December 18, 2016

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Zsa Zsa Gabor: Hollywood legend dies at 99 –
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor has died at he age of 99 after suffering a heart attack, her husband has confirmed. On the point of tears, Frederic von Anhalt told the AFP news agency his wife had passed away at home, surrounded by her friends and family. “Everybody was there. She didn’t die alone,” he said. Born in Hungary, she emigrated to the United States during World War Two and made her Hollywood debut in 1952. She was married nine times. She appeared in more than 70 films, but was more famous for her celebrity lifestyle. She first married at the age of 20 and for the last (and longest) time when she was nearly 70 to the man who outlived her. By her own reckoning she was only married eight-and-a-half times – she said she didn’t really count a Spanish duke in 1982. [BBC]
zsa_zsa_gabor_-_1959 Zsa Zsa Gabor in 1959

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INDIAN PACIFIC FIFTEEN from Tom Jennings on Vimeo.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor Filmography

Film

Year Film Director Note
1952 Lovely to Look At[68] LeRoy
We’re Not Married![69] Goulding
Moulin Rouge[69] Huston
1953 The Story of Three Loves[70] Minelli
Lili[69] Walters
L’ennemi public no. 1 (The Most Wanted Man) Verneuil
1954 Sangre y luces (Love in a Hot Climate)[71] Rouquier/Suey
3 Ring Circus[69] Pevney
1956 Death of a Scoundrel[69] Martin
1957 The Girl in the Kremlin[72] Birdwell
1958 The Man Who Wouldn’t Talk Wilconx
Country Music Holiday[72] Ganzer
Touch of Evil[69] Welles
Queen of Outer Space[69] Bernds
1959 For the First Time Mate
1960 Pepe[1] Sidney
1962 The Road to Hong Kong[73] Panama Cameo
Boys’ Night Out[69] Gordon
1966 Picture Mommy Dead[69] Gordon
Drop Dead Darling[74] Hughes
1967 Jack of Diamonds[75] Taylor
1972 Up the Front Kiliett
1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood[76] Winner
1978 Every Girl Should Have One Hyatt
1984 Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie[77] Gold
1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors[78] Russell Cameo
1992 The Naked Truth[72] Mastorakis
1993 Happily Ever After[79] Blossom Voice only
The Beverly Hillbillies[80] Spheeris Cameo

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January 1, 2017

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Mariah Carey stormed out of 2016 with a technical meltdown –
Mariah Carey had a very public and very embarrassing end to 2016. She had a massive technical meltdown during her performance at a New Year’s Eve party. And it wasn’t exactly an intimate gig – it was the New Year’s Eve party in Times Square in New York. Thousands of people watched there, millions more saw it on American TV. She said: “We’re missing some of these vocals, but it is what it is. “We didn’t have a sound check, but it’s New Year’s baby. That’s ok.” It didn’t look ok though. She half-heartedly mimed a few bars and then decided not to bother. “I’m going to let the audience sing, OK?” she said. Her male dancers carried on, as she diva-strutted across the stage. At one stage she asked “I wanted a holiday too, can I not have one?” As the song ended, she said “That was…. amazing.” Finally, she told the audience: “It just don’t get any better”, and walked off stage. [BBC]
Mariah_CareyMariah Carey

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  • Spanish and Moroccan authorities clash with migrants on the Moroccan-Spanish border along Ceuta, as they attempt to climb and rush the border fence. (Express UK)
  • Police arrest Anthony K. Boisvert after a foot chase in Lebanon, New Hampshire, charging him in the setting a fire which destroyed an abandoned building on January 2016, and two other fires, one which destroyed the historic First Baptist Church on December 2016 and stabbing two at a condominium complex December 29. (The New Hampshire Union Leader)
  • Authorities seek three men after they rob $6 million on New Year’s Eve from the offices of high-end jewelry designer Gregg Ruth in New York City. (ABC NYC)
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January 20, 2017

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Donald Trump is sworn in as 45th President of the United States –
There is some dispute to the size of the inauguration crowd, starting an acrimonious war of words between the new president and the press.


The President and First Lady at the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day

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How did The Mall in Washington fill up in 2009 compared to 2017 – Daily Mirror

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US Presidents 1 – 45 – source Wikipedia

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