing for a photo at the Minnesota State Fair in 2010. The former comedian was elected to the Senate in 2008, making this the first accusation of inappropriate touching while he was in office. Last week, news anchor Leann Tweeden said that Franken forcibly kissed and groped her during a 2006 Uso tour. Franken issued an apology in response.

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According to CNN, Menz met the Senator at a booth at the State Fair when her husband snapped a photo of them. She said Franken “pulled me in really close, like awkward close, and as my husband took the picture, he put his hand full-fledged on my rear. It was wrapped tightly around my butt cheek.

BC's leaving today! On his way home to New York City for Nycc! But before he gets there, check out the newest episode of It Is What It Is!

On this week’s episode of #IiWiIJA, The Jackass is getting ready for New York Comic Con. While getting ready BC breaks down his trip to the State Fair for Get Fat BC Day. He also talks about the Dallas Mavericks season kicking back up again! All this, Box Office Predictions, and more on this week’s It Is What it Is with The Jackass. And follow along everything for Nycc 2017 right here!

Do you shop on Amazon? Then click here and bookmark it to help support the Jackass Nation Podcast channel. You won’t be donating, or paying anything more then you normally would, but by clicking the link, and buying your normal products at no extra charge, Amazon will...

It's another episode of #IiWiIJA, and The Jackass is getting real, and getting fat!

This week on It Is What It Is with The Jackass, B.C. gets all hyped and ready for the State Fair of Texas! As Get Fat BC Day 2017 kicks of this Friday morning! He talks about his favorite sights, and foods, plus all the new items to eat! B.C. also gets into the #TakeAKnee controversy and gives his thoughts on the situation. All this, Box Office Predictions, audience questions, and more on episode 107 of #IiWiIJA!

Do you shop on Amazon? Then click here and bookmark it to help support the Jackass Nation Podcast channel. You won’t be donating, or paying anything more then you normally would, but by clicking the link, and buying your normal products at no extra charge, Amazon will kick back to the Jackass Nation. It helps keep all the...

Rocking out, side of stage, while her husband, Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas, performed in Chula Vista, California, Marisol Thomas may have appeared a gorgeous picture of health and happiness as she sang along to the band’s hit, “Disease.” But behind the smiles, the scene was a rare moment of reprieve from a debilitating 14-year fight against a disease which Rob says has transformed his perspective on life, robbed any thoughts of having more children and “inhabited” parts of his wife.

Exclusive: David Foster Talks Living With Ex Yolanda Hadid's Lyme Disease: ‘We Did Our Best’

“It’s crazy how normal something abnormal can become,” Rob tells Et, during a rare interview with Marisol to promote Global Lyme Alliance’s 3rd Annual New York Gala -- where he will perform and Marisol is an honoree for her advocacy work for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. “It’s like if one day you woke up and...

They always do it big in Texas and proposals are no exception! On tonight's Real Housewives of Dallas, viewers may have tuned in expecting a whole lot of drama. What they may not have seen coming was a surprise engagement. While visiting the State Fair of Texas, LeeAnne Locken and her boyfriend Rich Emberlin were playing a carnival game when an unexpected box appeared behind a popped balloon. What's inside you may ask? How about a giant engagement ring. "You did it in my home turf. That's the best prize I've won at a carnival ever," LeeAnne shared after saying yes. "I love you." The proposal occurred at a special place for the Bravo star who spent much...

He’s famously faked her out before, getting down on one knee only to tie his shoe instead. But on Monday’s Real Housewives of Dallas, LeeAnne Locken‘s longtime boyfriend Rich Emberlin finally popped the question for real — and People’s got all the exclusive details on their engagement, the ring, and their upcoming nuptials.

While it just aired on TV, the couple — who have been dating for eight years — actually got engaged at the Texas State Fair in Dallas last October, where Locken discovered Emberlin’s ring behind a red balloon in a balloon pop game.

“It was the happiest carnival prize ever,...

Kid Rock was in the middle of a song at an outdoor concert when he decided to blast former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kid Rock Insults Colin Kaepernick At Iowa Concert Kaepernick, 29, has been a headline in the media for about a year, since he refused to stand for the national anthem before each football game […]

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At the D23 Expo held over the weekend in Anaheim, CA, Broadway alum Susan Egan Cabaret, State Fair performed 'Something There' from Beauty And The Beast and 'I Won't Say' from Hercules. Check out both performances below...

