European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse 20 the stars and stripes faces n places / sunday august28,_1994 for writer Grisham it s time to become movie producer from the associated press John Grisham the writer will be John Grisham the producer for the next Novie based on a Book by John Grisham the writer Grisham stipulated that he produce a time to kill when he sold the rights earlier this have approval Over the script screenwriters a lot of the cast Grisham said from his Charlottsville va., farm. He recently moved from Oxford miss., to work on his new book., v. Joel Schumacher director of the Pelican Brief will also direct a time to kill about the trial of a father who killed his daughter s rapist. Grisham said Schu maker visited Oxford and was instantly attracted to the town. Much of the movie will be shot in Oxford. He s seen the courthouse. He s walked around the Square. He sat on the porch at Square books and fell in love with the town like most people do Grisham said. Actor Curtis seeks divorce actor Tony Curtis has filed for divorce from his fourth wife citing irreconcilable differences. There was no provision for Alimony for either party in the papers filed Friday in los Angeles county Supe rior court. There also was no mention of a division of property. Curtis 69, and Lisa Dutsch Curtis 32, were we feb. 28, 1993. They shared a los Angeles Home and have no children said publicist Jennifer has starred in More than 100 films including off Artanus and some like it hot. Earlier this year Curtis underwent heart bypass sur Gery. His son by his third wife sex Model Leslie Allen died suddenly in july of an unexplained seizure. Curtis has five other grown children including actress Jamie Lee Curtis whose Mother is Janet Leigh. Nirvana double album due Kurt Cobain lives. On cd months after the suicide of the grunge Rock superstar a double album of live performances by his band nirvana is set for release in album verse chorus verse contains about 30 previously unreleased recordings from 1989 to 1994, including the band s performance last year on mtg unplugged. The Seattle based group produced three albums be-1fore Cobain 27, was found dead april .7. Its latest Effort in Uteri was released late last year and made its debut at billboard s no. 1 spot. Billy Joel has Way in court Uptown girl has Given Way to my life a judge has signed Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley s nine year marriage was dissolved thursday by new York supreme court Justice Phyllis Gangel Jacob the daily news reported Friday. Messages left with representatives of Joel 45, an Brinkley 40, went unreturned Friday. A file actor Tony Curtis is seeking a divorce from his fourth wife Lisa Deutsch Curtis shown with him in january 1993. The divorce documents Are under court Seal and no information was available about the couple s division of property or custody arrangements for their 8-year-old daughter Alexa Ray. Brinkley inspired Joel s hit Uptown girl before their marriage and appeared in the video. Both have been famous since the 1970s with her sports illustrated swimsuit covers and his hits such As piano Man jus the Way you Are and my life. On another Legal front a struggling songwriter who claimed Joel stole his work for the hit songs we did t Start the fire and River of dreams has dropped his copyright infringement lawsuit lawyers in Albany n.y., said last week. Gary Zimmerman had sued Joel for $10 million claiming parts of his unpublished song nowhere Man were used by Joel in the two hits. Zimmerman said he had sent Joel his song in 1986 and never heard fro him. We did t Start the fire was released in 1989, and River of dreams the title Cut of Joel s most recent album came out last year. Joel said he had never heard of Zimmerman s song. A ways enough to make her cry dear readers i am on vacation but i have left behind Somic of my favorite columns that you May have missed the first time around. 