Category Archives: Notes

Above all, life

Posted on April 5, 2008 by admin

 

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‘Carmen’ casts a spell at the Royal Opera House

Posted on March 29, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett A long overdue visit to London’s Royal Opera House Friday was a revelation. The vast gorgeous white complex, overhauled in the 1990s, is breathtaking even before you enter the beautiful auditorium. The prices are jaw-dropping but when … Continue reading →

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Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93

Posted on March 28, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Richard Widmark, who has died aged 93, made an indelible impression as a psychopathic criminal in Henry Hathaway’s 1947 Victor Mature vehicle “Kiss of Death”. It won the Minnesota-born actor an Academy Award nomination as … Continue reading →

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Paul Schofield dies

Posted on March 20, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – The great actor Paul Scofield, 1966 Oscar-winner for “A Man For All Seasons,” has died. He was 86. Reuters says he died peacefully at a hospital near his home in southern England, quoting his agent … Continue reading →

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Soho club owner Paul Raymond dies

Posted on March 3, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett Soho multi-millionaire Paul Raymond, who has died at 82, looks like Peter Sellers on a very bad day in the photos run alongside his obituary in the newspapers. He made his money from nudie magazines and cabaret … Continue reading →

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So long, Marko

Posted on February 1, 2008 by admin

  My friend Mark Schwed has died. The Los Angeles Herald Examiner. Corky’s bar at 11th and Broadway. Dan Tana’s, Stoli rocks. Poker nights, Marlboro Lights. Enough laughter for a lifetime. The best kind of newspaperman. The best kind of … Continue reading →

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Suzy Bogguss on the road in the UK

Posted on January 21, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Country music radio in the United States has never known what to do with its mavericks, as Emmylou Harris and Steve Earle can attest, and among the brightest talents to suffer from its blinkered ways … Continue reading →

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Suzanne Pleshette dies

Posted on January 20, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett Suzanne Pleshette, who made her movie debut in “The Geisha Boy” with Jerry Lewis in 1958 and achieved lasting fame as the missus on “The Bob Newhart Show (1972-79, pictured), died Saturday night at home in Los … Continue reading →

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Cannes hit ‘El Violin’ bows at the Renoir

Posted on January 4, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett The brilliant Mexican film “El Violin”, directed by Francisco Vargas, will have a brief release in London starting today at the Renoir Cinema, one of the Curzon group, near Russell Square. It’s really worth the effort to … Continue reading →

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I am trying very, very hard

Posted on December 11, 2007 by admin

  He who binds to himself a joy, does the wingéd life destroy; But he who kisses the joy as it flies, lives in eternity’s sunrise — William Blake My photo: Maiden Castle in Dorset near Dorchester, England

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