Apr 2 2013

Long battle with cancer

Jane Nebel Henson — who was married to the late Muppets creator Jim Henson and was instrumental in the development of the world-famous puppets — died Tuesday morning, a representative for the Jim Henson Company said. She was 79.

Henson died at her home in Connecticut after a “long battle with cancer,” a written statement from the company said.

The two met in a puppetry class at the University of Maryland in 1954, the release said. Jane Henson was a performer, puppet designer and builder, and Jim Henson’s business partner.

Apr 2 2013

“Finding Dory”

Talk of a “Finding Nemo” sequel has been flitting about the Web for a while, but Disney/Pixar made it official on Tuesday.

On its Facebook page, the company announced that the follow-up to their 2003 story will arrive in November 2015, with Andrew Stanton returning to direct.

Called “Finding Dory,” the focus will evidently be on one fish in particular: the humorously forgetful Regal Blue Tang named Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres.

Mar 29 2013

Had three seizures in a row

There was so little information surrounding Lil Wayne’s hospitalization two weeks ago that at one point it seemed the rapper was either on his deathbed, or just resting up.

But on Thursday, the rapper called in to Los Angeles radio station Power 106 and explained that the seizure that landed him in the hospital was far from his first.

Mar 28 2013

Opens at Wilshire Ebell with silent auction

Kelly Price, Sheila E and The E. Family as well as Doug E. Fresh will perform tonight during the Aspire Gala, beginning with a silent auction at 7 p.m. and the show at 8 p.m. at the Wilshire Ebell Theater, 4401 W. 8th St., Los Angeles. Tickets begin at $20 and proceeds will benefit the Fernando Pullum Community Arts Center and the 100 Black Men of Los Angeles. For information, contact the arts center at (323) 292-2700.

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