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Zorba The Greek actress Irene Papas dies after battle with Alzheimer’s disease

Hollywood actress Irene Papas, who gained recognition for films such as Zorba The Greek, has passed away at the age of 96 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease

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Irene Papas, celebrated Greek actress from 'Zorba' to 'Iphegenia,' has died

Papas catapulted to international fame in such films as Zorba the Greek, Z and The Guns of Navarone. She also earned acclaim for her work in classical Greek plays. She died Wednesday at age 96.

WEKU

30 times things went wrong on set

On-set incidents can be hilarious, embarrassing, or just plain dangerous. Charlotte Cripps picks the most memorable

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Michael Hiltzik: Did John Wayne try to assault Sacheen Littlefeather at the 1973 Oscars? Debunking a Hollywood myth

Hollywood loves few things more than retailing myths and legends about itself. Few of these yarns have had a longer life than what happened at the 1973 Academy Awards involving Marlon Brando, John Wayne and a Native American activist named Sacheen Littlefeather.

Los Angeles Times

‘She disappears or goes blank like Garbo’: the enigma of Tilda Swinton

The British actor’s new films show the full spectrum of her capabilities as the most unconventional of Hollywood A-listers

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

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Film Academy Apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized to her for the abuse she endured. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…

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Sacheen Littlefeather: Actor says John Wayne tried to remove her from Oscars stage after political speech

Actor and activist rejected Marlon Brando’s Oscar on his behalf at the 1973 ceremony, which apparently angered Wayne

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather: Oscars apologises to Native American woman booed off stage nearly 50 years ago

The actress and activist called out the ‘treatment of American Indians by the film industry’ during her short speech at the 1973 Oscars

Evening Standard

Sacheen Littlefeather responds after Oscars apologise 50 years late over 1973 speech abuse

Former Academy president David Rubin acknowledged ‘the abuse you endured because of this statement’ in a letter of reconciliation to Littlefeather

The Independent UK

Academy apologises to indigenous star for historic Oscars abuse

LOS ANGELES - Nearly 50 years after she was booed off the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf in protest at the film industry's treatment of Native Americans, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the group said…

Bangkok Post

The Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for her treatment at the 1973 Oscars

In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke on behalf of Marlon Brando at the Oscars about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.

WEKU

US film academy apologises to Indigenous activist for Oscar abuse

Sacheen Littlefeather endured racism and insults after taking a stand against insulting portrayals of Native Americans.

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Film academy apologizes to Littlefeather for 1973 Oscars

Nearly 50 years after Sacheen Littlefeather stood on the Academy Awards stage on behalf of Marlon Brando to speak about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has apologized to her for the abuse she endured

Bangkok Post

It still remains an offer you can't refuse

Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when…

Chicago Tribune

‘The Last Movie Stars’ review: HBO’s portrait of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward plays out as some of the most irresistible hours of TV this year

Long before the line “Who are those guys?” became a running gag in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” the public wondered the same thing about Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.

The Independent UK

James Caan: Hollywood legend who played Sonny in ‘The Godfather’

James Caan, a Hollywood leading man of the 1970s who memorably displayed his tough-guy screen presence as the trigger-happy Mafioso Sonny Corleone in The Godfather – but who also proved, beyond his macho exterior, a versatile performer of wry expressiveness and unexpected vulnerability – has died aged 82.

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Best leather jackets for men in bomber, biker and more classic styles

Give your wardrobe an injection of attitude with a black leather jacket

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‘It means so much’: Celebrities share their abortion stories after Roe v Wade

The US Supreme Court ended almost 50 years of constitutional protection for women by overtuning Roe v Wade. Celebrities shared their stories in response.

Evening Standard

Best white t-shirts for men you can wear all the time

An essential wardrobe staple, the white t-shirt is here for good

The Independent UK

Roe v Wade: Rita Moreno recalls being sent to botched abortion by Marlon Brando

‘I could have died,’ remembers the legendary ‘West Side Story’ actor

Evening Standard

...And the vest is history: How the white vest became a symbol of queer identity

From Brando to Bound, Isobel Van Dyke explores how the humble white vest became a code used within the LGBTQ+ community

Los Angeles Times

Michael J. Fox, Peter Weir, Diane Warren set for honorary Oscars

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present multiple film luminaries with honorary Oscars this November: director Peter Weir, composer Diane Warren and filmmaker Euzhan Palcy. Actor Michael J. Fox will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (also an Oscar statuette). Academy President David Rubin…

Daily Mirror

Elvis Presley's romantic liaisons - from lingerie discovery to fling with co-star

Elvis Presley married just once but throughout his short life he was linked to a number of high-profile bombshells

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