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Barbara Cook : a voice we will never forget
There are some moments in life which are so utterly sublime and exhilarating that they will take you to a higher plane that no amount of drugs could ever possibly get close too. When you are so overawed with what you are seeing and listening too, that you are actually black and blue pinching yourself…
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Jeanne Moreau the Grand Dame of French Cinema dies aged 89
The iconic actress and Grand Dame of French Cinema Jeanne Moreau has died aged 89 at her home in Paris. Best known for her roles in French New Wave films like Jules et Jim, her illustrious career stretched over some 60 years with performances that netted her every major European Film Acting Award. Ms Moreau,…
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The great British artist Sir Howard Hodgkin Dies
The great British abstract painter Sir Howard Hodgkin has died aged 84 years old just a couple of weeks before a major show of his portraits opens at the National Portrait Gallery in London on 23 March. Hodgkin was recognized as a central figure in contemporary art for over half a century, and the…
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Alec McCowen the star of Travels With My Aunt dies.
