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DIED. Frankie Thomas, 85, curly-haired actor who shot to fame in the '50s as the hero of TV's Tom Corbett, Space Cadet; in Los Angeles. The live, often cheesy show--it once employed a turtle to portray an evil dinosaur--followed the 24th century exploits of Tom and his fellow Space Academy trainees, who aimed to ensure "universal peace." Airing three times a week, it spawned idioms ("Don't blow your jets!") and dozens of Tom Corbett products. After the show ended in 1955, Thomas quit acting--"After Tom, where else could I go?" he said--and became...
Thank you for including a diverse group of influential people in your TIME 100 list [May 8]. I was delighted to see the story on the South Korean pop star Rain. His fame across Asia and his upcoming English-language album show that pop culture no longer moves strictly from West to East...
Happily, Anne-Marie said she is “much more popular than [she] used to be.” She is now on the lookout for the troublesome trappings of fame, noting, alas, that executing the very act might be difficult at this point. To be sure, she is not revealing herself too early. She said that she has not accepted any offers so far, though she said that she has several on the table, adding that she might “have to wait a few hours until some things calm down...
...said that she does not regret her posting. “I’m just too damn pleased with myself that I’m generating so much stir,” she said, giggling, and added that she was “enjoying her five minutes of fame...
...breakup, most of which basically blame Mills, who had a rough childhood before becoming a topless model and catwalk star and who lost her left leg in 1993 after being struck by a police motorcycle. She has been called a gold-digger;unstable; a publicity hog; jealous of his fame; she supposedly upbraided him about his style and his marijuana smoking; she won't tour with him; his children by his beloved first wife Linda can't stand her. McCartney, 64 next month, rushed to Heather's defense. "In reading the media reports, I would urge people not to believe...