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At London's Old Vic, 'Camp Siegfried' probes American Nazis

London's Old Vic Theatre is reopening at full capacity for the first time since the pandemic began.

Rarely seen Tennessee Williams story set in post-WWII Italy

A rarely seen Tennessee Williams short story confirms his longtime passion for Italy and reveals concerns about how Italians felt about Americans.

With fluent French, Jodie Foster at home again in Cannes

In the first two days of Cannes, one thing everyone can agree on is that Jodie Foster really speaks terrific French.

Ned Beatty, titanic character actor of 'Network,' dies at 83

Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including “Deliverance,” “Network” and “Superman,” was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died.

'The Night Watchman,' Malcolm X biography win arts Pulitzers

One of the country’s most esteemed novelists, Louise Erdrich, won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “The Night Watchman.”.

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89

The veteran stage and screen actress Olympia Dukakis has died.

In virus chaos, some find solace, purpose in helping others

This image released by Damien Escobar shows Escobar with medical staff at Queens Hospital in the Queens borough of New York. Many people are reaching out to help others during the pandemic, and some say it's helping them regain a sense of control in their lives. He has pivoted to a new campaign, Masks for the Masses, to get masks to the homeless and low-income families. At a time of helplessness, she says, helping others makes a mark on a world that seems to be overwhelming all of us. The intuition that helping others is the key to our well-being right now fits with science, Santos says.

Shirley Knight, Oscar-nominated actress, has died at 83

FILE - This June 18, 2012 file photo shows actress Shirley Knight at the "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" premiere in New York. Knight, the Kansas-born actress who was nominated for two Oscars early in her career and went on to play an astonishing variety of roles in movies, TV and the stage, has died. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES – Shirley Knight, the Kansas-born actress who was nominated for two Oscars early in her career and went on to play an astonishing variety of roles in movies, TV and the stage, has died. Knight passed away Wednesday at her daughter's home in San Marcos, Texas, according to her daughter Kaitlin Hopkins. Her TV career began in the mid-1950s, not the 1980s.