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“It’s positively cruel!” pouted
Jennie Allen, one of a group of girls occupying a
garden bench in the ample grounds of Miss Stearne’s
School for Girls, at Beve...
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L. Frank Baum (1856-1919) wrote 69 books beloved by children, including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which became a classic movie.Lyman Frank Baum was born on May 15, 1856, near Syracuse, New York. His...
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Like the Wizard in his most famous creation, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz--or as it was retitled in later editions: The Wizard of Oz--L. Frank Baum was a magic manipulator of appearance and reality. Bau...
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In creating the Land of Oz, L. Frank Baum earned a special place in the history of juvenile literature. Children's books have just not been the same since Dorothy first went to the Emerald City. While...
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Los Angeles (dpa) - The following is a list of Emmy nominees in
the major categories, released Thursday:
Outstanding Drama Series
Boston Legal
Grey's Anat...
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Well-knowns like Philip Glass, Anderson Cooper and Amy Sacco recount nightmare New Year’s Eve tales. Sean McEnroe, son of tennis legend John and actress Tatum O’Neal, threw a tantrum w...
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Nominees in major categories for the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:Drama Series: "Boston Legal," ABC; "Grey's Anatomy," ABC; ...
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Los Angeles (dpa) - Acclaimed mafia drama The Sopranos was
nominated for 15 Emmy awards Thursday, emerging as the front-runner
for America's top TV prize just months after t...
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Posing naked for a publicity photo for her offbeat Showtime comedy series "Weeds" was no big deal for Mary-Louise Parker. It was the snake that bothered her."I didn't think I was going to do it act...
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MILAN, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Love letters, jewellery, dresses,
photographs and other memorabilia that belonged to Maria Callas
fetched 1.76 million euros ($2.5 million) at an auction on
Wednesday 30 ...
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(Reuters) - Following are the film and television
nominees announced Thursday for the 14th Annual Screen
Actors Guild Awards. SAG represents U.S. actors and actresses,
and its annual awards are a...
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Nominees for the 14th annual Screen Actors Guild awards:Movies:Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Ryan Gosling, "Lars and the Real Girl"; Emile Hirsc...
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When John Turturro mined the subsoil of his Brooklyn childhood in order to write and direct Romance & Cigarettes, getting filthy apparently wasn’t a concern. The racy musical dressed in a...
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MILAN, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Musical scores, glamorous dresses
and love letters belonging to Maria Callas to be auctioned next
week will offer a glimpse of the private passions of the opera
diva whose...
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SIDEBAR: Nominees for the 59th annual Emmy awards
