Angela Lansbury, Broadway’s Beloved Everywoman
She performed without sentimentality or histrionics, embodying the full range of human joy and depravity while remaining professional and approachable.
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Lawsuit Says Charity Leader Hired His Former Personal Trainer for Key Role
Spending by a charity intended to honor a radio pioneer is being challenged by his granddaughter, who says he was tricked into leaving his fortune to it. The charity denies the charge and says the producer did not trust his family to protect his legacy.
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The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
In the spirit of Black History Month and inspired by the new series on CBS, The Equalizer, we are calling out some of the greatest equalizers in history, Black women. […]
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