Mtv Boss Was Worried About Madonna's Jackson TributeOctober 1st, 2009 MTV boss VAN TOFFLER took issue with MADONNA's planned MICHAEL JACKSON tribute at the beginning of the Video Music Awards last month (Sep09) - because he feared it would be too serious for his pop prizegiving. The pop star spent a large segment at the front of the prizegiving speaking candidly about her relationship with the King of Pop and lambasting others for not stepping in to save him before his drug habit turned deadly.
Hughes 'inspired' By Prisoner's PlightSeptember 28th, 2009 KEANE star RICHARD HUGHES was so inspired by his visit to a prisoner on death row in the U.S. on Friday (25Sep09), he has vowed to help him fight the "extreme" sentence.
Madonna to collaborate with Janet for MJ tributeSeptember 18th, 2009 LONDON - Her dream of singing with good friend Michael Jackson was dashed by his untimely death, but now Madonna is planning the next best thing by working with his sister Janet Jackson. The Queen of Pop had a secret dinner with Janet earlier this week and have planned to honour the late pop legend by doing something together, reported mirror.co.uk
"It was a meeting of two great musical minds.
John Hughes mourned at private service in Illinois; writer-director died at 59 in NYCAugust 12th, 2009 John Hughes mourned at private service in IllinoisLAKE FOREST, Ill. — Filmmaker John Hughes is being remembered by family and friends who gathered in a Chicago suburb for a private funeral.
STEIN HONOURS HUGHES AT FUNERALAugust 11th, 2009 Actor BEN STEIN paid an emotional farewell to his FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF director JOHN HUGHES at his "very touching" funeral on Tuesday (11Aug09). Hughes passed away aged 59 after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York last week (06Aug09) - and a host of stars, including Stein, Matthew Broderick and Vince Vaughn, turned out for his private memorial in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Actors who worked with Hughes recall him as influential and 'a quintessential filmmaker'August 7th, 2009 Actors remember filmmaker Hughes as influentialNEW YORK — The actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes are extolling his talents after his death, calling him influential and "one of the giants" for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and '90s with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone."
Hughes died of a heart attack during a Thursday morning walk in Manhattan, spokeswoman Michelle Bega said. The 59-year-old was in New York to visit family.
With humor and angst, John Hughes' films defined a genre and a generation in the '80sAugust 7th, 2009 John Hughes defined a genre and a generationLOS ANGELES — "Saturday, March 24, 1984. Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois, 60062.
John Hughes: dies at 59August 7th, 2009 Famous director and screen-writer John Hughes died due to heart attack on Thursday. He was 59. The last film he directed was "Curly Sue," in 1991.
John Hughes dies at 59August 7th, 2009 The director of hit films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink was 59 when he collapsed and died while walking in Manhattan, New York on Thursday (06Aug09)
Hughes was the father of two children and he happened to move out of limelight in the 1990s to run a farm in his native Illinois. Curly Sue made in 1991 was his last film as a director, he had also written the screenplays for Drillbit Taylor in 2008’s, and Jennifer Lopez's Maid in Manhattan in 2002
John Hughes was also the man behind the Home Alone and Beethoven film franchises.
John Hughes, director of 'Sixteen Candles,' 'The Breakfast Club,' dies at 59 in NYCAugust 7th, 2009 '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies in NYCNEW YORK — Writer-director John Hughes, Hollywood's youth impresario of the 1980s and '90s who captured the teen and preteen market with such favorites as "The Breakfast Club," ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Home Alone, died Thursday, a spokeswoman said. He was 59. Hughes died of a heart attack during a morning walk in Manhattan, Michelle Bega said.
BRAT PACK LEADER JOHN HUGHES DEAD AT 59August 6th, 2009 Brat Pack director JOHN HUGHES has died after suffering a heart attack. The man behind hit films like The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Pretty in Pink was 59 when he collapsed and died while walking in Manhattan, New York on Thursday (06Aug09).
STARS PAY TRIBUTE TO HUGHESAugust 6th, 2009 STEVE MARTIN, MACAULAY CULKIN and MATTHEW BRODERICK are leading the tributes to director JOHN HUGHES, who died on Thursday (06Aug09). Hughes passed away after suffering a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan, New York.
Writer Langston Hughes' boyhood home in Ohio sold in foreclosure, bank to put it on marketJuly 22nd, 2009 Langston Hughes house in Ohio sold in foreclosureCLEVELAND — A boyhood home of writer Langston Hughes has been sold in foreclosure in Cleveland. The 2½-story, wood-frame house on the city's east side was sold at a sheriff's auction in February for $16,667.
Jackson's daughter 'wants to record tribute song for him'July 10th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's daughter Paris is rumoured to have an interest of hitting studio and recording a tribute track for her late father. The 11-year-old girl has reportedly come up with the idea after being inspired by performances from the likes of Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder at Michael's memorial service.
Burning questions about king of pop linger for fans, familyJune 28th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - The enigma that surrounded Michael Jackson's life continued in his mysterious death as his family gathered at their compound Saturday in the Los Angeles suburb of Encino to demand answers from the doctor who was with the singer when he died. "When did the doctor come? What did he do? Did they inject him, if so, with what?" asked civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, after meeting with the grieving family.
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