Barbara Walters is giving a trove of tapes, papers and photos from her five decades in journalism to Sarah Lawrence College, her alma mater. Walters made the announcement in a surprise appearance at the suburban New York college's commencement Friday. The Journal News says she told the graduates that her career benefited from going to what she called "a college where I was not afraid to ask questions." Photos: Barbara Walters' Career in Pictures College President Karen Lawrence says in a statement that the school is thrilled by the gift. Walters retired from daily television this month. Her final episode
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- 5/26/2014
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jennifer Lawrence not only has an Oscar, she has a best friend in Louisville. Ky., where she grew up - and even Lawrence's own mother says this smiling neighborhood kid is a star. His name is Andy Strunk. "Most popular guy in Kentucky," Lawrence, 22, tells Louisville TV station Wave 3. The two go back to having attended middle school together. "He has the kindest heart of anybody I've ever met," says the Best Actress winner. "He's always in a good mood. And he's one of the funniest people I've ever been around." Says his mother, Pollyanna Strunk: "He's her No. 1 fan...
- 2/28/2013
- by Stephen M. Silverman
- PEOPLE.com
Celebrity parents and parents of celebrities prove once again that they are just like the rest of us when it comes to their children.
Just ask Jennifer Lawrence. A touching video has emerged showing the 22-year-old actress' parents gushing about their daughter's success at Sunday's 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, causing the "Hunger Games" star to cover her face and exclaim, "Mom, stop crying! God, this is embarrassing!" Lawrence, who won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for "Silver Linings Playbook," had brought her Kentucky-based parents, Karen and Gary, to the glittery affair.
"Entertainment Tonight" caught up with the leading lady and her family backstage at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. Mom and dad said they couldn't have been more proud, with Gary Lawrence saying, "I feel like I've got the Secretariat in the Derby."
Lawrence, once a spunky cheerleader, has said her mom...
Just ask Jennifer Lawrence. A touching video has emerged showing the 22-year-old actress' parents gushing about their daughter's success at Sunday's 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, causing the "Hunger Games" star to cover her face and exclaim, "Mom, stop crying! God, this is embarrassing!" Lawrence, who won Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for "Silver Linings Playbook," had brought her Kentucky-based parents, Karen and Gary, to the glittery affair.
"Entertainment Tonight" caught up with the leading lady and her family backstage at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A. Mom and dad said they couldn't have been more proud, with Gary Lawrence saying, "I feel like I've got the Secretariat in the Derby."
Lawrence, once a spunky cheerleader, has said her mom...
- 1/29/2013
- by Shelley Emling
- Huffington Post
Parker Young on the set of Suburgatory.
Birthday shoutouts go to Jennifer Connelly, who is 42, Mayim Bialik is 37, and Sheila E. is 55. Everyone knows her Top Ten hit "The Glamorous Life," but I want to give a shoutout to her other big hit, "A Love Bizarre," which peaked at #11 in 1986.
In ratings news, Happy Endings was steady, while Don't Trust The B fell another 17%. The SAG Award nominations were announced today, with Modern Family, Homeland and Downton Abbey leading the way. Daniel Hernandez, the gay intern who helped save the life of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his new memoir.27 of the gayest Christmas songs?Ricky Martin to United Nations: "I Lived In Fear"Below you can see the teaser trailer for Southern Knights, about the 1973 arson attack on the gay bar Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans.
Below you can see a fresh peek at the Doctor Who Christmas special,...
Birthday shoutouts go to Jennifer Connelly, who is 42, Mayim Bialik is 37, and Sheila E. is 55. Everyone knows her Top Ten hit "The Glamorous Life," but I want to give a shoutout to her other big hit, "A Love Bizarre," which peaked at #11 in 1986.
In ratings news, Happy Endings was steady, while Don't Trust The B fell another 17%. The SAG Award nominations were announced today, with Modern Family, Homeland and Downton Abbey leading the way. Daniel Hernandez, the gay intern who helped save the life of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, talks about his new memoir.27 of the gayest Christmas songs?Ricky Martin to United Nations: "I Lived In Fear"Below you can see the teaser trailer for Southern Knights, about the 1973 arson attack on the gay bar Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans.
Below you can see a fresh peek at the Doctor Who Christmas special,...
- 12/12/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
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