Alec Guinness
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
04/01/1914
Marylebone, London, England |
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Berlin Festival Honors Douglas
August 15, 2001 10:04am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 5, 2000 -- Legendary screen actor Kirk Douglas is slated to receive a Golden Bear award for his 55-year career at the Berlin Film Festival, Reuters reports. ``Kirk Douglas unmistakably embodies the quintessence of the pioneering spirit and typical American individualism,'' said Moritz De Hadeln, director of the event, which is considered one of Europe's most important film festivals after Cannes. ``His characters are tough and uneven, at times even difficult.'' Douglas, the fathe
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EMMYS: 'West Wing' Wins Big
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 10, 2000 -- The crime spree is over. "The Sopranos" will have to kiss someone else's ring -- namely, the big boss man's, the president of the United States of TV America. "The West Wing" was named Best Drama Series at the 52nd Annual Emmy Awards, capping a night wherein the political drama dominated, save for one major setback when James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos" bested Martin Sheen in the competition for Best Actor in a Drama Series. "I think the Academy has an affinity for
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Sir Alec Guinness: 1914-2000
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, August 6, 2000 -- British actor Sir Alec Guinness, who won an Oscar for "Bridge on the River Kwai" in 1957 and attained mega-fame 20 years later as the elder master of The Force in "Star Wars," died Saturday in southern England. He was 86. The cause of death was not immediately reported, but Guinness had been in poor health for several years. He became ill at his home in Hampshire on Thursday and was taken to a hospital, where he died, Reuters reported. Born in 1914, Guinness began h
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Quick Takes: News in Brief
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTRobinson's "Weakest Link"; P. Diddy in trouble again; Guiliani denies NYPD is gunning for rappers; "Suge" Knight happy to get out; Napster talks to the experts; Sir Alec Guinness' secret; "Star Wars" on display; Giant Records closes shop; Writers receive input from politicos; "Batman" producer loses his wings; Despite ratings gain, NBC's profits fall in Q1; "Monday Night Football" schedule remains rigid; *NSync frontman's hoop dreams.