1 Hope you enjoy them. Ann Landers dear Ann Landers you printed a letter from a Young woman who went to the funeral of her Best Friend and could t shed tear. My heart went out to her even though my prob Lem is just the can cry if a girl i work with tells me she left her change purse in the ladies room and it had $2 in it. A sad movie starts me bawling so loud my husband has told me repeatedly if you Don t Cut that out i m going to move to another Row and act like i Don t know cry at weddings bar Mitzvah christenings graduations and birthday parties. Every time i hear god ble Samerica tears run Down my Cheeks and i Streak my make up. Am i some kind of nut Why do i feel everything so strongly please explain Ann. And if you print my letter in the paper i just know i la be so thrilled i la bawl my head off. Finders weepers dear . Here s your letter. Now go get a handkerchief and wipe your eyes so you can read it. You re in better shape than the woman who could t shed a tear at her Best Friend s funeral. Stop feeling embarrassed because you Are a sensitive person and your emotions Are close to the surface. What this world needs is More people who care and Aren t ashamed to show it. Dear Ann Landers my wife and i Are both 55. Since our children have grown we have very Little to talk about. When we do talk it usually turns into an argument. I have never been unfaithful even though for 10 years our marriage has been stale and empty. She feels the same Way i m sure but we be stayed together because we fear the consequences of separation. Eight years ago my wife s sister lost her husband. Hews a great Guy and a real buddy. My sister in Law was a wreck so i tried to help her in every Way i a while i had to admit that the room lit up when she walked in. Now it s reached the Point where i can t wait until i see her. If too Many Days go by without her company i become depressed and lonely. I m afraid i be fallen in love Ann. Who me dear who for All you know your wife might be just As ready Socall it quits As you Are. Letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago 111.60611-0562. C creators. Syndicate .29 .03 .25 112 .17 .13 .04 .17 .06 .03 .01 .19 .05 01 .28 .56 .02 .01 .03 .21 03 .02 .01 .01 .02 .25 .02 .94 .02 .01 .46 .02 .02 .03 .02 .03 .03 .02 .05 .07 .20 .35 .03 .24 .01 .01 .32 .17 .10.01 .11.21 .02 .07 .21 .08 doctor botches simple piercing editor s note dear Abby is on a two week Vaca Tion. Following is a selection of some of her favorite past letters from the Early 1970s. Dear Abby my sister in Law had to have a gallbladder operation so she told her doctor that while she was on the operating table and under the aesthetic she d like for him to Pierce her ears. He said he d be glad to do , Here s the problem he s a very Good surgeon for gallbladder operations but he in t too Good a piercing ears and he really loused up her ears. The holes weren t in the same place on both ears an they also became infected he said he was sorry but he had t pierced any ears in 30 years but after the healed he would be glad to do them Over again. 1 told her she would have to be crazy to let that sur Geon Pierce her ears again and she should go to a Doc Tor who does a lot of that kind of work and have it done said she paid $600 for the gallbladder operation and she was t about to pay another doctor to Pierce her ears besides she did t want to Hurt her doctor s feelings. I d like your opinion. Dear Sis having spoken your mind say no More. It s hard to believe that a surgeon m to is very Good at gallbladder surgery would Louse up something so elementary As ear piercing. The placement of the holes was the doctor s fault but the infection could have been due to her carelessness. Dear Abby my husband just turned 60.we have been married for 18 years. A year ago he took up with a widow he used to go with 40 years ago. She broke up wit him when the doctor told him he would have to have his foot amputated. She said she could t Bear the thought of marrying a Man who could t dance. She married someone else and moved out of town. When her husband died Las year she moved Back to town and made Contact with my husband. That s when he started seeing her behind my Back. My husband took a week s vacation and he and this lady went off on a honeymoon together. Meanwhile i was Home laying the bricks for our Patio. Dear Abby when i found All this out i told him to make a Choice her or me. He said he loved me and was Only having fun with her. How much More fun should. Met Hini have before kick him out stay at Home wife dear stay i would say that he has had More fun than he s entitled to already. Tell him to shape up or ship out. Dear Abby. What level of intelligence would you estimate is possessed by a couple who permits their Gross hairy Slob Bering English sheepdog to run riot through a Buffet dinner party in their Home the dozen or so guests had All worn their finest clothes and spent most of the eve Ning trying to hold off the lumbering brute. The proud owners seemed impervious to hints that would have penetrated steel plate. Maybe if they read this they will catch on. Sopping wet and covered with dog hair in Hartford t0 dear c Universal press Syndicate at . Box 447,
