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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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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December 23, 2016

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Carrie Fisher heart attack –
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher is currently in intensive care after suffering a massive heart attack on a plane from London to Los Angeles.Passengers performed CPR on the 60-year-old after she went into cardiac arrest on the United Airlines flight yesterday, TMZ reported. Actress Anna Akana was on board the aircraft when Carrie went into medical distress and she described the upsetting scene in a series of tweets. Akana wrote that the actress wasn’t breathing “for 10 minutes or so” and CPR was administered until the plane landed at LAX. Carrie’s daughter, Billie Lourd, and her beloved dog Gary were both spotted at the UCLA Medical Centre as the star received treatment. [Mirror]
carrie_fisher_mark_hamill__harrison_fordFisher with fellow Star Wars actors Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford, July 2015

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December 25, 2016

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Ex-Wham! singer George Michael dies –
Singer George Michael has died aged 53, his publicist has said. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and later continued his success as a solo performer, is said to have “passed away peacefully at home”. Thames Valley Police said South Central Ambulance Service attended a property in Goring in Oxfordshire at 13:42 GMT. Police say there were no suspicious circumstances. Michael, who was born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou in north London, sold more than 100m albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades. Earlier this month it was announced that producer and songwriter Naughty Boy was working with Michael on a new album. In a statement, the star’s publicist said: “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period. [BBC]
George_michaelMichael performing on stage on the Faith World Tour in 1988.

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  • Bezeq, an Israeli telecoms company, says that it has received word from the country’s telecoms regulator that it will be allowed to end the “structural separation” of its business operations by product (i.e. mobile phone, internet, land lines). (Reuters)
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  • Medical research reveals shrinkage in women’s brains as a result of pregnancy. Loss of gray matter in certain regions of the brain may make the brain more efficient and specialized for child-rearing. There is also evidence of links to long-term changes in brain. (ScienceNews) (Nature)
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December 27, 2016

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Carrie Fisher, Star Wars actress, dies aged 60 –
US actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars series, has died aged 60, days after suffering a cardiac arrest. Fisher was taken ill on a flight from London to LA on Friday and was taken to hospital when the plane landed. But a family statement said with “deep sadness” she died on Tuesday morning. As well as starring in other films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally, Fisher also wrote four novels and three memoirs. The daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher made her film debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975’s Shampoo. But far greater fame was to follow when she played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy, a role she reprised in last year’s reboot The Force Awakens. She endured a difficult private life, and has often discussed her years of mental illness and drug addiction. [BBC]
carrie_fisher_mark_hamill__harrison_fordFisher with fellow Star Wars actors Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford, July 2015

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  • The cheetah faces extinction after it is discovered that only 7,100 specimens are left alive in the wild as a result of a sudden crash in population. (BBC)

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