Posted on 12/04/2005 9:47:49 AM PST by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - The stars — "Sundance Kid" Robert Redford, pop diva Tina Turner and crooner Tony Bennett, among them — were coming out early to be honored at the White House for a lifetime of achievement.
Members of the 28th annual class of Kennedy Center honorees were being singled out at a reception Sunday afternoon by the president and first lady for their contributions to the arts and culture.
Artists from around the world were to join President Bush and Laura Bush in an evening ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The honorees are:
_Turner, 66, who has earned her seven Grammy awards for hits such as "Proud Mary," "What's Love Got to Do With It" and "Private Dancer."
_Redford, 68. The two-time Oscar-winning actor also created the Sundance Institute to foster independent film-making. He starred opposite Paul Newman in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."
_Bennett, 79. He is best known for songs such as "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "The Best Is Yet to Come." Bennett has won 11 Grammys for his singing and has enjoyed success with a younger audience in recent years.
_Suzanne Farrell, 60. The ballerina was the lead dancer in such performances as "Meditation" and "The Nutcracker," both choreographed by George Balanchine. She is now an instructor.
_Julie Harris, 80. She has had a long acting career on stage and screen, and has won a record six Tony awards, Broadway's highest honor.
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On the Net:
Kennedy Center Honors:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/
I hope W takes a poke at Redford.
The 2005 Kennedy Center honorees, actress Julie Harris, lower left, dancer and teacher Suzanne Farrell, lower right, singer Tony Bennett, right, singer Tina Turner, center, and director and producer Robert Redford, pose for a photo after the State Department dinner hosted by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
"........ think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?"
The endless circle-jerk of self importance and self worship.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, jokes with photographers as he walks the red carpet with his wife Victoria Kennedy, and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith after arriving at the State Department for a dinner hosted by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
The last time I saw that hue was on the southward end of a northbound orangutan.
"Honeybuns, where's the f***in' bar??? The bar, g-ddammit!!! Oh, there it is!!"
Why haven't they honored Mickey Rooney yet?
Not necessarily a bad photo of her, per se, but the dress...my my....!
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