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Polanski freed on bail

Dec. 4, 2009
Film director Roman Polanski has been released from custody in Switzerland and placed under house arrest.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A judge in Los Angeles ruled Tuesday that fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski must return to the United States to request his decades-old sex case be dropped.

Polanski doc screened, bought at Sundance

PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- A documentary about controversial filmmaker Roman Polanski was screened at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah during the weekend.

Polanski adapting Harris' 'Ghost'

LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Oscar-winning Polish director Roman Polanski is set to bring Robert Harris' new political thriller, "The Ghost," to the big screen.

Italian foundation set to honor Polanski

RIMINI, Italy, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Italy's Federico Fellini Foundation plans to honor legendary director Roman Polanski with its lifetime achievement award.

Director Polanski to get lifetime award

WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- The European Film Academy will honor film director Roman Polanski with a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony in Poland.

Roman Polanski filming 'Oliver Twist'

PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 27 (UPI) -- Producer Roman Polanski will film a new version of the popular Charles Dickens children's classic "Oliver Twist" in Prague.

Roman Polanski to do 'Oliver Twist'

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Director Roman Polanski and screenwriter Ronald Harwood, Oscar winners for the "The Pianist," will collaborate again on "Oliver Twist."

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler