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Time for American animation to grow up? (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - American animation has yet to recapture that sheer wonderment in my mind, while Spirited Away and Persepolis have. These films have proven that cartoons are not just for kids anymore. Perhaps it is time that the American animation industry realised this, dropped the yammering animals for a while and grew up. |
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TV pioneer James Day dies at 89 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Created San Francisco's PBS station KQED -- Public television pioneer James Day, who created San Francisco's PBS station KQED died of respiratory failure April 24 in New York. He was 89. |
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Filmmaker, actress Kate Phillips dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Wrote the 1958 cult film 'The Blob' -- Kate Phillips, who had mostly supporting roles in more than 50 films during the 1930s and '40s and co-wrote the 1958 cult movie, "The Blob," died April 18 in Keene, N.H., said her son, Bill. She was 94. |
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'Casablanca's' Joy Page dies at 83 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Played Bulgarian newlywed Annina Brandel -- Joy Page, who played Bulgarian newlywed Annina Brandel in "Casablanca," died April 18 of complications from a stroke and pneumonia in Los Angeles. She was 83. |
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Soul singer Al Wilson dies at 68 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Musician charted with several 1970s singles -- Al Wilson, a soul singer and songwriter who had a number of 1970s hits, including "Show and Tell," died April 21 of kidney failure at in Fontana, Calif. |
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Singer, songwriter Paul Davis dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Performer's hits included 'I Go Crazy,' 'Cool Night' -- Paul Davis, a singer and songwriter whose soft rock hit "I Go Crazy" stayed on the charts for months after its release in 1977, died April 22 in Meridian, Miss. |
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Skater Werner 'Frick' Groebli dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Known as Mr. Frick of Frick and Frack -- Ice skating comic Werner Groebli, better known as Mr. Frick of the Frick and Frack skating duo, died of natural causes April 14 in Zurich. He was 92. |
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Composer Bebe Barron dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: 'Forbidden' the first film to use electronic music -- Composer Bebe Barron, whose score for "Forbidden Planet," was the first use of electronic music in feature films, died April 20 of natural causes in Los Angeles. |
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Director Alex Grasshoff dies at 79 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Won, returned Oscar in 1969 -- Director Alex Grasshoff, who won the feature documentary Oscar in 1969 but later had to return it on a technicality, died April 5 after complications from surgery in Los Angeles. He was 79. |
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Seaman Jacobs, writer, dies at 96 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: TV comedy scribe wrote for 'Addams,' 'Martian' -- TV comedy writer Seaman Jacobs, who wrote for scores of classic TV shows including "The Addams Family" and "My Favorite Martian," died of cardiac arrest April 8 in Los Angeles. He was 96. |
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Actor Stephen Oliver dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Actor appeared in 'Motor Psycho,' 'Tom Horn' -- Actor Stephen Oliver, best known as Lee Webber in the television series "Peyton Place," died of cancer March 5 in Big Bear Lake, Calif. |
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Danny Federici dies at 58 (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Musician was longtime organist in E Street Band -- Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen whose stylish work helped define the E Street Band's sound on hits from "Hungry Heart" through "The Rising," died April 17 in New York of melanoma. |
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'Scream Queen' Hazel Court dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Star of popular horror films from '50s, '60s -- Hazel Court, an English beauty who co-starred with the likes of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in "The Raven" and other popular horror movies of the 1950s and '60s, died April 15 near Lake Tahoe, Calif. from a heart attack. |
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Writer Robert Warnes Leach dies (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - Obituary: Veteran screenwriter wrote for 'Perry Mason' -- Robert Warnes Leach, a journalist and screenwriter who wrote for "Perry Mason," and other 1950s and 1960s TV series, died in Laguna Beach, Calif. on March 30 after a long illness. He was 93. |
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Fair price for land in state from July (Apr 30 2008 01:37 GMT) - jimmy elias wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIn a major step aimed at curbing stamp duty evasion during land sales, ‘fair prices’ for lands fixed by the government was expected to come into force in Kerala from July. The work on preparation of the draft fair prices for land in [... |
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