Oscar Actors: Harris, Julie–Brilliant Stage and Screen Actress Dies at 87

Aug 24, 2013–Julie Harris, one of Broadway’s most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst, died Saturday. She was 87.

Affleck, Ben: Eighth Actor as Batman

Affleck becomes the eighth actor to play the Caped Crusader, following Christian Bale, George Clooney and Michael Keaton.

Death in Hollywood–Farmer, Frances–Actress Profile (1913-1970)

By 1939, her temperamental work habits and worsening alcoholism began to damage her reputation

Leonard, Elmore: Novelist (Get Shorty, Out of Sight) Dies at 87

Aug 20, 2013–Elmore Leonard, the novelist whose works have been turned into TV shows and movies, died Tuesday of complications from a stroke. He was of 87.

Oscar Directors: Friedkin, William–Venice Fest’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

American director William Friedkin will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (28 August-7 September 2013).