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Berg was cited for his work with the OSS during World War IL The movie is to be titled simply "The Catcher." Superman ager Senile Brillstebi and his wife, Debbie, welcomed an 8 pound, 13 ounce baby girl, Katie Ann. Bernie has played papa before; he has helmed the careers of such stalwarts as Jim Ileasen of the Muppets, Du Aykreyd, GDda Radner, and the late John CelashL Ille Nastase, the temperamental tennis ace. is said to be writing a novel based on the lives of professional players. And it wont pull any punches. French star Jean Marais.

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But he has returned to the tour of his interrupted play and next month begins work on a movie. The French press raves about him as "courageous, tireless, always young!" So much for titles Lola Falana, who is always billed as "The First Lady of Las Vegas," didnt play a single solitary date in that gambling town during all of 1982. We'll soon be seeing the third in the -Star Wars" trinity, "Return" of the Jedi," and we'll also soon be seeing the first unauthorized biography of film maker George Lucas. L.A. Times writer Dale Pollock publishes his "Sky-walking: The Life and Films of George Lucas" in June, via Crown.

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