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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The egg that hatched a face-sucking space creature in the Sci-Fi classic "Aliens" has a permanent home in the Smithsonian's National Museum of America History.
Actress Sigourney Weaver, who played Lt. Ellen Ripley in the 1986 horror movie, presented the greenish-gray, three-foot-tall plaster egg, a script of the film, still pictures and a movie poster to the museum's performing arts collection.
The collection already includes Mr. Spock's ear tips from "Star Trek" and "Star Wars" robots, R2D2 and C3PO.
The glowing space egg is made of heavily glazed Plaster of Paris.
Weaver's role in the Academy Award-winning "Alien" in 1979 was credited with shattering female stereotypes by creating a new brand of determined, self-reliant heroine. Weaver reprised her groundbreaking role, originally written for a male actor, in "Aliens" and two other sequels, "Alien 3," and "Alien Resurrection."
"Alien" and Aliens" won special effects Oscars for its slimy nests and creepy space monsters.
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LOS ANGELES, May 26 (UPI) --
Lee Rich, a television producer who brought "Dallas" into American homes, has died in his Los Angeles home, a Warner Bros. spokesperson said. He was 93.
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WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) --
U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, Saturday urged the Democratic-controlled Senate to approved House-passed legislation she said would create jobs.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 26 (UPI) --
Sudan received hard currency deposits from foreign friendly nations to support its ailing economy, the central bank deputy governor said Saturday.
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