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It happens, but oh, what life we had when we were young And there's a whole bunch of people hiding from it She was never asked to lie about her age but says she knew many actors, such as Elizabeth Taylor (who is billed as being 72), who did " "The American public doesn't really forgive people for getting older," he said ) "If I look older, I'm so sorry," she told W magazine "There is no one more sensitive about their age than Irene," said Roswig And publicists, eager to please their clients, are still fibbing to keep their starlets young "They wanted Judy Garland to look like a child, but she was turning into a beautiful woman " During the studio system heyday in the 1950s, executives would dictate stars' ages Celebrities Slippery When It Comes to Age Jul 6, 3:34 PM EST Twenty-four years ago, starring in the movie "Fame," Irene Cara promised us that she would live forever "A lot of this depends on the security of the individual," he said " Nancy Alspaugh and Marilyn Kentz are writing a book called "Fearless Women: Portraits and Stories," which profiles women of all ages and professions, including film and music stars " Cara indeed refused to comment when contacted by The Associated Press 13, 1903 "This is a business that causes insecurity Cara's publicist, Bernie Roswig, recently called The AP requesting a correction on the year to 1964 "I've never lied about my age," supermodel Naomi Campbell, 34, told the AP "You can't get old Cara, whose real name is Irene Escalera, says she was born March 18, 1964 "And that's not even old," said publicist Harlan Boll "Looking at it now, I think we ought to just count our blessings," she said A recent dispute over the correct birth date for the 40-to-45-year-old Cara is just the latest example of an age-old debate in the parallel universe called celebrity Actress Claudette Colbert, who died in 1996 at age 92, was born in Paris on Sept "You get old If people think I look old there's nothing I can do about it, I turn 35 this year Her passport listed her year of birth as 1905, a mistake she did not bother to correct until she was 75 " Especially when older actresses can lose roles to younger women But she still didn't publicize her birthday, mostly because it wasn't common practice to do so Now she may be trying to fulfill that dream In some cases, a press release would say the leading lady was 16 years old, when really she was in her mid- or late 20s I think if you worry about it then you end up with trouble "You can't stop the clock," said Williams, 82 Still, there are publicists who encourage their clients to come clean about their age, and there are stars who don't care if the world knows they aren't as young as they used to be " Often, a star's true age isn't revealed until after he or she dies Esther Williams, the long-legged swimmer who made most of her movies in the water, said age was always kept quiet Three years later her father brought the family to New York City com (SUBS 8th graf to correct Dave to Dale Her obituary revealed her true age of 87 "I'm not a klutzy, stupid woman, and you know, that comes with maturity If they keep their hair, they pretty much have it made But several media outlets, including The Associated Press, have her birth date as March 18, 1959 Oscar winner Catherine Zeta-Jones recently fumed about rumors that she has shaved a few years off her age fearless-aging There is so much competition to be young and beautiful But they've had trouble finding celebrities willing to reveal their ages One star, whom they would not name, agreed to do the book and then had second thoughts when she discovered her age was going to be included But voter registration records from Florida, where she lives, have her birth year as 1959 " Williams said her age was always documented because she was a champion swimmer while young "I think it's a touchier subject now more than ever "But she is adamant she was born in 1964 Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who died March 2, gave her birthday as March 17, 1918 because she wanted to be two years younger There is such a concentration on youth now, our society is focused on it Ask any smart woman out there It seems the famous are as scared as always of getting old " Olson said he is often asked to remove clients' birthdays from lists, especially the birthday segment on "Entertainment Tonight" television show A "My grandmother has no wrinkles, my mother has no wrinkles, so I'm not bothered I can't explain the voting record, and there's no way she wants to talk about it ," Alspaugh said " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: http://www "There was not as much pressure on men like Bob Hope or Frank Sinatra, even today this is true Dale Olson, a veteran publicist who has worked with stars such as Rock Hudson and Laurence Olivier, admits that he has lied about clients' ages "I didn't feel bad doing it, I was protecting my clients' wishes," he said "Age is a big no-no in L "There is no valid reason for Sinclair to shirk its responsibility in what I assume is a very misguided attempt to prevent your viewers from completely appreciating the extraordinary sacrifices made on their behalf by Americans serving in Iraq," the Arizona Republican said in the letter Friday Evan Ashcraft, was killed in July near Mosul, Iraq (Her son, Sgt It said the program "appears to be motivated by a political agenda designed to undermine the efforts of the United States in Iraq " Sinclair, a political supporter of the Bush administration, is trying to curry favor with the White House to bolster chances of gaining changes in station ownership rules, McChesney alleged ABC noted its news division had reported "hundreds of stories on 9-11" while adding