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There were no Cirque du Soleil acrobats pirouetting around the ceiling. No celebrity red carpeteers. No Happiest Mayor - a nickname for Las Vegas gladhander Oscar Goodman - cavorting about his city, a showgirl on either hip. Just a day when economically troubled Sin City began offering thousands of jobs to people hungry for them...
...film that doesn't feature her in the cast. Two years ago she stood behind The Great Debaters - a film that went on to gross only $30 million. She produced and co-starred in 1998's Beloved, 12 years after she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar in The Color Purple. If Precious were to be crowned Best Picture next February, Winfrey could well be singled out as one of the producers to take the stage to accept the award: Oprah would have her own Oscar...
...business development as well as major projects that are set to open in the next few months. Like many cities, Las Vegas has felt the impact of the economic downturn. However, investors still have confidence in Las Vegas, and the long-term future of our city is bright. Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor, LAS VEGAS...
...business development as well as major projects that are set to open in the next few months. Like many cities, Las Vegas has felt the impact of the economic downturn. However, investors still have confidence in Las Vegas, and the long-term future of our city is bright. Oscar B. Goodman, Mayor, las vegas...
Though Archerd never thought of himself as "part of the scene," he counted among his friends screen legends like Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier. "I told him at an Oscar ceremony he was the most famous person here," says director Steven Spielberg. "He blushed." When longtime bachelor Warren Beatty finally tied the knot in 1992, Archerd got the exclusive in a call from the newlywed himself. His column was short on sensationalism, but in 1985 Archerd broke what he later called "the biggest show-business story ever"--the news that actor Rock Hudson was dying of AIDS. The delicately worded...