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Marlon Brando stars in classic film The Godfather Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Marlon Brando has been hailed as one of Hollywood’s first leading men, making his name known in all genres from The Godfather to A Streetcar Named Desire. However, the star fell into family drama in his later years, a saga which ended up with him cutting one of his children from his will. Related articles Amanda Owen confirms sudden split from grumpy husband Clive Novak Djokovic's sad confession about marriage to wife Jelena Brando was one of the first in Hollywood to be able to demand large salaries for the smallest of roles because his fame … [Read more...] about Marlon Brando took adopted daughter out of his will – but who got his millions?

July 03, 2022 - 15:44 BST The Countess of Wessex planted a rose in honour of her late father-in-law the Duke of Edinburgh while she was in Scotland this week The Countess of Wessex paid a moving tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh earlier this week, when she and other royals visited Scotland for Holyrood Week. Sophie, who always got along well with her late father-in-law, had the honour of planting a rose in his memory . SEE: Sophie Wessex shares rare personal message as she celebrates 23rd wedding anniversary Visiting the charity Capability Scotland to celebrate their 75th anniversary, she planted a beautiful pale pink rose while wearing a gorgeous matching suit. The Duke is fondly remembered as the charity's former patron . At the weekend, the Royal Family's official Instagram account featured a series of photos from the mum-of-two 's visit to Scotland with the Earl of Wessex , including one showing … [Read more...] about Sophie Wessex’s sweet gesture for Prince Philip revealed

Courteney Cox couldn't contain her smile as she headed out in Mayfair with her partner Johnny McDaid to celebrate her birthday on Saturday. The 57-year-old Friends star cut a stylish figure in a forest green pair of wide leg trousers and a matching blazer. The actress opted for a black shirt beneath the number which she unbuttoned half way, flashing several layered necklaces. Smitten: Courteney Cox, 57, couldn't contain her smile as she headed out in Mayfair, London with her beau Johnny McDaid, 45, to celebrate her birthday on Saturday She styled her dark tresses sleeked back from a centre parting and accessorised with a pair of hoop earings. Courteney completed her evening look wearing a pair of black boots and a radiant palette of makeup. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Hamish Blake takes home the Gold Logie after a touching... 'Thank you son': New dad Alex Bowen celebrates his first... Lily James mentors rising star Bel Powley … [Read more...] about Courteney Cox looks smitten with Snow Patrol rocker boyfriend Johnny McDaid as they celebrate her 57th birthday in London

Influential British theatre and film director Peter Brook has died at the age of 97, according to reports in French media. Brook won multiple awards including Tonys and Emmys during his 70-year career and worked with stars including Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud and Adrian Lester. The Le Monde newspaper said he died in Paris on Saturday. Brook's publisher, Nick Hern Books, paid tribute to him, saying he "leaves behind an incredible artistic legacy". Born in Chiswick, west London, in 1925 to Lithuanian Jewish parents, he attended Westminster School followed by Oxford University. Advertisement His first production was of Dr Faustus in 1943 at the Torch Theatre in London . He made waves during his time as director of productions at the Royal Opera House between 1947 and 1950, where he staged an experimental version of Richard Strauss's Salome with sets by Spanish surrealist artist Salvador Dali. More on Theatre Cinderella … [Read more...] about Peter Brook: Influential British theatre and film director who worked with Sir Lawrence Olivier dies at 97

"Nobody could accuse Peter Brook of simplicity," wrote Kenneth Tynan in 1953. "He cooks with cream, blood and spices." The description now seems bizarre, but in 1955, when the man the Evening Standard called "a plumping ex-prodigy in a powder-blue suit, with electric blue eyes, beetle brows and an enthusiastic titter" announced that he was to direct Shakespeare's bloodiest play, many anticipated a "horror comic", as Philip Hope-Wallace described it in the Manchester Guardian. Brook surprised him, coaxing "dazzling simplicity out of a terrifying tawny darkness". "Titus Andronicus," wrote the Evening Standard's Milton Shulman, "has only been given two major productions in 100 years. The squeamish may well wonder why there have been so many." But Brook - whose first stab at Shakespeare had been a four-hour, one-man Hamlet, staged for an intimate audience (his parents) when he was seven - was determined to rehabilitate the play. First he took his red pencil to the text, removing … [Read more...] about Peter Brook’s Titus Andronicus, August 1955

