Fisher, best known as Princess Leia, turned her struggles with addiction and mental illness into funny books, a film and a one-woman stage show.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine College of Art wins grant to upgrade crafts programs
Seven Maine artists also are recognized with individual fellowships, and dozens of other grants are announced.
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French actress, star of moody ‘Port of Shadows,’ dies at 96
A prominent leading lady, Michele Morgan was eyed for Ingrid Bergman’s role in ‘Casablanca.’
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Maine choral teacher’s commitment to students and town earns him Grammy nomination
Richard Nickerson of Windham is nominated for an award recognizing music educators. But it’s the kids’ praises he sings.
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This new reality TV show might make you pine for a cabin in the Maine woods
‘Maine Cabin Masters’ debuts Jan. 9 on the DIY cable channel and follows Maine builder Chase Morrill and his crew as they renovate camps and cabins across the state.
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It’s a happy ‘Gilmore’ return
The whimsical dramedy ‘Gilmore Girls’ gets a Netflix reboot nearly a decade after it ended its seven-year network run.
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Society Notebook: Maine art sale sends medical help to Ecuador
Artists respond to a call from Partners for World Health to get supplies to people recovering from disaster.
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Warren Beatty returns to acting and directing in one fell swoop
The era-spanning auteur, 79, portrays Howard Hughes in “Rules Don’t Apply.”
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Hailee Steinfeld draws rave reviews
Just 19, the ‘True Grit’ actress is having another breakthrough.
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Anna Kendrick is more than a ‘Scrappy Little Nobody’
She’s an Oscar nominee and now a published author.