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Life With Brendan: A Talk with Beatrice Behan

By Brendan Lynch

September 1991

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With daughter Blanaid now working for Sky Television and son Paudge at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and preparing for his first film part, Beatrice Behan for the first time in her life has time to sit back and take stock and indulge for a change in her own favorite activities. The widow of playwright Brendan Behan says, "I miss the children of course, just as I have … [Read more...] about Life With Brendan: A Talk with Beatrice Behan

Lucky Eyes & High Heart: An Interview with Anjelica Huston

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
September 1991

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Anjelica Huston's portrayal of Maerose in Prizzi's Honor, earned her an Academy Award in 1986. Since then she has starred in Nicolas Roeg's Witches, in Paul Mazursky's Enemies, a Love Story, in Woody Allen's Crimes and Misdemeanors and most recently as Lily the complex con artist in The Grifters. But perhaps her most poignant performance was as Gretta in the film version of … [Read more...] about Lucky Eyes & High Heart: An Interview with Anjelica Huston

Top of the Best Sellers List

By Mary Pat Kelly

July/August 1991

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Mary Higgins Clark Publishing's favorite adjective is "best selling." But two authors on June's New York Times best sellers list had more in common than the success of their books. Both Mary Higgins Clark whose suspense novel Loves Music, Loves to Dance entered the list at number one and Anna Quindlen, whose coming of age story Object Lessons has been climbing steadily, … [Read more...] about Top of the Best Sellers List

High on Life

By Martin Taragano

June 1991

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In January of 1988, at 11 p.m., less than 20 hours before the Golden State Warriors professional basketball team were to play a home game, their flashy 6'7" forward, Chris Mullin, could most likely be found sitting in a local tavern gulping down one beer after another. Yes, he was fully aware that he had a game to play. Yes, he was fully aware that he should be sober instead … [Read more...] about High on Life

The Irish in Country | From County Clare to Country Nashville

By Frank Shouldice

June 1991

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It's been a good year for Maura O'Connell. In addition to releasing her third solo album, "A Real Life Story," her tours are doing well. But significantly for Maura, she was also nominated for a Grammy and whatever you make of the Grammys the Oscars of the music business—her nomination is an accolade she treasures. "When I was nominated, I was just flabbergasted," she recalls. … [Read more...] about The Irish in Country | From County Clare to Country Nashville