that, on the first anniversary of that tragedy, it aired the victims' names " Calling the broadcast a political statement "disguised as news content," Sinclair pointed to the producers' omission of "the names of thousands of private citizens killed in terrorist attacks" since 9-11 WTXL-TV, the Tallahassee, Fla By censoring `Nightline' they want to hide the toll the war on Iraq is having on thousands of soldiers and their families, like mine," wrote Jane Bright of West Hills, Calif 'Nightline' War Dead List Causes Uproar Apr 30, 5:31 PM EST Criticism of a TV station group's refusal to air a "Nightline" recitation of America's war dead in Iraq swelled Friday with Sen "The Sinclair Broadcast group is trying to undermine the lives of our soldiers killed in Iraq Robert McChesney, the organization's president, called Sinclair's motives into question "The overwhelming response has been people want it," he said Friday McCain, a prisoner of war in Vietnam, sent a strongly worded letter to Sinclair Broadcast Group about its decision to pull Friday's "Nightline" from seven stations throughout the country Military Families Speak Out, whose anti-war members have relatives or loved ones in the military, condemned Sinclair's decision, saying it was "dishonoring our troops and their families org, which tracks contributions " I think we should always remember and honor all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedoms John McCain, soldiers' relatives and media watchdogs speaking out '" Free Press, which describes itself as a national media reform group, sent its own letter to Sinclair questioning whether the company's actions violated federal rules governing "stewardship of the public airwaves "The stench of corruption here is extraordinary," he said , ABC affiliate that has an agreement to share resources with Sinclair but controls its own programming, planned to air Friday's "Nightline Still, some observers questioned ABC's motives Sinclair announced Thursday it would pre-empt "Nightline" on its ABC affiliates, including stations in Columbus, Ohio, and St White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Friday: "I don't think we decide you all's coverage , who was with the Army in Iraq and whose twin brother, Irving, died there " The group's Web site posted one member's letter of opposition "It's a politics-slash-busin ess decision that Sinclair made because they don't want to (anger) the White House Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center, derided what he called the program's "partisan nature," saying it's one goal was "to turn public opinion against the war " Maryland-based Sinclair, whose holdings include 62 TV stations, made $65,434 in 2004 political donations â€â€? 98 percent of that to Republicans and 2 percent to Democrats â€â€? according to the Web site opensecrets S That prompted a flood of correspondence, said WTXL station manager Mike Plummer "No one thinks for a second this decision has anything to do with journalism," McChesney said "My hat goes off to `Nightline service man or woman killed in the Iraq war as their photo appeared on the screen along with their name, military branch, rank and age " The letter, signed by Free Press managing director Josh Silver, said the group intended to encourage viewers served by Sinclair stations to weigh in when TV license renewal hearings are held Louis, Mo In a 40-minute broadcast, ABC News anchorman Ted Koppel was to read aloud the name of a U " Early reports had wrongly included the Media Venture Management-owned station among those dropping the show "Nightline" planned to include more than 500 killed in action in Iraq since March 19, 2003, as well as more than 200 non-combat deaths ) "We should be honoring all the men and women who have served," said Ivan Medina, 22, of Hinesville, Ga Lee reportedly cursed at the crowd and shoved someone "If he cleans up his act we'd welcome him back with open arms During a custody fight over their two sons, Lee filed a court declaration in January 2003, saying he'd been sober for two years and posed no danger to his sons " Stubner's statement said "people were dancing and enjoying the appearance "We told him to wrap up his set and make a graceful exit But dealing with him was probably one of the worst experiences I've ever had in this business " The club was irked that Lee kept ordering $800 bottles of Cristal champagne and didn't pay for them â€â€? which Stubner denied " In a statement Wednesday to The Associated Press, Lee's manager, Carl Stubner, said, "Tommy walked out of the venue (with his personal security helping him with his gear) after 30 minutes into the show since it was clear that the `club' management wanted him to play top 40 hip-hop tunes for their lounge Lots of Spin Surrounding Lee's DJ Gig Jun 24, 7:49 AM EST There's plenty of spin about what happened at the Bellagio's Light nightclub when former Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was spinning the tunes Tommy Lee will continue to successfully DJ for dance clubs, which is what he did, and did well "We bent over backwards to accommodate Tommy, but he was just being crazy," Christie said "He was playing lousy music," Christie said Sean Christie, the club's director of marketing, said Lee had to be removed by security officers, but Lee's manager said the 41-year-old drummer walked out of Sunday's show Lee was there for a disc-jockey gig during a Father's Day party, Christie told the Las Vegas Sun in Tuesday's editions " Lee has a notorious and well-documented history of volatility, including his tumultuous three-year marriage to Pamela Anderson When he refused, we said we would just pull the plug on him, which is what we ended up doing |
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