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'Diary of Anne Frank': Ellie Kendrick brings an icon to life
Zap2ItAll too often when a movie is remade, we wonder why bother. It's even more annoying if earlier productions were worthwhile. "The Diary of Anne Frank," airing on PBS' "Masterpiece Classic" Sunday, April 11 (check local listings), upends that notion....Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Family, PBS (tv network), Movies, Massacres
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Long Beach Opera ends 2010 in the black -- and unveils 2011 lineup that offers 'more of the unexpected'
Culture MonsterLong Beach Opera is ending its 2010 season with a double splash. The company, which is staging Ricky Ian Gordon's swimming pool-based "Orpheus and Euridice" this weekend, is also finishing in the black -- with a 35% increase in subscribers....... -
Mary’s Mama leaves `the world she loved so much.’
Change of SubjectEarly Friday, my friend and colleague Mary Schmich posted to her Facebook page, “This morning Mary Ellen Findlay Schmich left the world she loved so much.” Mrs. Schmich, 87, whose wit, warmth and passion were well known to Tribune readers...... -
Miep Gies dies at 100; gave protection to Anne Frank
Miep Gies, who played a pivotal role in introducing to the world the poignant diary of the young Anne Frank and in relating the Frank family's failed attempt to hide from the Nazis, has died. She was 100.
Gies died Monday after a short illness, according...Tags: Ann Lee, Judaism, World War I (1914-1918), Book, Netherlands
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Miep Gies, Anne Frank's Protector, Dies at 100
KTLA NewsAMSTERDAM - The Anne Frank Museum says Miep Gies, who helped the Frank family hide from the Nazis has died. She was 100 years old. Gies was the last surviving member of the group who helped protect Anne Frank and her family. She and other employees...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Family, Nazi Party, KTLA
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Conner Prairie Announces 2009 Spirit of the Prairie Award Recipients
Conner PrairieConner Prairie Interactive History Park, Indiana's only Smithsonian affiliate, has announced the 2009 Spirit of the Prairie Award recipients. Following past tradition of honoring distinguished individuals with Indiana ties, Hoosier Heritage honorees...Tags: Local Elections, Emmett Till, U.S. Senate, Television, Opera (genre)
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PASSINGS: Leroy Miller, Suzanne Grossmann
Leroy Miller
L.A. architect mainly used brick, concrete
Leroy Miller, 78, a Los Angeles architect who designed commercial, residential and institutional buildings mainly of brick and concrete and whose noted work includes the Evco Film Library...Tags: Metal and Mineral, U.S. Army, Theater, University of Michigan, Santa Monica
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New books shed light on plight of women in Middle East
This month, several outstanding new books on the lives of women illuminate the daily challenge, joy and unfathomable outrage women and girls experience in these countries. Reading them all is a bit overwhelming — like looking into a crystal ball...Tags: New York University, Los Angeles Times
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Tastemakers
Artistic and general director of the Long Beach Opera since the 2003-04 season, Mitisek wants nothing less than to change the sensibility audiences bring to seeing opera. Attending a performance doesnt mean sitting in plush seats and watching centuries-...Tags: Music Theater, Opera (genre), Austria, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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'Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife' by Francine Prose
Last week, a video went up on YouTube that shows the only motion picture images ever taken of Anne Frank. It's just a quick glimpse, a few seconds of film.
A newlywed couple leaves an Amsterdam apartment building. People hover on the sidewalk, watching...Tags: Cynthia Ozick, Family, YouTube, Death, Judaism
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'Jacob and Jack' at Victory Gardens: Tribute to Yiddish theater needs the doors to swing faster
The Theater LoopTHEATER REVIEW: "Jacob and Jack" ★★½ Through June 20 at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $20-$48 at 773-871-3000 and www.victorygardens.org “I work in television,” says the...
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