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Angelina Jolie Unsure About Marilyn Role
Angelina Jolie is unsure if she is the right person to play Marilyn Monroe on the big screen.The stunning actress - who is reported to be portraying the curvy blonde bombshell in an upcoming epic...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 August 2010
Beloved Trombonist Powell Dies
Musician BENNY POWELL, who played the trombone with stars including FRANK SINATRA and SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS, has died. He was 80.Powell passed away in a Manhattan, New York hospital after suffering a heart attack on...
By WENN on 05 July 2010
Actor/director/coach Corey Allen Dead At 75
Corey Allen, best known for his role as Buzz in the James Dean starrer Rebel Without a Cause , but who appeared in numerous movies and TV series in the 1950s and '60s before becoming...
By Lew Irwin on 29 June 2010
David Hasselhoff Heads To Vegas
David Hasselhoff is set to headline his own Las Vegas show.The former 'Baywatch' actor - who has also had a pop career, and has achieved chart success in Germany - is currently working on a...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 April 2010
Mgm Musical Star Kathryn Grayson Dead At 88
Kathryn Grayson, an MGM contract player during the Golden Age of Hollywood musicals, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 88. She first achieved stardom opposite Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in the 1945 musical...
By Lew Irwin on 19 February 2010
Sinatra Musical At Centre Of Labour Union Lawsuit
A Broadway musical based on the music of FRANK SINATRA is at the centre of a labour union lawsuit - one of the show’s lead producers has been accused of unfair labour practices.Come Fly Away...
By WENN on 11 January 2010
Monster Of Rock Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee is releasing a heavy metal album.The screen legend - who is best known for starring in several Hammer horror films, including his most famous role as Dracula in the movie of the same...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2010
Sinatra Was Buried With Bourbon, Cigarettes & Candy
FRANK SINATRA was buried with a bottle of bourbon, a pack of cigarettes, a lighter and a roll of dimes so he could call his loved ones from beyond the grave, according to a new...
By WENN on 01 October 2009
Sinatra 'Could Have Saved Monroe'
FRANK SINATRA could have saved MARILYN MONROE's life - but he threw her out of his home less than two weeks before she died amid fears she'd pass away in his company, according to a...
By WENN on 31 August 2009
Comedian Lange Gets Political Boost
Residents of FRANK SINATRA's hometown have started a bizarre campaign to elect outrageous comic ARTIE LANGE Mayor.Lange, a New Jersey native, has lived in Hoboken since 2001, and residents have launched a grassroots movement to...
By WENN on 22 August 2009
Universal Confirms Scorsese Will Direct Sinatra Biopic
Martin Scorsese, whose films about musicians have previously been limited to documentaries ( Shine a Light, No Direction Home, The Last Waltz ), has agreed to direct an as-yet untitled drama about the life of...
By Lew Irwin on 14 May 2009
Bono's Newspaper Ode To Sinatra
Rocker-turned-journalist BONO has dedicated his new U.S. newspaper column to his hero and mentor FRANK SINATRA. The U2 frontman has joined forces with the New York Times to provide occasional opinion pieces for the publication....
By WENN on 13 January 2009
Sinatra Continues Royalties Fight
FRANK SINATRA's daughter NANCY is continuing her late father's fight for musicians' rights - the singer is to urge the U.S. government to change the current law on radio royalties. Ten years before his death...
By WENN on 09 June 2008
Sinatra's Ex-wife Nancy Suffers Second Heart Attack
FRANK SINATRA's first wife is reportedly fighting for her life after suffering her second heart attack. Nancy Sinatra, who was married to the crooner for 12 years until their divorce in 1951, checked into Los...
By WENN on 27 February 2008
Sinatra's Vinyl Debut Up For Sale
Singing legend FRANK SINATRA's debut vinyl release is up for sale on auction site eBay.com. Ol' Blue Eyes' rendition of STARS IN YOUR EYES was recorded in New York City in 1935, when the star...
By WENN on 09 March 2007
Stars Record Birthday Tribute For Fitzgerald
LINDA RONSTADT, GLADYS KNIGHT, CHAKA KHAN and NATALIE COLE are among the stars contributing songs to an album celebrating what would have been music legend ELLA FITZGERALD'S 90th birthday. Fitzgerald, also known as the First...
