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  • Old man 'Seinfeld' actor Bill Erwin dies at 96

    Character actor Bill Erwin, whose nearly seven-decade Hollywood career included his memorable role as the grumpy old man on television's "Seinfeld," has died. He was 96.


  • ** FILE ** Actress Anne Francis poses with Robby the Robot at a 2006 screening to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" in Los Angeles. Miss Francis, who was the love interest in that movie and later was sexy private eye Honey West on TV, has died at age 80. (AP Photo/Warner Home Video, Alan Berliner, File )

    'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80

    Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was a sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.


  • FILE - In a March 7, 1998 file photo, actors Anne Francis and Robbie the Robot, who both starred in the 1956 science fiction thriller "Forbidden Planet," share a hug, during the taping of an Easter Seals television special in Los Angeles. Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80. Francis died Sunday, Jan 2, 2011 at a Santa Barbara nursing home, said Bill Guntle, a funeral director McDermott-Crockett & Associates Mortuary in Santa Barbara.  (AP Photo/John Hayes, File)

    'Forbidden Planet' star Anne Francis dies at 80

    Actress Anne Francis, who was the love interest in the 1950s science-fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and later was sexy private eye in "Honey West" on TV, has died at age 80.


  • Nebraska defends business deal with QB's dad

    Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne says there is nothing inappropriate about his department having a business agreement with the father of the Cornhuskers' starting quarterback.


  • Culture Briefs

    "Even though rock stalwarts Bon Jovi got the cold shoulder from the Hall of Fame this year, they still have reason to smile," writes Jett Wells at the AOL blog Pop Eater.


  • Neb AD: Deal with Martinez's dad not inappropriate

    Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne says he sees nothing inappropriate about a licensing agreement the university has with the father of starting quarterback Taylor Martinez.


  • American Scene

    Toyota Motor Corp. agreed to pay $10 million to the family of four people killed in a runaway Lexus crash that led to recalls of millions of the automaker's vehicles, an attorney said Thursday.


  • "Affair to Remember" actress Neva Patterson dies

    Neva Patterson, who played Cary Grant's fiancee in the 1957 classic "An Affair to Remember," has died. She was 90.


  • FILE - This image provided by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office shows Harold Martin Smith, who killed himself just as police approached him for questioning him on Wed., Dec. 1, 2010, in connection with the slaying of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen. In a news conference scheduled for Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 Beverly Hills Police announced they have significant news concerning ballistic tests conducted on the gun Smith used to shoot himself. (AP Photo/Jackson County Sheriff's Office, File)

    Police: Not clear if man involved in killing

    Beverly Hills police say it's possible the man who shot himself to death when police converged on him to talk about the killing of Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen had no connection to the murder.


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