Christopher Fry, who has died, aged 97, was, with TS Eliot, the leading figure in the revival of poetic drama that took place in Britain in the late 1940s. His most popular play, The Lady's Not For Burning, ran for nine months in the West End in 1949. But although Fry was a sacrificial victim of the theatrical revolution of 1956, he bore his fall from fashion with the stoic grace of a Christian humanist and increasingly turned his attention to writing epic films, most notably Ben Hur (1959). Fry, who was born in Bristol, came to the theatre via schoolteaching. He attended Bedford modern school, acted briefly in Bath, then taught at the Bedford Froebel kindergarten and at a preparatory school in Limpsfield, Surrey, before chucking it up to found the Tunbridge Wells Repertory Players in 1932. He ran the company for three years, directing the English premiere of Shaw's Village Wooing. He went on to write lyrics and music - including a song called I'll Snatch The Man From The Moon … [Read more...] about Christopher Fry

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 LONDON (AP) — Peter Brook, a British theater and film director known for an influential and distinguished career which saw him garner worldwide acclaim, has died. He was 97. The two-time Tony Award winner, who had settled in France decades ago, directed the film adaptations of his best stage works as well as the 1963 movie “Lord of the Flies.” Brook’s publisher Nick Hern Books said in a statement Sunday that he “leaves behind an incredible artistic legacy." French media reports said that Brook died in Paris on Saturday. Born in London in 1925, Brook would go on to study at Oxford University and direct his first London show “Doctor Faustus” while he was still a teenager. After serving as director of productions at the Royal Opera House, he gained further notoriety through his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, or RSC, including “Titus Andronicus” starring … [Read more...] about British theater, film director Peter Brook dies at age 97

WEST HAM UNITED could have a whole new spine to their team if David Moyes manages to secure his top summer transfer targets. The Hammers enjoyed a superb run to the Europa League semi-finals last season while also securing European qualification with a seventh-place Premier League finish. And with the added matches of the Conference League to come, Moyes is wasting no time in adding to his squad ahead of the upcoming campaign. West Ham have already splashed out £30million to Rennes for centre-half Nayef Aguerd . The Moroccan star, 26, has joined on a five-year deal. And he will now be challenging established defensive pairing Kurt Zouma and Craig Dawson for a starting spot. READ MORE IN SPORT GET YOUR GOSS Salah had Chelsea lined up before Liverpool deal EXCLUSIVE - transfers live FAB THIRTY Betfair: Get £30 in FREE BETS on tennis at Wimbledon 2022 - 18+ T&Cs apply The club are also close to … [Read more...] about How West Ham could line up next season with Jesse Lingard, Nayef Aguerd and James Ward-Prowse as Moyes splashes cash

TVNZ Taskmaster returns for season three with more Kiwi comedians. Saturday Once Were Warriors Eden, 8.30pm Based on the novel by Alan Duff, this local drama received international acclaim when it was released in 1994 and raised the profile of its stars, Temuera Morrison and Rena Owen. It follows a struggling family engulfed by violence whose lives spiral out of control. Loving Whakaata Māori, 8.40pm Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton star in this moving biographical drama based on true events. In 1958, Richard and Mildred Loving are arrested and thrown out of their home state of Virginia for interracial marriage. Their long legal battle to overturn miscegenation laws leads them to the Supreme Court and into the history books of America’s Civil Rights movement. Grace TVNZ 1, 9.35pm John Simm (Life On Mars, Doctor Who) and Richie Campbell (Top Boy) star in this drama based on the novels by Peter James. DSI Grace (Simm) and DS Branson (Campbell) … [Read more...] about TV Guide highlights: Saturday July 2 to Friday July 8

Cam and Tania Bowen of AWOL Adventures had to stop two canyoning trips in the Waitākere Ranges Regional Park when their access tracks were closed to prevent  spread of the tree-killing infection. The Bowens took up to 1500 people a year into the ranges, and hope to resume their Piha tours when a track upgrade is complete, but Cam Bowen does not know when that will be. "We could survive if that track was open. If they decide to keep it closed, we're screwed." READ MORE: DOC proposes to close 24 tracks to protect kauri Kauri dieback: The battle against the 'biological bulldozer' Tāne Mahuta could soon be infected with fatal Kauri dieback Science offers hope in the fight against kauri dieback Canyoning required specific conditions so shifting locations was not possible. "We can't go into the Hunuas because they have the same problem." More than 100 tracks in the forested areas of the Waitākere​ Ranges are closed to the public, as are 10 higher risk tracks in the … [Read more...] about Kauri dieback killing businesses as well as trees, as track closures begin to bite