Hollywood actress Stefanie Powers is keeping alive the African legacy of the late film star William Holden, who established a well known game ranch and sanctuary in Kenya. Powers is president of the William Holden Wildlife Foundation, and she spoke...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 15 April 2008 A Hollywood television director is helping elderly Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the effort began informally with a chance meeting in Eastern Europe. Zane Busby got her start...
By Kent Klein Washington 06 April 2008 Legendary Hollywood actor and political activist Charlton Heston has died at the age of 84. VOA's Kent Klein tells us more about the man who was known for playing larger-than-life figures in the movies, and for...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 18 March 2008 A suburban mother in Los Angeles hopes to share her newfound interest in soccer with the world. Mike O'Sullivan reports, Los Angeles soccer mom Conroy Kanter is developing a soccer-based reality television...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 21 February 2008 The stars will be out in Hollywood Sunday for the highlight of the year in the movie industry, presentation of the Academy Awards, known as Oscars. Mike O'Sullivan looks ahead to the celebration. Sunday...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 24 January 2008 Friends and admirers of Heath Ledger are mourning his loss and recalling his achievements in a film career cut short by his death Tuesday at age 28. Mike O'Sullivan looks back on his transition from teen...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 10 January 2008 Success in Hollywood comes by way of many different routes. For actor Christian Clemenson, the road started in a small-town in the Midwestern state of Iowa and has led to a role on a television series ca...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2007 British-born filmmaker Ken Annakin has made more than 50 movies and become known as one of Hollywood's most versatile directors. He spoke with Mike O'Sullivan about a career that has taken him from the...
A wedding with all the trimmings It was the Hollywood wedding of the year. Heartthrob Tom Cruise married his young bride Katie Holmes in a fairytale castle in Odescalchi near the Italian capital, Rome. About 150 relatives and friends gathered for th...
By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 12 October 2007 Concerns over the safety of two Afghan child actors have delayed release of the upcoming film The Kite Runner , a story set in a turbulent Afghanistan from the 1970s to 2001. Mike O'Sullivan reports on t...