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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                R included n and d by Media Vixen of Iger Billy Loci the knot As Delorean Opolis. Arr cd or. I 1 Bruce Springsteen was King of he concert fours. Director Sieven Spielberg and actress Amy Irving the parents of a son were married hopefully with More Success than Spielberg s much heralded to anthology series Antink stories which garnered amazingly Low ratings. The Romance department also included Tennis Flash John Mcenroe and actress Tatum o Neal daughter of actor Ryan o Neal who announced they Are expecting a baby. But they did not announce any marriage plans. Tatum s father became a father again him Salt when actress Farrah Fawcett delivered a child. _ neither o Neal nor Fawcett the former Charlie i Angels Star appeared to be in a Rush to gel to the 3 another of Charlie s Angels Jaclyn Smith wife of director Tony Richmond became a Mother for the second  Sinatra turned 70 in 1985 and  Taylor set a personal High Mark for neither being married nor divorced during the year. But then neither did Zsa Zsa  news Story out of Hollywood in 1985 was the death of actor Rock Hudson the first known major celebrity to fall victim to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It also was the year s biggest scandal. Until Hudson revealed he was afflicted with aids his homosexuality was something of an open secret in Hollywood. But the revelation startled most of the a after his death his latest Lover Marc Christian filed a $10 million suit against Hudson s estate claiming the actor failed to Tell him he was suffering from a highly contagious and fatal disease. Many in Hollywood believe Hudson s death and the subsequent scandal signalled the end of the sexual revolution. The tragedy also prompted Elizabeth Taylor Burt Reynolds and other major stars to sponsor a gala fund Raiser attended principally by homosexuals. A More upbeat entertainment Story was "u.s.a. Lor Africa which raised millions of dollars to relieve famine Unyong starving pc pc in Africa the Charity Ivas organized by Bob Cal due it a recording session of i arc the world the hit song written by Lionel Richie and Michael Lackson. Taking part in the session were such musical lights As Springsteen Kenny Rogers Diana Ross Stevie wonder Willie Nelson Kenny Loggins Cyndi Lauper Ray Charles Bob Dylan and Many others. The year took its share of Hollywood legends Orson Welles Yul Brynner Anne Bailer and director Henry Hathaway. Death also claimed performers Peter , Phil silvers Simone Signoret Ruth Gordon Margaret Hamilton famed As the wicked Witch in the i aril of of Edmund o Brien Harold the great Gildersleeve Peary Louis Lla Waul Ina Claire Edward Andrews Michael Redgrave Slepin fetch in Dawn Addams and Samantha Smith the child actress on the time Street to series. Among other deaths were those of puppeteer Burr Tillstrom Rudd  who trained Lassie producer Harold Hecht and Mirny Kitz of the Ritz Brothers comedy team. Also noteworthy was a late year Rush to the screen of a dozen films that could qualify for the Academy awards in March. Among them out of Africa the color purple fool for ton  with a stranger pm of the spider in , revolution a chorus line runaway train Young Sherlock Holmes spies like us Santa c  the movie and jewel of the Nile. But most Hollywood insiders agree no single picture distinguished itself sufficiently in 1905 to be an Odds on favorite for Oscar honors. A dearth of Quality films also accounted for a glum Box office year for theater owners. Despite the Success of rambo Rocky Beverly Hills cop and Back to the future the Box office fell $300 million Short of the 1984 total. Yul Brynner Sij jul puff Peter Lawford Orson Welles Ruth cordon january 2,1986 stripes Magazine 11  
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