Henry Fonda, actor (1905-82) Grammy: Best Spoken Word Album, “Great Documents” (1977) Oscar: Best Actor, “On Golden Pond” (1981) Tony: Best Actor, “Mister Roberts” (1948); Best Actor, “Clarence Darrow” (1975) Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist and producer (1895-1960) Grammy: Best Original Cast Album, “The Sound of Music” (1960) Oscar: Best Original Song, “The Last Time I Saw Paris” from “Lady Be Good” (1941); “It Might As Well Be Spring” from “State Fair” (1945) Tony: Three awards for “South Pacific” (1950); Best Musical, “The King and I” (1952); Best Musical, “The Sound of Music” (1960) Elton John Grammy: Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group, “That’s What Friends...

(See previous post: Fourth of July Movies: Escapism During a Weird Year.) On the evening of the Fourth of July, besides fireworks, fire hazards, and Yankee Doodle Dandy, if you're watching TCM in the U.S. and Canada, there's the following: Peter H. Hunt's 1776 (1972), a largely forgotten film musical based on the Broadway hit with music by Sherman Edwards. William Daniels, who was recently on TCM talking about 1776 and a couple of other movies (A Thousand Clowns, Dodsworth), has one of the key roles as John Adams. Howard Da Silva, blacklisted for over a decade after being named a communist during the House Un-American Committee hearings of the early 1950s (Robert Taylor was one who mentioned him in his testimony), plays Benjamin Franklin. Ken Howard is Thomas Jefferson, a role he would reprise in John Huston's 1976 short Independence. (In the short, Pat Hingle was cast as John Adams; Eli Wallach was Benjamin Franklin.) Warner...

The intended owners of the giant rabbit found dead after an international United Airlines flight are seeking answers and compensation in the animal’s death.

An attorney for the Simon Investment Group in Iowa – who purchased the 3-foot giant continental rabbit named Simon to show and raise money for the Iowa State Fair – sent a letter of demands to the airline’s general council, CEO and risk management team, calling their actions “grossly negligent.”

“The importance of Simon’s death goes beyond the life of a single rabbit, it reflects an attitude of United Airlines that lacks basic decency and...

Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly are taking Valentine’s Day to a whole new level — with matching outfits!

The couple celebrated the holiday in style, sporting matching green gingham outfits tagged at the fall’s annual State Fair of Texas.

“Every day is Valentine’s Day with you, @rustonkelly,” Musgraves, 28, wrote alongside an Instagram photo of herself and Kelly sharing a kiss. “I can’t believe I get to marry my best friend! Your love can get me through anything.”

During the romantic day out, Musgraves sported a dress with ruffled shoulders while Kelly wore a matching shirt with blue jeans and a cowboy hat.

After the resounding success of Rodgers amp Hammerstein's State Fair Cadogan Hall November 2016 and the sell out concert of Alan Menken amp Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol Lyceum Theatre, December 2016, with numerous five star reviews for both performances, The London Musical Theatre Orchestra hasannounced the initial casting for its first concert of the 2017 season, the hit Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas.

It’s the most coveted honor in all of Hollywood: the Egot.

Representing the top awards in television (Emmy), music (Grammy), film (Oscar), and theater (Tony), it’s considered the grand slam of show business — a four of a kind sweep that only the rarest of stars have been able to achieve.

The term was coined by Miami Vice actor Philip Michael Thomas, who first told it to the Associated Press in 1984 at the height of the NBC action show’s success. “That stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony,” he said. “Hopefully in the next five years I will win all those awards.

Dana Andrews movies: Film noir actor excelled in both major and minor crime dramas. Dana Andrews movies: First-rate film noir actor excelled in both classics & minor fare One of the best-looking and most underrated actors of the studio era, Dana Andrews was a first-rate film noir/crime thriller star. Oftentimes dismissed as no more than a “dependable” or “reliable” leading man, in truth Andrews brought to life complex characters that never quite fit into the mold of Hollywood's standardized heroes – or rather, antiheroes. Unlike the cynical, tough-talking, and (albeit at times self-delusionally) self-confident characters played by the likes of Alan Ladd, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and, however lazily, Robert Mitchum, Andrews created portrayals of tortured men at odds with their social standing, their sense of ethics, and even their romantic yearnings. Not infrequently, there was only a very fine line separating his (anti)heroes from most movie villains.

In part one ofBehind the Curtain'smost fascinating interviews to date, Rob and Kevin sat down with famed press agent Susan L. Schulman to discuss her life and career, including such projects asApplause, State Fair, Dancin'and the infamousDream. Susan pulls back the curtain on working side by side with such legends as Lauren Bacall, Zero Mostel, Bob Fosse, and the abominable showman himself, David Merrick.

Jan Gilmore is an inspiration for beauty pageant hopefuls.

The 48-year-old from Morrilton, Arkansas, always dreamed of entering a beauty pageant, but didn’t think she had the right look.

“ encouraged me and said, ‘You’re beautiful Jan, go do it.’ And I kept saying, ‘No, I’m not the right size or shape to be in a pageant,’ ” Gilmore tells Arkansas Matters.

So with her family and friends cheering her on, Gilmore entered her local Miss Conway County pageant, and won the title, along with six out of eight subcategory awards, including Miss Personality and Miss Photogenic.

“I thought,...

Coming off of a big Season 2 cliffhanger, will Madam Secretary have to retool its title sequence and call itself Madam Vice President for the rest of the season? The CBS drama’s Season 3 premiere answers that question — and quickly — but not in the way you might expect.

In a moment, we’ll want to hear what you thought of the hour. But first, read on for the highlights of “Sea Change.”

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Only a select number of entertainers have earned a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony to earn the coveted Egot distinction. Richard Rodgers, composer (1902-1979) Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composed, “Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years” (1962) Grammy: Best Show Album, “The Sound of Music” (1960); Best Original Cast Show Album, “No Strings” (1962) Oscar: Best Song, “It Might As Well Be Spring” from “State Fair” (1945) Tony: three for “South Pacific” (1950); one each for “The King and I” (1952), “The Sound of Music” (1960) and “No Strings” (1962) Helen Hayes, actress (1900 – 1993) Emmy: Best Actress, “Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: Not a...

Wonderful isn't a good enough word to describe this joyful, funny and visually intoxicating Alice Faye musical by Busby Berkeley. Decades later it became part of a big Camp revival, but the real draw is still the Benny Goodman swing music, delightful performers like Carmen Miranda, and Berkeley's bizarre Technicolor visions. The Gang's All Here Blu-ray Twilight Time 1943 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 103 min. / Street Date July 19, 2016 / Available from Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95 Starring Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker, Benny Goodman and Orchestra, Eugene Pallette, Charlotte Greenwood, Edward Everett Horton, Tony De Marco, James Ellison, Sheila Ryan, Dave Willock, Jeanne Crain, Frank Faylen, June Haver, Adele Jergens. Cinematography Edward Cronjager Special Effects Fred Sersen Original Music Harry Warren, Leo Robin, Hugo Friedhofer, Arthur Lange, Cyril J. Mockridge, Alfred Newman, Gene Rose Written by Walter Bullock, Nancy Wintner, George Root Jr., Tom Bridges Produced by William LeBaron Directed by Busby Berkeley

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Glenn here bringing you some more trivia from this year’s best original song category. Obviously, I could be mistaken about some of these, but, well, in which case la la la, not listening, move along.

Trivia #1 – 2016 marks the first time in Oscar history that two documentaries have ever been nominated in a category outside of the non-fiction categories. While documentaries have been nominated in the original song category in the past – Mondo Cane in ’62 being the first, I believe – and Hoop Dreams scored a best editing nomination in 1995, this year both The Hunting Ground’s “Til It Happens to You” and Racing Extinction’s “Manta Ray” make for a first that two have been cited.

Trivia #2 – This year’s nomination for “Manta Ray” is the third nomination for an enviro-doc in this category in the last decade. While Melissa Etheridge’s “I Need to Wake Up” from An Inconvenient Truth...

Chris Soules knows which presidential candidate he'd give a rose to! The former Bachelor star - and Iowa native - is going to be caucusing for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the Iowa caucuses Monday, the Republican governor's campaign tells People. Related Video: Who Is The Bachelor's Latest 'It' Girl? The pair posed for a photo, along with the governor's wife, Mary Pat Christie. Grt 2 have Ia's @souleschris support us. Looks like we made it to final rose ceremony @chrisbharrison #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/HhKcxDQPQ7— Chris Christie (@ChrisChristie) January 29, 2016 "Looks like we made it to final rose ceremony,...

Chris Soules knows which presidential candidate he'd give a rose to! The former Bachelor star - and Iowa native - is going to be caucusing for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at the Iowa caucuses Monday, the Republican governor's campaign tells People. Related Video: Who Is The Bachelor's Latest 'It' Girl? The pair posed for a photo, along with the governor's wife, Mary Pat Christie. Grt 2 have Ia's @souleschris support us. Looks like we made it to final rose ceremony @chrisbharrison #TheBachelor pic.twitter.com/HhKcxDQPQ7— Chris Christie (@ChrisChristie) January 29, 2016 "Looks like we made it to final rose ceremony,...

