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  • Actor Alan Rickman dies aged 69

    01/14/2016 4:51:34 AM PST · by Abathar · 132 replies
    BBC ^ | 01/14/2016 | Staff
    Actor Alan Rickman, known for films including Harry Potter, Die Hard, Truly Madly Deeply and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, has died at the age of 69. The star was suffering from cancer, his family said. His agent confirmed the news to BBC News. He was known by film fans for roles including Professor Snape in the Harry Potter films, Hans Gruber in Die Hard and the Sheriff of Nottingham in 1991's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.
  • Young American's tragic tale sways UK theatergoers [Rachel Corrie play]

    04/11/2006 5:10:39 AM PDT · by Pharmboy · 65 replies · 1,105+ views
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | Tue Apr 11, 2006 | Ray Bennett
    One of the most disturbing things about "My Name Is Rachel Corrie," the Royal Court play based on the journals and e-mails of a young American who died in Palestine for no apparent reason, is that it has yet to be seen in the United States. The one-woman production starring Megan Dodds was on its way to the New York Theater Workshop last month when it derailed. Instead, it's in a sold-out run at London's Playhouse Theater, directed, as it was at the Royal Court, by actor Alan Rickman, who fashioned the play with journalist Katharine Viner. Rachel Corrie was...