Actress Joan Crawford in 1945 movie “Mildred Pierce”
Actress Joan Crawford, one the last of Hollywood’s glamour queens whose career stretched back to the golden days of silent films, is shown in a 1945 scene in the movie “Mildred Pierce,” for which she won a “best actress” Academy Award. (UPI Photo/Files)
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Fashion designer Nolan Miller -- best known for his work on "Dynasty" -- died at a California hospital, his former assistant said. He was 79.
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British actress Kate Winslet is to play the title role in an HBO miniseries based on James M. Cain's classic novel, "Mildred Pierce," Variety reported.
U.S. actress Jada Pinkett Smith says her mother was thrilled to hear she was planning to co-star in a remake of the 1939 film classic "The Women."
Warren Cowan, co-founder of the famed Hollywood public relations firm Rogers & Cowan, has died in Los Angeles. He was 87.
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The International Academy of TV Arts & Sciences Tuesday announced it will honor Steven Spielberg with its Founders Award.
Author Henry Farrell, best known for creepy tales of dysfunctional siblings like "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" has died in California at age 85.