Happy Birthday Andrea McArdle As 'Annie,' McArdle became the youngest performer ever to be nominated for a Tony Award as Best Lead Actress in a Musical. Also on Broadway, she starred in the Jerry Herman musical Jerry's Girls alongside Carol Channing and Leslie Uggams she portrayed the sassy Smoking Car, Ashley, in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Starlight Express and starred as Margy Frake in State Fair as Fantine in Les Miserables and, most recently as Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Coleen Gray actress ca. 1950. Coleen Gray: Actress in early Stanley Kubrick film noir, destroyer of men in cult horror 'classic' Actress Coleen Gray, best known as the leading lady in Stanley Kubrick's film noir The Killing and – as far as B horror movie aficionados are concerned – for playing the title role in The Leech Woman, died at age 92 in Aug. 2015. This two-part article, which focuses on Gray's film career, is a revised and expanded version of the original post published at the time of her death. Born Doris Bernice Jensen on Oct. 23, 1922, in Staplehurst, Nebraska, at a young age she moved with her parents, strict Lutheran Danish farmers, to Minnesota. After getting a degree from St. Paul's Hamline University, she relocated to Southern California to be with her then fiancé, an army private. At first, she eked out a living as a waitress at a La Jolla hotel...

Coleen Gray actress ca. 1950. Coleen Gray: Actress in early Stanley Kubrick film noir, destroyer of men in cult horror 'classic' Actress Coleen Gray, best known as the leading lady in Stanley Kubrick's film noir The Killing and – as far as B horror movie aficionados are concerned – for playing the title role in The Leech Woman, died at age 92 in Aug. 2015. This two-part article, which focuses on Gray's film career, is a revised and expanded version of the original post published at the time of her death. Born Doris Bernice Jensen on Oct. 23, 1922, in Staplehurst, Nebraska, at a young age she moved with her parents, strict Lutheran Danish farmers, to Minnesota. After getting a degree from St. Paul's Hamline University, she relocated to Southern California to be with her then fiancé, an army private. At first, she eked out a living as a waitress at a La Jolla hotel...

Quack, quack, quack! Willie Robertson wants Donald Trump in the Oval Office! The Duck Dynasty star supported the Republican presidential candidate during a campaign event at the Oklahoma State Fair in Oklahoma City on Friday, Sept. 25. Trump, 69, asked the conservative Christian to join him on stage during his speech. "Where's Willie? Where the hell is Willie? Willie, get over here!" Trump said to the crowd, ABC News reports. "Look at this guy! Look at this guy!" The reality star, 43, briefly took the podium and gave [...]...

Billy Wilder directed Sunset Blvd. with Gloria Swanson and William Holden. Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett movies Below is a list of movies on which Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder worked together as screenwriters, including efforts for which they did not receive screen credit. The Wilder-Brackett screenwriting partnership lasted from 1938 to 1949. During that time, they shared two Academy Awards for their work on The Lost Weekend (1945) and, with D.M. Marshman Jr., Sunset Blvd. (1950). More detailed information further below. Post-split years Billy Wilder would later join forces with screenwriter I.A.L. Diamond in movies such as the classic comedy Some Like It Hot (1959), the Best Picture Oscar winner The Apartment (1960), and One Two Three (1961), notable as James Cagney's last film (until a brief comeback in Milos Forman's Ragtime two decades later). Although some of these movies were quite well received, Wilder's later efforts – which also included The Seven Year Itch...

Ellen Page and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz got into a heated exchange at the Iowa State Fair today - and it was all captured on camera. The Republican presidential hopeful was serving up pork chops in an apron when the actress confronted him about his stance and policies on Lgbt rights. Ellen, who came out as gay last year, was reportedly at the fair to film an episode of her new Vice series, Gaycation.

Ellen Page got some fodder for her upcoming TV show at the Iowa State Fair today, courtesy of Gop White House hopeful Ted Cruz. The Texas senator was grillin’ some pork when Page began grillin’ him about Lgbt rights and workplace discrimination. ABC News’ cameras caught the exchange in Des Moines, where Page was on assignment for Vice Media. Her series Gaycation will air on the new Vice channel when it launches early next year. The two sparred for five minutes — a…...