Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 4-10

By The Associated PressSeptember 28, 2020 GMT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Oct. 4-10:

Oct. 4: Country singer Leroy Van Dyke is 91. Actor Felicia Farr (“The Player,” “Kotch”) is 88. Author Roy Blount Jr. is 79. Author Anne Rice is...

‘True Grit’ novelist Charles Portis dies at age 86

By HILLEL ITALIEFebruary 17, 2020 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Novelist Charles Portis, a favorite among critics and writers for such shaggy dog stories as "Norwood" and "Gringos" and a bounty for Hollywood whose droll, bloody Western "True...

Tulane plans big book festival between Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest

October 17, 2019 GMT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tulane University has announced plans for a major book festival to be held annually between Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest.

Letterman, Aykroyd to honor Bill Murray at Kennedy Center

By BEN NUCKOLSSeptember 13, 2016 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Murray was the first and last guest on David Letterman's late-night show, and Letterman will return the favor by making a rare public appearance when Murray is presented with the nation's top prize for humor.

On Tuesday, The Kennedy Center announced the lineup of performers for next month's celebration of Murray, who'll receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.