By WENN on 06 March 2007
Bon Jovi Regrets Snubbing Sinatra
JON BON JOVI will take his biggest regret to the grave - he never met his hero FRANK SINATRA. The rocker admits he had many opportunities to meet his idol but was never mature enough...
By WENN on 18 August 2006
Sinatra Biographers Question New Lovechild Claims
LATEST: FRANK SINATRA's celebrated biographers ROBBYN SWAN and ANTHONY SUMMERS are questioning claims by a 50-something Arizona woman that she's Ol' Blue Eyes' lovechild - because part of her story doesn't add up. JULIE LYMA...
By WENN on 31 July 2006
Experts Reveal Sinatra Was A Functioning Alcoholic
FRANK SINATRA was a functioning alcoholic, who went cold turkey on his love of booze and cigarettes in the weeks running up to recording sessions to save his voice. The late crooner's biographers, ANTHONY SUMMERS...
By WENN on 31 July 2006
Sinatra Biographers Uncover Truth About Mafia Ties
FRANK SINATRA biographers ANTHONY SUMMERS and ROBBYN SWAN have unearthed new evidence linking the late crooner to the Mafia, thanks to the confession of a dying mob boss. The husband-and-wife team published SINATRA: THE LIFE...
By WENN on 27 July 2006
Wild's Widow Will Finish His Autobiography
Oscar-nominated actor JACK WILD's widow has vowed to finish the autobiography the OLIVER! actor started before his death. Wild - who played the ARTFUL DODGER in the 1968 movie - died last month (MAR06) aged...
By World Entertainment News Network on 04 April 2006
Sinatra's Home Taken Off The Market After Gere And Cage Say No
FRANK SINATRA's party lodge in the California desert has been taken off the market after movie stars RICHARD GERE and NICOLAS CAGE missed opportunities to purchase the sprawling property. Both stars viewed the private hillside...
By WENN on 07 March 2006
Kennedy Lawford Inherited Womanising Ways
Actor CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY LAWFORD confesses he has inherited the womanising ways of his famous male relatives. Lawford's father was rat pack member PETER LAWFORD and his uncle was late US President JOHN F KENNEDY,...
By WENN on 22 February 2006
Mathis Blasts Streisand And Sinatra
JOHNNY MATHIS has slammed FRANK SINATRA and BARBRA STREISAND in a new interview, insisting both stars made his life hell when he worked with them. The WHEN A CHILD IS BORN singer found Sinatra...
By WENN on 18 February 2006
Lou Rawls Dies
Grammy-winning singer LOU RAWLS has died following a battle with lung and brain cancer. He was 72. The YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE hitmaker died earlier today (06JAN06) at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
By WENN on 06 January 2006
Cassidy's Talent Boasts
Veteran crooner DAVID CASSIDY is convinced his career has lasted long after he lost his sex symbol status because, like ELVIS PRESLEY and MICHAEL JACKSON he has "great talent". The 54-year-old is currently travelling...
By WENN on 17 June 2005
Moby Disappointed With Las Vegas
Dance star MOBY was left disappointed by Las Vegas, because he'd hoped to find a city stooped in the glamour of legendary stars such as ELVIS PRESLEY and FRANK SINATRA. While the PLAY hitmaker...
By WENN on 17 June 2005
Sinatra Turned Violent After Kennedy Snub
Singing legend FRANK SINATRA flew into a violent rage after former US President JOHN F KENNEDY snubbed him to stay with singer BING CROSBY during a trip to California, according to a new biography of...
By WENN on 12 May 2005
Sinatra Rape Claim In Book
FRANK SINATRA has been labelled a rapist in a new book by a woman who claims the legendary crooner sexually assaulted her in 1969. In forthcoming biography SINATRA: THE LIFE by ANTHONY SUMMERS and...
By WENN on 06 May 2005
Martin's Mafia Links Exposed
Late crooner DEAN MARTIN was involved with the mafia and often performed for America's most notorious mob bosses, according to a new biography which exposes files collated by the FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI)....
By WENN on 31 January 2005
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