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'Thorn Birds' author Colleen McCullough dies at 77
Best-selling Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose novel “The Thorn Birds” sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness. McCullough died Thursday in a hospital on remote Norfolk Island, HarperCollins Australia publishing director Shona Martyn said in a statement. McCullough had continued producing books despite a string of health and eyesight problems by using dictation, Martyn said. “Ever quick-witted and direct, we looked forward to her visits from Norfolk Island and the arrival of each new manuscript delivered in hard copy in custom-made maroon manuscript boxes inscribed with her name,” Martyn said. McCullough wrote 25...
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'Thorn Birds' author Colleen McCullough dies at 77
Best-selling Australian author Colleen McCullough, whose novel “The Thorn Birds” sold 30 million copies worldwide, has died at age 77 after a long illness. McCullough died Thursday in a hospital on remote Norfolk Island, HarperCollins Australia publishing...
Sundance 2015: The nervous charms of Ben Mendelsohn
The Australian character actor Ben Mendelsohn was at a slopeside hotel last weekend, lugging a large piece of orange luggage out the front door. His wife, the British-born novelist Emma Forrest, was next to him, as the couple waited for a car to take...
Lionsgate in talks with China's Hunan TV for film and TV pact
Film studio Lionsgate is in advanced talks with China's Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co. for what could be the latest Hollywood deal by a Chinese company.
An agreement has not been finalized, but the discussions involve film...
Sundance 2015: Lena Dunham, Mindy Kaling talk making it in Hollywood
Before their girl crushes had uttered a word, the cheers started coming.
“I love your pants, Mindy!”
“I love your skirt, Kristen!”
These were the crowd’s thought leaders -- Mindy Kaling, Lena Dunham, Kristen Wiig and Jenji Kohan -- four of...
NBC's Savannah Guthrie has many more tomorrows on 'Today'
During the commercial breaks on NBC's "Today," Savannah Guthrie's eyes are often focused on an iPhone to check live video of her 5-month-old daughter, Vale, back at their Manhattan apartment.
"My husband is really into baby...
Sundance 2015: Virtual-reality company Oculus to launch film label
Virtual-reality firm Oculus is making a move into original film content.
The manufacturer of the much-anticipated Rift headset is expected to announce at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday that it is launching a new unit called Story Studio and has...
Stan Irwin, celebrity manager and Las Vegas talent booker, dies at 94
When Stan Irwin was a struggling young comedian in New York, someone told him he should try out his act in Las Vegas.
"Where's that?" Irwin replied.
No matter: He signed on for an 11-day gig at a place called Club Bingo and stayed in town...
Joe Franklin dies at 88; interviewed 'plate twirlers' and stars
Joe Franklin, an institution of New York City broadcasting and self-crowned "king of nostalgia" who bantered on radio and television with celebrity A-listers and D-listers alike, has died. He was 88.
He died Saturday at a hospice in...
Showtime exec: Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao contracts not crafted yet
A deal apparently is in the eyes of the beholder.
By the standards of Manny Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, a long-awaited super-fight between Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. is but a signature away.
“We’re all done,” Arum told Fight Hub TV...
SAG Awards 2015: 'Downton Abbey' wins for ensemble in TV drama series
"Downton Abbey" won the Screen Actors Guild Award on Sunday for performance by an ensemble in a television drama series.
The PBS period piece beat "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO), "Homeland" (Showtime), "House of...
Sling TV: High-quality video streams, with some notable trade-offs
Dish Network's new Sling TV service, which starts rolling out this week, is an unapologetically niche product. If you're looking for a streaming video service that's a perfect substitute for cable or satellite TV, Sling TV isn't it. At this point, nothing...
SAG Awards 2015: TV shows off its diversity
The Screen Actors Guild honored the ensembles of two wildly different television programs Sunday night, handing out top honors to the cast of the women's prison comedy "Orange Is the New Black" and the performers of the aristocratic period drama...
NFL's modern-day gladiators pay the price as the crowd roars
On a cloudless, gentle Sunday afternoon in America's newest football palace, fans gathered on a patio behind the San Francisco 49ers bench to compare jewelry and sip margaritas.
Ten yards away, helmets collided with a sickening thwack and a giant body...
Jonathan Gold drops anonymous restaurant critic mask
I have posed for pictures shrouded in gauze, wearing a dinosaur mask and shaded into a Hitchcockian silhouette. My face has been obscured by giant wineglasses, beer steins, menus, stacked dim sum steamers, Wheaties boxes, a Thomas the Tank Engine and a...
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SAG Awards 2015: 'Orange Is the New Black' wins for comedy ensemble
"Orange Is the New Black" took the SAG Award for ensemble in a comedy series for the first time on Sunday.
Co-star Uzo Aduba, who won the female actor SAG Award minutes before for her performance as inmate Suzanne "Crazy Eyes"...
Peggy Charren dies at 86; tireless advocate for quality children's TV
Critics of Peggy Charren, a tireless activist for quality children's television, accused her of hating TV.
But Charren, who founded the highly influential Action for Children's Television in 1968 to combat "wall-to-wall monster cartoons,"...
'Sons of Liberty' takes a few too many liberties on History
Seven years ago, the History Channel became just plain History, a single-word name being perceived, one supposes, as hipper, more youthful, like Common or Fergie.
If the network executives were as interested in accuracy as hipness, they would have...
Forget Joseph Campbell and “The Power of Myth.” The inspiration for “Strange Magic,” the new animated feature co-written and produced […]
Cable service without the cable box? Yes, it's possible
James is wondering: Can he avoid Time Warner Cable's monthly fee to lease a set-top box by purchasing his own hardware?
In a word, no. There are no generic equivalents for the company's digital boxes.
But there's a pretty nifty work-around.
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