Daily entertainment news covering Jackie Robinson en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/16/paul_newman_joins_connecticut_hall_of_fa Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:17:45 EST Entertainment News 118624@http://www.starpulse.com/news HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Paul Newman is joining fellow actor Katharine Hepburn, humorist Mark Twain, baseball great Jackie Robinson and others as members of the Connecticut Hall of Fame.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/31/celebrity_birthdays_january_69 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 105597@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/21/tiger_woods_elizabeth_taylor_aamp_more_t Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:03:39 EST Entertainment News 56634@http://www.starpulse.com/news Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver announced the inductees for the 2007 California Hall of Fame, a landmark destination of The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/12/bill_pushed_by_al_pacino_yoko_ono_would_ Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:38:36 EST Entertainment News 46459@http://www.starpulse.com/news ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The names and images of famous New Yorkers including Mickey Mantle, Judy Garland and Malcolm X would be protected from being used for advertising and promotion not authorized by their estates under a measure pushed by Al Pacino and Yoko Ono.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/13/jennifer_hudson_to_sing_national_anthem_ Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:46:42 EST Entertainment News 38154@http://www.starpulse.com/news Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson has landed another major honor - she'll sing the National Anthem at a celebration honoring the life and career of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/03/06/jennifer_hudson_wants_role_in_jackie_rob Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:15:00 EST Entertainment News 32909@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson is using her Oscar win in a bid to help her land another dream role - in a new movie about sports hero Jackie Robinson. The former American Idol contestant is using her post-Oscars interviews to let Robert Redford know she wants a part in his new film about the Brooklyn Dodgers star.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/31/celebrity_birthdays_january_31 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 25796@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961), American actress Kelly Lynch (1959), "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten (1956), seven-time no-hitter hurler Nolan Ryan (1947), blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite (1944), American actress Jessica Walter (1940), "The Bob Newhart Show" actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937), baseball legend Ernie Banks (1931), English actress Jean Simmons (1929), author Norman Mailer (1923), actress Carol Channing (1921), first African-American MLB player Jackie Robinson (1919; d. 1972), and Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797;d. 1828).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/10/25/movie_snippets_4 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:13:53 EST Entertainment News 19680@http://www.starpulse.com/news * Kirsten Dunst is in talks to play Blondie star Debbie Harry in a new biopic of the punk queen's life, according to Hollywood trade magazine Daily Variety. * Robert Redford has signed on to play baseball executive Branch Rickey in a new biopic about the life of sports legend Jackie Robinson, the African-American athlete who broke through the color barrier in baseball.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/01/31/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_jan_31 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 03:00:59 EST Entertainment News 1365@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to *NSync member Justin Timberlake (1981), "Arrested Development" actress Portia de Rossi (1973), British actress/singer Minnie Driver (1970), Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman (1964), British singer/songwriter Lloyd Cole (1961), American actress Kelly Lynch (1959), "Without a Trace" star Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten (1956), seven-time no-hitter hurler Nolan Ryan (1947), blues harp player Charlie Musselwhite (1944), American actress Jessica Walter (1940), "The Bob Newhart Show" actress Suzanne Pleshette (1937), baseball legend Ernie Banks (1931), English actress Jean Simmons (1929), author Norman Mailer (1923), actress Carol Channing (1921), first African-American MLB player Jackie Robinson (1919; d. 1972), and Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797;d. 1828).

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