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Caron Tschampion and Bill McGoldrick , a boy; Nolan Alexander McGoldrick, Jan. 22, Los Angeles. Mother's a writer; father's executive VP of original scripted programming at USA Network.
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Pepper Paire-Davis, female baseball player who inspired movie, dies
Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, a star of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s and an inspiration for the movie "A League of Their Own," died of natural causes in Los…
'Sniper' author killed on gun range
A 25-year-old man was charged with murder in connection with a shooting at a central Texas gun range that killed former Navy SEAL and "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend, the Texas…
Sound innovator Stefan Kudelski dies
Stefan Kudelski, inventor of the first portable professional recorder, the Nagra, and founder of the Kudelski Group, died Jan. 26 in Switzerland. He was 84.
Memorial for Mickey Freiberg
A memorial service honoring the life of longtime agent Mickey Freiberg will he held at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Freiberg died Dec. 6 at 72. …
Patty Andrews of the Andrews Sisters dies
Patty Andrews, the last survivor of the three singing Andrews sisters trio whose hits such as the rollicking "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" and the poignant "I Can Dream, Can't I?" captured…
Music attorney David Braun dies at 81
David A. Braun, one of the most powerful lawyers in the music industry during its heyday, representing talent such as Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Michael Jackson during the 1960s…
Bunim/Murray launches BMP Latin
In a nod to the consumer power of Hispanic auds, Bunim/Murray Prods. has launched division BMP Latin.
'Stoker' to help Chung reboot career in States
Chung-hoon Chung, who was born in 1970 in Seoul, South Korea, started out as a child actor and cinephiles everywhere can be thankful that he turned out to be "a horrible one -- really bad."
Bryld's a rising star after working with Fincher, Chase
For a cinematographer looking to get a leg up on the competition, there are few calling cards more impressive than David Fincher, whose stylish thrillers have provided more than a few d.p.'s with…
