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Entertainment News from April 1999

2The BBC reports that Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, and Angeline Jolie have signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of Charlie's Angels, the 1970s Aaron Spelling camp classic that had…

Richard Burton: Across the Fields to Anne

Across the Fields to AnneRichard BurtonHow often in the summer-tide, His graver business set aside, Has stripling Will, the thoughtful-eyed, As to the pipe of Pan, Stepped blithesomely with…

forum

(Encyclopedia) forum, market and meeting place in ancient Roman towns in Italy and later in the provinces, corresponding to the Greek agora. By extension the word forum often indicates the meeting…

William Phillips 2002 Deaths

William PhillipsAge: 94 cofounder and editor of the Partisan Review, a political and literary forum for emerging journalists and writers. Died: New York City, Sept. 13, 2002Julia PhillipsM -…

Max Perutz 2002 Deaths

Max PerutzAge: 87 molecular biologist who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with John Kendrew for “their studies of the structures of globular proteins.” Died: Cambridge, England, Feb…

Cy Coleman 2004 Deaths

Cy ColemanAge: 75 jazz pianist and prolific composer who wrote dozens of Broadway show tunes and scored several Hollywood films. His most memorable songs include “Witchcraft” and “The Best Is…

James Cameron Biography

James CamerondirectorBorn: 8/16/1954Birthplace: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada If he does nothing else, Cameron will always be remembered as the Oscar-winning director of Titanic (1997), the top-…

Lucille Lortel Biography

Lucille Lortelactor, theatre producerBorn: 12/16/1900Birthplace: Manhattan major figure in off-Broadway theater who was involved in producing about 500 plays. The former actress devoted her…