NEWS LITE : MCNALLY WRITING 1ST OPERA.Playwright Terrence McNally This article is about the playwright. For the actor, see Terrence E. McNally. Terrence McNally (born November 3 1939 , author of ``Master Class'' and ``The Lisbon Traviata,'' is writing his first opera libretto libretto (ləbrĕt`ō) [Ital.,=little book], the text of an opera or an oratorio. Although a play usually emphasizes an integrated plot, a libretto is most often a loose plot connecting a series of episodes. , and he has some killer material to work with: ``Dead Man Walking.'' The 1993 book by Sister Helen Prejean Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ (b. April 21, 1939, Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Roman Catholic nun, one of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille, who has become a leading American advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. told of her journey through the American justice American Justice is an hour-long criminal justice program on the cable channel A&E Network, hosted by Bill Kurtis. The show features interesting or notable cases, such as the Scarsdale Diet doctor murder, the Hillside Stranglers, Selena Murder of a Star, Matthew Shepard, or the system as spiritual adviser to a condemned man. Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. Biography Early life Sarandon, the eldest of nine children, was born Susan Abigail Tomalin won an Oscar for her portrayal of the nun in Tim Robbins' 1995 movie adaptation. ``Music can open up spaces in our hearts that we didn't know we even had,'' Prejean said. Lee apologizes for '96 nightclub attack Rocker Tommy Lee This article is about the American drummer Tommy Lee. For other uses, see Tommy.
Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass on October 3, 1962), is a Greek American rock musician. dropped his bad-boy veneer outside court Friday, thrusting his hand out to try to apologize to the photographer he roughed up. Appearing in court for the first time since allegedly beating his estranged es·trange tr.v. es·tranged, es·trang·ing, es·trang·es 1. To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. 2. To remove from an accustomed place or set of associations. wife Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian-born actress, sex symbol, glamour model, producer, TV personality, and author. Lee, the Motley Crue drummer turned over $17,500 to cameraman Henry Trappler as part of a criminal settlement. Lee was released on $500,000 bail and ordered to undergo anger-management counseling after pleading no contest on Jan. 12 to attacking Trappler outside a nightclub in 1996. Lee spotted Trappler and lawyer Gloria Allred Gloria Rachel Allred (born Gloria Rachel Bloom on July 3, 1941) is an American lawyer and radio talk show host. She is also the mother of Court TV hostess Lisa Bloom. outside court Friday and stepped toward them, reaching out to shake Trappler's hand. ``I'd like to say I'm sorry to Mr. Trappler actually. I've never formally gotten a chance to say . . . '' Allred then stepped in front of Trappler and said: ``Say you're sorry in court in our civil case.'' California twins living large, loving life at 95 Twins Martha Talbot Taylor and Margaret Taylor White hit age 95 recently and celebrated by dressing in identical pink sweat shirts and marveling over their remarkable spryness. They read the newspaper without glasses. They drive - Martha an eye-catching red '69 Mustang - and they carry their own luggage on their frequent vacations to exotic locales. ``There aren't many people who know what our ages are,'' said Margaret, who clearly remembers how upset she was when the Titanic went down. ``When they find out our age, they can't believe we have a driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle driver's licence, driving licence, driving license license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something .'' The twins, whose friends know them as Pat and Peg, attribute their hardiness to good genes. They don't go around fretting about protein powders or amino acids. They say their happy dispositions keep them strong. ``We didn't go in for this body-building stuff that goes on,'' Martha said. But they had stamina enough for a lively five-hour birthday party. Three years ago, Margaret's doctor told her to adopt a more heart-friendly diet: ``I can't eat red meat anymore. I was really mad about that at first.'' Martha lives in Costa Mesa Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Margaret in Leisure World, Laguna Hills. They were born March 5, 1903, in Kansas City, Mo., to a dentist and a homemaker who made all their clothes and dressed them alike. Margaret worked as a legal secretary, Martha as a medical secretary. Margaret married in 1941, gaining two stepchildren, and was widowed in 1982. Martha didn't marry, instead frolicking around the world and fashioning herself into an accomplished watercolor artist. So what's next? They're planning another trip. ``I'd like to go back to Australia or New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ,'' Margaret said. ``And not on a tour. I'd just like to go and stay for weeks and see everything.'' Trio of pregnant sisters give birth on same day When computer science teacher Ernie Carey asked his class for the probability that his two daughters would go into labor and give birth on the same day, students said there was almost no chance. When the American Fork, Utah American Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, USA, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north of Utah Lake. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 21,941 and was estimated at 22,387 in 2004. It has been rapidly growing since the 1970s. , resident threw in the possibility that a third daughter might also deliver on the same day, they laughed. So much for probabilities. Carey's daughters beat one-in-50 million odds Wednesday, giving birth to two boys and a girl. ``He threw up his hands and said, `No. 3 is in labor, class dismissed,' '' said Carey's wife, Lynn Carey. The couple's oldest daughter, Karralee Morgan, 28, gave birth at 7:18 a.m. to her first child, Camaron Scott. A few hours later, sister Marrianne Asay, 27, also was admitted to American Fork Hospital. She gave birth to Dallin, her second child, at 3:25 p.m. At 8:58 p.m., Jennifer Hone, 24, delivered Sera McKell, her second child, at Timpanogos Hospital in nearby Orem. ``We had joked about it, about us all being pregnant at the same time,'' Morgan said. ``We didn't really think it would happen like this.'' There's one more Carey sister, Noreen Macbean, who got married in January. She managed to attend all three deliveries and shoot video of each one. The tight-knit family plans to be even tighter in the future. ``We've already got the first birthday party planned,'' Asay said. ``We celebrate everything together already. This will just add more fun.'' OVERHEARD ``People are getting more monogamous - that's my perception. But there's a reluctance to get married, maybe because it seems like you're not getting married to her; you're getting married to her lawyer.'' - Matt Dillon on dating actress Cameron Diaz CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1) Rain, rain go away Jordyn Sweet, 2, left, Brittany Goodchild, 9, Bond Walker, 10, and Shelby Walker, 10, dodge raindrops during a softball game at Calabasas High School Calabasas High School is a four-year high school, freshman-senior, in Calabasas, California, United States. Calabasas High School, which serves portions of Calabasas and the West Hills, Los Angeles, California section of Los Angeles, is one of three high schools in the Las on Friday. John McCoy/Daily News (2) Twins Martha Talbot Taylor and Margaret Taylor White are 95. Chas Metivier/The Orange County Register |
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