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Mia Farrow's daughter Lark dead at 35

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Actress Mia Farrow's Vietnamese-born, adopted daughter Lark Previn has died at the age of 35, following a long illness, the New York medical examiner said.

The New York Daily News reported the mother of two girls had been sick for about a decade and died Thursday. The cause of her death was not released to the public and Previn's live-in boyfriend, Robert Garcia, declined to comment to the Daily News.

A wake was held for Previn Monday, the newspaper said.

Farrow and her former husband, musician Andre Previn, adopted Lark in 1973. She was the first of many children Farrow would adopt over the years.

'Terminator' added to U.S. film registry

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- "Deliverance," "The Invisible Man," "Sergeant York" and "The Terminator" have been added to the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

Under the terms of the National Film Preservation Act, the Librarian of Congress each year names 25 movies to the national registry that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant, to be preserved for all time.

In addition to the aforementioned films, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington Tuesday also named to the registry "A Face in the Crowd," "The Asphalt Jungle," "Disneyland Dream," "Flower Drum Song," "Foolish Wives," "Free Radicals," "Hallelujah," "In Cold Blood," "Johnny Guitar," "The Killers," "The March," "No Lies," "On the Bowery," "One Week," "The Pawnbroker," "The Perils of Pauline," "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," "So's Your Old Man," "George Stevens WW2 Footage," "Water and Power" and "White Fawn's Devotion."

"With this year's list, the registry now includes 500 films and stands as a matchless record of the amazing creativity America has brought to the movies since the early 1890s," Billington said in a statement. "Both as a public-awareness tool and as an educational learning aid for students, the registry helps this nation understand the diversity of America's film heritage and, just as importantly, the need for its preservation. The nation has lost about half of the films produced before 1950 and as much as 90 percent of those made before 1920. In addition, more and more nitrate-based and acetate-based films are deteriorating with the passage of time."

Bristol Palin gives birth to a son

PALMER, Alaska, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Bristol Palin's great aunt has confirmed the 18-year-old daughter of former U.S. vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son.

People magazine said Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston was born Sunday in Palmer, Alaska.

Baby Tripp is the first child for Bristol Palin and her apprentice electrician boyfriend, Levi Johnston. The couple have been together for three years and reportedly plan to marry next year.

"We think it's wonderful," Colleen Jones, the sister of Bristol's grandmother Sally Heath, told People when confirming Tripp's birth. "The baby is fine and Bristol is doing well. Everyone is excited."

Sarah Palin is the governor of Alaska and the former running mate of defeated Republican presidential candidate John McCain.

Woody Harrelson weds longtime gal pal

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Woody Harrelson's publicist has confirmed that the actor married his longtime girlfriend Laura Louie in Maui, which is where the couple live.

Usmagazine.com said Owen Wilson, Willie Nelson and Sean Penn were among the guests at the ceremony while Alanis Morissette was the wedding singer.

"Woody Harrelson and Laura Louie were officially married yesterday on the island of Maui," the actor's representative told the magazine Monday. "The ceremony was attended by family and friends. The couple have been together 20 years and are the proud parents of three daughters."

Harrelson is best known for his portrayal of naive bartender Woody Boyd on the classic TV sit-com "Cheers." His other acting credits include "Doc Hollywood," "Natural Born Killers," "A Prairie Home Companion," "No Country for Old Men" and "Seven Pounds."